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Festivals

Robbie the Pict asks Prince Charles for help - but not humbly, reminding him ’some of us still have claymores from Culloden’

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009 | Festivals, Hebridean islands, History, News | None

Hartmut Josi BennöhrA genuine hero for our times, Robbie the Pict, who virtually single-handedly won the battle of the Skye Bridge tolls, is in action again. He is fighting to have the criminal records purged of those convicted for refusing to pay…

Hot Pipes in Oban…

Monday, 5th January, 2009 | Festivals, News | None

Copyright Dee RudigerHogmanay, Oban… A relatively peaceful slide into the New Year?

One couldn’t be more wrong. Once again the Obanites and visitors from further afield gathered in their masses to celebrate the dawning of 2009 - a year that promises to be…

30th December: update on voting patterns in ForArgyll Awards 2008

Tuesday, 30th December, 2008 | Festivals, News | None

Remember voting closes at midnight GMT tomorrow (31st December). At the usual sort of time tomorrow night, we’ll publish a final position update; the schedule for the announcement of the winners; and the details of the awards.

Today, as we moved…

Nominations for ForArgyll Awards - as at 20.00 24th December

Tuesday, 23rd December, 2008 | Festivals, News | None

Yes - we know we said next update would be after nominations close at midnight - but so much has been happening. Next and last update WILL be 0015 - and that will be the final list of contenders.

Sphere: Related…

Video news: launch of May 2009 Bluebell Festival at Inveraray

Sunday, 21st December, 2008 | Festivals, News | None

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Launch of May 2009 Bluebell Festival in Inveraray - Homecoming Scotland 2009 event

Thursday, 18th December, 2008 | Festivals, Food and Drink, News | None

Duke of Argyll at Bluebell Festival launch. Photo Rebecca MartinNot a man to mind getting his hands dirty, His Grace the Duke of Argyll, with his sons Archie and Rory, led a party planting 2,000 native bluebells along the margins of the road into Inveraray. The party included children…

Celtic Connections Music Festival adds three-day Gaelic Film Festival to 2009 programme

Sunday, 14th December, 2008 | Community News, Festivals | None

The Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow, drawing performers and audiences from across the world, will add three days of Gaelic films to its January 2009 programme.

Films to be shown include:

  • the 1962 Adventure Sullisgeir, which focuses on the Men of Ness…

Do not buy tickets for T in the Park from www.tinthepark2009.com

Thursday, 11th December, 2008 | Community News, Festivals | None

DF Concerts, promoters of the T in the Park music festival at Balado in Perth and Kinross, are warning T in the Parkers not to buy tickets online from a completely unauthorised site: www.tinthepark2009.com

This is claiming to have Festival Passes for next…

Argyll sees success for Tiree and Jura at Scots Trad Music Awards

Monday, 8th December, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Festivals | None

At the sixth annual Scots Trad Music Awards, held at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow this weekend (5th and 6th December 2008), Argyll saw the traditional music culture of two of its smaller islands breed success.

Skippinish, the band from the…

2009 music festivals to defy recession

Monday, 8th December, 2008 | Community News, Festivals | None

If you’re looking forward to your favourite festival next year to lift the recession gloom, do not despair. They are not running for cover.

DF Concerts, promoters of T in the Park at Balado in Kinross and of the Hydro Connect Festival at…