Arts & Story Telling Festival 2007
September 2007
Stepping Stones of the Spey

This festival aims to promote local culture by highlighting the rich but often little
known stories and folk culture of the Speyside area.

Professional story telling artists host each weekends activities at
various venues throughout September 2007.

Programme of events throughout September 07

10am - 12pm. Storytelling Workshop for Adults with Margot Henderson.
12pm - 1.30pm. Fun with Feltmaking. A free workshop for Adults & Children
1pm - 2pm. Drumming & Percussion workshop with rhythms from West Africa & Latin America for Adults.
2pm - 3pm. Stories in the yurt for Children with Margot.
3pm - 4pm. Drumming & Percussion workshop for Children with Carol Scorer.
4pm - 5pm. Stories in the yurt for Children with Margot.

Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note - If Children over 8 are left at workshops parental consent forms must be filled in.

Sunday 2nd - 10.am - 11.30am
Felt making Workshop at the Fleming Hall.

Aberlour Graveyard 12.30pm
Storywalk to Linn Falls with Margot Henderson.
Meet at the graveyard gates beside the Old Packhorse Bridge.
(Dress for moderate length walk appropriate to Scottish weather conditions!)

Archiestown
“FIT LIKE THE DAY” / “ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY”?

Friday 7th - Archiestown Hall 7.30
“Fit Like the day” – Pat Fraser & Friends – Doric poetry traditional Scots music and songs.
Tickets £3.

Saturday 8th
Archiestown Hall 10.30am – 12noon
“Are you sitting comfortably” – Storytelling and Drumming workshop.

Cabrach
CABRACH CAPERS

Saturday 15th - Primary School 2pm - 4pm
Storytelling & Percussion workshop with Carol Scorer.

Dufftown
MORTLACH MYTHS & MYSTERIES

Please note: Sorry, the venues and times for Dufftown events may be changing
more information to follow shortly.

Saturday 15th - Balvenie Castle - 8.00pm
Meet at the Glenfiddich Car Park
Bat Watch & Stories from the stars - (Bring a Torch!).

Sunday 16th - Dufftown Community Centre 11.00am – 12.30pm
Story telling workshop for children with Bob Pegg.
8 - 17 yr olds (parental consent forms must be filled in)

1.30pm - Storywalk to Balvenie Castle.
Balvenie Castle Storywalk leaving from Dufftown Memorial Gardens
at 1.30 and finishing at Glenfiddich Artists Gallery with music by
Charlie Bremner & John Gaine. Parking available at Glenfiddich Car Park.

22nd & 23rd - Cattleman’s Field Drummuir 1.00pm – 4pm
Cattlemans Field Drummuir
Sat 1 - 4pm
Sun 1 - 4pm
Open Air Arts Event in the Shadow of the Castle.
Arts Workshops, Live Music, Drumming & Dance & much more
signposted from Dufftown - Keith Rd.

Click Here For Detailed Programme for Drummuir

Aberlour
SPEYSIDE TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED

Friday 28th - Fleming Hall 7.00pm
Film Launch of MacBeth by SAYI Drama Group

Saturday 29th - St Margarets Church Aberlour 10am – 12pm
“Story Telling in Song” workshop.
Two hour singing workshop for Adults with Kate O’Connell

Speyside High 1.00pm – 2.00pm
PLAY - Weird Sisters by Terry Pratchett Performed by the SAYI Drama Group.

Sunday 30th - Aberlour Graveyard 12.30pm
Storywalk across the Spey with Peter Valance. Meet at the gates to
Aberlour Graveyard beside the Old Packhorse Bridge.
Finish the walk at Still Life Studio with Refreshments & folk music for a final festival fling.

Aberlour | Archiestown | Cabrach | Craigellachie | Drummuir | Dufftown