At last – something that is beginning to look like a guitar! As with a lot of projects, things have begun to accelerate; and quite a few different tasks have now been completed. The sides were glued to the heel and tail blocks. The joint at the tail block turned
Performing at Folk at the Salmon Bothy’s 16th Haal in Portsoy in June will double as an ancestral pilgrimage for A Wheen o’ Wimmin singer Elspeth Cowie, an inductee of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Her fisherman great-grandfather George Cowie (to name ‘Dod’) left Buckie to marry an
Things are beginning to take shape! I’ve been conscious that the previous posts have mostly had pictures of bits of wood and little that actually looked like a guitar. Maybe I should have posted a warning – it’s not like an ‘airfix’ kit; making a guitar from scratch means making
An award winning composer will soon take to the stage in Portsoy. Findlay Napier, regarded as one of the finest performers on the Scottish music scene, brings his show Songs Stories & Laughter, to the Salmon Bothy on Saturday 4 April. Named as Composer of the Year at the MG
Folk at the Salmon Bothy look forward to welcoming A Wheen o’ Wimmin to this year’s Haal festival from 5 – 7 June in Portsoy. The group will perform on Sunday 7 June from 1pm – 3pm at the Portsoy Church Centre, located on Seafield Street in the town. Tickets
Stuart Campbell is making a guitar which he is donating to Folk at the Salmon Bothy to be raffled to raise Club funds. Tickets £10 each available from Bob Philips or at any of our forthcoming events. Maximum of 250 tickets available. Draw will take place on Sunday 7th June
