2008 Festival Programme
Tickets will be available from local outlets closer to the date, or at the door.
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Programme
Thursday 1 st
Carnival concert with SoundStart Plus Community band
Community Band and pupils of Grantown Primary School officially launch this year’s festival. Join the procession as they walk from the school to the Square with the main performance in the Square.
Procession from Grantown Primary School to The Square with the main performance in the Square. Meet at the Primary School at 6pm. Performance in the Square starts at 6.30pm. FREE
Figgat and Swig It.
A fair-trade festival fundraiser sponsored by the Co-operative and featuring music, drama and quiz. Find out about different fair-trade wines, learn about the Figgat Fair from early Grantown characters and enjoy fine music all in the relaxed atmosphere of the Seafield Lodge Hotel. (Why not pop in for dinner or a bar supper first?)
Seafield Lodge Hotel, Woodside Avenue
9pm, cost
£6 which includes complimentary glasses of wine and entry to the quiz.
Friday 2 nd
Whisky Wander!
A guided walk to coincide with the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. Led by Highland Council Ranger Service with drams at strategic view points
MEET AT: Revack visitor centre carpark
11am – 4pm, FREE but please book in advance on
01479 873914
Celtic Malts Car Tour
Come and admire the classic cars as they arrive in the Square
Cars arrive from 5pm
COST: Ceilidh tickets £3 on the door
Saturday 3 rd
Storytelling and historic reconstruction
with Lillian Ross, Andrew Mackintosh, and Greg Allen. These three exciting Highland story-tellers lead you through interactive workshops experiencing the basics of story-making, through voice, rhythm, movement and mood
VENUE:
Grantown Museum, 10am to 4pm
BOOKING ESSENTIAL:
Phone: 01479 872 478
COST: £2 (£1)
Accordion
Ceilidh
Bring your own instrument or just come and listen and enjoy the “craic”
Grantown Museum,
7.30pm
TICKETS: There will be a collection at the door.
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Festival Concert:
Scottish Traditional Music Award winning band, Old Blind Dogs with local lad Fraser Stone. Supported by Owen Sinclair and Rachel Sermanni
8pm : Grantown Grammar School
TICKETS:
£8 (£6)
Band Profile »
Old Blind Dogs website
Sunday 4 th
Cunning Running
Open orienteering event in Anagach and Beachan Woods. Courses for a range of abilities – an ideal family event. Make it a leisurely stroll or a competitive run. Maps and compasses available, wear suitable outdoor footwear.
Registration from 10.30am to 1.30pm, Woodlands Industrial Estate, Grantown-on-Spey. (Follow the signs as you enter Grantown from the South - Aviemore)
Starts between 1 and 3pm , allow 1 hr for beginner courses
£5 adults (£2 children)
Cairngorms Farmers Market
returns with fresh local food and products with cooking demonstrations and other surprises.
10 - 4pm, in the Square in Grantown, FREE
Figgat Fair Re-enactment with Grantown and District Drama Club. Step back in time to a Figgat Fair of yesteryear.
Showing at 12.30pm , 1pm , 2pm and 2.30pm
The Square, FREE
The Square Factor – Back by popular demand, the talent show that features the best from the local area. Book your tickets early for the hottest show in town!
Grantown Grammar School, 6.30pm
COST: £2 (£1)
Monday 5 th
Accordion display - until the 17th
Caroline Hunt brings Scotland ’s biggest collection of antique accordions to Grantown
Grantown Museum, 10 – 4 daily
TICKETS: £2 (£1) museum entry - Free entry to display
Thursday 8th
A Spring Fling with the Badenoch Singers
St Columba’s Episcopal Church,
7.30pm
TICKETS:
Collection at the door
Saturday 10th
Fiddle Finale
Fiddle and Irish pipes combine with the musical partnership of Cormac Cannon and
Louden Gillespie, which will fill the town’s best acoustic music venue.
with Cormac Cannon and Louden Gillespie
View Artist Profile »
St Columba’s Episcopal Church, 7pm
TICKETS: £6 (£4)
Girl Guides Car boot Sale and Fete Saturday 10th May
The Guides are organizing a sale to raise funds for their camp.
From 10am-1pm at the Scout hut, Black park Grantown on Spey (near the Golf course).
£5.00 per pitch on arrival, setup at 9am
Anyone wishing to book a pitch to contact the Guider Anne on annees@btinternet.com. Refreshments will be available. All welcome.