In December 2003 as part of the lottery funded arts project "A Way of Seeing" which marked the inaugauration of the new High School, Conrad Molleson put on an event entitled "Drums and Rockets", which was the prototype for our midwinter festival. It featured fireworks, some fire poi swinging by Te Pooka, and a great ceilidh concert with local talent including Jesleppi, Thieving Drunkards and the Atomic Floozies.
In 2005, after a frantic bout of fundraising and at very short notice another DRUMS AND ROCKETS celebration was put together. There wasn't enough time to organise fireworks but we had workshops in Scottish singing and storytelling and a terrific Ceilidh concert, again with local talent. Many thanks to Iain Copeland and Adam Sutherland from the Peatbog Faeries, and to Mike Katz from the Battlefield Band, for coming along and making music that nobody could resist dancing to.
Funding was from Leader Plus and Highland Council. Here are some reminders of that night - first a video of Thieving Drunkards (still doing that lightweight disco thang...not)
Here's a video of the Drunkards from 2005, which Tommy just sent!
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DRUMS AND ROCKETS 2005 Dancing to the Impromptu Ceilidh Band (Adam Sutherland, Ian Copeland, Mike Katz and Conrad Ivitsky Molleson)
DRUMS AND ROCKETS 2005 Dancing to the band
DRUMS AND ROCKETS 2005 Geoff and Helen Godfrey entered into the spirit of the ceilidh with a song or two
DRUMS AND ROCKETS 2005 Orcadian Strip the Willow
And the band played on.... Adam, Conrad, Ian and Mike - thanks for some great music!
Funding from Leader Plus made this event possible. Many thanks!
Funding from Highland Council's Community Learning and Leisure Dept made this event possible. Thank you!
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