Artist of the Month Exhibition The Wild Beauty of Wester Ross coastline and Orkney are the inspiration for Caroline’s new series of oil paintings. ‘My work is about my emotional response to the atmospheric weather conditions here in the highlands and islands of Scotland. The whole experience of being in a very isolated location makes […]

Forres

04/04/2025 - 28/04/2025

This weekend workshop will look at how to draw and paint directly in the landscape using a variety of techniques and specialised equipment from sketchbooks to plein air easels. Depending on the weather we will look at how to develop studies and sketches done on location and how to develop/work them up in a studio […]

Kris Drever originally comes from Hrossey in the Orkney Islands. Over the years, he has taught himself to be a songwriter, guitarist and singer of note (and sometimes many notes). As well as creating award-winning original songs and instrumental pieces with the trio Lau, he has had a fruitful solo career exploring the cracks between […]

A session of Foraging and Distillation! Come along to the picturesque Gordon Castle Walled Garden and join Michelle Myron for a session of foraging and distilling. This exciting new gin school offers a full distillation course where you will be equipped with a traditional copper pot mini still, learn the art of distilling and make […]

An introduction to growing your own cut flowers, covering everything from planning your plot to sowing, growing, cutting and arranging your own beautiful blooms. Join Zara Gordon Lennox for an inspiring morning in our beautiful 8 acre walled garden as she takes you through the process of creating your own cut flower garden and teaches […]

The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival runs for six days with over 500 whisky inspired events! The doors to Speyside’s world-famous distilleries open, inviting visitors from across the globe to meet the makers, taste the world’s finest whiskies and discover the passion behind them. But that’s not all, there are events fit for a foodie, […]

Fiona Soe Paing’s innovative brew of electro alt-folk melds her Scottish/Burmese heritage, electronic music background and fascination with the darker side of North-East Scotland’s balladry tradition with a delicately blended palette of silvery electronic textures and traditional Scottish sounds. Otherworldly vocals, grainy synths, haunted strings, archival material and sounds from nature create a mesmerising and […]

We invite you to join us for a celebration of Ballindalloch Distillery, Whisky and Estate, an unmissable afternoon of Whisky, food, music and fun. Think Festival within a Festival! Your ticket includes use of a free shuttle bus service running from Elgin, Rothes, Craigellachie and Aberlour for those who want to fully enjoy everything we […]

Extraordinary multiple award-winning Irish folk singer Cara Dillon and acclaimed musician and producer Sam Lakeman will captivate listeners once again, with their exquisite and enthralling live performance. Every note and word sung with a passion and confidence earned through a life of experience singing traditional songs. Throughout an enviable career which has seen them explore […]

One of Scotland’s most celebrated folk singer-songwriters, Siobhan Miller embarks upon an intimate trio tour in spring 2025, joined by two of Scotland’s finest musicians, Innes White on guitar and Charlie Stewart on fiddle. This acoustic setting is the perfect opportunity to see Siobhan’s richly celebrated Scottish folk songs up close and personal. Siobhan’s musical […]

Highland fiddler and composer Graham Mackenzie is an innovative musician originally from Inverness. A graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he was twice a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, as well as being a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician […]

A session of Foraging and Distillation! Come along to the picturesque Gordon Castle Walled Garden and join Michelle Myron for a session of foraging and distilling. This exciting new gin school offers a full distillation course where you will be equipped with a traditional copper pot mini still, learn the art of distilling and make […]

An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Gaelic) is the brainchild of dub vocalist and producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin, formed in 2020. The project fuses the mystical energy and instruments of traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song with the heavy, meditative, driving basslines digital dub music. Music is one big […]