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What’s On in Highland Perthshire May 2015
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Date/Time/Event/ Venue/Price
Friday 22nd May 2015 to Saturday let your imagination run wild. If you enjoyed the
hugely popular A Chorus Of Disapproval in 2013,
17th October 2015
then this is the one for you! All tickets (From
Pitlochry Summer Season - A Little £15.00) from
Night Music - Music and lyrics by
Tel: 01796 484626 or
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Stephen Sondheim and book by
Hugh Wheeler
Heartland Film Society (HFS)
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PH16
Screenings are open to all, become a member at
5DR
NB We try to make sure all the information we Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece is a deliciously
post is accurate, but please check directly with funny exploration of love lost, love found and
the venue concerned before committing yourself. love rediscovered. With an achingly beautiful
score – including The Miller’s Son, The Glamorous
Life, A Weekend In The County and the magical
Send In The Clowns – this 1973 Broadway clasContinuous Events
sic, performed by a large cast of talented actormusicians, promises to be the most elegant,
Friday May 1st to Sunday 31st May romantic PFT musical yet. Could there be a better
way to launch the 2015 Summer Season? All
– 12.00 to 5.00pm
tickets (From £15.00) from
“Scotland Year of Food & Drink Tel: Box Office: 01796 484 626
Whisky Month”
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier,
Grandtully PH9 0PL.
Daily 10.00am - 4.30pm
Taste Chocolate & Whisky pairings in the Chocolate Shop, Whisky-themed Gifts & Prize Draw for Beatrix Potter Interactive Exibition and Garden. Birnam Arts &
Whisky Companion Box of Chocolates. Special
Whisky-themed dishes in Legends Coffee &
Conference Centre Station Road
Chocolate House. Contact Iain Burnett Highland
Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Chocolatier, Legends of Grandtully between Aberfeldy & Pitlochry, Highland Perthshire PH9 0PL
Tel. 01887 840775
www.highlandchocolataire.com
Suitable for adults and children alike housing a
history section and a Victorian play area. £3 per
person
Tel: box office 01350 727674
[email protected]
www.birnamarts.com
any time for just £10.00 and enjoy 12 months of
reduced prices for all HFS films at The Birks.
Cinema, Live Event/Broadcasts
The Birks Cinema PO Box 7517
Aberfeldy PH15 2WH
see website for details & listings book online or
Tel 0871 902 5754
www.birkscinema.co.uk
Every Sunday April to October
11.30am
Garden Tours. Explorers Garden
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Port
Na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR. Our
experienced tour guides provide insights into the
plants, trees, wildlife, history, art and architecture contained in Explorets, Fun, fascinating and
informative! Lasting around 1.5hours Price £5.00
includes Garden Entry.
Tel: 01796 484600
www.ExplorersGarden.com
Sunday 3rd May to Sunday 27th
September 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Weekly Events
Aberfeldy Farmers Market
Thursday 28th May 2015 to SaturAberfeldy Town Square, PH15 2DD day 17th October 2015
SUNDAYS
The first Sunday of the month an eclectic mix
Pitlochry Summer Season - Imof food, art and craftsmanship. So come along,
probable Fiction By Alan Aycksoak up the atmosphere and enjoy what HighEvery Sunday “Sunday Session”
bourn
land Perthshire has to offer! aberfeldymarket@
8-11pm, McKays Bar & Restaurant
btopenworld.com
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PH16
138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16
Tel:- 07990834092 or 01887834092
5DR
5AG . Session night where a mixture of musiAlan Ayckbourn’s 2005 comedy is a dazzling, hilarious exploration of what can happen when you cians or those of you learning a musical talent
gather round to sing, strum or drum what they
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What’s On Highland Perthshire
know best, a great fun night open to everyone.
Free entry. McKays, Atholl Road, Pitlochry.
Tel: 01796473888
www.mckayshotel.co.uk
Last Sunday of the month
Blues Sunday 3.00pm
The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld
PH8 0AQ
Every month we hold a Blues Sunday and a
Sunday Jazz Jam - excellent afternoon sessions
in the bar from 3.30pm.
For further info, please contact us on
Tel: 01350 727340.
www.thetaybank.co.uk
MONDAYS
Every Monday from 11th May to
7th September.
Highland Nights. 7.15pm
Recreation ground
The 50th year of Highland Nights.
Adults £6 Children £1 Souvenir programme £2
Every Monday
Music at the Taybank Dunkeld
PH8 0AQ Acoustic session lead by Shaun
Lowrey
Tel: 01350 727340
TUESDAYS
Every Tuesday 7.30pm
Whisky Tasting
McKays Bar & Restaurant 138
Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG
Whisky Tasting from 7.30pm with a variety of
distilleries.
Tel: 01796473888
Solo ringing is most unusual, fascinating to watch
and lovely to hear. Come and enjoy the music for
a while, Freewill donation.
WEDNESDAYS
Every Wednesday 2.00pm to
4.00pm
Solo Handbell Ringing
Dunkeld Cathedral, Cathedral
Street, Dunkeld, PH8 0AW
Weekly performances of Solo Handbell Ringing
take place throughout the summer in Dunkeld
Cathedral on Wednesdays until 23rd September.
Small Ensemble Ringing included once a month.
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SATURDAYS
3rd Saturday April to 3rd Saturday
October 10.00am to 2.00pm
Every Wednesday, 9pm, Open MuLogierait Farmers Market
sic Sessions. Bankfoot Inn, Main
Mill of Logierait, Ballinluig, PerthStreet, Bankfoot PH1 4AB
shire, PH9 0LH
Open session for musicians of all abilities to
gather and play music - any music. Local musicians assemble to play a variety of instruments
and sing songs. Open to all. Join in if you want,
play an instrument, or just sit in and enjoy good
music.
Tel: 01738 787243
www.bankfootinn.co.uk
Every Second Wednesday from
8.30pm. The Taybank Tay Terrace
Dunkeld PH8 0AQ.
Open Mic Night in the bar from 8.30pm - anyone
is welcome to come and join or simply come and
enjoy the music Free entry.
Tel: 01350 727340
THURSDAYS
Every Thursday Traditional Fiddle Session
PH8 0AQ Pete Clark leads a traditional fiddle
session in the bar from 8.30 - again all musicians
are welcome to come and join!!
Tel: 01350 727340
Every Thursday Celtic Acoustic Music Session
7pm to 10.30pm
Upstairs Birks Cinema Bar, Aberfeldy, Perthshire
PH15 2DA
You are welcome to join to play or just listen as
like minded people share a variety of music from
folk, blues, bluegrass or instrumental. Free entry.
Contact Doug Tel: 01887 820165
Every Tuesday from 8.30pm
FRIDAYS
PH8 0AQ Donny McElligott and Alan Dickson, “Friday night Folk” 8-11pmlead the Tuesday night session with an eccelctic
McKays Bar & Restaurant 138
mix of old and new tunes - anyone welcome to
come and join from 8.30pm. Free entry.
Tel: 01350 727340
2015
Traditional folk music from musicians all over
Scotland using an array of different instruments
to bring you some of the best Scottish beasts and
sounds.
Free entry. Tel: 01796473888
Selection of traders selling local produce and
crafts, from fresh fish, meats, pies, bread, baking, vegetables to chocolates and preserves. Also
find plants, soaps, fudge, dog treats, jewellery,
art, woodcrafts and collectables. Free car parking, the local buses stop at the gate. There is
somewhere to sit down, have a blether, enjoy a
mug of coffee or tea, and a hot pie locally made
by MacDonalds, and listen to some live fiddle
music, and even nice loos! The Farm’s Narrow
Gauge Railway runs on Market days, from Midday.
Tel:- 01796 482222
www.highlandlightrailway.co.uk
Every Saturday from 9pm
Live Music , Old Mill RestaurantPub, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
Top quality Perthshire Bands, playing a variety of
styles including covers, blues, rock, jazz …
Tel: 01796 474020
www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk
“Saturday night live@McKays”
9-11pm, McKays Bar & Restaurant
138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16
5AG. Live bands from Scottish, Irish, Pop, rock,
Blues, Jazz, Motown and many more. Sing dance
and clap the night away... Free entry.
Tel: 01796473888
“Saturday Night Fever” 11-1.30am
McKays Bar & Restaurant, 138
resident DJ plays some of the latest tunes to
dance the night from 11pm-late, if you come in
after 11pn there is a £3.00 door charge.
Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk
Daily Diary Events
Friday 1st May from 9.00PM
Stuart McKandie
The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
Pop, Rock, Folk Singer/Songwriter from Abernethy influenced by Snow Patrol, The Script, Foo
Fighters & The Killers. FREE Admission.
Tel: 01796 474 020
www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Every Friday Night. Music Sessions Saturday 2nd May from 9.00PM
Atholl Arms Hotel Bridgehead,
Acoustic Butterfly
Dunkeld, PH8 OAQ . An open session for The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitmusicians of all abilities to gather and play music
lochry PH16 5BH
- any music. Or just come and enjoy the music.
Free Entry. Tel: 01350 727 219
www.athollarmshotel.com
Acoustic Butterfly music is a melting pot of styles
and rhythms, catchy melodies and harmonies.
FREE Admission.
Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Sunday 3rd May 11.00am to
4.30pm
Celtic Spring Food Festival
Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay PH15 2HY
Discover Iron Age cooking including clay-baked
and smoked fish, spit-cooked meat, Crannog
stews, locally foraged greens, breads & spreads
and themed beverages. Try our ancient craft
activities while you’re waiting for a taste of what
life was like 2,500 years ago.
Tel: 1887 830583
www.crannog.co.uk
Sunday 10th May 2.00pm
Open Day - Atholl Country Life
Museum
Old School, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry,
Perthshire PH18 5SP
Three exciting new exhibitions to view, the
Foundry Bar Boys will provide music, refreshments and home baking can be obtained at Food
in the Park. Special guest Dolina MacLennan will
be present to sign her new book “An Island Girl’s
Journey”
Thanks to the generosity of the McBeath family,
whose ancestor Donald McBeath features on the
Blair Atholl Road sign, we have a unique letter
written on Birch bark to display. It was sent
Friday 8th May 1.00- 4.00pm
from North Bay in Canada over 100 years ago in
Pitlochry and Moulin Heritage cen- 1906. The versatility and uses of birch will also
be shown.
tre at the MoulinKirk opens.
Photographs of local interest and new exhibitions. The Voices of Atholl project is now up and running. Eighteen local people talk about how life
was in Blair Atholl and the Glens to provide an
Friday 8th May from 9.00PM
interactive display with touch screen technology.
Carrying on with the previous theme about
Molly McCabe
World War 1 and our outreach programme, Blair
The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, PitAtholl, Logierait and Grandtully Primary Schools
lochry PH16 5BH
have each given material for a joint exhibition.
A Perthshire based Singer/Songwriter playing a
It covers, life in the trenches, using models
mixture of covers & originals. FREE Admission.
made by the pupils, and also those at home
Tel: 01796 474 020
in Scotland at this time with poems written by
www.oldmillevents.co.uk www.theoldmillpitlochry.
the children which really touch the heart. Two
co.uk
schools presented a play in December about the
Christmas Truce in 1914. Photos and excerpts
from the script which give a vivid reality to life
Saturday 9th May 8.00pm
The Unremarkable Death of Mari- on the battle field will be on view along with an
old leather football from the Museum used in the
lyn Monroe.
play. Everyone is very welcome to come along
Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, and join us on this special event.
Dunkeld PH80DS
Tel: 01796 481232.
Offers a radical interpretation of this Hoolywood www.athollcountrylifemuseum.org.uk
legend, and leads us - in real time, to the very
moment of her death. £12, £10, £5
Sunday 10th May From 4.00PM.
Tel: 01350 727 674
www.BirnamArts.com
Red Pine Timber Co
Saturday 9th May from 9.00PM
The One Eyed Fish
3 piece covers band with songs from the 1940’s
right up to the present day. FREE Admission.
Tel: 01796 474 020
co.uk
Sunday 10th May
Marie Curie Cancer Care - Etape
Caledonia, closed road 81miles
around Highland Perthshire
Old Mill favourites playing an eclectic mix of
Americana and Country influenced originals.
FREE Admission.
Sunday 10 May 6.00pm
Heartland Film Society
The Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy PH15
2WH
Tom at the Farm (Tom à la Ferme) (2013
Canada/France Cert 15) written and directed by
Xavier Dolon. Arriving at a remote farm for the
funeral of his lover Guillaume, Tom finds that the
Etape Caledonia is revered within the cycling
family knows nothing of him or his relationship
community as the UK’s premier cycling sportive.
with their son – they believe he was happily marWelcoming over 5,500 each year, the stunning 81 ried. Tom goes along with the story and a tense
mile closed road route is the perfect way to kick
psychological drama unfolds as he becomes emstart the sportive season. Taking you on a jourbroiled in complicated family relationships, in parney through the breathtaking Highland scenery,
ticular with Guillaume’s menacing brother Francis.
riders can expect an undulating route along with Join us after the film for a chat in the Chuma legendary festival atmosphere at the finish line mies bar at the Birks. Online booking at www.
to look forward to!
birkscinema.co.uk or phone 01887 822845. HFS
www.etapecaledonia.co.uk
screenings are open to all, become a member at
any time for just £10.00 and enjoy 12 months of
reduced prices for all HFS films at The Birks.
Tel 0871 902 5754
www.birkscinema.co.uk
2015
Tuesday 12th May 9.30am
Tryst Walking Group
Harrietfield to Amulree
Distance 7 miles. For further information
Tel: 01796 470575
Thursday 14th May 8.00pm
The Scottish Watershed
Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam,
Dunkeld PH80DS
Join Chris Townsend as he talks about his walk
along the Scottish Watershed. £5
Tel: 01350 727 674
www.BirnamArts.com
Scott MacDonald
Singer/songwriter from Glasgow plays acoustic
guitar & harmonica driven music. FREE Admission.
Tel: 01796 474 020
co.uk
Saturday 16th May.
Cairngorms Nature Festival,
Blair Atholl Information Centre
Events will be run throughout the weekend within
a 20 minute drive of four Visitor Information
Centre’s: Blair Atholl, Aviemore, Ballater, and
Tomintoul. Pop along to Blair Atholl for a ‘Wild
Night Out’, ‘Become a Citizen Scientist’, contribute
to the Woolly Woods or find out more about our
‘Special Upland Birds’. For more information go
to http://cairngorms.co.uk/look-after/cairngormsnature/festival
Saturday 16th May 2.00pm –
4.00pm
Miniature Killiecrankie
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Discover the miniature world of Killiecrankie.
Look closely at the plants and flowers, find out
who or what is hiding in the undergrowth. Bug
boxes provided. Children £2; Accompanying
Adults free. For all Killiecrankie events please
meet in the stone circle outside the Visitor
Centre. Further details please contact the ranger
service on 0844 4932192 or Killiecrankie Visitor
Centre on 0844 4932194
Saturday 16th May from 9.00PM
Mad Ferret
Mad Ferret are the premier Scots/Irish folk duo
that are guaranteed to rile a crowd and energize
a room. FREE Admission.
Tel: 01796 474 020
co.uk
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Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th
May 6 - 10pm Saturday; 8 - 10am
Sunday
Wild Night Out
Sleep out and experience the night-time sights
and sounds of nature. Join the rangers for
evening and morning wildlife activities. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Bring your own camping gear.
Field and facilities provided. Who for: Families,
Adult £12, Child £6. To contact the Atholl Estates
Ranger Service,
Tel: 01796 481355, or email pf@atholl-estates.
co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Sunday 17th May 10.30am 12.30pm
Spring Explorers Safari
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Thursday 21st May evening
Chocolate & Whisky Pairing Masterclass
Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier,
Grandtully PH9 0PL.
Chocolate and Whisky Pairing Masterclass Evening with Julie Collier (Reservation Required).
Contact Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier, Legends of Grandtully between Aberfeldy & Pitlochry,
Highland Perthshire PH9 0PL Tel. 01887 840775
www.highlandchocolataire.com
Friday 22nd May from 9.00PM
Fozzie
2014
2015
Games, which includes traditional events such as
tossing the caber, putting the shot and throwing
the hammer. Highland Games date back many
centuries, most of the events tracing their roots
back to ancient Scottish battle weapons & fighting techniques. Admission: Seniors £5.00 5 - 16
year old £3.00 under 5s free parking free
Tel: 01796 481207
www.blair-castle.co.uk
Monday 25th May 11.00am 4.30pm
Ancient Textiles & Nettle Festival
Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay PH15 2HY
Enjoy this special day of fibre work, food and fun.
Demonstrations and exhibits, nettle fibre processing & spinning, nettle food, drink and textile art
At the heart of it all, Fozzie is a one man music
together with dyeing, spinning, weaving, braiding
machine. FREE Admission. Tel: 01796 474 020
www.oldmillevents.co.uk www.theoldmillpitlochry. and rope-making.
Explore the Pass of Killiecrankie on foot, and
Tel: 1887 830583
discover some of it’s secret corners. Learn about co.uk
www.crannog.co.uk
our wildflowers and trees and find out about the
larger animals that inhabit the woodland. There Saturday 23rd. from 2.30pm
will be an opportunity to see our live mammal
Blair Castle Blair Atholl PH18 5TL. Tuesday 26th May 9.30am traps in action and handle some animal skins and
4.30pm
The two day Atholl Gathering weekend consists
skulls. Adults £4; Children £2. For all Killiecrankie
of The Atholl Highlanders’ Parade on Saturday.
A Moroccan experience day with
events please meet in the stone circle outside the
Gardens admission fee applies.followed by the
Chef Paul Newman
Visitor Centre. Further details please contact the
Highland Games on Sunday. Discover more about
ranger service on 0844 4932192 or Killiecrankie
the fascinating history of the Atholl Highlanders, Thyme to Eat, Cookery School,
Visitor Centre on 0844 4932194.
Blair Castle’s private army, watch the annual pa- Errichel, Crieff Road, Aberfeldy
rade in the afternoon. A special talk in the castle
ballroom explains how the regiment was granted
their colours and the history and tradition behind
the annual parade, from 11.00am to 12noon.
Admission £5.00
Events will be run throughout the weekend within Tel: 01796 481207
a 20 minute drive of four Visitor Information
www.blair-castle.co.uk
Centre’s: Blair Atholl, Aviemore, Ballater, and
Tomintoul. Pop along to Blair Atholl for a ‘Wild
Saturday 23rd May 8.00pm
Night Out’, ‘Become a Citizen Scientist’, contribute
to the Woolly Woods or find out more about our Bruce Molsky
‘Special Upland Birds’. For more information go
to http://cairngorms.co.uk/look-after/cairngorms- Dunkeld PH80DS
nature/festival
An American Fiddler, banjo player, guitarist and
singer performing old time music of the Appalachian region. £14, £12, £5
Tuesday 19th May 8.00pm
Tel: 01350 727 674
A World Beyond Man
www.BirnamArts.com
Sunday 17th May.
Cairngorms Nature Festival,
Blair Atholl Information Centre
Dunkeld PH80DS
Saturday 23rd May from 9.00PM
Charts the Extraordinary true story of navigator
Trees Don’t Travel
Valerian Albaov’s 235 mile journey across the
artic ice in search of rescue. £12, £10, £5
The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, PitTel: 01350 727 674
lochry PH16 5BH
www.BirnamArts.com
Based around Aberfeldy & Dunkeld telling tales
of hardship, struggle, defeat & discovery and
perhaps redemption... FREE Admission.
PH15 2EL
Dips, Flatbreads, fluffy Cous Cous and a delicious
Moroccan Tagine. Learn how to blend spices and
make a delicious Moroccan Meal under the expert
tuition of our Chef Paul Newman. 1 day course
cost £150 per person. Includes lunch, refreshments & a Microstoven Terrine to take your creations home. To book or for further information
Email [email protected]
Call 07483 352 123 or 01887 820805
Friday 29th May 8.00pm
Its in The Bag - Theatre ComedyBirnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam,
Dunkeld PH80DS
The Birnam Institute Players present an evening
of Mystery, menace and mayhem! £8
Tel: 01350 727 674
www.BirnamArts.com
Don Nicolson
Complex guitar picking and looping techniques
Wednesday 20th May 8.00pm
make the lyrics come to life. Don is a rare talent
Seth Lakeman
worth checking out. FREE Admission.
Tel: 01796 474 020
Dunkeld PH80DS
Sunday 24th May.
West Country folk-singer, song writer and multico.uk
The Atholl Gathering and Highland
instrumentalist. £20,
Tel: 01350 727 674
Games. Blair Castle Blair Atholl
Saturday 30th May 8.00pm
www.BirnamArts.com
PH18 5TL.
Its in The Bag - Theatre ComedyThe Highland Gathering on Sunday, with the
Atholl Highlanders officially opening the Highland Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam,
Dunkeld PH80DS
Games with a “March On” at 1.15pm, led again
by the skirl of their pipes and the deep, sonorous
booming of their drums. Following the March On,
heavyweight strong men from around Scotland
take centre stage to battle it out in the Highland
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The Birnam Institute Players present an evening
of Mystery, menace and mayhem! £8
Tel: 01350 727 674
www.BirnamArts.co.uk

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