Escape the daily grind with a weekend retreat and let Highland Bard George Macpherson show you the special, secret and beautiful places in Skye, alongside special storytelling guest, Regina Sommer from Germany. SKYE STORYTELLING AT GLENDALE | Sat 3 – Sun 4 June  RESIDENTIAL (£150) includes accommodation at Hamara Lodge on Fri 2 and Sat … Continued

The Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2017 runs Summer Courses for young people from 31st July to 6th August. The Young SC&T Traditional Music Course is aimed at children aged P4 – P7 and will help them to develop their repertoire in Scottish Traditional Music. To participate in this course, all young children must be able to play some simple tunes on … Continued

Tell us about your show, Journey to Alba. It’s a tale about islands, mostly Montreal (Canada) and Barra (Scotland), about the winding musical path that brought me from one to the other, about Quebec and Scottish culture, etc. How did you become interested in music & the traditional arts? Maybe we can say I was … Continued

The poetry of Donald S Murray will be combined with stories and the magnificent sound of Gaelic Psalms at a special bilingual event on Friday 5 May, which sees members of the Loch Erisort Psalmboat community come together with artist Déirdre Ní Mhathúna and other key Gaelic figures to share their stories and shed light … Continued

DATE AND TIME Sat 6 May 2017, 10:00 – 13:30   LOCATION The Tannahill Centre, 76 Blackstoun Road, Paisley, PA3 1NT   This Voluntary Arts Festival event invites voluntary-run creative groups and projects from Renfrewshire to come together, for a lively and informative session that will share guidance on how to improve access to your activities. This event coordinated … Continued

These programmes are delivered on a part-time basis and offer a blend of face-to-face, online classes, peer group and one-to-one support. The bespoke and flexible model of delivery ensures that participants are able to study alongside and through their own professional commitments. The 180 credit programme provides unique opportunities for practising artists and teachers in … Continued

Please note that the Elphinstone Institute Open Day, due to take place on April 19, and referred to in the TMF and SSF newsletters has been cancelled.

Children’s picture book author and storyteller Maria Cairney has released a new book, The Marveloso Minibeast Maloo.   Maria firmly believes in the power of rhyming text to support early reading development.Maria hopes to be able to share the first of a series of these highly interactive sessions that aim to leave you feeling fuzzily warm, hopelessly … Continued

Rebuilding the relation between humans and the natural world.  Trees for Life’s Rewilding the Highlands Project will involve the planting of 200,000 trees in a bid to restore the Caledonian Forest. With community engagement at its heart, the project also aims to create native woodland links between ancient Caledonian Forest fragments in the Highlands through engaging and involving … Continued

Simply the Story: Join Britain’s first ‘Simply The Story’ Training When?  26th June-30th June 2017 Leadership training: 26th June to 30th June Practitioner training: Afternoon of 28th June to 30th June Where? Simply The Story training will be held at; Youth With A Mission, Stanely House14 Stanely CrescentPaisleyPA2 9LFScotlandUnited Kingdom What is “Simply the Story”? Over … Continued