[ June 29, 2008 to July 5, 2008. ] This year’s Mendelssohn on Mull Festival is its twentieth anniversary and runs from 29th June to 5th July. The Anniversary will be marked by a world premiere performance of a new work by composer Stephen Montague - Apparitions. This will be a late night musical event kicking off with a twilight journey to [...]
[ September 18, 2008 to September 21, 2008. ] The Isle of Colonsay hosts its first folk music festival, Ceol Cholasa, in September this year. Artists appearing include Rallion, Karine Polwart and her band, The Anna Massie Band, Pedie MacNeill, Kathleen MacInnes and the Ceol Cholasa Band, Seumas MacNeil and the Colonsay Ceilidh Band. Events will also showcase local sopngwriters and offer ‘Open Mike’ [...]
[ June 20, 2008 to June 22, 2008. ] Argyll’s Dunoon and Cowal Marketing Group has launched ArtsFeastCowal2, following last year’s successful introduction. This year’s event runs from 20th to 22nd June - literally midsummer - and will see restaurants, cafes, galleries and artists collaborate and present together art worth looking at alongside food worth eating. The Trail Map on the website will get [...]
[ June 20, 2008 12:00 pm to September 30, 2008 12:00 pm. ] For ArtsFeastCowal this year, officially ArtsFeastCowal2, Philippa Elliott has taken her photography from the inside of Kames Hotel, and put it on the outside of the building. Running from the 20th June onwards, and throughout the summer until the end of September, Philippa’s startling and provocative photos of hunting, shooting and fishing trophies will adorn [...]
[ September 6, 2008 to September 7, 2008. ] Argyll’s 2008 Islay Book Festival
[ May 24, 2008; 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Saturday 24th May sees the Round Table’s Real Ale Festival at the Victoria Halls in Helensburgh from 3.00pm - 7.00pm. A charitable event, the Round Table promise ‘great beers and superb music’.
[ May 24, 2008 to June 1, 2008. ] Feis Ile - the annual Festival of Malt and Music on Islay, takes place from 24th May to 1st June. This years events include concerts, discos, ceilidhs, opportunities to learn Islay Gaelic choruses, competitions in fly fishing, bowls, and golf, guided walks, a market and open days at all of the legendary Islay distilleries.
[ August 21, 2008 to August 24, 2008. ] This year’s Mull of Kintyre Music Festival, held in Campbeltown will announce its line up shortly.
This year’s Tunnock’s Mull Car Rally - a key event on the annual rally map - takes place over three days around the second weekend in October - 10th, 11th and 12th.
Remember September’s the month that hosts the Islay Jazz Festival - described as the best little jazz festival in Scotland.
