Tarland Food & Music Festival 2018 Programme French Bistro at Angie’s Café Friday 28th, 6pm and Saturday 29th, 6.30pm. Angie’s Cafe. Adult £18 Child £10. Booking advised. Licensed Bar. Come and enjoy an evening of classic French food at Angie’s Cafe. Menu Coq au Vin Or Salmon en Croute Or Quiche Lorraine All served with dauphinoise potatoes, frenchbeans in a garlic and mustard dressing A selection of Tarte Tatin, Meringue, Creme Fraiche and Fruit Project Smok plus Malcolm Jones & Paul Anderson in concert Friday 28th, 7.30-11pm. Main Hall, Doors open at 7pm. Adults £16 Concessions £13. Booking Advised. Licensed Bar Ali Levack’s astonishing firebrand whistle playing sounds as though it owes as much to the influence of the great jazz wind players as it does to his roots in Scottish music. Ali Hutton provides a rhythmic, groove filled guitar style and with accompaniment from legendary bodhran player Martin O’Neill. Together they are Project Smok, playing traditional music in a revolutionary new way. Ali Levack was a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2018, and for this special concert in Tarland is joined by multi-instrumentalist Ali Hutton, winner of the best duo category at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2017 (along with Ross Ainslie). Renowned bodhran player, Martin O’Neill has toured with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Julie Fowlis, Danú, Fred Morrison and Treacherous Orchestra. Malcolm Jones has been a member of Celtic rock band Runrig for longer than he cares to remember. 2018 saw the band undertake their emotional Farewell Tour, finishing off with two celebratory concerts in the shadow of Stirling Castle. Now he hopes to have more time to strap on the accordion and guitar and play his other love, the bagpipe and instrumental music of the North West Highlands. For Tarland Food and Music Festival, he is joined by one of the best players and composers of traditional fiddle music in Scotland, local hero Paul Anderson. Together they will blend east and west coast styles for a marvellously entertaining evening of traditional Scottish music. Local Produce Market Saturday 29th, 10-12noon. Main Hall. Free entry. An exciting range of food and art stalls from local producers, including Mortlach Game, Highlanders Bakehouse, John Fraser Vegetables, Tarland Bee Group, Tarland Community Garden, and many more. Teas and home-baking by Cromar Senior Citizens. Project Smok Workshop – TO BE CONFIRMED Saturday 29th, 10.30-12noon. Upper Hall, approached by a staircase which may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties. Adults £12. Booking Advised. The workshop will be on Whistle with Ali Levack. Intermediate to Advanced. The Singing Land: A Musical Walk with Paul Anderson Saturday 29th, 10.15-12noon. Meet at the Aberdeen Arms, Adults £10, Children £5, Concession £8 Join the internationally renowned local fiddler Paul Anderson for a guided walk around Tarland, stopping for musical interludes and local history tales. Moth Trapping Saturday 29th, 10.30 - 11.30am. Tarland Community Garden - Free entry Led by Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service & Butterfly Conservation Discover the marvellous diversity of moths and their roles in nature. We will unveil last night’s live moth trap catch, which can be like unwrapping a gift - you never know what delights may be inside! Under 16’s must be accompanied. Finzean School of Piping - Pipes and Drums Saturday 29th, 12noon. The Square Jenny Murray has taught the bagpipes to 50 learners over the years. 6 years ago She started up the Finzean School of Piping, a pipe band with members ranging from 6 years to 68 years. The pipe band enjoy playing at local events, charity events and care homes. Caroldson’s Coffee Saturday 29th, 12-4pm, Sunday 30th 10-4pm. Hall Foyer. Caroldson’s coffee and cake. A pop up café enterprise bringing a high quality coffee shop experience to rural communities in West Aberdeenshire. Caroldsons will be keeping us well fed over the weekend, offering fresh organic cakes, pastries and a full range of espresso based coffees. Smoke and Soul Saturday 29th, 12-4pm. The Square. From a family of butchers, local foodies Smoke and Soul know a thing or two about quality cuts of meat. Specialising in slow smoking and BBQ spit-roasts, our Saturday caterers in the Square will be serving hearty soul food, packed with flavour and personality. Try their 12hour smoked pulled pork in soft brioche or mouth-watering porchetta straight off the spit-roast in a crusty ciabatta, with rocket, sauce and Italian cheese. Not a meat-eater? Then their spicy chipotle 5 bean stew will surely tantalize your taste buds. Saturday and Sunday Lunchtime in the Hall 12-3pm There will be a seating area for lunch in the main hall. Come and find out about the NEW Singing Land App, which will be launched on Saturday at 1pm. On Sunday at 1.30pm buy a chair at the Chair Art Auction. Also over lunchtime, will be the chance to see the Tarland Tapestry, hear about the great work of Tarland & Mid Deeside Community First Responders and the Tarland Housing Group, along with other local projects. Storyteller Saturday 29th, 12.30-2.30pm. Small Hall - Donations welcome Pauline is a storyteller from the fishing and farming traditions of the North East of Scotland and enjoys telling a variety of traditional Scottish tales, fairy tales, folk tales creation myths and the occasional home-grown tale of her own. Since 2001 she has been involved in many storytelling events and projects which have allowed her to build on her enthusiasm for science, history and the environment. Pauline has been privileged to learn both stories and ballads from Stanley Robertson and also loves to sing traditional Scots songs and bothy ballads. She is also the current chair of the Grampian Association of Storytellers. Pauline loves to tell stories for schools, care homes, special needs groups, festivals, castles, out in the open – just anywhere there is an audience for the stories she loves! Open Community Garden with Teas Saturday 29th, 12-4pm. Adults £3, children free Tarland Community Garden opened in 2013 and is a Tarland Development Group project. It provides an inclusive and accessible community growing space for local residents. It has indoor (polytunnel) and outdoor raised beds for rent plus communal planting areas including a soft fruit cage, fruit trees, and a herb garden. It is a place for members to grow produce, learn, share and have fun. Come and see the garden in full bloom. The Banchory Singers will be performing at 3pm. The Launch of the app The Singing Land: A Musical Walk Around Tarland Saturday 29th, 1pm. Main Hall For any of you who can’t make Paul Anderson’s walk this morning, or who want to do it all again, or who want even more of his wonderful music and stories, the Tarland Development Group has created a brand new app. With 30 points scattered across the local path network, from the Square to the top of Pressendye, anyone with a smart phone or tablet with a gps can listen to stories and music from Paul and bothy ballad champion Shona Donaldson in the places that inspired them. Paul will introduce the app and play a tune or two, then you will able to download the app (for free) and try it out. Pollinator Walk / Minibeast Hunt Saturday 29th, 1.00-1.45pm & 2.00 - 2.45pm. Community Garden – Free, but adults will have to pay £3 entry into the Community Garden Led by Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service & Butterfly Conservation Explore the amazing variety of our pollinating insects – how you tell your bumblebee from your hoverfly and what we can do to help these tireless workers. We will search for some among the flowers in the Community Garden. Under 16’s must be accompanied. Throughout the day there will be a stand in the MacRobert Hall where you can find out about planting for pollinators, making bug homes and more! Little Buddha Beauty and Bakes Saturday 29th, 1-3pm. Upper Hall, approached by a staircase which may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties. Adults £16.50 Booking advised. In this hands on workshop you will make a vegan summer fruit cheesecake, which is also gluten free (but does contain NUTS), which you will take home with you. Debbie will talk about how she came to be “little buddha” and answer the question “why do so many of us suffer from food intolerances?” Beer Tasting with Deeside Brewery and Distillery Saturday 29th, 2-3pm. The Commercial Hotel, £10 Malt, yeast, hops and water, how we hand make our beers and ales in a small steading in Banchory. Learn what makes our beers unique and how the flavour is achieved. Over 18’s Only. Gin Tasting with Deeside Brewery and Distillery Saturday 29th, 3.30-4.30pm. The Commercial Hotel, £15 A look into the real world of gin production from grain to glass and all the botanicals which create our gins. Learn how we make our mash, wash and spirit in house to produce a bold and unique Scottish made product. Over 18’s Only. Wild Fermentation Workshop Saturday 29th, 3-5pm. Upper Hall, approached by a staircase which may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties. Adults £20. Booking advised. Join Eleanor Brown, the Fermented Forager, for an introduction to the ancient art of fermentation. At this two hour workshop you will learn how to create a range of fermented food and drinks, how to care for starter cultures and what foraged plants work well with ferments.