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North Highland Connections News

North Highland Connections is another arm of the North Highland Initiative whose patron is Prince Charles the Duke of Rothsay.   There are several strands to the Initiative including Mey Selections and now North Highland Connections.  

Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail - Cuairt Cèilidh a' Chanàil Chaileannaich

Bill Fernie, chairman of the Education, Culture and Sport committee of Highland council joined musicians and supporters on Friday 11th July 2008 at Muirtown Basin Marina, Inverness, to promote the line up for the 7th Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail Band, which opens on Monday 14 July.   Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail is a traditional music project organised by The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service in association with British Waterways (Scotland) and working in partnership with TMC Folk and lottery funded by the Scottish Arts Council.  

CAREERS SCOTLAND BRINGS ROCK SCHOOL TO WICK

Free Rock School Workshop Wick Youth Club - for 3 days Monday 28th July until Wednesday 30 July Any young people aged over 13, who have an interest in music and want inspiration, information and motivation to take their interest further.  Young people who want to attend don't need to be in a band or a proficient musician but simply have the desire to get involved.  

Blas Festival 2008 Launches Cultural Programme

The fastest growing Gaelic and traditional music festival in the UK is about to take to the skies as part of its new programme for 2008.  Now a notable fixture on Scotland's cultural calendar, the Blas Festival has announced it will be staging 45 events across the Highlands, including its 'highest ever show' in its smallest 'venue' - a Cessna plane flying at 3000 feet over the region.  

Highland 2007 Legacy Programme is Launched

The Highland Council has launched the Highland 2007 Legacy Programme, providing an annual fund of �500,000 in grants to build upon the success of Highland 2007.   The programme aims to enhance and to promote the events, festivals and cultural programme of the Highlands.  

Highland Children's Book Awards

Voted by young readers in the Highlands, the winners of The Highland Council's Children's Book Awards were announced at a ceremony held on Wednesday 18 June in Strathpeffer Pavillion.   Winner of the top prize for the Picture Book category was Jackie Morris with "The Snow Leopard".  

ARMY MARCHES INTO CAITHNESS AS PART OF 460 MILE JOURNEY

The Pipers' Trail brings musical spectacle to Thurso, Wick and John O'Groats The Army in Scotland's main effort to mark the centenary of the Territorial Army (TA 100), comes to Wick today (21st June 2008) as part of its 470 mile Pipers' Trail march through Scotland, calling upon all local musicians to join them along the way.   This leg of The Trail will began with pipers and drummers coming off the ferry in Thurso yesterday evening (20th June)and proceeding onto Wick where there was piping and drumming workshops and a full musical display.  

Cats by Louis Wain - Swanson Gallery, Thurso

A delightful selection of Louis Wain's very recognisable and much loved cats is now on at the Swanson Gallery, Thurso for 4 weeks 14 June to 12 July 2008 and will move to St Fergus Gallery, Wick later in the summer.   Louis Wain studied at West London School of Art and began his career as an art journalist; however it was for his pictures of cats that he became famous.  

Auditions For Yasmina Reza's Play 'ART'

I will be holding auditions at 5 Heathfield Road, Thurso at 7.30pm on the 20th of June for Yasmina Reza's play, 'Art'.  Rehearsals will begin the following Sunday and take place 3 nights a week.  

George Gunn Reading From 'ATLANTIC FOREST'

The COMM BAR, Thurso - Wed.  11th June at 7.30pm FREE EVENT George Gunn will read from his new book 'ATLANTIC FOREST' 'The Atlantic Forest is lean and magical - there is a Gulf Stream of allusion that runs through this book, carrying us from Rackwick to Brazil, from Kildonan to Fallujah.