Turas nan Craobhan / A Journey with Trees: 4pm Sat 10 & 4.30pm Sun 11th September at Fort Augustus & Invergarry. Pairèid Oidhche Shamhna Phàislig – Paisley Halloween Parade Friday 28th October. Tillidh Stàit Neo-Eisimeileach Sonais! Independent State of Happiness is delighted to be returning for Paisley’s Halloween Festival & looking forward to working with Fèis Phàislig participants as well! … Continued

Can we say that Scotland is a Celtic nation? Saturday 10 September 14:00-16.30 £10 (£8 members and concession) Scottish journalist and author Neal Ascherson, will chair a panel discussion, exploring the history of our national, cultural and linguistic identities and their resonance for those in Britain, Ireland and the global Celtic diaspora. This event is organised … Continued

Having a book published is a dream for most writers, but traditional publishing can be slow, frustrating and limit an author’s control over their work. Here, storyteller and Storytelling Forum member Claire Druett explains the various reasons why she decided to self-publish her collection of original poems, Time and Place, and encourages others to get … Continued

Shawfest #2 will take place September 24th & 25th ’16. The inaugural Shawfest took place in September last year and was a great success. The aim of the festival is to raise funds for the Fraser Shaw Trust, which was set up in memory of a much loved guy and wonderful musician who passed away … Continued

Celtic Summer School celebrated its third edition this month with eighteen fascinating sessions covering topics ranging from seasonal customs and arts & crafts to Gaelic poetry and traditional dance. Read on for a round-up of this exciting week: Monday: Exploring the Landscape The smells of seas, air and mountain were wafting through the sessions on … Continued

Storyteller and multi-instrumentalist Marion Kenny joins Scotland’s Indian dance company Dance Ihayami this August as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Dance Ihayami, Scotland’s classical Indian dance company, presents extracts from its brand new work Silent Space, in which performers both instigate and respond to sound, and its absence, through movement, drawing deeply from the tradition … Continued

Storyteller Michael Williams shares his memories of his friend Rodica Pamphilon. It is with a very heavy heart that I pay tribute to a dear friend and storytelling colleague, Rodica Pamphilon, who died in a car accident, near Edinburgh, on Friday 5 August 2016. Rodica was born in Romania, where she worked as an English … Continued

Local groups in Lanark have joined forces to organise a weekend’s “Celebration of the Falls of Clyde” on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August. A year after the Government’s decision to halt the proposed extension of Hyndford Quarry into the area, the organisers want to do more to promote the Falls of Clyde. The famous … Continued

This August, Edinburgh City of Literature Trust is celebrating 10 years of emerging writers performing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of Story Shop, the Emerging Writers’ Programme – and Edinburgh City of Literature Trust needs your help! From friends and family to literary fans, the Trust is calling for photographs, anecdotes and … Continued

ATLAS Arts is delighted to present GATHER | CONNECT | INSPIRE // TALENT DEVELOPMENT, a FREE two day event in Portree, Isle of Skye (29 – 30th July 2016). Building on the success of the inaugural event last year, GATHER | CONNECT | INSPIRE // TALENT DEVELOPMENT aims to offer audiences and creative individuals living … Continued