2010 Events Programme
Heritage and Home Life
Sunday August 15th 2010 - 10.30am to 4.30pm
Normal Admission Charges Apply ('Friends' of Auchindrain Free)
You are warmly invited to attend this exciting day at Auchindrain where you can experience:
Runrig Lotting 3pm
Witness history in the making when we resurrect the runrig system. We are delighted to have the Duke of Argyll and the Provost of Argyll and Bute Council as special guests who will assist in the first drawing of lots for land since 1847.
A Period Drama 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Join the award winning Walking Theatre Company on an innovative and interactive journey through the township. Participate in this bespoke production which explores the people and traditions of Auchindrain.
Waulk, Talk and Sing 10.30am onwards
Have a wee blether with Frances and the girls from the Inverclyde Waulking Group as they waulk the tweed, sing traditional Gaelic work songs, entertain with their stories and demonstrate the skills of spinning, weaving, and baking.
Creative Crafts 10.30am onwards
Come along and experience a variety of traditional crafts including:
Wood Turning with the Scottish Green Woodworkers. Find out how the residents of Auchindrain would have made bowls, benches and buildings from wood. Try your hand (and leg!) at using a pole lathe.
Basket Making with the vivacious Kathy Potter-Irwin. Learn the traditional way to make baskets using locally sourced wood.
Stories with Seoras 10.45am and 12noon
Enjoy the ancient art of Celtic storytelling with Seoras Macpherson whose stories come from family traditions passed down through many generations in Argyll and Skye.
A Musical Interlude
Be charmed by the beautiful music and songs of local choirs and musicians.
Barn Building
Come and see demonstrations of how the barns of Auchindrain were constructed using traditional dry stone walling methods.
Shinty Match
Watch the Inveraray Shinty Club as they play traditional ‘no rules’ games of shinty.
Dry Stone Walling Course
Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 9am– 4pm each day
This 2 day course is designed for beginners and will be led by the West Scotland Dry Stone Walling Association, website address - www.wsdswa.org.uk
Participants will be involved in rebuilding the boundary wall at MacCallum House
Course price £50
For further details please contact Julia Hamilton or Kate Moody on 01546 510278 or email education @kilmartin.org
Alternatively contact David Boyd on 01419 424365
A Highland Evening
Saturday 31st July from 7pm to 10pm
A Highland Evening of music, dancing and Scottish food. You are cordially invited.
Event tickets - £5, opt-in meal £5, £2.50 for children under 12. (B.Y.O.B) Numbers are limited, please book in advance. Tickets available from Auchindrain, Furnace shop or email to info@auchindrain.org.uk .
Come and experience the talents of the Inverclyde Waulking Group who will sing traditional Gaelic songs. Bring along your pipes, fiddles, voices and your dancing feet as audience participation will be encouraged. Enjoy a buffet of home-made Scottish foods.
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