Saturday 3rd June Sunday 4th June

10.00 – A Song or two in memory 11.00 – 12.00 Story Telling /Poetry of Jimmy – from Danny Couper, Bill Gray and Session – Beggars Belief Courtyard. Followed Arthur Watson at the Graveside of Jimmy McBeath, by instrumental session. Donations please. Led in Cemetary. by Lorna,with contributions from Derek, Les, Sheila, Doug and Thomas. Breakfast rolls will be 10.30 - 12.00 A Brackfast o’ available with coffee and a tea. Porridge, Brose and a Bothy Ballad. 12.00 - 2.00 Stars of the Future Hosted by Alan, Jim and Doug with Porridge from – Town Hall. Robert Legge on pipes, The Rowies Portsoy Hamlyns of . and Milnes High School Pupils – MC Iona Fyfe, Boyne Hotel - £5.00 Finalist in Scottish Musician of the year. 1.00 - 2.15 Arthur Watson delivers Presents 12.30 - 2.15 Workshops – all £7.00 an audio visual presentation of Fiddle – led by Jane Rothfield – Town Hall The NE Travelling Community. Story Telling for Children and Adults– led by Projected images of drawings, paintings and The Thomas, Lorna and Derek – Beggars Belief Court photographs accompanied by songs and ballads. Yard. Sail Loft Lounge. £5 Poetry Writing and Performing – Dave th Goulder and Doug Hay – Station Hotel Function 1.00 - 2.15 Sadie and The Room. Smugglers. Supported by Portsoy Past and 8 Haal Present.performed by pupils of Paulina Honig, nd rd th Whistle – Beginners - led by Nikkie Davidson 2 , 3 4 June 2017 - incorporating a Competition for the Wendy de who penned the musical. Scout Hall. Donations Rusett Memorial Trophy – Town Hall. Please. ------Flute – Kenny Hadden – intermediate – Town 2.30 - 3.30 Tall Tales - Songs, Stories A WEEKEND OF SONGS, TUNES, STORIES, POETRY, Hall. and dance for Children. Pete Coe.Portsoy Scout DANCE, WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS TO BE HELD IN Hall. Doors open 1.30 pm. Supported by GM AND AROUND PORTSOY 1.00 - 2.30 Blues and Bluegrass Systems. Donations please. with Red Blues and Guests. 3.00 - 5.00. Shories Instrumental Boyne Hotel - £5. Session – free. Led by Jane, Alan and Kenny. 3.00 - 5.00 Singaround in Boyne Hotel nd 2.30 Greig~Duncan Song – free. Led by The Spiers Family. Friday 2 June Competition – Salmon Bothy 7.00pm - Grand Farewell Concert Open to Snr and Jnr (u15) singers and accompanied -Town Hall. Open Mic Farewell Concert. A Festival office opens 12.00 noon at duo or trio, singing a song of their choice from the chance for Folk at The Salmon Bothy Regulars The Station Hotel, Portsoy. Greig ~ Duncan Collection of folk songs. to be centre stage. Plus competition winners PARTICIPANTS FREE – AUDIENCE £5 and possibly a guest or two if time allows. 1.30 - 3.00 A NUMBER OF participants must register with Mcs by 1830 to FESTIVAL PERFORMERS WILL VISIT 2.30 - 3.30 – Tipping it up in Beggars ensure a slot. Depending on demand, organisers Belief Courtyard. reserve the right to close the list and or limit PORTSOY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND time. MCs – Sheila and Les Wheeler and Ron Gardner £8 – Concession £6 MACRAE COURT TO ENTERTAIN 3.00 - 4.15 Family Ceilidh Dance PUPILS AND RESIDENTS. Ticket Prices Workshop with Coracree. Portsoy Scout Concession: Over 60, U18 & spouse/partner of performer Hall. Supported by GM Systems- £5. U16 free. Weekend Ticket £45 (£40 Concession) 4.00 - 5.30 Early Session – Station (Covers all events, workshops, etc.) Hotel Lounge -Hosted by Bill Gray - Free 2.30 - 4.30 - Shories Session – Shore Sat/Sun Ticket £35 (£30 Concession) Inn. With Ronan Fitzsimons and friends. Free. (Covers all Saturday/Sunday events, workshops etc.) 7:30 – 10:30 Saturday only £30 (£25 Concession) Jimmy McBeath Memorial Concert 4.30 - 5.45 Time to exercise your Friday Concert £15 Doors Open 7.00pm Workshops £7 TOWN HALL PORTSOY - £15/ U16 FREE. vocal cords and join in a selection Saturday Concert £15 An evening of Bothy Ballads, Scottish Traditional of songs with a chorus – Led by Sheena Farewell Concert £8 (£6 Concession) and Appalachian Songs and Tunes – Sponsored by Wellington, with loads of audience participation. Sessions/Worksop/Festival Club etc Hamlyns of Scotland – Boyndie Mills. Featuring Come along with a song to sing. Town Hall Bar£5. Arm Band £15 - £10 if you purchase Sheena Wellington, Kenny Hadden, Dougie tickets for Friday and Saturday Concerts MacKenzie, Dave Goulder, Ioan Fyfe and Luc 7.30 - 10.30 - Main Festival Concert McNally and from USA, Coracree, MCs for the Tickets available from:- – Portsoy Town Hall. evening, N.E. Bothy Balladeers, Alan and Jim Bob Philips 01261 842571 Taylor. Sponsored by Kenway Tyre Services Mabel Duncan and the Freewheelers – A very [email protected] fine traditional singer and musician, accompanied Bar facilities, with a wide selection of Craft Real Station Hotel 01261 842327 Ales on tap and in bottle, provided all weekend in by music students from UHI. Pete Coe – a multi- [email protected] Lesser Town Hall, by Portsoy 75 Club. instrumentalist, steeped in England’s Folk Traditions. Na Leanai – the superbly talented Boyne Hotel 01261 842242 children of the famous Sands Family of County [email protected] 8.00 – 1030 A Taste of Festival Down. Fantastic songs, harmonies and musicianship, Both hotels will be offering weekend deals - Free – BOYNE HOTEL – Northern Shore all delivered with wide smiles. Adds up to a great Music including tickets. Call for information. SHORE INN – The Glasgow lads – Bob Sharp and show. There will also be a song or two from our Ron Gardner MC for the evening Arthur Johnstone. Please note that some minor changes may STATION HOTEL LOUNGE – John and Chris - Aka - Doors open 7pm. £15 be made between this publication and the Tipping It Up event and will be shown on line or notified During the evening, guest musicians will play sets 11.00 - 1.00 Late Night Festival during the Festival Weekend at each of the venues. Club – Town Hall - £5 Information available from:- Singaround led by Danny Couper Main Hall. Late Night Festival Club – Instrumental Session in Town Hall Bar Lesser www.bothyfolk.org Town Hall 11.00 - 1.00 All £5. Town Hall – Kenny Hadden and Memebers of SINGAROUND – Main Hall – hosted by DANNY Coracree. £5. COUPER. TUNES in Lesser Hall - 75 Club Real Ale Bar – led Main Sponsors by Kenny Hadden and members of Coracree. Kenway Tyres, & Dundee STORIES of The Supernatural round the kitchen GM Systems, Portsoy table – Town Hall Kitchen - Hosted by Thomas Hamlyns of Scotland, Boyndie. McCarthy and Derek and Lorna Summers. Portsoy 75 Club

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