A celebration of Highland culture and community, the Sessions bring together all ages as both audience and performers. Tales and Tunes Come Together in Monthly Live Events in Badenoch. The Storylands Sessions are a series of music and storytelling events in Badenoch venues. Hosted by musician, Hamish Napier, and writer, Merryn Glover, The Sessions are a celebration of Highland culture and communit
y, both traditional and contemporary. We welcome locals and visitors alike, classic material and original creations, and we love the buzz when they come together. Hamish Napier is a Highland folk musician, composer and tutor. His award-winning recent album The Woods, celebrates the trees of Scotland. https://www.hamishnapier.com/
Merryn Glover is a writer of fiction, drama, poetry and non-fiction. Her award-winning recent novel, Of Stone and Sky, is a story of the bonds between people and land in the Cairngorms. https://www.merrynglover.com/
When and Where Are the Events? Six events per month! Open Mic Night
The high point of the Storylands Sessions is the monthly Open Mic Night at the Ptarmigan Dome, Loch Insh, with an Early Show and Late Show on the same night. The evenings celebrate Highland culture and community, both traditional and contemporary, drawing locals and visitors and young and old alike in a warm and welcoming space. The evening will be threaded together by your co-hosts, Merryn and Hamish, with tales, tunes and terrible jokes.
.and four Workshop Series
Story and Poetry for Performance, one in person and one online, with award-winning author and experienced performer, Merryn Glover. This workshop series builds confidence for taking your ideas and experiences and shaping them into spoken pieces for sharing with others! In a relaxed, fun and highly supportive environment, we will share our work and find the best ways to get your best words into the world. Folk Music, also one in person and one online, with award-winning musician, music tutor and experienced performer, Hamish Napier. Learn how to arrange and perform folk tunes and songs in a group, or solo in this workshop series that in this builds confidence and ideas to find the best ways to get your best playing and singing into the world. https://badenochstorylands.com/storylands-sessions/
Our Sponsors
Storylands Sessions is proud to be funded by the Cairngorms National Park Authority and by the Community Led Vision Fund through the Cairngorms Trust.
