Highland perthshire March 2016

What’s On in Highland Perthshire March 2016
www.HighlandPerthshire.com
Trail – loads of fun for all the family! The Barn THURSDAYS
Owl: Meet Ossian our Barn Owl in a Hands-on
If you have an Event you would demonstration and have learning about this caplike to advertise
tivating phantom bird of the night time. Booking Every Thursday 6 to 9pm
recommended. Enjoy our home baking and a Schiehallion Hotel,
FREE OF CHARGE
lovely Glen Lyon coffee on your return. Feeding 12 6 Dunkeld Street, Aberfeldy PH15
info@explorescotland.net with
noon. Closed Mondays. Normally entry cost £8 –
2AF (opposite the Coop Petrol
Date/Time/Event/ Venue/Price Quote ‘Explore Highland Perthshire Offer’
Pump)
Tel: 01887 820071
Two course Chinese Meal £10.95. The Schiehalwww.highlandsafaris.net
NB We try to make sure all the information we
lion is newly renovated, locally owned hotel
post is accurate, but please check directly with the
based in the centre of Aberfeldy, offering luxurivenue concerned before committing yourself.
Weekly Events
ous en suite bedrooms, a large bar serving a
wide variety of local ales, wines and spirits and
an extensive menu to suit all.
SUNDAYS
Tel: 01887 820421
Continuous Events
Cinema, Live Event/Broadcasts
The Birks Cinema PO Box 7517
Aberfeldy PH15 2WH
see website for details & listings book online or
Tel 0871 902 5754
www.birkscinema.co.uk
Daily 10am - 4.30pm
Beatrix Potter Interactive Exibition and Garden. Birnam Arts &
Conference Centre Station Road
Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Suitable for adults and children alike housing a
history section and a Victorian play area. £3 per
person. Tel: box office 01350 727674
www.birnamarts.com
Daily 1st March - 31st March
12noon 2 for 1 entry Red Deer Centre Offer
Highland Safaris, Dull, By Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2JQ
Red Deer Centre: Red Deer & Barn Owl Encounter.
From the shelter of The Red Deer Barn, stroke,
feed & photograph these magnificent & iconic
animals in the company of a knowledgeable Safari
Ranger and then explore our exciting Discovery
Every Sunday “Sunday Session”
8-11pm, McKays Bar & Restaurant
138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16
5AG . Session night where a mixture of musicians or those of you learning a musical talent
gather round to sing, strum or drum what they
know best, a great fun night open to everyone.
Free entry. McKays, Atholl Road, Pitlochry.
Tel: 01796473888
www.mckayshotel.co.uk
WEDNESDAYS
Every Thursday Traditional Fiddle Session
The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld
PH8 0AQ
Pete Clark leads a traditional fiddle session in
the bar from 8.30pm - again all musicians are
welcome to come and join!!
Tel: 01350 727340
www.thetaybank.co.uk
FRIDAYS
Every Wednesday, 9pm, Open Mu- Friday night Folk” 8-11pmMcKays Bar & Restaurant 138
sic Sessions. Bankfoot Inn, Main
Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG
Street, Bankfoot PH1 4AB
Open session for musicians of all abilities to
gather and play music - any music. Local musicians assemble to play a variety of instruments
and sing songs. Open to all. Join in if you want,
play an instrument, or just sit in and enjoy good
music.
Tel: 01738 787243
www.bankfootinn.co.uk
Traditional folk music from musicians all over
Scotland using an array of different instruments
to bring you some of the best Scottish beasts and
sounds.
Free entry. Tel: 01796473888
www.mckayshotel.co.uk
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What’s On Highland Perthshire
SATURDAYS
Every Saturday from 9pm
Live Music , Old Mill RestaurantPub, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
STARTING Wednesday 2nd March
10AM - 1PM OR 6.00pm to 8.30pm
BEGINNER’S SEWING CLASS
Course - Make A Pair of Pyjama’s
Karelia House Ltd, Kenmore Road, Comrie Bridge,
By Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2LS
You will learn all aspects of sewing to create a
beautiful pair of Pyjama’s.
This is your starter to sewing your own clothes.
This is your opportunity to enjoy expert tuition
from Tracy to give you the skill to confidently
“Saturday night live@McKays”
use your sewing machine and make a useful
9-12pm, McKays Bar & Restaurant garment. This is your first step to making wearable clothes with confidence. Not only that you’ll
138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16
5AG. Live bands from Scottish, Irish, Pop, rock, make new friends with the same aim! Come and
Blues, Jazz, Motown and many more. Sing dance enjoy the friendly and enthusiastic ambience of
Karelia House. Course cost £55.00 (including
and clap the night away... Free entry.
pattern).
Tel: 01796473888
Tel: 01887 822027
www.mckayshotel.co.uk
www.kareliahouse.co.uk
Top quality Perthshire Bands, playing a variety of
styles including covers, blues, rock, jazz …
Tel: 01796 474020
www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk
“Saturday Night Fever” 12-1.30am
Thursday 3rd March 8.00pm
McKays Bar & Restaurant, 138
Mark Thomas - Trespass
Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG
Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam,
resident DJ plays some of the latest tunes to
dance the night from 11pm-late, if you come in Dunekld, PH8 0DS
after 11pn there is a £3.00 door charge.
Tel: 01796473888
www.mckayshotel.co.uk
Daily Diary Events
Tuesday 1st March 7.30pm
Scottish Opera Emerging Artist
2015/16
Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0DS
Scottish Opera hits the road once more with four
fabulous singers and a pianist with their Opera
Highlights, traversing Scotland with a selection
of the best of the world of operatic highlights.
Bringing a fun-filled evening of music and good
company. Whether you’re new to opera or a
seasoned fan, there’s sure to be something for
you, be it a tune you’re discovering for the first
time or an old favourite you’ll be humming all the
way home. The tour features the vocal talents of
soprano Filipa van Eck, mezzo-soprano Samantha
Price, tenor Anthony Flaum (Macbeth 2014), and
2013 Kathleen Ferrier Song Prize winner baritone
Johnny Herford. Book tickets
Tel: 01350 727 674
Wednesday 2nd March 7.30pm
Gaelic Place names of Atholl and
Lude
Atholl Arms Hotel, Blair Atholl
PH18 5SG
Dr Simon Taylor of Glasgow University is giving
a talk on the Gaelic place names of Atholl and
Lude. Your chance to learn what all these strange
sounding names actually mean. £5 includes refreshments. Organised by the Atholl Country Life
Museum, Blair Atholl.
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Trespass carries on from where Mark’s previous
show 100 Acts of Minor Dissent left off. It is his
usual odd mix of theatre, stand up, activism, a
dash of journalism and a dollop of mayhem.
Mark asks the question: If the ramblers of the
1930’s were here now what would they do to
open up the cities?
How do we turn the skyscrapers and corporate
squares into our playgrounds?
He sets out to try and carve a small space in the
urban world where mischief and random chance
can lurk.
No one knows where this show is going to end
up, so join Mark on the journey. £15 / £13 Concessions.
Tel 01350 727674
Friday 4th March 7.30pm
Woody Pines - Americana
Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0DS
North Carolina hotshots Woody Pines have
wowed the crowds on both sides of the Atlantic
and are widely regarded as one of the most
entertaining acts on the Americana circuit...
whenever their next visit to these shores is announced, dates get filled in record time. Recently
signed by Nashville’s Muddy Roots Records, the
trio’s distinctive bigger-than-three viper sound
is beefed up by Skip Frontz Jnr on upright bass,
adding both foot tappin’ low-end and rapid fire
percussion with his red hot slap technique, and
the brilliant Brad Tucker on vintage electric guitar
and vocal harmonies.
To book Tel: 01350 727 674
2016
Sunday 6th March
Mother’s Day Lunches
Thyme at Errichel Restaurant, Errichel, Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, PH15
2EL
Treat the Mum in your life to a delicious lunch in
the relaxing surroundings of Thyme at Errichel.
Show her she’s your shining star this Mother’s
Day, by whisking her away to celebrate with a
fabulous family lunch in Thyme at Errichel.
To book dial 01887 820850 or
email fionasloan@errichel.co.uk
Monday 7th March 2016 7.30pm
At the Mountains of Madness Theatre Drama
Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0DS
Desperate. Incensed. Exhausted. William Dyer
returns from a cursed expedition to the Antarctic. To protect our world, he keeps deep secrets
that he knows the speaking of will only serve to
shatter his fragile mind. But as he comes to the
realisation that we, the audience, are planning
to go further into the penetrating cold than he
dared, will he allow his secrets to unfold? Will
he share the truth and the horror of things that
should not be? “From the moment that Hardy delivers the first line we know we are in the hands
of a consummate performer” ***** Kate Saffin
on Galileo, Fringe Review.
To book Tel: 01350 727 674
Saturday 12th March
March into Pitlochry
Pitlochry Town Hall, McKays, Old
Mill Inn, Fishers Hotel
More than 20 Indie and American artists drawn
from all over Scotland, featuring Roddy Woomble
of Idlewild fame, award-winning Colonel Mustard
and Dijon Five, Kevin McDermott and a string of
localbands including New Madrids and Gordon
Duncan Jr. Full weekend ticket is £55, with various shows free of charge and open mic sessions.
Tickets can be purchased from Old Mill Inn
(01796 474020), McKays Hotel (01796 473888),
Robertsons Whisky Shop (all Pitlochry) and in
Perth at Concorde Music and Greyfriars Bar.
Friday 11th March 8.00pm
Monthly Jazz Concerts
Fishers Hotel, 79 Atholl Road, Pitlochry, PH16 5BN
Enjoy a sophisticated evening concert of live melodic Jazz in relaxed comfortable surroundings,
with Ian Millar saxophone and Dominic Spencer
piano. These monthly concerts will allow audiences to hear a new repertoire of jazz standards
from The Great American Songbook and original
compositions, in a wonderful setting. A very accessible melodic style which explores, improvises
and develops ideas without losing the essence of
each piece of music, and to interact together in a
very creative way. £8 to book your ticket, please
phone: 01796 472 000
What’s On Highland Perthshire
2016
Saturday 12th March
March into Pitlochry
Pitlochry Town Hall, McKays, Old
Mill Inn, Fishers Hotel
Information and online booking www.birkscinSunday 20th March 10.00amema.co.uk or phone 01887 822845.
4.00pm
Everyone is welcome to HFS screenings but become a member any time for just £10.00 and get Birdwatching for beginners
Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre,
12 months of reduced prices on all HFS films at
More than 20 Indie and American artists drawn
The Birks plus free DVD loans of HFS films and all Dunkeld, Perth & Kinross, PH8
from all over Scotland, featuring Roddy Woomble the benefits of belonging to a friendly film society
0HH
of Idlewild fame, award-winning Colonel Mustard www.heartlandfilmsociety.org
If you have an interest in birds and would like to
and Dijon Five, Kevin McDermott and a string of
increase your knowledge and gain confidence,
localbands including New Madrids and Gordon
join local birder Scott Paterson as he guides you
Friday 18th March 8.00pm
Duncan Jr. Full weekend ticket is £55, with varithrough the basics. Adult £45, member £35 (not
The
Niel
Gow
Festival
2016
Gorous shows free of charge and open mic sessions.
suitable for under 16s). Booking essential. Bring
Tickets can be purchased from Old Mill Inn
don Gunn, Roddy Matthews, Liam packed lunch and binoculars.
(01796 474020), McKays Hotel (01796 473888), Manion & Bernadette Kellerman
Tel: 01350 727 337
Robertsons Whisky Shop (all Pitlochry) and in
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
The Royal Hotel, Atholl Street,
Perth at Concorde Music and Greyfriars Bar.
Dunkeld PH8 0AR
Saturday 12th March 10AM 4.00PM
CHILDREN’S FLEECE TOP Course
Karelia House Ltd, Kenmore Road,
Comrie Bridge, By Aberfeldy, PH15
2LS
Under the supervision of our instructor Tracy
Shepherd, come along and make a unique and
cozy Children’s Fleece jumper for a Child (ages
4-7) all in a day! What will Karelia House provide? Brother Overlockers (Limited Overlockers participants are advised to bring their own), Iron,
Ironing Board, Pattern-Kwik Sew 2106, Fleece
Material, Elastic Binding, Ribbing, Zip. Lunch is
homemade soup with a selection of sandwiches
with tea or coffee, all of which is included in the
course price. What other materials might the
participants require to buy on the day? Thread.
What level of craft worker is this course aimed
at? All Levels. What do participants need to bring
with them? A fully operational sewing machine
(sewing machines available to borrow),scissors,
basic sewing kit, threads. If you have an overlocker, please bring it along. £35
Tel: 01887 822027
www.kareliahouse.co.uk
Saturday 12th March 10.00am to
4.00pm
SEWING COURSE FOR ALL - Make
a Children’s Fleece Top
The Niel Gow Festival 2016 gets off to a great
Sunday 20th March 11.00amstart with performances from Performers include 4.00pm
students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Bernadette Kellerman (Germany) and local Spring equinox - family fun days
Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre,
fiddler Liam Manion (Pitlochry), plus Northumbrian fiddler Roddy Matthews and, making a
Dunkeld, Perth & Kinross, PH8
return visit, Gordon Gunn from Wick... Under 16s 0HH
(£6.00) Adult (£12.00).
What is an ‘equinox’? How does it affect wildlife?
Tel 01350 727 674
Celebrate the start of spring with crafts, quizzes
and nature trails. Suggested donation for activities – £2 per child.
Saturday 19th 11.00am-4.00pm
Tel: 01350 727 337
Spring equinox - family fun days
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre,
Dunkeld, Perth & Kinross, PH8
0HH
What is an ‘equinox’? How does it affect wildlife?
Celebrate the start of spring with crafts, quizzes
and nature trails. Suggested donation for activities – £2 per child.
Tel: 01350 727 337
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Saturday 19th March 11.00am - 12
noon
The Niel Gow Festival 2016 - Pete
Clark & Ron Shaw Recital
Murthly Castle, Murthly, PH1 4HP
Held in The Music Room at Murthly Castle, a 5
minute drive from Dunkeld, Pete Clark (fiddle)
and Ron Shaw (cello) provide a fantastic hour
of tunes... Spaces are limited so prior booking
Karelia House Ltd, Kenmore Road, Comrie Bridge, is strongly advised. Adult (£12.00), Under 16s
(£6.00).
By Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2LS
Tel 01350 727 674
Under the supervision of our instructor
Tracy,come along and make a unique and cozy
Children?s Fleece jumper for a Child (ages 4-7)
Saturday 19th March 2.30pm
all in a day! £35
The Niel Gow Festival 2016 - SatTel: 01887 822027
urday Afternoon Concert - Various
www.kareliahouse.co.uk
Artists
Sunday 13th March 6.00pm
Birnam Arts and Conference CenHeartland Film Society at the Birks tre, Station Road, Birnam, DunCinema, Aberfeldy PH15 2DA
keld, Perthshire PH8 0DS
Supremely watchable, with a dark sense of history. The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de sus
Ojos) (2009 Argentina 129 min Cert 18) Director:
Juan José Campanella. A retired criminal lawyer
starts to write a novel about an unsolved crime
from the bad old days of 70’s Argentina, an event
which has obsessed him for decades, as has his
unrequited love for his old boss, Irene. Currently
being remade by Hollywood with Nicole Kidman
- we recommend the original! Join us after the
film for a chat in the Chummies bar at the Birks.
Sunday 20th March
The Niel Gow Festival 2016 - Sunday Afternoon Concert
Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0DS
The final concert of the 2016 Festival, certainly
not to be missed... featuring Dunkeld & District
Strathspey & Reel Society, Douglas Lawrence &
Maureen Rutherford, Marie Fielding & Tom Orr
and rounding off the festival for another year
Pete Clark, Gregor Lowrey & Jim Leighton. Adult
(£12.00), Under 16s (£6.00).
Tel: 01350 727 674
Saturday 26 March 11.00am to
2.00pm
Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt
The Hermitage, is west of Dunkeld
off the A9 PH8 0AN
Bunny’s been up to his old tricks again! He’s left
clues at lots of National Trust for Scotland places
across the country. Let your kids follow the clues,
solve the puzzle and claim a chocolatey reward!
Each Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt is completely
different - the perfect excuse to try your hand at
more than one! £3 per child.
Tel 0844 493219
Featuring four acts, The Blackford Fiddlers, Ryan
Young & Innes Watson, Muriel Johnstone & Pete
Clark and Roddy Matthews & Jim Nichol. Adult
(£12.00), Under 16s (£6.00)
Tel: 01350 727 674
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Saturday 26th March 2pm
Egg Olympics .00
Blair Atholl Information Centre,
Blair Atholl. PH18 5SP
Some eggy activities for families. Please bring
a (well trained) hard-boiled egg with you.
Time: 2.00 – 3.30pm Meet: Who for: Children
£2. To contact the ranger service,
phone 01796 481355,
or email pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
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2016
Sunday 27th March 11.00am to
2.00pm
Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, 3
miles north of Pitlochry on B8079
PH16 5LG
Bunny’s been up to his old tricks again! He’s
left clues at lots of National Trust for Scotland
places across the country. Let your kids follow
the clues, solve the puzzle and claim a chocolatey reward! Each Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt is
completely different - the perfect excuse to try
your hand at more than one! £3 per hunt. For
further information please call 0844 4932192
Sunday 27th March
Easter Eggstravaganza Easter
Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore Loch Tay PH15 2HY
Celebrate Easter Iron Age style with pancakes
cooked over an open fire; make your own
bread rolls baked in our clay ovens and churn
your own butter to spread on them. Handson fun and learning all in one go! Booking
essential for large groups, otherwise just come
along and enjoy the fun!
Tel 01887 830583
www.Crannog.co.uk