Tuesday 31 August at 8 pm Dimàirt 31 Lùnastal 'Tam Lin' in Talla Mhòr A Fèis an Eilein twist to the Border Ballad
Music inspired by a ballad of supernatural shape-changing, composed and performed by three habitually genre-defying musicians. A response to, rather than a setting of, the powerful ballad ‘Tam Lin’, this hour-long suite proves an unpredictable delight, featuring Dick Lee on clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax and whistle, John Kenny on trombones and recorders, and pianist James Ross. Supported by Mari and Stephani Chaimbeul, variously Finalists in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year; BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year; and Radio 2 Young Folk Awards.
Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Tuesday 24 August at 8 pm Dimàirt 24 Lùnastal The Mhairi Hall Trio On Friday 21 August 2009 Mhairi Hall Trio launched their traditional music album ‘Cairngorm’ at the top of CairngormMountain. They transported a grand piano up the mountain during the day and that evening performed their album to a full Ptarmigan venue and a reindeer or two! Mhairi, pianist and composer is joined by exceptional drummer and percussionist Fraser Stone and wonderful guitarist Michael Bryan.
Various local musicians will open the evening.
Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Wednesday 18 August at 8 pm Diciadain 18 Lùnastal Piping Concert with Patrick Molard A joint Fèis an Eilein, Skye Piping Society concert Patrick Molard was born in 1951 in St Malo, Brittany. He started with the Scottish Highland Bagpipe in 1965 with the Bagad Quic en Groigne (St Malo) and the An Ere Bagad from Rennes, where he met Jakez Pincet, his first pipe master, who enabled him to go on to study with the two great Scottish pipers Robert Brown & Robert Nicol, both Queen Elizabeth’s personal pipers. Patrick will be joined by some of the great names in Highland bagpipe playing.
Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Tuesday 17 August at 8 pm Dimàirt 17 Lùnastal Angus Nicolson Trio & friends Celebrated local piper Angus Nicolson launches his astonishing CD ‘Lasses That Baffle Us’ with an extraordinary collection of whalers, blazin’ fiddlers, wayward boys, faeries and the Royal Saasaig Trombone Appreciation Society.
Angus is joined by Murdo Cameron, Andrew MacPherson, Iain Macdonald, Allan Henderson, Laura Sillitoe, Rick Taylor, Michael Ouers, Innis Hutton and Graeme Stafford. Indeed, more instruments and talent than we might be able to cope with. Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Friday 13 August at 8 pm Dihaoine 13 Lùnastal
Gaelic Voices ~ Guthan Gàidhlig Gaelic poetry and contemporary music Gaelic Voices ~ Guthan Gàidhlig is a collaboration between Gaelic and English speaking poets and contemporary and traditional musicians from across Scotland. Combining the visuals of drama and the choral aspects of song and live music to create a hybrid of performance poetry inspired by Gaelic myths and legends.
Performed by Bafta award winner Aonghas Padraig Caimbeul (Angus Peter Campbell), Alasdair Taylor, Ashby McGowan, Tracey Patrick and Wendy Miller with music from Noel Bridgeman and Luke Taylor.
Adults £8 Students £5, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Tuesday 10 August at 8 pm Dimàirt 10 Lùnastal A Highlander’s Celebration of Whisky Welcome to the world of whisky! Accomplished Glenfinnan musician and Blazin’ Fiddler, Iain MacFarlane created this stunning show of music, song and visuals celebrating whisky for the Blas Festival 2009. Gaelic and English song, traditional and contemporary Highland music, stories, recitations and anecdotes. Iain is joined by his father, Charlie MacFarlane, and musicians Ingrid Henderson and Ewan Robertson.
‘The String Contingent.’ open the concert. They are an Edinburgh Australian traditional band who combine the clarity and precision of baroque chamber music with the raw excitement and intensity of Scottish fiddle and Bluegrass.
Whisky Tasting with the great Balvenie Whisky Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Tuesday 3 August at 8 pm Dimàirt 3 Lùnastal
New Rope String Band Two folk from the Old Rope String Band join forces with two old-time musicians.They sing, dance and play their little hearts out on fiddles, guitar, piano accordion, mandolin and anything else that comes to hand.
But people just laugh at them! Then, when they struggle to describe the New Rope experience, they drag their friends along so that they too can witness the brilliant spectacle.
“enthusiasm, humour, madcap tomfoolery and sheer exuberant musicianship”
Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Friday 23 July at 8 pm Dihaoine 23 Iuchar Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas traditional fiddle and cello Alasdair Fraser, a Scot living in California, has been teaching fiddle at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Short Courses for 20 years. Natalie Haas is from California and is re-discovering the cello’s place in Scottish traditional music. They are joined by guest artists from the annual fiddle summer school on Skye.
“The musical chemistry between Scottish fiddle legend Alasdair Fraser and young cello ace Natalie Haas is a rare, felicitous thing”
Adults £12, Students £9, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Thursday 22 July at 7:30 pm Diardaoin 22 Iuchar
Gilbert and Sullivan
HMS Pinafore Skye-based ‘Inner Sound’ Operatic Company
Captain Corcoran cordially invites you to the poop deck for a tot of delicious musical ‘grog’. Set in the roaring 20’s, this is a fully staged performance of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan opera, starring young Skye based singers and a sparkling chorus of burly sailors and delightful flapper girls!
Directed by Ann Lampard and Tom Colwell, the cast and crew set off on a jolly and rollicking voyage. It’s all aboard the HMS Pinafore for an evening of nautical fun, vocal distinction and delectable costumes.
Adults £9, Under 18s £4.50
9.30pm Cèilidh Dance in Talla Mhòr A Cèilidh dance featuring Addie Harper Junior and other musicians. No experience needed, just an ability to enjoy yourself! Very informal and all welcome. Co-hosted with the Sabhal Mòr Short Courses.
Adults £3, Students £2, Children £2, Under 10s Free
Tuesday 20 July at 8 pm DiMàirt 20 Iuchar
2Duos in concert
Lively Scottish, Irish and German traditional music Aaron Jones from Old Blind Dogs on vocals, bouzouki, guitar; and Claire Mann on flute, fiddle, vocals; play alongside German friends Gudrun Walther on vocals, fiddle, accordion; and Juergen Treyz on guitar, dobro, vocals. High energy duelling fiddles, tunes and songs from the Celtic and German traditions.
“spectacular, superb musicianship, wonderful tunes and songs ~ and great stage presence made them one of the hits of the weekend.
An inspired combination!”
Adults £10, Students £8, Children £3, Under 10s Free
Thursday 15 July at 9:30 pm Diardaoin 15 Iuchar
Informal Cèilidh Dance in Talla Mhòr All you need are two feet (not necessarily a pair) and enthusiasm to enjoy yourself.
Our ceilidh band will tell you the rest. Co-hosted with the Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Short Courses.
Adults £3, Students £2, Children £2, Under 10s Free
Tuesday 6 July at 7.30pm
Family Concert
Fèis an Eilein starts them young Our Fèis season starts with a great concert starring some of our young, and often award-winning, local performers. You will be astonished by the quality. Co-hosted with the Sabhal Mòr Short Courses.
Adults £8, Students £5, Children £2, Under 10s Free
Saturday 19 June at 7:30 pm
'Roghainn nan Daoine' ~ 'The People's Choice' Theatre Hebrides Gaelic show
Roghainn nan Daòine is a project that reflects how love divides and was inspired by the social and political background of the emergence of the Free Church in Lewis in the 1840’s. Two powerful stories are intertwined in Na Daòine. The first is based on the true story of a young island woman’s life, which begins with the excitement of her engagement followed closely with the devastation of her fiancé being called to armed service. Her emotional journey continues with elation of having him return, only to be heartbroken again to find that events have led him to another life that doesn’t include her. The second storyline encompasses the desperate social and political circumstances that provoked the emergence of a new spirituality based belief system in the 1840’s. Na Daòine is inspired by this time period and depicts how a people oppressed by landlords, compulsory army subscription and poor economy, rebelled and placed their allegiance in God.
Adults £10; Students £6; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons Free.
Tuesday 8 June at 7:30 pm
'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle'
Red Note Contemporary music company
Hugh MacDiarmid’s poem, with its infamously thrawn narrator, is set to music of huge imagination and vibrancy by Glasgow composer Bill Sweeney and performed by one of Scotland’s finest contemporary music ensembles, Red Note.
This is a night of humour, inebriation, beauty, politically charged comment and wild musical and literary invention.
Glasgow composer Bill Sweeney sets Hugh MacDiarmid's great poem to music of great imagination and vibrancy, to be performed by one of Scotland's finest contemporary music ensembles, Red Note. Written by MacDiarmid in 1926, the poem, with its infamously thrawn narrator, explores the state of Scotland, taking in politically charged comment, wild literary invention, humour, inebriation and lyrical beauty. With his background in the European avant-garde, and a love of traditional Scottish folk music and jazz, Sweeney is an ideal candidate to capture the many sides of MacDiarmid: modernist and traditionalist, nationalist and internationalist. An SAC Tune up Tour.
Adults £10; Students £6; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons Free.
Thursday 3 June at 9pm
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Talla Mhòr
Ceilidh Dance with Deoch 'n' Doras
Wednesday 2 June at 8 pm
Sabhal Mòr Ceilidh
Traditional Gaelic and Scots song and music
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig are hosting a major conference 'Òran 2010' of Gaelic and Scots song with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. This concert will feature the Gaelic singer Christine Primrose and SCots Singer Gordeana McCulloch.
Adults £9; Students £6; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons Free.
Saturday 22 May at 7:30 pm
‘Highland Chamber Orchestra’
The orchestra's first Skye concert.
Conductor Susan Dingle directs the Highland Chamber Orchestra in a
programme featuring Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ Overture and ‘Paris’
Symphony, Dvorak’s lyrical Czech Suite and the lovely Pastorale d’été by
Honegger. The orchestra are also joined by Highland harpist Hannah
Phillips for Debussy’s ethereal Danses Sacrée et Profane.
Adults £6; Students £5; Children £1
Wednesday 19 May at 7.30 pm 'She’Koyokh' in concert
Klezmer Band
She’Koyokh is London’s award-winning klezmer ensemble. This popular band is at the forefront of the revival of Eastern European roots music in the UK, bringing a fresh, energy to an extensive repertoire ranging from exhilarating Bulgarian and Turkish music to soulful Ashkenazi melodies from the villages in Poland, Romania and the Ukraine.
"The most cracking klezmer this side of Krakow."
"The band’s personality shines through in the sophisticated arrangements, interplay and solos."
An SAC Tune up Tour.
Adults £9; Students £6; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons Free.
Saturday 15 May at 7:30 pm
‘Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever’
Scotland's top fiddle and guitar duo.
Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever, with their dynamic performance of fiddle, guitar and song are now established as one of Scotland's top duos.
Respected Orkney musician, Ivan Drever is well known throughout the world of traditional music for his songwriting as well as his work with Scottish band Wolfstone.
Duncan Chisholm hails from Kirkhill in Inverness-shire. He was taught to play fiddle from the age of eight by the esteemed Donald Riddell and has been at the forefront of Scottish fiddle playing for twenty years, being hailed as one of Scotland’s finest fiddle players.
Adults £9; Students £6; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons Free.
Wednesday 5 May at 6 pm ‘Tango Workshop’
Come along before tonight's concert for a 90 minutes Tango workshop with two professional dancers. Then stay and dance the night away.
£2 on top of Concert ticket
Wednesday 5 May at 8 pm ‘Carlos Becu in concert’
Argentinean Bandoneon and Tango
Carlos Becú was born in Argentina during 1979 and his father lives in Broadford.
During 1995 he started studying at Music University, Rosario In 2000 he left for Europe visiting the Scottish Highlands, Hamburg and Germany where he remained until 2004. His love for the great Astor Piazzolla’s music and then for the traditional tango composers, such as Troilo, Pugliese and Di Sarli made him go back home to Argentina to learn the main tango instrument, the mighty Bandoneon.
The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica, the tango orchestra.
In 2008, Carlos recorded his first solo album, BANDONEON SOLO, which includes some of the great classics e.g. Sur, Adios Nonino and Che Bandoneón, all interpreted with both feeling and technique.
Adults £9; Students £4; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons Free.
Tuesday 27 April at 7:30 pm ‘Scottish Dance Theatre’
Leading Contemporary Dance company
Scottish Dance Theatre is Scotland’s national contemporary dance company. Starting with a talk at 7.30pm for the show at 8pm
The Long and the Short of It choreographed by Caroline Bowditch and Tom Pritchard (3 mins)
A short duet featuring SDT's Dance Agent for Change and our tallest dancer Joan Clevillé. Unpacking some big ideas, the work explores proportion.
"It is a simple yet bold piece, and it sets the audience thinking about the perception of disability, proving that dance is able to address complex issues in a direct, forthright manner" The Skinny
"Funny and touching, and overturning our perconceptions" The Times
Drift choreographed by James Wilton (11 mins)
Pushing the dancer’s to their physical limits, this powerful duet choreographed by James Wilton explores loneliness and closeness, absolute commitment and high risk trust. Sometimes the people we care about the most are the people we hurt the most.
"Threads choreographed by James Wilton left the audience breathless as the couple literary threw themselves at each other in a long series of acrobatic jumps"Sunday Times, Malta on James Wilton’s Threads
In the Middle of the Moment choreographed by Uri Ivgi and Johan Greben (17 mins)
A duet about the physical restraints of a relationship, performed within a 3m metre square of light to hauntingly atmospheric classical music by Arvo Pärt and György Kurtág.
‘totally beguiling’ ballet.co.uk
‘A quiet and ultimately devastating portrait of isolation’ The Guardian
The Life and Times of Girl A choreographed by Ben Duke (34 mins)
Lost Dog’s award winning Ben Duke brings his ‘highly theatrical and subversively humorous style’ (Metro) to create a new work for SDT. A woman is trying to tell us something important about what is happening now. What she needs is a film crew and a financier, what she's got is a stage and some dancers. A piece about moments of crisis both emotional and financial, when all we need is to use less to say more. Adults £10; Students £4; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons Free.
Saturday 20 March at 8 pm
'Kiila' with The Alasdair Roberts Band
Altered Folk Music
Glasgow-based Alasdair Roberts has now released 5 albums of tender yet driving folk music, since his ‘discovery’ via Will ‘Bonnie Prince Billy’ Oldham. Roberts’ repertoire is made up of his own compositions and jewels from the treasure trove of timeless Scottish folk songs he regularly plunders, delivering songs with his own deftly intricate guitar playing and a voice both bold and subject to fragility.
This will be the first ever UK tour by Kiila, a collective based in Turku, Finland. Kiila typify the exciting new wave of music coming out of Finland in recent years, typified by the output of the label Fonal. When this sextet take the stage, you may be taken aback by the driving rhythms, sublime vocal harmonies and casually virtuous multi-instrumentalism. An SAC Tune up Tour.
Adults £9; Students £4; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons Free.
Saturday 17 April at 7:30 pm
‘The Poet and The Maiden’
Rick Taylor and 'One Heck of a band!'
To celebrate the release of his new album, ‘The Poet and The Maiden’, Rick Taylor and 'One Heck of a band!'. Joining Rick on stage will be a couple of Peatbog Faeries, an Old Blind Dog, a local choir, an infamous ‘Moothie’ player and the entire Angus Nicolson Trio to name but a few.
Adults £9; Students £4; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons Free.
Wednesday 17 March at 7:30 pm
‘The Fantastic Four’
Jazz concert
A night of great music with Malcolm MacFarlane - Guitar; Mario Caribe - Bass; John Burgess - Sax and Iain Copeland - drums, playing a heady mix of pop songs with jazz arrangements, inlcuding such artists as Radiohead, Prince and, Donald Fagan. A cabaret style night with a bar in the old college venue.
Adults £8; Students £4; Children £3; Members £7; Patrons Free.
Wednesday 3 March at 7:30 pm
‘The Cast Ewe Ceilidh Band’
Ceilidh Dance
A Ceilidh Dance with the Cast Ewe Band. Come and meet community members coming together from all over the Highlands and Islands for the North West Energy 2010 Conference organised by Slet Renwables Ltd.
Adults £5; Students £4; Children £3; Members £5; Patrons Free.
Thursday 25 February
Essentail Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera hits the road once more, travelling to theatres, village halls and community centres across Scotland with a selection of opera highlights from around the world. Four fantastic young singers and a pianist perform excerpts from a variety of opera favourites along with some interesting surprises from lesser-known works. Director David Hunter
‘Scottish Opera has an absolute winner on its hands. The show exudes confidence, style and panache. Not to be missed’ The Herald
‘The best £10 I've spent in a long while’
‘Magic! No frills, just great singers with a real connection to the audience. More please!’
‘It was a delight to hear some old favourites and a pleasure to be introduced to some new items, all expertly performed and acted.’
‘I had to drag my husband along as he said he did not enjoy opera. Essential Scottish Opera has got him hooked and he is asking when can we expect your return. Thank you for converting him!’
2009
Wednesday 2 December 2009 at 8 pm
'A Wee Home from Home' one last sell-out brilliant show!
Michael Marra and Frank McConnell
Returning to Glasgow Frankie knocks on a door to find no one home.With time on his hands he wanders the streets of his past and is swept up in the ensuing roller coaster of memories and emotions.Twenty-one years after this gem of a show first played to full-houses and immense public acclaim, plan B have reunited the original creative team to bring 'A Wee Home From Home' to a new generation.Performed by Michael Marra and Frank McConnell, the duo create a double act full of warmth and charm with undertones of menace. Using an eclectic mix of raw live music, inspired, high-octane choreography and powerful theatricality, the show opens Scotland to its own wounds while celebrating a vibrant and indomitable spirit with pathos and a huge dose of humour. Directed by Gerry Mulgrew. 1 hr 15 no interval.
"a satirical but affectionate portrait of Glasgow which is vivid and telling and quite brilliantly performed"The Scotsman
Adults £10; Students £4; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons and under 10s Free
Come along before the show to find out more about SEALL, hear about our brilliant 2008/9 season and help us plan ahead for 2010.
Saturday 21 November at 7.30pm NB change of DATE from 3 October
‘Island Opera’
Tom and Rhona Colwell, young singers living in Skye, sing Mozart arias and duets, taken from 'The Marriage of Figaro', 'Don Giovanni', 'Cosi Fan Tutte' and the 'Magic Flute'.
Adults £8; Under 18s £5
Thursday 12 November at 8 pm
Dannsa/Beolach Another sell-out brilliant show!
An exciting double act with 'Beòlach' one of Cape Breton's most exciting new young bands, and 'Dannsa' the Scottish group who specialise in traditonal dance performance.
'Beòlach' performs an energetic mix of CapeBreton, Scottish, and Irish tunes featuring piano, pipes, whistles, guitar, and two fiddles. They have thrilled audiences with energetic performances, witty presentation, and their versatility as stepdancers. CapeBreton tunes are removed from their usual fiddle/piano context and presented with the energy of a young six piece band. Although presenting these tunes in a contemporary style, Beòlach maintains a respect and understanding of CapeBreton music.
'Dannsa' organise the Annual Srathspè Away and set out on tour with Beòlach immediately after this lively event.
Adults £10; Students £4; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons and under 10s Free
Friday 30 October at 8 pm
Vokalensemble 'Voskresenije'
Russian Choral Group
A welcome third return visit to Skye of this 10-strong choir of young students, and older more established singers from St Petersburg, with a selection of RussianChurch and traditional songs performed in their inimitable style.
Adults £9; Students £4; Children £3; Members £8; Patrons and under 10s Free
Sunday 25 October at 4 pm
'Passing Places' FULL HOUSE
Mairearad Green in a music and filmic journey
Come along from 3pm for Tea and Scones, included in the price
Passing Places, written for Celtic Connections 2009, takes the form of a musical and filmic journey through the spectacular scenery and cultural riches of the Coigach peninsula, in her native Wester Ross. Also reflecting 2009’s celebration of homecoming, the music’s recurrent motifs and changing themes unfold against a visual backdrop created by Magnus Graham. Green will lead an eight-piece ensemble including Anna Massie (guitar), Peter Tickell (fiddle), Adam Sutherland (fiddle), Adam Bulley (mandolin/banjo), Duncan Lyall (Double Bass), Hamish Napier (piano) and Donald Hay (percussion).
"The commission had it all: memorable tunes and exquisite playing, capped off with a wonderfully executed visual backdrop synced perfectly to the music."Barry Gordon, The Scotsman.
Saturday 24 October at 8 pm
Skye Jazz Festival Concert
Nigel Hitchcock and friends in concert
Featuring some of the very best of the UK jazz scene
"destined to be a worldwide jazz star" Don Mather
www.skyejazzfestival.com
Adults £8; Students £4; Children £3; Members £7; Patrons and under 10s Free
Friday 23 October at 7 pm
'Rhythm Kings' Jazz Dinner and concert
The Stables Restuarant, Armadale
Part of Skye Jazz Festival
Dinner, coffee and wine in beautiful surroundings and a full concert with The Rhythm Kings "the Cream of Scottish Dixieland Jazz Musicians"
www.skyejazzfestival.com
Adults £30; Members, Students, Children £25; Patrons £20
Tuesday 20 October at 7.30 pm
'The Flight of the Arctic Tern'
Story and music by Mark Sheridan
The Arctic Tern migrates farther than any other bird, leaving its breeding grounds in October to migrate to the other end of the world - to the southern pack ice of Antarctica and as far as Australia
Alexander Gunn left his home in Durness in 1853 and found himself en route to Australia, one of the many tens of thousands of Scots who left these shores during the Highland Clearances. These journeys were long and hazardous and often ended in tragedy. 155 years later a letter turns up in Durness addressed to his family descendant, Iain Anderson, postmarked - Bendigo, Australia.
This is the story of Alexander's journey narrated by Iain Anderson - with historical and environmental commentary from Michael Russell, MSP and Minister for Culture and Gaelic introductions from Hugh-Dan MacLennan.
The piece also analogises the journey of the Arctic Terns from Scotland to the Antarctic and ultimately, Australia. The story maps their journey and highlights the decline in their status in the face of climate and environmental changes.
A newly composed musical suite runs throughout the piece to illustrate and support the narrative. Written, composed and directed by Scottish composer and academic Mark Sheridan.
Adults £10; Students £4; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons and under 10s Free
Thursday 24 September at 8 pm
'A Funny Valentine'
The Story and music of Chet Baker
It's 1961 and Chet Baker is in jail in Lucca.
The life and music of the iconic American jazz trumpeter, Chet Baker, is told by Mike Maran, with Colin Steele on trumpet and Dave Milligan on piano. In Italy Chet had been voted the best trumpet player in the world - now he's doing time in an Italian jail for drug offences. Italians strolling around the town walls stop and listen to the sound of Chet's golden trumpet wafting through the prison bars. Chet shared his prison cell with astory-teller. Only he knows the whole story - and now he's telling it.
"Beautifully conceived and executed: Colin Steele's music has instant appeal; Mike Maran is a mesmeric story-teller; Dave Milligan is a pianist of astonishing verve and subtlety"
Adults £10; Students £4; Children £3; Members £9; Patrons and under 10s Free
Thursday 10 September 2009 at 8 pm
Blas Festival ~ 'Blazin Fiddles' SOLD OUT
Scotland's award-winning fiddlers, with 'Cherry on the Cream'
Scotland’s award winning group, Blazin' Fiddles, draws the distinct flavour of fiddle music from various regions of the highlands and islands. From solo to ensemble sets, they all come together in a fiery blend that raises the roof. Fiddlers Catriona Macdonald, Bruce Macgregor, Allan Henderson, Iain Macfarlane and Aidan O'Rourke are joined by Marc Clement on guitar and Andy Thorburn on keyboard to form one of the best live acts today.
'Cherry on the Cream' are lead by Skye-based piper, Angus Nicolson.
Adults £12; Students £5; Children £5; Members £10
Sunday 19 July 2009 at 7.30pm
The Reynolds Singers
An evening of solos and ensembles ranging from Bach to Britten, Gershwin to Gilbert & Sullivan, performed by students studying with Sara Reynolds, Head of Voice, The Junior Royal Academy of Music, London.
Tickets: £8 / £4 students on the door
Saturday 11 July 2009 at 7.30pm
'Trial by Jury'
Inner Sound present Gilbert and Sullivan SOLD OUT
'Trial by Jury' is a comic opera in one act, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. This is a return performance by the south Skye group who sold out in the EdenCourtTheatre, Inverness, last year with their previous G and S production.
Adults £6; Students £4; Children £2
Monday 29 June 2009 at 7:30 pm
'Anna Massie Band' SOLD OUT
Anna Massie was the winner of the BBC RadioScotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2003Award. A talented multi-instrumentalist, she excels in playing the fiddle, mandolin and tenor banjo. Though perhaps most impressive is her guitar playing - equally at home either accompanying in her unique rhythmic style or flatpicking tunes, Massie’s dexterity shines through.
Traditional Scottish tunes, CapeBreton reels, freshly-written tunes in traditional mode, and a great bluesy number too. Anna plays with pals Jenn Butterworth on guitar and vocals and Mairearad Green on accordion and bagpipes slipping in and out to great effect. Celtic culture in sparkling form.
Adults £10; Students £7; Children £3; Members £9; Under 10s Free
Wednesday 25 February 2009 at 8 pm Hebrides Ensemble ~ 'On The Brink'
Saturday 7 February 2009 at 8 pm 'The Tailor of Inverness' ~ 'Krawiec z Inverness'
Wednesday 28 January 2009 at 7.30 pm 2009
'The Door of the Wind, The Doors of the Rain - The Universe ofGeorge Mackay Brown'. Howie Firth - Highland Science Festival
2008
Sunday 16 November 2008 at 7:30 pm
Vokalensemble 'Voskresenije'
Wednesday 05 November 2008 at 8:00 pm
'Genticorum'
Monday 3rd November at 7.30 pm
SEALL and Fèis an Eilein AGM
Friday 31 October at 7:00 pm
The Kala Chethena Kathakali Theatre Company
Wednesday 22 October at 8:00 pm
Moishe's Bagel
Monday 13 October at 8:00 pm
'Peter Rowan - Twice'
Saturday 11 October at 6:30 pm
Muldoon's Ragtime Band Jazz Meal
Wednesday 08 October at 8:00 pm
MacGregor, Brechin and Ó hEadhra
Friday 19 September at 9:00 pm
'Orkestra del Sol'
Friday 19 September at 7:30 pm
'One Giant Leap' The National Theatre of Scotland and Wee Stories Theatre
Saturday 13 September at 7:30 pm
Blas Festival - CapeBreton Night
Saturday 13 September at 12 noon and 1.30 pm
Blas Festival Step-Dance Workshop
Saturday 06 September at 7:30 pm
Blas Festival - The Jenna Reid Band and The Duplets
Thursday 28 August at 7:30 pm
Phil and Aly in concert
Saturday 16 August 2008 at 7:30 pm
"The Gondoliers"
Since 1997 SEALL has promoted over 500 events ! The full list of those taking part in the summer Fèis an Eilein or Skye Festival can be found on the Fèis website - follow the links.
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Conductor Susan Dingle directs the Highland Chamber Orchestra in a
She’Koyokh is London’s award-winning klezmer ensemble. This popular band is at the forefront of the revival of Eastern European roots music in the UK, bringing a fresh, energy to an extensive repertoire ranging from exhilarating Bulgarian and Turkish music to soulful Ashkenazi melodies from the villages in Poland, Romania and the Ukraine.
Glasgow-based Alasdair Roberts has now released 5 albums of tender yet driving folk music, since his ‘discovery’ via Will ‘Bonnie Prince Billy’ Oldham. Roberts’ repertoire is made up of his own compositions and jewels from the treasure trove of timeless Scottish folk songs he regularly plunders, delivering songs with his own deftly intricate guitar playing and a voice both bold and subject to fragility.
Returning to Glasgow Frankie knocks on a door to find no one home.
An exciting double act with 'Beòlach' one of Cape Breton's most exciting new young bands, and 'Dannsa' the Scottish group who specialise in traditonal dance performance.
Russian Choral Group
Passing Places, written for Celtic Connections 2009, takes the form of a musical and filmic journey through the spectacular scenery and cultural riches of the Coigach peninsula, in her native Wester Ross. Also reflecting 2009’s celebration of homecoming, the music’s recurrent motifs and changing themes unfold against a visual backdrop created by Magnus Graham. Green will lead an eight-piece ensemble including Anna Massie (guitar), Peter Tickell (fiddle), Adam Sutherland (fiddle), Adam Bulley (mandolin/banjo), Duncan Lyall (Double Bass), Hamish Napier (piano) and Donald Hay (percussion).
Dinner, coffee and wine in beautiful surroundings and a full concert with The Rhythm Kings "the Cream of Scottish Dixieland Jazz Musicians"
The Arctic Tern migrates farther than any other bird, leaving its breeding grounds in October to migrate to the other end of the world - to the southern pack ice of Antarctica and as far as 
The life and music of the iconic American jazz trumpeter, Chet Baker, is told by Mike Maran, with Colin Steele on trumpet and Dave Milligan on piano. In Italy Chet had been voted the best trumpet player in the world - now he's doing time in an Italian jail for drug offences. Italians strolling around the town walls stop and listen to the sound of Chet's golden trumpet wafting through the prison bars. Chet shared his prison cell with a
Anna Massie was the winner of the BBC Radio
