ST ANDREW'S CELEBRATIONS 25th November - 4th December 2005

ABERDEEN AND GRAMPIAN

Festival: The Howe
Organised by Aberdeenshire Council
Friday, November 25 - Sunday, November 27 @ the Mearns, Aberdeenshire,
www.aberdeenshirearts.org.uk
Back with a bigger programme of concerts, ceilidhs, dances, exhibitions, come & try, storytelling, talks, and a music session - all served with a warm Mearns welcome.

Ceilidh: Feein Fair Family Ceilidh Dance
The Howe Festival
Friday, November 25, 7:30 pm @ Luthermuir Hall, Luthermuir. Tickets priced £5.00 (concs £3.50).
Contact 01561 378298
Featuring songs by local primary children.

Coffee Morning
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 10:00 am @ Masonic Hall, High Street, Laurencekirk.
Free.
Coffee Morning and Exhibition by Mearns Healthy Living Network - come enjoy a warm cuppa and cake while viewing the work made by MHLN members in the last year.

Workshop: Music4Kidz
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, Sunday, November 27, 10:00 am @ Mearns Community Centre, 148 High Street, Laurenckeirk.
Two full days of fun learning in guitar, keyboards, percussion, and singing, for Primary 4-6 pupils.

Workshop: Storytelling
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 3:00 pm @ Auchenblae Hall, Auchenblae. Free
Storytelling with Grampian Association of Storytellers - hear favourite stories and learn how to gather and tell your own.

Talk: Laurencekirk of Days Gone By
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 10:30 am @ The Venue, 84 High Street, Laurencekirk. Free
Howe O' the Mearns Heritage Club Exhibition and Reminiscence: "Laurencekirk of Days Gone By" Help us to gather information about our town by bringing your stories, photos and items of interest.

Workshop: Corn Dolly workshop
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 1:00 pm @ The Venue, 84 High Street, Laurencekirk. Free.
Contact 01561 377501
Corn Dolly workshop with Elaine Lindsay, Scotland's leading straw craftworker. Organized by the Grassic Gibbon Arts Group. Have a go at this once-common craft in the Mearns.
Workshop: Clarsach Come & Try
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 10:00 am @ Auchenblae Hall, Auchenblae. Free.
Yes, do bring your harp (or borrow one at the workshop). Join in the fun with Alison Bell, a highly accomplished teacher who is keen to help you have a go or to improve existing skills.

Workshop: Clarsach Come & Try
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 1:00 pm @ Masonic Hall, High Street, Laurencekirk. Free.
Yes, do bring your harp (or borrow one at the workshop). Join in the fun with Alison Bell, a highly accomplished teacher who is keen to help you have a go or to improve existing skills.

Concert: A Tale of the Howe premiere and Mearns Ceilidh
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 7:30 pm @ Arbuthnott Hall, Arbuthnott. Tickets priced £7.00 (concs £5.00). Contact 01561 378298.
A Tale of the Howe premiere and Mearns Ceilidh. Be the first to see the Mearns depicted in this new programme, featuring traditional music and story - followed by a FREE buffet of Macsween haggis, then ceilidh dancing by some of Scotland's finest celtic/trad musicians.

Workshop: Music workshops
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 12:30 pm @ Arbuthnott Hall, Arbuthnott. Tickets priced £3.00 (concs £1.50). Contact 01561 378298.
Music workshops with some of Scotland's top celtic/trad musicians, in guitar, tin whistle, and accordion. Advance booking is essential

Workshop: The Butcher, the Baker and the Tablecloth Maker - luggin’ in tae Mearns Folk
The Howe Festival
Saturday, November 26, 11:00 am @ The Venue, 84 High Street, Laurencekirk. Free.
Hear about this newly-published book and DVD set, the result of the oral history Persephone Project by the Grampian Association of Storytellers

Dance: Tea Dancing
The Howe Festival
Sunday, November 27, 3:00 pm @ Masonic Hall, High Street, Laurencekirk. Tickets priced £1.00.
A special session for the Howe - ballroom favourites with a live musician.

Exhibition: Exhibition of Work
The Howe Festival
Sunday, November 27, 1:00 pm @ Masonic Hall, High Street, Laurencekirk. Free.
Exhibition of Work by Mearns Healthy Living Network - see Saturday events

Exhibition: Howe O' the Mearns Heritage Exhibition
The Howe Festival
Sunday, November 27, 2:00 pm @ The Venue, 84 High Street, Laurencekirk. Tickets priced £2.00
Old-fashioned Afternoon Teas and Howe O' the Mearns Heritage Exhibition

Storytelling: Storytelling with Grampian Association of Storytellers
The Howe Festival
Sunday, November 27, 1:00 pm @ Arbuthnott Hall, Arbuthnott.
Hear favourite stories and learn how to gather and tell your own.

Session
The Howe Festival
Sunday, November 27, 2:00 pm @ Drumlithie Hotel, Station Road, Drumlithie. Free.
Informal music session-- Join members of Montrose folk club and the Ryan Family for an informal traditional session at this year’s session host, Drumlithie Hotel.
Songs, guitars, fiddles, whistles and banjos as well as a host of pals. Family friendly event.

Other Aberdeen & Grampian events

Session: Woodend Folk Music Session Night
Organised by Woodend Barn Arts Centre
Friday, November 25, 8:00 pm @ Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Burn O' Bennie, Banchory. Tickets priced £2.00. Contact 01330 825431. http://www.woodendbarn.co.uk
Join the music and craic on the last Friday of every month.

Concert: Saltfishforty, Kris Drever and Sarah McFadyen
Organised by The Glassel Community Company Ltd.
Saturday, November 26, 9:00 pm @ Glassel Hall, Glassel, Near Banchory.
Tickets priced £10.00. Contact Bryony Smith 01339 882362. Tickets to be booked in advance.

Concert: Cliar
Organised by Lemon Tree
Saturday, November 26, 9:00 pm @ The Lemon Tree, 5 West North St., Aberdeen.
Tickets priced £9.00 (concs £6.00). Contact Andy Shearer 01224 642230
Featuring some of Gaeldom’s very finest singers and instrumentalists. Cliar are a six-piece band who have developed a unique close harmony vocal sound backed up by an instrumental powerhouse that has been described as "one of the most beautiful sounds in 21st Century Scotland". www.lemontree.org

Ceilidh: St Andrew's Open Ceilidh
Organised by TMSA Aberdeen Branch
Sunday, November 27, 2:00 pm @ Garlogie Hall, Garlogie. Tickets priced £3.50 (concs £2.50). Contact Alan Finch 01224 697457. Open stage with local musicians

Concert: Johnny Duncan Duo
Organised by Banchory Accordion and Fiddle Club.
Monday, November 28, 7:30 pm @ Burnett Arms Hotel, Banchory. Tickets priced £3.00 (concs £2.00). Contact Mrs Margaret Smith 01339 883582

Concert: Ian Cruikshanks
Organised by Turriff & District Accordion and Fiddle Club.
Thursday, December 1, 7:30 pm @ Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown. Tickets priced £2.00.
Contact Mrs Margaret Wilson 01888 544381

Concert: Rod Paterson
Organised by Aberdeen Folk Club.
Thursday, December 1, 8:30 pm @ Carlton Lounge, Carlton Lounge, Aberdeen.
http://beehive.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk

Concert: Gaberlunzie
Organised by TMSA Keith Branch
Friday, December 2, 8:00 pm @ Ugie House Hotel, Church Road, Keith.
Tickets priced £6.00. Contact Sandy McCombie 01542 882638 or 01542 887671

Concert: Jenna Reid
Organised by Lemon Tree
Friday, December 2, 1:00 pm @ The Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen.
Contact Andy Shearer 01224 642230 www.lemontree.org
Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid is well known for her work with the bands Dochas and Filska and now launches her first solo album.

Concert: Jenna Reid
Organised by Woodend Barn Arts Centre.
Friday, December 2, 8:00 pm @ Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Burn O' Bennie, Banchory.
Tickets priced £8.00 (concs £5.00). Contact 01330 825431
http://www.woodendbarn.co.uk
Hailing from Shetland Jenna grew up immersed in the islands rich fiddle tradition. Come and enjoy listening to this brilliant young musician!

Concert: Bridge the Gap
Organised by Stonehaven Folk Club.
Friday, December 2, 8:30 am @ The Heugh, Westfield Road, Stonehaven.
Contact Trudi Clayton 01569 767666. www.stonehaven.co.uk

Concert: Jo Duncan
Organised by Kintore Accordion and Fiddle Club.
Wednesday, December 7, 7:30 pm @ Torryburn Hotel, Kintore.
Tickets priced £3.00 (concs £2.00).
Contact Mrs Helene Malcolm 01224 828489

Concert: North East Accordion and Fiddle Club
Wednesday, December 7, 7:30 pm @ Legion Hall, Balloch Road, Keith.
Tickets priced £3.00 (concs £2.00).
Contact Ian Simpson Tel: 01542 886784

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