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Brought to Skye and Lochalsh by SEALL, one of the best rural performing arts promoters in SEALL: An Seòmar Uaine Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, , IV44 8RQ T: 01471 844207 | E: [email protected] | W: www.seall.co.uk | @sealleventsskye A warm welcome awaits Duncan Chisholm | Jarlath Henderson | Donald Shaw Mairearad Green | Mike Vass | Innes Watson Sorren MacLean | Seàn Gray | Hector MacInnes Welcome to our first SEALL Festival of Small of civic pride and place, our Gaelic heritage, Halls, an eight-day multi-artform winter festival hospitality and friendship. bringing big music to small halls around Skye and Lochalsh with the emphasis Concerts are taking place in Braes, on civic celebration - everyone is Breakish, , , Kilmuir, welcome. , Plockton, , and . There We bring the best traditional will be masterclass workshops in musicians to our remote rural schools in , Broadford, townships, using Scotland’s Sleat, Carbost, Kilmuir and sessions national day - St Andrew’s Day - as at the Old Inn Carbost, Ferry Inn, a reason to celebrate our unique Uig and Edinbane Inn, ending with culture in the traditional an Island-wide cèilidh for all at way. .

People, place and performance The festival begins on 23 November are the curatorial themes of the and ends with a celebratory cèilidh, festival which focuses on “family bonds” in the featuring all of our participating musicians, wider sense and promotes the relevance of at the Sligachan Hotel’s Seumus’ Bar on St Scotland’s traditional culture to present and Andrew’s Day 2018. future generations. We invite everyone to bring their dancing The festival takes some of the country’s shoes, come along and join in these very greatest trad musicians, a writer, visual artist special community events. We look forward and videographer to small halls in remote very much to welcoming you. rural areas, joining communities to each other THE SEALL TEAM and the rest of the world through celebration box office: www.seall.co.uk 01471 844207 [email protected] PAGE 3 PEOPLE

THE PERFORMERS THE ARTISTS Jarlath Henderson Artist: Amanda Thomson Duncan Chisholm Writer: Elizabeth Reeder Donald Shaw Videographer: Sandy Butler Mairearad Green Mike Vass Innes Watson Sorren MacLean THE ORGANISERS Hector MacInnes Festival producer: Marie Lewis Seàn Gray SEALL director: Duncan MacInnes Communications: Sara Bain The Malin Lewis Trio

The GRAPHIC DESIGNER The SOUND ENGINEER Philippa Thomas Hector MacInnes

PAGE 4 THE MUSICIANS PEOPLE Jarlath Henderson Duncan Chisholm Donald Shaw Uillean pipes, flute, voice Fiddle Accordion, PiANO

The youngest ever BBC Young Duncan Chisholm is arguably Acclaimed Scottish musician Folk Musician award-winner, the most accomplished and Donald Shaw is a producer, Jarlath Henderson is a authentic interpreters of award-winning composer and singer, multi-instrumentalist, traditional Highland fiddle the current artistic director of composer, producer and music. Glasgow’s . doctor. The correlation between Steeped in traditional music, Hailed as “one of the brightest music and the natural world Donald has recorded and young talents on the current lies at the heart of Duncan’s collaborated on over 100 piping scene” and “startlingly motivation and inspiration. albums with musicians in all good”, the Tyrone-born Uillean styles of music, created many piper also plays guitar and Subsequent to the release of film and television scores, flute and is well-known for his his seminal album Redpoint, and directed large-scale live fine singing voice. the natural elements that commissions. make the Highlands of Jarlath’s debut solo album, Scotland such a unique canvas Brought up in Argyll on Hearts Broken, Heads Turned have been the force behind Scotland’s west coast, Donald and his “simply outstanding” Duncan’s music – his melodic was taught the accordion by studio album Air-Fix with Ross interpretations seeking to his father, and went on to Ainslie were both released paint imagined visual pictures win the All-Britain accordion to high critical world-wide through music have garnered championship when he was acclaim. him world-wide acclaim. just 16 years old. box office: www.seall.co.uk 01471 844207 [email protected] PAGE 5 PEOPLE THE MUSICIANS Mike Vass Mairearad Green INNES WATSON Fiddle, Guitar Accordion, small pipes Guitar

Mike Vass is one of the most Having grown up in the West Glasgow-based Innes Watson creative forces on the Scottish Coast Coigach peninsula of the is an award-winning multi- music scene. Scottish Highlands – an area instrumentalist with over ten steeped in culture and local years of contemporary and As a musician, composer, traditions – Mairearad was traditional Scottish music producer and arranger introduced to folk music at an performance, recording, Mike has amassed a body early age. teaching and producing of work that encompasses experience. early appearances as a Renowned for her deft and livewire young fiddler, lyrical accordion style, as He grew up in the Scottish collaborations with many of well as her dextrous piping, Borders in very supportive the leading voices among Mairearad is in great demand musical surroundings today’s Scots and Gaelic not only as a performer, but encouraging an eclectic mix tradition bearers, delivering also as a composer. of skills, abilities, interests multi-media performances, and accolades that combine overseeing critically acclaimed Mairearad started the Summer to make Innes one of the most recordings, and scoring for Isles Festival in 2012 in her highly-regarded and sought- prestigious ensembles. home village of Achiltibuie – after musicians on the scene adding festival director to her today. Born in Nairn, Mike has won list of credits and won PRS a host of awards over his Composer of the Year, at the He teaches at the Royal musical career. Scots Trad Music Awards. Conservatoire of Scotland.

PAGE 6 THE MUSICIANS PEOPLE SORREN MACLEAN SEÀN GRAY HECTOR MACINNES Guitar, voice flute, whistle, guitar Guitar, drums

Sorren MacLean is considered Seàn Gray is a flute, whistle Hector is a songwriter, to be “one of Mull’s finest and guitar player from the producer and sound artist exports.” village of Coylton in Ayrshire. from Skye. An eclectic and inventive musician, he creates Having spent years writing, He attended The National work for theatre, installations, recording and touring with Centre of Excellence in live performance and film. the likes of Roddy Woomble, Traditional Music in Plockton He won the inaugural Martyn Dougie Maclean and Mull where he studied wooden Bennett Prize for traditional Historical Society, this flute with Dougie Pincock composition. acclaimed guitarist, singer, (Battlefield Band) and guitar songwriter and composer has with Jack Evans (The Easy Recent projects include emerged as one of Scotland’s Club). Suspension and Disbelief, a most versatile musical talents. commissioned collaboration Since then he has toured with artist and designer Sorren has performed on throughout Europe and North Philippa Thomas, and a over 20 albums and has been America with the award funding award from Help described as having “an winning Paul McKenna Band. Musicians UK to explore emerging style of his own composition and performance that feels like a natural part of During this time he was with step-dancer Sophie the musical DNA of someone involved in recording four Stephenson. Hector is one brought up off the Scottish studio albums including his quarter of folk-noir pioneers mainland.” Sunday Herald. latest project Modulɘ. The Dead Man’s Waltz. box office: www.seall.co.uk 01471 844207 [email protected] PAGE 7 PLACE

THE SMALL HALLS THE BIG CÈILIDH St Andrew’s night celebration Braes p 19 Breakish p 16 Seumus’ Bar Sligachan Hotel pp 24&25 Edinbane p 21 Elgol p 11 Kilmuir p 20 Minginish p 13 Plockton p 18 THE WORKSHOPS Raasay p 12 Raasay Hall Tarskavaig p 14 Dunvegan Primary School Waternish p 17 Broadford Primary School Sleat Primary School Carbost Primary School THE PUBS Kilmuir Primary School The Old Inn Carbost p 15 Ferry Inn Uig p 22 Seumus’ Bar Sligachan pp 24&25 the talk Caroy House, p 22 PAGE 8 ELGOL PLACE

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER 7.30PM elgol hall OPENING NIGHT DOUBLE BILL Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson | Mairearad Green, Sorren MacLean and Hector MacInnes In the far southwest corner of the Peninsula, lies the stunning harbour township of Elgol, home to around 150 people. This small, scattered hamlet is reached via 14 miles of some of the most dramatic scenery on the Isle of Skye. Elgol Village Hall was officially opened in 1998 after a huge community fundraising effort spanning many years and gala days. In its time the hall has played host to a variety of musical and dramatic There is always something performances and many going on, but he three main how to get there community social events. events are Elgol Gala Day, the 3 Elgol cèilidh trail “Ceilear Cèilidh” Isle of Skye Located within the hall is the and a festive family cèilidh held IV49 9BJ Elgol shop catering for locals between Christmas and New From the A87 and visitors throughout the Year. year. The Elgol and at Broadford, Historical society are based take the As a community, Elgol is excited B8083 single in the hall which currently to be hosting the opening track road to contains a wealth of old photos night of the SEALL Festival of Elgol. Follow documenting the village over Small Halls and look forward to the road for 14 miles to Elgol past and recent years. welcoming everyone to the hall. village. Continue through the village until the road turns left. Elgol Village Hall is on the left. The hall is the only community Check out their Facebook page facility in the area and is well to keep up-to-date with what is used by Elgol Primary School, Parking happening in the Elgol Village There is ample parking across the the church and sports groups. Hall. road from the hall. box office: www.seall.co.uk 01471 844207 [email protected] PAGE 9 PLACE RAASAY

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 1PM RAASAY hall LUNCHTIME CONCERT Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson One of the most beautiful small islands of Scotland is just a 25 minute ferry ride from the Isle of Skye. Home to around 170 people, Raasay has a vivid history and vibrant community life. The island is famous for being the birthplace of John McKay, first piper to Queen Victoria; the poet Sorley MacLean; and Calum MacLeod, who built Calum’s Road. There are a number of and the famous Raasay House thriving businesses on the offering accommodation and how to get there island, including a local food for the traveller. Isle of shop, galleries, artists and Raasay craftmakers, a woodfuel The hall was completed in 2009 IV40 8PA project, a distillery with a after years of planning and visitor centre and gift shop funding and is well supported Take the by the island’s community. CalMac ferry from Ferry Whisky tasting and tunes at Raasay Distillery terminal. From Raasay After the concert, festival terminal, follow the road up the celebrations continue at the Isle hill and around to the right for of Raasay Distillery with a music 0.7 miles. Take the right fork and and whisky tasting session at the next right. 15 min walk from 4.30pm. Tickets £15 from the the ferry. distillery on 01478 470178 or Parking: There is ample parking email [email protected] at the hall. PAGE 10 OLD INN CARBOST PLACE

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2PM THE OLD INN CARBOST Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson With its cosy, laid-back The inn also provides atmosphere, stunning views, comfortable bed and breakfast how to get there real ale, great food and the accommodation and beds Carbost warmest of welcomes, there’s at the Bunkhouse next IV47 8SR little doubt the Old Inn is door, popular with sports From the A87 at Sligachan, “probably the best pub in enthusiasts. turn east Carbost!” onto the A863 The Old Inn’s long tradition Dunvegan Sitting on the shore of Loch of putting on great live road and Harport - the only sheltered entertainment has given it a follow it for loch on the west of Skye - this reputation of being an Island bout five lively free house is popular with mecca for traditional music miles. Turn left onto the B8009 hillwalkers, climbers, sailors, fans. towards Carbost and the visitors and locals, all of whom Distillery. The inn is on the right in the centre of the village. enjoy coming together around This gig with a trio of Scotland’s Parking: There is limited parking an open fire for a pint, a hearty finest trad musicians is kindly at the inn and on the other side of plate of hot food from a great sponsored and hosted by the the road. menu and listening to the live Old Inn for the Festival and is entertainment which is played a wonderful way to spend a most weekends. Sunday afternoon.

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PERFORMANCE

THE CONCERTS THE WORKSHOPS SEE PAGE 27 23 NOVEMBER 3PM Elgol Hall Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw, Innes Watson 24 NOVEMBER 11.30AM Raasay Hall Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw, Innes Watson THE PUBS 28 NOVEMBER 4PM Braes Hall Jarlath Henderson, Duncan Chisholm The Old Inn Carbost Ferry Inn Uig The above workshops are open to the public Seamus’ Bar Sligachan Edinbane Inn SCHOOL WORKSHOPS IN Broadford, Sleat, Carbost, , Plockton, Kilmuir the talk 26 NOVEMBER Caroy House Portree THE BIG CÈILIDH Musicians Jarlath Henderson, writer Elizabeth Reeder 30 November 7.30pm and artist Amanda Thomson will give a talk and Seumus’ Bar Sligachan discussion on their respective creative processes.

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OPENING NIGHT DOUBLE BILL Friday 23 November 7.30pm Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson ELGOL HALL Mairearad Green, Sorren MacLean and Hector MacInnes Saturday 24 November 2pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT followed by whisky tasting session at the RAASAY HALL Raasay Distillery: Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson Saturday 24 November 7.30pm Mairearad Green, Sorren MacLean and Hector MacInnes MINGINISH HALL Sunday 25 November 3pm AFTERNOON: Mairearad Green, Sorren MacLean and Hector MacInnes TARSKAVAIG HALL Sunday 25 November 3pm AFTERNOON: Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson OLD INN, CARBOST Tuesday 27 November 7.30pm Duncan Chisholm, Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson BREAKISH HALL Tuesday 27 November 7.30pm Mairearad Green and Mike Vass WATERNISH HALL Wednesday 28 November 7.30pm Mairearad Green, Mike Vass and Seàn Gray PLOCKTON HALL Wednesday 28 Nov 7pm Duncan Chisholm, Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson BRAES HALL Thursday 29 Nov 7.30pm Mairearad Green and Seàn Gray KILMUIR HALL Thursday 29 Nov 7pm Duncan Chisholm, Jarlath Henderson, Donald Shaw and Innes Watson EDINBANE HALL Friday 30 Nov 7.30pm Spectacular ST ANDREW’S NIGHT CÈILIDH DANCE with all SEUMUS BAR participating musicians. Open to everyone Saturday 1 Dec 2pm Afternoon survivors’ session with anyone still standing SEUMUS BAR

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