***2026 WORKSHOPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2026***
Please notes: content below applies to 2025 workshops – now completed.
There are two series of monthly workshops: Merryn’s Glover’s Writing Workshops and Hamish Napier’s Folk Music Workshops. Details below.
Word & Image Workshops – With Merryn Glover
Merryn is an award-winning author with extensive experience in teaching and writing.
Adults
Our writing workshops will continue at the Highland Folk Museum, responding to items in the collections there, both inside and out. That has proved a wonderful partnership and there are still many riches to mine. Merryn will lead most of these, but will also recruit other Highland authors to share their unique skills and perspectives. The writing can extend beyond history or Highland life of course, driven by your imagination. Tea, coffee, and biscuits are provided. Here’s a write-up of the first workshop this year to give you a feel for it.
When: First Tuesday of the Month, February to December (except July), 6.30 pm:
4th February, 4th March, 1st April, 6th May, 3rd June, 5th Aug (school holidays), 2nd Sept, 7th October, 4th Nov, 2nd Dec
Venue: Am Fasgadh building, Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie Rd, Newtonmore PH20 1AY – Am Fasgadh is at the north end of the site with a dedicated entrance and car park. It is fully accessible.
Book here – discount available for the whole series: https://bit.ly/SLSWritingIP
Young people
There will be a workshop for high-school-aged folk on the same night, focusing on the same themes as above, with the same workshop leader:
When: First Tuesday of the Month, February to December (except July), 5-6pm:
4th February, 4th March, 1st April, 6th May, 3rd June, 5th Aug (school holidays), 2nd Sept, 7th October, 4th Nov, 2nd Dec
Venue: Am Fasgadh building, Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie Rd, Newtonmore PH20 1AY – Am Fasgadh is at the north end of the site with a dedicated entrance and car park. It is fully accessible.
Book here – discount available for the whole series https://bit.ly/SLSYoungPeople
Thanks to Helen Pickles and the HFM team for their support.
Online
The adult workshop will be repeated online, delivered via Zoom
Wednesday following the first Tuesday, February to December (except July), 7-9pm:
5th February, 5th March, 2nd April, 7th May, 4th June, 6th Aug (school holidays), 3rd Sept, 8th October, 5th Nov, 3rd Dec
Book here – discount available for the whole series https://bit.ly/SLSWritingOnline.
Don’t miss out one these creative opportunities!
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HAMISH’S FOLK MUSIC WORKSHOPS
Join award-winning musician and tutor Hamish Napier for a folk music workshop series at the Iona Gallery, focusing on learning and arranging popular Scottish session tunes in a friendly and supportive environment.
We’ll also look at ornaments and variations, and the basics of how to arrange sets of music for a small folk ensemble.
Bring your instrument, recording device, paper and pen.
VENUE
Iona Gallery, Duke St, Kingussie PH21 1JG
DATES
Dates and tickets are on Eventbrite here:
There are evening classes and Saturday events:
Evening classes
Most up-to-date list of dates can be viewed here.
Suitable for melody and chord players (16+) at intermediate to advanced levels. Come explore the rich musical heritage of Badenoch & Strathspey!
Most up-to-date list of dates can be viewed here.
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