2010 Festival Programme

 

Tickets will be available from the door, or call Piers Voysey on 01479 851273.

PDF programme - soon!

 

Friday 30th April

7.30pm – 9.30pm Too Many Kooks

An accomplished choir from Forres will launch this year’s Strathspey in May.
In addition, Ian Bailey-Scudamore performs classical guitar.

Episcopal Church, SW High St , Grantown on Spey

Tickets £3 / £4

 

10pm Traditional Music session FREE

Craig Bar , Woodside Avenue , Grantown on Spey

 


Saturday 1st May

11am – 4pm Whisky Wander

A guided walk with the Highland Council Ranger Service through Revack Estate woodlands.
Drams at scenic viewpoints. See and feel the landscape of Strathspey and its significance to whisky.
Flat to moderate walking with gentle inclines, but a long walk.

Meet at the dog walking carpark, Revack Estate, Grantown on Spey (NH 032 255)

£4 / £7

 

7.30pm – 10pm The Ewan Robertson and Gary Innes Band; Gallus

Two very original and talented bands led by local lads Ewan Robertson and Davey MacGregor,
bringing a fresh sound to the traditional music of Scotland. Also with Martin O'Neil.

Grantown Grammar School , Cromdale Road , Grantown on Spey

Tickets £6 / £8 (family ticket £18)

 

10pm Traditional Music session FREE

Craig Bar , Woodside Avenue , Grantown on Spey

 


Sunday 2nd May

10 - 4pm Cairngorm Farmers’ Market.

Browse a wide range of food and craft stalls and buy from the best in local produce

The Square, Grantown on Spey

 

2pm Legends of the Cairngorms, with Grantown Players

Local myth and legend brought to life!

Grant Arms Hotel, Osprey Suite. The Square, Grantown on Spey

Tea and cake provided

£2.50 / £3.50

 

4.30 pm Pipe Band and mounted horse cavalcade

Watch the procession that transfers the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival banner through town on its way from Benromach to Central Speyside .

The Square, Grantown on Spey

 

5.30pm – 7.30pm Traditional music with members of the fantastic ceilidh band 'Illusion'

Grant Arms Hotel, the Square, Grantown on Spey

Free entry

 

6.00pm – 7.30pm

Festival Service; celebrating the life and hymns of Peter Grant (first Baptist Minister in Grantown on Spey) and performed by Marie Louise Napier and Seumas Grant. Peter Grant’s hymns were widely sung across the Gaelic speaking World by all denominations and were much loved for their roots in Scottish traditions.

Baptist Church , High St , Grantown on Spey

 


Tickets & Further Information

For tickets: 01479 851273 /

 

Details of the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival on www.spiritofspeyside.com or Pamela Looper on 07876 414046