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Ullapool scores with Loopallu Festival

Saturday, 6th September, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Events | 2

[ September 19, 2008 to September 20, 2008. ]

September 19, 2008 to September 20, 2008

No prizes for working out Loopallu’s name but its lightheartedness captures the essence of this small, fun festival up in the north west on Loch Broom on 19th and 20th September. Now in its fourth year,…

Colonsay Music Festival has ‘all the artists we hoped would come’

Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Festivals, Tourism | None

Colonsay’s first music festival - Ceol Cholasa 2008 - tunes up on 18th September and organisers report  their deight and amazement that all the artists they hoped would come will actually be there. Check out the Festival web page for the…

Connect Festival a great success - its rickshaws travelled more than 2,000 miles - and here are our own 2000 photos

Tuesday, 2nd September, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Business, Festivals, Local Government, News | One

THe Whip onstage at Connect. Photo John Fyfe Patrick Geoff Ellis, organiser of the 2008 Hydro Connect Festival in Inveraray, reports that over 15,000 fans were at the Festival on each of the three days of ‘a magical weekend’, with ‘an atmosphere on site that was incredibly laid back’.…

Final report on Connect 2008 - Duffy and Franz Ferdinand do the business

Monday, 1st September, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Festivals, Sport | None

As before, this, report and the photograph accompanying it below, are by John Fyfe Patrick, ‘For Argyll’s’ Connect photographer.

The Connect Festival 2008 Saturday highlight was Paolo Nutini, who played a mass of new material, which has an upbeat country feel,…

Connect - running report on Inveraray Castle Festival - check this regularly

Saturday, 30th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community News, Festivals, Local Government, Tourism | None

All running reports and photos on the 2008 Connect Festival are by John Fyfe Patrick, ‘For Argyll’s’ Connect photographer.

Connect’s Flickr Gallery

Also see the Connect Festival’s own Photo Gallery of pics straight from the festival as it runs.

The first night - Friday…

2008 Gigha Music Festival

Tuesday, 26th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Events, Festivals | None

[ September 12, 2008 to September 13, 2008. ]

September 12, 2008 to September 13, 2008

September 12th and 13th. Tickets from Henri MacAulay at the Gallery or Craft Shop; Jayne on 01583 505160
or Anne on 07919 657406.

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Latest news on line-up for Argyll’s Connect Festival

Tuesday, 27th May, 2008 | Festivals, News | Comments Off

The latest additions to the line up for the Hydro Connect Festival at Inveraray Castle at the end of August are Gomez, The Young Knives, Black Lips, Joan as Police Woman, Dave Clarke (performing a rare electro set), Stephen Malkmus…