Author: dmorrison

Dolan Morrison is Chairman of Fidhleirean Eilean an Fhraoich and the first point of contact for anybody interested in coming to Taransay Fiddle Camp.

ST KILDA DAY PROGRAMME .

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St Kilda

EDINBURGH

* Aig oir na cruinne 28 August@ 8pm
St Kilda in words, music & images with Donald S Murray, Calum Ferguson, Catriona Watt, James Graham & Mairi Macleod.
£10/£8
Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place 0131 226 5425, theatre-workshop.com

St Kilda Day Launch 29 August @12 noon
Songs, stories & craic with Catriona Watt & Calum Ferguson.
£10/£8
The National Trust for Scotland, 28 Charlotte Square 0844 493 2100, www.nts.org.uk

* St Kilda Day Gaelic Service (30th August) Greyfriars Church, Greyfriars Place
0131 225 1900, www.greyfriarskirk.com

GLASGOW

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
St Kilda exhibition
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free of charge

St Kilda Letters @ 12noon repeated till 3pm
Iain Macrae & Davy Walker bring 19th century letters from St Kilda to life
Free of Charge
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street 0141 276 9599, glasgowmuseums.com

The Island Tapes @ 8pm
An emotional journey of the senses with songs from Alyth McCormack
£12/£10/£8
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street
Followed by St Kilda Ceilidh @ 10pm
Sing, dance & celebrate St Kilda, also at The CCA,
£5/£3
0141 352 4900
www.cca-glasgow.com

INVERNESS

* St Kilda Exhibition
Eden Court Theatre, Bishops Road
Timeless photographic images of the islanders
St Kilda’s Film Heritage @ 2pm & 6pm
Evocative footage of past times & live debate
£4.50(2pm) – £6/£5(6pm)
St Kilda Concert @7.45pm
A repsonse to St Kilda’s musical heritage
£10/£8
All above at Eden Court Theatre, 01463 234 234,
www.eden-court.co.uk

PERTH

St Kilda Caught on Camera exhibition A photographic response to St Kilda by Lorne Gill (during opening times)
Free of Charge
Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby, Redgorton
01738 444 177 www.snh.org.uk

ARGYLL

* Songs of St Kilda 26 August @8pm
Anne Lorne Gillies & Rhona MacKay tell the St Kildan story through music & pictures
£10/£8
Taynuilt Village Hall 01866822473

Tattoo Hebrides BBC ALBA,19th Sept.10pm

BBC ALBA is pleased to announce it will be broadcasting coverage of the Tattoo Hebrides 2009 event, a special two day ceilidh taking place in Stornoway as part of this year’s Homecoming celebrations.

The Tattoo, which is being organised by Stornoway Amenity Trust, will feature top pipe bands and soloists from around the world gathered together at Lews Castle Green on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 August.

MacTV will be filming highlights of the piping event for a special production for BBC ALBA, which will be presented by Dingwall-born piper and singer Norman Macarthur, to be broadcast on Saturday 19 September at 10pm.

An associated radio programme for BBC Radio nan Gàidheal will also be produced by MacTV and presented by piper and singer Anna Murray from Back on Lewis.

The headline act is world class grade one band, 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band from Ontario, Canada and other performances lined up include Lewis Highland Games Display, Dougie MacLean and his Acoustic Band, Isle of Skye Pipe Band and Stornoway Concert Band and Gaelic choir, amongst others.

A colourful procession of Pipe Bands and others to the arena will open the event on Friday followed by a full evening line-up including Gaelic singing, Massed bands, Highland Dancing and a fireworks display.

Saturday’s event will feature a carnival parade through Stornoway, culminating with a Grand Concert with artists including, Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Catriona Watt & band, John Carmichael, Deoch ‘n’ Dorus and the Lewis and Harris Accordion and Fiddle Club.

Features on the programme will include ‘homecoming stories’ like that of Bruce MacLean, a piper with the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band whose ancestors emigrated from the Uig area of Lewis. Bruce is coming to Lewis for the first time with other members of his family and will be meeting up with Scottish cousins and exploring the area where his ancestors left from.

Tattoo Hebrides 2009 will be broadcast on Saturday 19 September at 22:00 on BBC ALBA which is available on Sky channel 168 and on Freesat channel 110.

For further information, please contact Lorna Inglis at Media House on 0141 220 6040 or email lorna@mediahouse.co.uk

Notes to editors

BBC ALBA is available on Sky channel 168 and on Freesat channel 110. For further information see http://www.bbcalba.co.uk

BBC ALBA is run by MG ALBA in partnership with the BBC. MG ALBA is the operating name of Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig (Gaelic Media Service). Find out more about MG ALBA and the partnership at http://www.mgalba.com

MacTV, based on the Isle of Lewis, with over 10 years experience in providing award winning televison programming for both the English and Gaelic market, will be producing the programme for BBC ALBA. For more information on MacTV visit http://www.mactv.co.uk.

Catriona Watt wows Hebrides Homecoming crowd.

A musical extravaganza took place on Saturday evening when Tattoo Hebrides was finished off with a Grand Concert at the Lewis Sports Centre, Stornoway.
Around 800 people packed out the centre’s sports hall to be entertained by John Carmichael, Deoch ‘n’ Dorus, massed local choirs, singers such as Catriona Watt and Gaelic band Bi Beo, Dougie Maclean, the Eilean An Fhraoich Pipe and 78th Fraser Highlanders pipe bands.
Many highlights were showcased during the evening including the beautiful voice of  Catriona Watt with her choice of Gaelic songs.  The skilful playing of Pipe Major Gordon Walker, the stirring ‘Highland Cathedral’ played by Eilean An Fhraoich pipe band and complimented by the beautiful tones of the massed choirs.
Dougie Maclean headlined in the second half of the concert and his songs and stories were an instant hit with the audience.
He finished the evening with his song ‘Caledonia’ and encouraged the audience to join in on this classic song of homecoming.