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FRI 28 SEPT
KING CREOSOTE
"Something Special" Ian Rankin, author and contributor to Newsnight Review
The Outrageous
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
The original punk poet
NIZLOPI No.1 The JCB Song
The
FERGIE MacDONALD BAND
The Legendary King of Ceildh
Day Ticket for above £25
Standing Only Event
Starts at 7:30pm
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SAT 29 SEPT
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
"Universally acknowledged as one of the foremost composers of our time" World Premiere BEATLES PROM with performers from the Royal Academy of Music.
ECLIPSE STRINGS
Some of the finest UK string players Vivaldi, Summer (The Four Seasons)
JULIA BAIRD
My Brother John Lennon
Plus other members of John's family
CAROL ANN DUFFY
"The most popular living poet in Britain."
Day Ticket for above £25
Seated Event
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SUN 30 SEPT
DONNIE MUNRO
The legendary heart and voice of Celtic music
BLAZIN FIDDLES
"The Led Zeppelin of the folk world"
JULIE FOWLIS
Radio 2 newcomer of the year
Day Ticket for above £25
Standing Only Event
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SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE BEATLES IN SCOTLAND EXHIBITION AND BEATLES AND POP MEMORABILIA VALUATION DAYS BY TRACKS
PLUS LOTS OF OTHER BRILLIANT FREE ENTERTAINMENT
BOTH SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Top bands and artists from lunchtime to midnight all weekend
OUR LUNAR ACTIVITIES Brilliant top Glasgow indie band
INJUNS "It really is a joy to have a band attempt & succeed at sounding like themselves....a triumphant pop music of their very own." Vic Galloway, Radio 1
FACE THE WEST The best young Celtic folk band in the Highlands.
POP-UP “One of the hottest bands of 2007” NME
FOXFACE - alternative folk band from Glasgow
SUNRISE NOT SECULAR The new RunRig meets Big Country
ASTRONOT Thurso trio set to launch into the big time
RORY McLEOD Texas Harmonica Champion in 1981 - Edinburgh Festival Street Busker of the Year in 1985 - Best Live Act: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2002 "Rory Mcleod must be the musical equivalent of a six or seven ball juggler..." - The Guardian
TOM BROOKES "Set to be Merseyscene's next success story." The Times
SUNDAY JAZZ CLUB:-
TODD GORDON "Consummate performer of the American songbook" The Independent. Special Lennon inspired performance with his band pianist David Patrick, Mario Caribe - arguably Scotland's number one jazz bassist - Adam Sorensen, the great drummer from New York.
JOE STILGOE "More talent than you can shake a walking stick at" David Finkle, Back Stage
ALLISON CROWE All the way from Canada, Allison has simultaneously been in the top three on Amazon's free downloads in the Rock Singer-Songwriters, Hymns, Blues, Jazz, Broadway and British & Celtic Folk charts. She has come over from Canada especially just to perform at the festival.
POETS AND WRITERS:-
KEVIN MacNEIL The rising star of Scottish literature
MICHAEL HOROVITZ Legendary beat poet
STEVE TURNER Over 1 million Beatles books sold
ALASTAIR McINTOSH Writer, inspired Thom Yorke amongst others
DONNY O'ROURKE, The leading Scottish poet and songwriter
THEATRE:-
TV ACTOR, ANDREW HARRISON to perform the one man play "The John Muir Legacy"
ARTISTS:-
PETER HOWSON & FRANK MCFADDEN Special new exhibition
MONIQUE SLIEDRECHT & DAVID BODY Inspiring artists, bringing sea & land alive in art
MURRAY WATTS will present his new film - The Walk
MR BOOM Children's TV entertainer, clown, juggler, magician, stilt walker, street entertainers and bands, sheep dog trial, Lotte Glob's amazing sculpture croft .... and much, much more
ASTRONOMER The stars and planets explained by Jim Johnston in an unique open air observatory.
THURSDAY NIGHT FESTIVAL CURTAIN RAISER
7-9 pm. With buffet.
Writers and poets from the North Highlands with Special Guests For details of tickets please ring Loch Croispol Bookshop, Durness. 01971
511777
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To book, click above or phone the Loch Croispol Bookshop, Durness, on 01971 511777, open from 10am to 5pm.
Sunday:
See Sango Bay dazzled by
amazing "My Generation" projections by renowned Installation Artist
GAVIN LOCKHART
Sunday:
Poetry Reading with legendary beat poet MICHAEL HOROVITZ at mainland Scotland’s most remote lighthouse.
£15: Includes ferry, bus and packed lunch. Subject to weather. Numbers strictly limited. Pay on the day
WATCH FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
North Highland Tourism reserves the right to change the programme
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