If one can describe great weather as ‘a following wind’ this was how the gods smiled on Auchindrain’s first Food Fair Continue reading
Category Archives: storytelling
Festival of the Sea launches with a unique CD, algae, storytelling and virtual landscapes
The 2012 Festival of the Sea, run by the Scottish Marine Institute (aka SAMS) Continue reading
Islay High pupils to be John Muir Award Gaelic guides to wild places
An innovative and culturally fascinating new project is on the move on the Isle of Islay. Continue reading
License charges for performances in Argyll and Bute: Russell warns of cultural threat
In a statement on a matter which has been of great recent concern Continue reading
In the Footsteps of Kings: Launch and booksigning at Kilmartin Museum
In the Footsteps of Kings – Kilmartin House Museum’s new Walking Guide to Kilmartin Glen Continue reading
Why do we go where we go?
What makes each of us choose to go to the places we go to? Continue reading
Islay’s Ailsapress: magic moments
Small publishers are the truffles below the oaks of any culture – hidden, valuable and the carriers of specialist delight.
They can develop from almost anything – like a meeting of creative spirits, a camping trip to the Western Isles, two novel ponies, a cat with no tail, a spell (literally) on Taransay and the enduring witchery of Islay.
Islay’s Ailsapress sprang from such a base. Continue reading
Deadline 9th May: 4 jobs at Oban Phoenix Cinema
Oban Phoenix Cinema is looking for four members of staff Continue reading
Mull’s first 2012 white tailed sea eagle chick hatched
The first white-tailed eagle chick of the year at the Mull Eagle Watch hide has been spotted by rangers. Continue reading
Argyll and the Isles Secrets Collection: The Brainport Alignment
This is the second in the Argyll and the Isles Secrets Collection – and it has a substantial bonus. Continue reading