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Northings Event Reviews archive from September 2009
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DAVE GORMAN: SIT DOWN, PEDAL, PEDAL, STOP AND STAND UP (The Ironworks, Inverness, 28 September 2009)
JOHN BURNS is sworn to secrecy, but reckons comedian Dave Gorman is a bit special anyway. |
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COLLABORATIONS (Woodwick House, Evie, Orkney, 20 September 2009)
MARTHA LABARE enjoys a disparate evening of performance that made significant connections. |
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YELLOW AND BLUE – THOMAS A CLARK & LAURIE CLARK (Porteous Brae Gallery, Stromness, Orkney, until 3 October 2009, and other locations)
MORAG MACINNES finds quiet at the core of the work of Thomas and Laurie Clark. |
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ROGER ACKLING – BROUGHT BACK (Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until 14 November 2009)
MORAG MACINNES investigates Roger Ackling’s recent work on Orkney. |
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COLOUR AND TRANSPARENCY: NORTH LANDS CREATIVE GLASS 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Lybster, Caithness, 5-6 September 2009)
GILES SUTHERLAND looks back on a stimulating Conference overshadowed by the death of a co-founder of North Lands Creative Glass. |
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LOOPALLU 2009 (Broomfield Campsite, Ullapool, 17-20 September 2009)
ELIZABETH SINCLAIR enjoys the strong line-up and friendly atmosphere at Loopy. |
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TIM WOOTTON – A SUMMER SKETCHBOOK (The Loft Gallery, St Margarets Hope, Orkney, until 6th October)
SHEENA GRAHAM-GEORGE gets the message from Tim Wootton’s vivid evocations of birdlife. |
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SCOTTISH OPERA: KATYÁ KABANOVÁ (Victoria Hall, Cromarty, 17 September 2009, and touring)
KENNY MATHIESON enjoys a successful small-scale touring production of Janácek’s opera. |
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BRIGHT BLACK (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 16 September 2009, and touring)
MARK FISHER evaluates the latest creation from the imaginative Glasgow-based Vox Motus. |
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RE-IMAGINING THE CENTRE/ ÙRACHADH A’ MHEADHAIN (Old Town, Inverness, 8- 13 September 2009)
GEORGINA COBURN evaluates the Re-Imagining The Centre public art event in Inverness. |
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ISLAY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2009 (Various Venues, Islay, 11-13 September 2009)
ROB ADAMS braves the inevitable midges to seek out some adventurous music. |
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BLAS: GRAND FINALE (Empire Theatre, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 12 September 2009)
SUE WILSON celebrates a colourful conclusion to another successful festival. |
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SHEENA GRAHAM-GEORGE EXHIBITION (Waterfront Gallery, Stromness, Orkney, until 28 September 2009)
CLARE GEE investigates what the paintings of Sheena Graham-George mean to her. |
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MAGNETIC NORTH: WALDEN (Cullipool Hall, Isle of Luing, 11 September 2009)
Norman Bissell salutes a five star performance in a new adaptation of Thoreau’s classic. |
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LICKETYSPIT: HARE AND TORTOISE (Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 12 September 2009, and touring)
MARK FISHER sees a lively revival of Licketyspit’s take on a classic fable. |
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SCARAMOUCHE JONES OR THE SEVEN WHITE MASKS (OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 11 September 2009)
JOHN BURNS has reservations over the telling of a potentially fascinating story. |
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BLAS: JACOBITE CRUISE (Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness, Inverness, 11 September 2009)
SUE WILSON has a magical night on the water. |
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JOANNE B. KAAR AND LYNN TAYLOR: PAPERBOATS / WESTLAND (Caithness Horizons, Thurso, until 24 September 2009)
GEORGE GUNN welcomes a creative collaboration that is an eloquent testimony to survival. |
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BLAS: DOUGIE MACLEAN BAND / CANNTAIREACHD / FÈIS NA H-ÒIGE & FÈIS A BHAILE (Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 10 September 2009)
SUE WILSON checks out the next generation alongside one of Scottish music’s enduring personalities. |
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BLAS: GÙTHAN NAN GAIDHEAL – GAELIC VOICES (Dingwall Academy, Dingwall, 10 September 2009)
FIONA MACKENZIE enjoys Gaelic songs old and new. |
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BLAS: ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM (Badenoch Centre, Kingussie, 9 September 2009)
KENNY MATHIESON catches the duo in their customary supercharged form. |
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BLAS: CELTIC COUSINS (Inverness Airport, Dalcross, Inverness, 9 September 2009)
SUE WILSON discovers that airports can be fun. |
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WORDPLAY (Islesburgh Communtiy Centre and elsewhere, Shetland, 5-6 September 2009)
KAREN EMSLIE dips into the Wordplay book festival. |
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SCREENPLAY (Various venues, Shetland, 28 August-6 September 2009)
KAREN EMSLIE indulges in a feast of screen activity. |
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BLAS: CÈILIDH AIG A’ BHUN-SGOIL (Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, Inverness, 8 September 2009)
SUE WILSON glimpses some potential future Gaelic performers alongside more familiar names. |
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BLAS: FAMILY TIES (Glenurquhart Village Hall, Drumnadrochit, 7 September 2009)
FIONA MACKENZIE decides family ties work their own magic in music, but wonders if they might include both sexes next time. |
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BLAS: EAST MEETS WEST (Macdonald Resort, Aviemore, 6 September 2009)
JENNIE MACFIE enjoys a bit of geographical sandwiching in Aviemore. |
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BLAS: PIPING GALA (Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 5 September 2009)
JENNIE MACFIE checks out the Blas Festival’s first Piping Gala. |
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BLAS: UISGE-BEATHA: A HIGHLANDER’S CELEBRATION OF WHISKY (Glen Ord Distillery, Glen Ord, 4 September 2009)
JENNIE MACFIE celebrates the local product as well as the music inspired by it. |
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REDEFINING THE VISUAL: UINNEAG DHAN ÀIRD AN IAR/ WINDOW TO THE WEST SEMINAR (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye, 3 September 2009)
GEORGINA COBURN monitors the continuing debate on redefining the visual culture of the Highlands & Islands. |
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THE FIELDS OF BARLEY (The Mill Theatre, Thurso, 5 September, 2009)
BARRY GORDON wonders if George Gunn’s focus on Caithness will limit the play’s reception. |
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BLAS: AN AIFREANN GHAIDHLIG / GAELIC MASS (St Andrew’s Cathedral, Inverness, 4 September 2009)
GEORGE MACKAY hears the premiere of Blair Douglas’s new Gaelic Mass. |
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SHETLAND BLUES FESTIVAL 2009 (Various venues, Shetland, 29-10 August 2009)
KAREN EMSLIE looks back on a successful weekend of blues in Shetland. |
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PEATBOG FAERIES (Queen’s Hall, Dunoon, 28 August 2009)
MARK MORPURGO hails a triumph for the Skye fusioneers at the Cowal gathering. |
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HANNAH PHILLIPS (Town House, Inverness, 2 September 2009)
KENNY MATHIESON hears the premiere of a new work for clarsach and pedal harp by Edward McGuire. |
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SHETLAND YOUTH THEATRE – THE CANTERBURY TALES (The Garrison Theatre, Lerwick, Shetland, 27-29 August 2009)
KAREN EMSLIE sees Shetland Youth Theatre take a fresh look at a literary classic. |
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THE SILVER DARLINGS (His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, 1 September 2009, and touring)
MARK FISHER assesses a new adaptation of a classic Highland novel. |
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CROCOSMIA (OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 31 August 2009)
JENNIE MACFIE has a joyful and life-affirming evening with Little Bulb Theatre. |
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY (Playhouse, Edinburgh, 29 August 2009)
JENNIE MACFIE reckons Michael Clark’s new piece for Edinburgh was almost perfect … |
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LATHA HIORT 2009 – ST KILDA DAY CELEBRATION (OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 29 August 2009)
FIONA MACKENZIE is a little disappointed by a missed opportunity. |
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LITTLE JOHNNY'S BIG GAY MUSICAL (Pleasance, Edinburgh, 27 August 2009, and touring)
MARK FISHER admires Johnny McKnight’s witty, fast-talking coming out story. |
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FACLAN HEBRIDEAN BOOK FESTIVAL 2009 (An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, and other venues, 24-29 August 2009)
IAN STEPHEN reflects on a week of book talk and music including a contribution to St Kilda Day – in this year’s Faclan. |
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NEW GRADUATES (Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, until 5 September 2009)
GEORGINA COBURN examines the new work on offer from Highland graduates. |
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ISLAND NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS (Pavilion, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, 21 August 2009)
ISHBEL CRAWFORD sees Mull Theatre serve up a good night out on their current mammoth tour. |
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