'Come whatever the weather!' call over Festival in the Field in Easter Ross town of Alness as Feis Rois lines up talent at Unexpected Garden
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DON'T be put off by the weather!
That's the message from organisers of a Festival in the Field taking place in Alness today.
The free event at The Field is the second in a series of six Saturday events for people of any age to enjoy.
Running at The Field at Teaninich Industrial Estate from noon until 4.30pm, it's an opportunity to enjoy free food, live music and a wide range of workshops.
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Dingwall-based arts organisation Feis Rois, which is helping coordinate the event, posted: "Don’t be put off by the weather today! Come on down to the Unexpected Garden in The Field for some FREE fun between 12pm and 4.30pm. We have four acts performing today!
"We will be under the canvas of a big stretch tent for the live performances, and the workshops (guitar with Liam and stories with Lizzie) will take place in the polytunnel. The TradBeats workshop will be in the Averon Centre from 12pm to 1.30pm, and the woodland adventures will be under the shelter of, well, the woodland!"
The event promises "a cracking day of music and workshops as well as some tasty treats from the garden to try".
What's on?
Fretboards in The Field
Noon – 1pm (and repeated 3pm – 4pm)
This workshop is open to young people and adults who are already playing guitar. Unexpected Garden Musician in Residence, Liam Ross, will guide all abilities of player, from improver to advanced, through this workshop exploring fingerpicking techniques and general ways to improve one’s playing. There will be a chance to explore the styles of some of the great players like Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Mark Knopfler, and others.
TradBeats
TradBeats
12pm – 1.30pm
Do you know your beets from your beats? You soon will after this exhilarating workshop in the garden! TradBeats is a thrilling encounter of
‘puirt-à-beul’ (Gaelic mouth music) with percussive footwork and beatboxing! Gaelic singers Deirdre Graham, Eilidh Munro and Catherine Tinney join Scottish step dancer, Sophie Stephenson, and beatbox extraordinaire, Bigg Taj. Together they create a feisty fusion of traditional Gaelic song and contemporary hip-hop grooves. Join them in this workshop to try some steps, body percussion, beat boxing, puirt-à-beul and more! Open to all. Children and adults welcome.
Woodland Adventures
12pm – 2pm (and repeated 2.30pm – 4.30pm)
Open to young people in P4-7, you might learn some easy knots to construct your own natural shelter with scavenged materials; put up (and chill out in!) a hammock; have a snack under your own tarpaulin shelter; make rope ladders or tyre swings; create musical instruments from sticks and branches; use clay to make “tree faces” - guardians of the woods with special powers; bring out your inner detective to spot clues to solve nature’s murder mysteries… and more! Everything is great fun with Woodland Adventures! Wear suitable clothes for being outdoors - remember sun cream and a hat for warm days and waterproofs and wellies if it is wet.
Join Julie and Kerry for some Murder Mysteries and Tracking today.
Wee Stories
1pm – 2pm (and repeated 2pm – 3pm) 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories and for over 20 years Lizzie MacDougall has travelled around the Highlands and Islands gathering, telling and sharing Highland stories. Her love for storytelling goes back to her childhood and she aims to inspire children to enjoy our traditional Highland tales and help keep them alive. Children aged 5 to 8 are welcome to join these one-hour sessions with Lizzie.
Find a full programme for all of the events for August 6, 13, 20, 27 and September 10 here.
