Friday 24th May Festival Office Opens 12:00noon In the Lounge of The Station Hotel, Portsoy.

Early Session Hosted By Bill Gray and Danny Couper.4:00pm - 5:30pm The Station Hotel, Portsoy, Lounge FREE

Shories Folk Night With Moonshine Madness And Friends 8:00pm - 10:30pm The Shore Inn, Portsoy - FREE

Jimmy McBeath Memorial Concert MC Adam MCNaughton, Bothy Ballads from Bill Gray and Moira Stewart. Scottish Traditional Fiddle Tunes and Ballads from Paul Anderson and Shona Donaldson. Giant of the International Folk Scene,

Martin Carthy.7:30pm – 10:30pm Doors Open 7:00pm Station Hotel, Portsoy, Function Hall Cost - £12 (£10 Concessions)

Late Night Festival Club Sing Around Hosted By Danny Couper.11:00pm - 1.00am The Station Hotel, Portsoy - Cost £4 (Supper Provided)

Sunday 26th May Guitar Workshop Led by Master Guitarist, Martin Carthy.10.30am - 11.30am Salmon Bothy - Cost £5

Whistle Workshop/Competition With Master of the Art Alec Green,who will select the most enthusiastic and impoved participant to receive the Wendy DeRussett Memorial Trophy.10.30am - 11.30am Durn House - Cost £5.00

The Glasgow Singing Traditions A workshop hosted by Adam McNaughton. 11.45am – 1:00pm Durn House - Cost £3

Singer Songwriter Workshop/Concert Hosted by Gifford Lind and freaturing

Eleanor MacEvoy12:00pm - 1:30pm Salmon Bothy - Cost £5

Story Telling Session Led by Lorna, Derek and Doug. 1:00pm – 2:00pm Beggars Belief - FREE

Informal Session Led by Graham Legge and First Sunday Regulars.2:00pm – 3:00pm Beggars Belief - FREE

Shories Instrumental Session Led by Alex & Madeline and a special guest or two.2:30pm – 4:30pm The Shore Inn, Portsoy - Free

Singaround Led by The Spiers Family. 2:30pm – 4:30pm The Station Hotel, Lounge - FREE

Grand Farewell ConcertOpen Mic Farewell Concert. A chance for Folk at The Salmon Bothy Regulars to be centre stage. Plus competition winners and possibly a guest or two if time allows.

7:00pm – Finish The Station Hotel, Portsoy, Function Hall Cost - £10 (£8 concessions)

Ticket Prices Weekend Ticket £40 (£30 Conc.) (Covers all events, workshops etc.) Sat/Sun Ticket £30 (£25 Conc.) (Covers all Sat/Sun events, workshops etc.) Sat only £25 (£20 Conc.) Friday Concert £12 (£10 Conc.) Poetry/Storytelling £5 (Children free) Workshops £5 Saturday Concert £15 (£12 Conc.) Farewell Concert £10 (£8 Conc.)

Tickets available from:- The Station Hotel 01261 842327 Bob Philips 01261 842571

Please note that some minor changes may be made between this publication and the

event. Main Programme available from middle of May 2013

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PortsoyPresents

The4th Haal

24th – 26th May 2013--------

A WEEKEND OF SONGS, TUNES, STORIES, POETRY, DANCE,

WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS TO BE HELD IN AND AROUND PORTSOY

www.bothyfolk.comBooking/Information From - www.bothyfolk.comOr Bob on 01261 842571 - bobphilips25@live.co.uk

Saturday 25th May Fiddle Workshop Led by one of Scotlands foremost fiddlers, Paul Anderson.10.30am – 12:00noon Durn House, Dining Room - Cost £5

Traditional Song Workshop Led by Shona Anderson.10.30am – 12:00noon Durn House, Drawing Room - Cost £5

Story Telling Led by Lorna & Derek Summers, Doug Hay and a special guest or two.12:30pm – 2:30pm Durn House, Drawing Room - Cost £3

Greig ~ Duncan Song Competition Open to snr and jnr (u15) singers and accompanied duo or trio, singing a song of their choice from the Greig ~ Duncan collection of folk songs.1:00pm – Finish Salmon Bothy - FREE

Blues and Bluegrass With Gary and Friends.1:30pm – 2:30pm Beggars Belief - Cost £3

Shories Session Lead by John Marshall & Friends.3:00pm – 5:00pm The Shore Inn, Portsoy - FREE

Workshop on Bawdy Song A session strictly for adults. Led by Arthur Watson, Danny Couper and Tom Spiers.4:00pm – 5:30pm Durn House, Basement - Cost £5

Main Festival Concert Featuring Glasgow based Irish Trio The Friel Sisters, who play Fiddle, Flute, Uillean Pipes and Sing. Irish International Sensation, the composer of ‘A Woman’s Heart’ Eleanor McEvoy. There will also be songs and stories from our MC for the evening MC Arthur Johnstone.7:30pm – 10:30pm The Station Hotel, Portsoy, Function Hall Cost - £15 (£12 Concessions)

Late Night Festival Club Sing Around Lead by Bill Gray11:00pm - 1.00am The Station Hotel, Portsoy - Cost £3 (Supper Provided)

Main SponsorsKenway Tyres, Aberdeen & Dundee

The Station Hotel, PortsoyShore Inn, Portsoy

Durn House, PortsoyKnockdhu Distillery