In mid-May each year Strichen hosts the Buchan Heritage Festival from Friday through to Sunday. Strichen has a population of around 1200 and lies some nine miles from the coast on the A981 south of Fraserburgh
This is one of the finest places to appreciate our rich tradition of music, song, verse, drama and story, and, at the same time, enjoy listening to, or using, the broad 'Doric' language which is still very much alive here in the North East, and enjoy a friendly family atmosphere where contestants have come from a' the airt's and pairt's o' Scotland and sometimes beyond.
2008: 23rd - 25th May 2008
Festival programme
Friday 23rd May 2008
Pre-Festival Dance In The Ritchie Hall Strichen
At 8.00PM Dancing To
Nicol Mcclaren And “The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band”
Ticket £4.00
Saturday 24th May 2008 - Competitions
Ritchie Hall: Story Telling - 9.30AM
Miscellaneous - 2.00PM
Strichen School: Doric Verse (All Age Groups) 9.30AM
Ladies And Junior Ballad And Bothy Ballad Singing 10.15AM
Ritchie Hall Park: Piping And Chanter 10.00AM
Strichen School: Fiddle - 1.00PM
Accordian - Piano - Keyboards 1.00PM
Recorders To Follow
Groups To Follow
British Legion Hall: Men’s Ballad And Bothy Ballad Singing 1.15PM
Sunday 25th May 2008
Farewell Ceilidh In British Legion Hall At 2.00PM - Pay At The Door
All Entries To Be Made At The Ritchie Hall
Refreshments Will Be Available
Dance Concert And Ceilidh Tickets From Marlene Lowe - 01771 637344
All Other Information From
Mrs V May, Auchlee Cottage, Longside, Peterhead, Ab42 4uf 01779 821301
http://www.buchanheritagesociety.co.uk
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