SEALL Arts on the Isle of Skye

SEALL arts ~ the Isle of Skye
Wednesday 15 August at 8:00 pm - 'The Outside Set' Traditional music from the Highlands and Ireland. Highland based young musician Fiona Black formed 'the Outside Set' in 2005 after a meeting at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in Limerick, Fiona's band has quickly earned themselves a reputation as one of the most exciting new bands on the traditional music scene. Fiona is joined by a diverse line-up as the band member's hail from Scotland, Ireland, England and Canada and combine music from their different traditions and cultures to form a dynamic musical sound. Flute, harp, fiddle, guitar, accordion and vocals fuse together in exciting, expressive and high energy arrangements that deliver traditional music with a modern twist. Their 5-part harmony singing sits alongside sparkling instrumental sets. Adults £7; Students £4; Children £3; Members £6
Wednesday 5 September at 7:30 pm in Kyleakin Hall 'Guthan a' Chuain' - 'Atlantic Voices' The Blas Festival Mary Jane Lamond and the Kathleen MacInnes Band SEALL joins up with the Blas Festival and Kyleakin Hall for a great night of song. Mary Jane Lamond, from Cape Breton, is one of the most sought after Gaelic singers in North America. She is welcomed back to ‘the old country’ to share the stage with the wonderful Kathleen Macinnes of South Uist (who was a highlight of the Skye Festival in July). Both artists are highly regarded in their field and will, no doubt, leave the audiences cheering for more. Adults £12; Students £5; Children £5; Members £10
Saturday 8 September at 7:30 pm- 'Na Seòid' - 'The Heroes' The Blas Festival Eight leading Young Gaelic singers. There is amongst today’s 20 and early-30 somethings a growing band of young men who are proud of their culture, their language and their own abilities and desire to share that with others. They are creative, not just as performers, but as songwriters and composers, they have a confidence in their language with many of them using it in their everyday life and work. And they have the capacity to be an inspiration to others. Na Seòid will bring together eight of these singers and musicians together under the musical direction of Mary Ann Kennedy. The ensemble will have voices at the heart of it - each man has a strong voice individually and as part of a group. James Graham; Griogair Lawrie, Tormon MacArthur, Norrie MacIver, Calum Ailig MacMillan, Gillebride MacMillan. Adults £12; Students £5; Children £5; Members £10
Thursday 13 September at 7:00 pm and 8.45 pm 'The Psychic Detective' Benchtours Theatre Co Theatre in a Lorry! Benchtours are getting their latest show quite literally on the road as 'The Psychic Detective (and those disappeared)' sets out on tour in its own 44ft articulated stagetruck. Step inside this unusual and intimate performance space, and be absorbed by the film-noir world of The Psychic Detective. Transformed by Laura Hopkins (NTS Blackwatch), this massive industrial truck becomes a sumptuous miniature auditorium. The space was purpose built to house this darkly comic thriller, which unfolds with a wealth of theatrical tricks from minute models to multimedia illusions making this major drama on a small scale! Only 20 seats per show, which lasts just less than 1 hour - book early! Adults £8; Students £4; Children £3; Members £7
Friday 14 September at 7:00 pm and 8.45 pm 'The Psychic Detective' Benchtours Theatre Co Theatre in a Lorry! Details as above
Saturday 15 September at 8:00 pm in The Stables, Armadale 'Festival Light Up' Celebrate the success of Fèis an Eilein 2007! A ceilidh dance and light show celebrating the success and hard work put into in the Skye Festival and the 'Exposed' Exhibition at Armadale this year. Come along and join all those involved in running the Fèis and visit the garden when it gets dark for a specially lit sculpture. Adults £5; Students £4; Children £3; Members £4
Saturday 22 September at 8:00 pm John Goldie - guitar A world-class acoustic guitar concert A concert with John Goldie who is without doubt a world class acoustic guitarist, incorporating a wide range of influences including jazz, blues, Celtic and funk. "John Goldie is one of the most talented guitarists to appear on the UK jazz scene in a long time" Martin Taylor Adults £8; Students £4; Children £3; Members £7
Saturday 29 September at 8:00 pm 'Brightwater' Mull Theatre Based on the life and writings of one of the most extraordinary Scots of recent times, the naturalist and explorer, Gavin Maxwell: social renegade, basking shark hunter, racing driver, wartime secret agent and poet and one of the most popular authors of wildlife books this century. In Ring of Bright Water (1959), his depiction of the West Highlands captivated the world, but his success came, eventually, to haunt him. Now it’s time for a new generation to discover him and his work, which epitomises a wide range of ecological, bio diversity, sustainable development and conservation issues. Maxwell’s constant battle with the elements, and the wildlife - including the otters - contrast with the idealised picture that the film drew. Together with his failed relationships, lack of money and the eventual destruction of his - absolute paradise -, it makes a fascinating tale. Adults £8; Students £4; Children £3; Members £7
Friday 12 October - Sunday 14 October Skye Jazz Festival ~ venues throughout Skye		link to website
Saturday 13 October at 8 pm The Sermon Organ Trio ~ Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Come to this gig and be the first to hear this trio anywhere ever! The group are - Malcolm MacFarlane on guitar (who’s played with Jamie Cullum and Barbara Thompson), Paul Harrison on the hammond organ (Carol Kidd, BBC Radio Big Band) and Adam Sorenson on drums (fresh from NYC folks!). The trio play a variety of material including some organ standards mixed with fresh material. Adults £8, Students, Children £2
Sunday 14th October at 8pm Final Night jam session ~ Sabhal Mòr Ostaig This night will feature artists from the festival (which include Malcolm MacFarlane, Gina Rae, Sandy Wright and Tom MacNiven and friends) along with some very special guests including Skye’s very own Nigel Hitchcock and Iain Copeland. All musicians will play together and alone. Nobody knows exactly what will happen, but we do know it will be absolutely amazing. Early booking is strongly advised. All tickets £5
Thursday 25th October at 7.30pm ~ Sabhal Mòr Ostaig The Marriage of Figaro - Presented by Young Opera and Inner Sound All adults £10, students and children £5
Friday 02 November at 7:30 pm NTS - 'Mollie Sweenie' - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig National Theatre of Scotland Molly Sweeney has been unable to see since she was a child. Her lack of sight has never lessened her sheer joy at everyday life. As a girl, her father taught her to recognise by touch every flower, shrub and tree in their walled garden to make her at ease with her world. Following a critically-acclaimed run at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow in 2005, the National Theatre of Scotland presents Molly Sweeney in a nationwide tour this autumn. Created by Brian Friel, one of Ireland’s foremost playwrights, Molly’s emotional journey is at the heart of one of our most thought-provoking modern dramas. When Molly marries the unemployed Frank, they embark on a relentless campaign to restore her sight. Packing an enormous dramatic and emotional punch, their journey results in them paying a wonderful, terrible price. Imaginatively staged, Molly Sweeney brings audiences into a touchingly intimate relationship with the play’s unfolding events. Adults £10; Students £4; Children £0; Members £8
Saturday 03 November at 11:30 pm and 3.30 pm NTS - 'A Sheep Called Skye' - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig National Theatre of Scotland Skye the sheep is used to being different. She never knew her mother and was brought up in a B&B, not a farm. She longs to discover the place where someone like her, a sheep who doesn't feel . . . well . . . sheepish, really belongs. As part of this quest, she decides to turn herself into a tourist attraction selling scarves and tea-towels in windy car parks - and business isn’t baaad at all. Featuring live music and puppets animated and created by acclaimed puppeteer Ailie Cohen, this funny and original story has been adapted by the National Theatre of Scotland into a wonderful piece of family theatre. A Sheep Called Skye will appeal to anyone who has an ear for the bleat of a special sheep, an eye for the beauty of the Scottish countryside and a place in their hearts for a sheep called Skye. You’d be maaad to miss it. Recommended for children aged 5 years+ Adults £5; Students £4; Children £3; Members £4
Wednesday 14 November at 7.30pm The Highlands Science Festival ~ THE PHYSICS OF THE WOOD OF HALLAIG - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 'Tha tìm, am fiadh, an Coille Hallaig,' wrote Sorley Maclean. 'Time, the deer, is in the wood of Hallaig.' That, says Howie Firth, is an extraordinarily powerful image that reaches across into the territory of physics - at a time when a growing number of physicists recognise that the concept of time needs to be fundamentally rethought. He looks at the various images of time - as the circling stars, as a river, as a thin straight line, and as a ticking clock - and at the images of two other great Scottish writers, Edwin Muir and Eric Linklater. Remarkably, he says, new work in fundamental physics in recent months is speaking very much the same language as they used. So could Sorley MacLean's image of time also enrich an understanding of physics at the frontiers? Tickets £5
Thursday 22 November at 8:00 pm 'The Pearlfisher' Traverse Theatre Another play by Lewis writer Iain Finlay MacLeod. It is 1948 in the North West Highlands. Jess has a fiery temper and a devil-may-care attitude that don’t make fitting in easy, so it’s no surprise she finds herself attracted to Ali, a travelling pearl-fisher and fellow outsider. But the jealousy and avarice of some of the village sets a dark series of events in motion. Nearly sixty years later, eighteen-year-old Jessie finds life just as hard. With a work-shy husband and a child on the way, she takes to the river, searching for pearls to try and make ends meet with the old way. The arrangement she strikes up with a local asylum seeker, however, makes waves in both their worlds. The friendships both women strike up with those on the edge of their experience create ripples in their worlds which have implications for them far beyond their present. Asylum and acceptance, longing and belonging – The Pearlfisher weaves these themes into a play with beautiful poetics, striking imagery and a story both wistful and warming. The Pearlfisher is the third full length play for the Traverse by Iain Finlay MacLeod. His plays 'I Was a Beautiful Day' and 'Homers' were very well received in previous SEALL promotions of Traverse Theatre. Adults £10; Students £4; Children £0; Members £8

SEALL arts ~ the Isle of Skye