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From 19 to 31 October all attention for Scotlands Year of Homecoming will be on the Highlands asthe festival atmosphere moves north.

We look forward to seeing you in October!Bidh filte chridheil romhaibh anns an Dmhair!

Expect a warm Highland Homecoming welcomeas locals and visitors enjoy the best of our richheritage and culture with a programme of over100 events including spectacular street theatre,music, storytelling and of course our worldfamous ceilidhs. All of this is happening aroundScotlands Global Impact Conference which will

explore the theory that our small nation didindeed change the world!

Enjoy a taste or blas of the variety you canexpect from Highland Homecoming in ourHighlights leaflet and check out www.highlandeventsandfestivals.comfor full details.

Bhon 19mh gu 31mh Dmhair, bidh aire dhaoine ann am Bliadhna an Tillidh Dhachaigh a tionndadh

chun na Gidhealtachd agus an Fhis a gluasad gu tuath. Bidh for dheagh bhlas air gach taobh deThilleadh Dhachaigh na Gidhealtachd. Faicibh www.highlandeventsandfestivals.com airson fios-rachadh mionaideach, no rannsaich an leabhran a tha a mneachadh clr nan tachartasan.

Watercolour Music presentsSruth ri Steall 22nd 27th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:Ullapool, Thurso,Lochcarron, Fort Augustus, Ardgour,Inverness

A series of six gigs whirling round the Highlands,celebrating the legendary recording studios Watercolour Music as they move to their brandnew home on the shores of Loch Linnhe. Watercolour bands and likeminded soulsshow Highland music at its best, as they play amusical tag-team across the region with Mary Ann Kennedy and Na Seid, Findlay Napier andthe Bar Room Mountaineers, the John GoldieBand and the Sorren MacLean Band all joining in.

Ticket price / Tigeadan: 7-15 www.watercolourmusic.com


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Teatr Biuoro Podrozy present Macbeth: Whois that Bloodied Man?19th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:Eden Court Theatre,Inverness

Using their trade-mark stilts, fire and music,Polish theatre company, Teatr Biuro Podrozy bring a visually captivating interpretation of the classic Scottish play.

Based on Shakespeares Macbeth it tells of human fate determined by destiny and innernecessity. Showing the world during the horrorof war, the world of nightmares, the world inblood, where it is legal to betray, to intrigue, tokill, it reminds you of the tragic consequence,that crime once committed will be continued,and mans death is not mans end he comesback as fear, remorse and obsession.

This production is a powerhouse of energy and menace.

It's a production that shows this magnificent Polish company at its best, and a reminder

that large-scale outdoor theatre really canbe thoughtful, as well as an eyeful.Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

An excellent evocative drama Irish Examiner

Ticket price / Tigeadan: 13-15 www.eden-court.co.uk


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Big Man Walking20th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:The streets of Invergordon

10,000 years ago a mythical giant fell from thesky to become part of our lives. He helpedshape the landscape we live in, and then justas suddenly, he disappeared. Now the mythis about to return. Early morning commuters will discover a vast seed pod in Linear Park,as a kilted clan of puppeteers arrive to unsealand dismantle his cocoon. When everything

is prepared, he will walk around the town anddiscover who you are.

Ticket price / Tigeadan: FREE / An asgaidh www.highlandeventsandfestivals.com

Margaret Bennett20th, 21st and 29th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:Cromarty, Inverness and Skye

Renowned, award-winning Scottish writer, folk-lorist, singer, broadcaster, lecturer, ethnologistand storyteller Dr Margaret Bennett plays amajor role in Highland Homecoming.Throughout the two week celebration, shellbring her enthusiasm and broad knowledge of the history and stories of Highland emigrantsto audiences around the Highlands and Islands.

Ticket price / Tigeadan: 8-10 www.highlandeventsandfestivals.com


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The Flight of the Arctic Ternby Mark Sheridan19th 24th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:Caol, Skye, Raasay,

Inverness, Ullapool, Durness

The Arctic Tern migrates farther than any other bird, from the North of Scotland to the southern pack ice of the Antarctic. Alexander Gunn left hishome in Durness in 1853 en route to Australia,one of the thousands of Scots who left during theHighland Clearances. The journeys were longand hazardous. This is the story of Alexanders journey, narrated by BBC veteran Iain Anderson, with historical and environmental commentary from Michael Russell, MSP and Minister forCulture. A newly composed musical suite runsthroughout the piece to illustrate and supportthe narrative.

Julie Fowlis28th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:Eden Court, Inverness

The sublimely talented Julie Fowlis is not just a multi award-winner, but a passionatetorchbearer for the culture of her native Western Isles. Her quiet determination to cele-brate the music of the Outer Hebrideson its own terms, ensures that Gaelic musicis reaching a wider audience than ever before.

Dont miss the chance to see Scotlands firstever Gaelic Ambassador/Tosgaire na G idhlig performing live in front of a sell out crowd.


Ticket price / Tigeadan: 8-10 www.highlandeventsandfestivals.com


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Ticket price / Tigeadan:Donations welcome / Tabhartasan a-mhin www.highlandeventsandfestivals.com

An Aifreann Gidhlig/ The Gaelic Mass30th October / Dmhair

Location / ite:St. Columbas Cathedral,Oban

An Aifreann Gidhlig / The Gaelic Mass is a proj-ect which has interested and fascinated BlairDouglas for some years, but one which he hasonly recently felt equipped, musically and spiri-tually, to undertake. His Mass is rooted in theCeltic tradition, but seeks to explore and developdiffering musical themes. It features

a blend of traditional instruments clrsach,fiddle, flute and pipes, along with string accom- paniment, organ and keyboards. Combiningboth musical styles, a uniqueand original work has been created featuringGaelic singers Paul MacCallum and MaggieMacdonald with the Inverness Gaelic Choir.

Wanderings with a Camera -the photography of ErskineBeveridge5th 30th October / Dmhair


Erskine Beveridge was a talented amateur photographer who travelled widely aroundScotland in the late 19th and early 20thcenturies. Accompanied by his camera, he pho-tographed the landscapes, communities, har-bours, archaeological sites and carved stones heencountered, and created a stunning visualaccount of Scotland. This exhibition highlightsthe quality and range of Beveridges photography, and offers a fascinating insight into aScotland on the brink of majorsocial and economic change.

Exhibition Highlights

Ticket price / Tigeadan: FREE/ An asgaidh www.eden-court.co.uk

Eden Court Box Office 01463 234 234 www.eden-court.co.uk


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Eden Court Box Office 01463 234 234 www.eden-court.co.uk

The St Kilda Tapesby David Allison28th October / Dmhair


After selling out at Londons Barbican Cinema,the Filmhouse Edinburgh and the GFT inGlasgow and successfully touring Ireland andCanada, The St Kilda Tapes comes to Inverness.

Combining archive film with live music, The StKilda Tapes explores the themes of emigrationand home through the experiences, thoughts

and voice of Norman Gillies. The audio visualspectacular features two Scottish Screen Archive films, as well as some specially created video and a few other multimedia surprises.

Precious CargoObair-ceird Alba An-diugh19th 31st October / Dmhair


A celebration of craft for the Year of Homecoming, the exhibition takes the themeof migration, boats and the sea. A series of cargo boxes, created by Glasstorm of Tain,each open to reveal a unique souvenirevocative of the Highlands the preciouscargo of the title created by the best of Highland and Scottish makers.

Leaving Home19th 31st October / Dmhair

Location / ite:Inverness Museum & ArtGallery, Inverness

Leaving Home is an exciting, interactive explo-

ration of emigration and immigration from andto the Highlands during the late 1800s, after theFirst World War, in the 1960s, and today.


Ticket price / Tigeadan: FREE/ An asgaidh

Ticket price / Tigeadan: FREE/ An asgaidh


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This October, more than 30 leading historians

from half-a-dozen countries, will come togetherin Inverness to discuss and debate Scotlandsimpact across the globe and to contest thatour small nation did indeed change the world!

Scotlands Global Impact, to be opened by FirstMinister Alex Salmond and chaired by broadcasterLesley Riddoch, promises to be exciting, entertain-ing and educational.

This unprecedented event will reveal much aboutthe people of Scotland, exploring why they left theircountry over many centuries and unravelling thehuge impact this small nation and its people havehad on the rest of our planet.

Conference fees are 50 per day. Discounts areavailable for group bookings. Conference delegatescan also enjoy tours of Culloden and Fort Georgeand receive the special offer of 2 for 1 accessto any Highland Homecoming event between19 and 31 October.

Principal Partners / Promh luchd-taice In Kind Partners / Le taic bho

Newsquest (Herald & Times)

N e w s q u e s t ( H e r a l d & T i m e s )

S cot t i sh

L i f eA r ch i ve,Nat i onal Museumsof S cot l and

ScotlandsGlobalImpactHow one small nationchanged the world!

BuaidhChruinneil

na h-AlbaMar a dhatharraichaondthaich bheag an saoghal!

Eden CourtTheatre, Inverness, Scotland. 22-24 October 2009

Further information is available at:www.scotlandsglobalimpact.com

D i b d I / P b G G C i h / E d h Ui d M IllI i

Event Partners / Le taic bhoMajor Partners / Le taic bho

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