Februaryfest 2009

Friday 6th February to Saturday 28th February 2009

Relax as we serve up a mesmerising choice of the finest cask conditioned ales from the Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Add to that live music, the occassional tasting and lecture.

Skelpaig
A spicy young group with a funky edge and a musical reputation second to none. Prepare to be seriously entertained.

Bonnie & Jim
Acoustic duo playing 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s pop, folk & Blues, with jigs and reels thrown in on flute, whistles & bodhran

Open Session
Bring along your banjo and stick your finger in your ear!

Jimmy's Big Frizzy Quiz
Having locked horn's with the veritable Ms Robinson on The Weakest Link your host knows a thing or ten about everything, enter your team for some inane and irrelevant fun.

Pure Malt
Gordon and Tom perform with highly spirited folk and rock

Beer Tasting 8pm

TBC

Davy Tait
Original Scots & Irish folk with a few contemporary numberstoo! Davy is a well kent face on the gig circuit so should be a good one!

Open Session
Bring along your bhodran and take to the Clachaig stage.

Jimmy's Big Frizzy Quiz
Back with more trivia, big hair and the ability to give a tongue lashing worthy of Anne Robinson, enter your team for some inane and irrelevant fun!

Beer Tasting 8pm
In assocation with the Isle of Skye Brewery we sample the delights of ales from the Highlands and Islands and learn what makes a cask conditioned ale great. Limited numbers.

Open Session
All musicians (and everyone else for that matter) welcome.

Jimmy's Big Frizzy Quiz
He'll have you scratching your heads and shaking your mobiles in frustration by setting one of the hardest quizzes this side of a check-in counter.

Whisky Tasting
Do you know your malt from your blend? Your Speyside from your Island? Our specialists Gordon & Macphail guide you through the complexities of our national drink. Free of charge but limited spaces so please advise if you would like to book.

Beer Tasting 8pm
Cairngorm Brewery, sample their beer made from the finest ingredients and the purest water from the Cairngorm mountains. Limited numbers.