Harvest Folk Festival
(The First Hairst)
Plans are well under way for the first Harvest Folk Festival on Deeside.
Saturday October 22nd will see some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians and storytellers gathering at the Potarch Hotel on the River Dee near Banchory.
The harvest folk festival will be hosted by broadcaster and musician, Frieda Morrison.
‘This area used to be called the Singing Land. We’re bringing back the songs and the stories that complement the tunes, and the instrumental skills that people associate with this part of Scotland.’
Artists already confirmed include Tom Spiers and Arthur Watson of The Gaugers fame- joined by Danny Couper, Alison McMorland and Geordie McIntyre, the Spiers Family and Hector Riddell with storytellers Lorna and Derek Summers.
Concert tickets: £9 and £7 concession
Ticket reservations: info@potarchhotel.co.uk
Telephone: 013398 84339
For information contact Birseland Media at:
info@harvestfolkfest.co.uk
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Ballogie Fayre Cancelled
The christmas fayre in Ballogie on Saturday has been cancelled due to the weather.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Christmas Fayre
Ballogie Hall Christmas Fair
This Saturday the 4th December
11.00 - 3.00.
This could possibly be the last one ever, so we need it to be a good one!
There will be warm and welcoming tea, coffee, soup, sandwiches
and homebakes with the proceeds going to the Forget Me Not Club.
Vegetables, handcrafted christmas gifts and lots more.
Finzean school choir will sing carols from 12 to 12.30 and
the Creative Choir will sing from 1 to 1.30.
Come and support them and join in. It really should be like a traditional fair.
Please join in the fun of the Christmas Card Competition, children and adults, please bring along yourvery unique handmade card before 12.00 and judging by local artist Mel Shand will take place at 12.30. Full details on www.ballogiehall.co.uk MERRY XMAS
This Saturday the 4th December
11.00 - 3.00.
This could possibly be the last one ever, so we need it to be a good one!
There will be warm and welcoming tea, coffee, soup, sandwiches
and homebakes with the proceeds going to the Forget Me Not Club.
Vegetables, handcrafted christmas gifts and lots more.
Finzean school choir will sing carols from 12 to 12.30 and
the Creative Choir will sing from 1 to 1.30.
Come and support them and join in. It really should be like a traditional fair.
Please join in the fun of the Christmas Card Competition, children and adults, please bring along yourvery unique handmade card before 12.00 and judging by local artist Mel Shand will take place at 12.30. Full details on www.ballogiehall.co.uk MERRY XMAS
Friday, 22 October 2010
Next Ballogie Competition
A handmade Christmas card
To be judged at the Christmas Fayre in Ballogie Hall
on Saturday 4th December
11 am – 3pm
Everyone welcome to enter!
To be judged at the Christmas Fayre in Ballogie Hall
on Saturday 4th December
11 am – 3pm
Everyone welcome to enter!
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Latin-American Night
Potarch Hotel are putting on a Latin-American night with tapas, salsa and a limbo competition!
Latin dance lesson with DJ Tonsic and his instructors.
Saturday October 16th at 7:30pm!
Tickets £20pp or £25 at the door.
To book call 013398 84339 or drop by!
Latin dance lesson with DJ Tonsic and his instructors.
Saturday October 16th at 7:30pm!
Tickets £20pp or £25 at the door.
To book call 013398 84339 or drop by!
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Sir Robert Smith MP will be in the area
If you want to catch up with Robert to voice any issues he will be outside the Butterworth Gallery on Monday 27th September at 2.30pm
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Who's makes the best chutney?
Sunday 26th September
BEST BALLOGIE CHUTNEY COMPETITION!!!
To add to the fun of the Last of the Summer Fayres, a Best Jar of Ballogie Chutney competition will be held. The chutney must be made by an individual from original ingredients. No commercially prepared chutneys or bought chutneys are allowed. The chutney must be in a jar with a label on it. The label should have the name of the chutney on it with its ingredients, but must NOT have the persons name or details on it.Entries will be accepted from 10 to 1130 am at the Fayre in Ballogie Hall on Sun 26 Sept. Judging will be from 1130 to 1200 with the winners announced on completion. Nikki Bradford from Kincardine Castle Kitchens will judge the chutneys. 50% of the marks will be given for taste. 25% for looks and texture, and 25% for hand made/printed label.
BEST BALLOGIE CHUTNEY COMPETITION!!!
To add to the fun of the Last of the Summer Fayres, a Best Jar of Ballogie Chutney competition will be held. The chutney must be made by an individual from original ingredients. No commercially prepared chutneys or bought chutneys are allowed. The chutney must be in a jar with a label on it. The label should have the name of the chutney on it with its ingredients, but must NOT have the persons name or details on it.Entries will be accepted from 10 to 1130 am at the Fayre in Ballogie Hall on Sun 26 Sept. Judging will be from 1130 to 1200 with the winners announced on completion. Nikki Bradford from Kincardine Castle Kitchens will judge the chutneys. 50% of the marks will be given for taste. 25% for looks and texture, and 25% for hand made/printed label.
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