Events
Alan McKirdy (co-author of Land of Mountain and Flood and author of Mull, Iona and Ardnamurchan: Landscapes in Stone)
Alan is one of Scotland’s leading geologists and the story of Mull and it’s surrounds is extraordinary and fascinating. Find out a lot more about the rock on which you stand!
Book launch to celebrate the first full length historical guide to Mull, followed by dinner courtesy of the Hebridean Lodge at Aros Hall
NEW BOOK: David H. Caldwell Mull and Iona: A Historical Guide
This is the first ever full length guide to the historical sites of Mull. David Caldwell has written a similar book for Islay, Jura and Colonsay and a full history of Islay. He is an expert on the birlinn. This is a definitive guide and essential for anyone interested in Mull, Iona and the other islands of the archipelago.
NEW BOOK: David H. Caldwell Mull and Iona: A Historical Guide
This is the first ever full length guide to the historical sites of Mull. David Caldwell has written a similar book for Islay, Jura and Colonsay and a full history of Islay. He is an expert on the birlinn. This is a definitive guide and essential for anyone interested in Mull, Iona and the other islands of the archipelago.
10.30a.m – 12p.m. At the Western Isles Hotel
Amelia Dalton, author of Mistress and Commander: High Jinks, High Seas and Highlanders
Take one abandoned Arctic trawler, take the Hebrides and round off with one very determined skipper and you
have all the ingredients for a marvellous nautical romp round the islands of Scotland.
12.30p.m – 2p.m. At the Western Isles Hotel – Book launch
NEW BOOK: David Ross Highland Herald: Reporting the News from the North
David talks about his life and times covering the Highlands for the Herald over lunch at the Western Isles Hotel
One of Scotland’s best known journalists, there are few stories from the Highlands and Islands where David was
not present. Hear how it really was.
Ticket Reference for launch and lunch is F2 and the cost is £20.
3p.m – 4.30p.m. At the Western Isles Hotel
NEW BOOK: Polly Pullar A Richness of Martens: Wildlife Tales from Ardnamurchan
Event to feature four collies and a spaniel. The collies are stars of Polly’s Collies Calendar 2019
Journalist, photographer, writer, Polly has a new book celebrating a remarkable family, a beautiful peninsula, and a special place.
Ticket Reference for the talk is F3 and cost £10
5.30p.m – 7p.m. At local arts centre An Tobar ¦ Book launch and event
The Campbells of Canna, with Hugh Cheape, Ray Perman, Fiona Mackenzie
NEW BOOK: Eilean: The Photography of Margaret Fay Shaw
Fiona J. Mackenzie (editor) Eilean: The Photography of Margaret Fay Shaw
Few names are better known for their commitment to the culture and language of the west of Scotland than Margaret Fay Shaw and John Lorne Campbell. This new book for the first time features never before seen photography of Margaret Fay Shaw. A superb photographer, Margaret’s photographs are full of humour and warmth to capture not simply a world but her family and friends in a unique way.
7.30p.m. Dinner with Ray, Fiona and Hugh at The Hebridean Lodge restaurant
Fiona (Mod Gold Medallist) will sing some of the songs collected by Margaret Fay Shaw
Ticket Reference for Dinner is F5 and cost £30
Eilean: The Photography of Margaret Fay Shaw
Few names are better known for their commitment to the culture and language of the west of Scotland than
Margaret Fay Shaw and John Lorne Campbell. This new book for the first time features never before seen photography of Margaret Fay Shaw. A superb photographer, Margaret’s photographs are full of humour and warmth to capture not simply a world but her family and friends in a unique way.
10.30a.m.-12p.m. at the Mull Theatre
Colin Macintyre From stage to page: stories, songs, music and poetry by Angus Macintyre, featuring music from the Mull Historical Society and celebrating his childhood on Mull in Hometown Tales.
New album due in October
12.30p.m – 2p.m. at “Spirit Level” in the Gallery.
Claire Macdonald and Sally Swinbanks
The Tobermory Fish Company meets the author of the Scottish Salmon Bible and Scottish Food Bible over lunch
Claire is one of Scotland’s best known and best loved cookery writers and the Tobermory Fish Company produces
some of Scotland’s best known and best loved fish!
Adam Nicolson The Seabird’s Cry
Adam is one of Britain’s best known writers and has written widely on subjects as various as Homer and the battle
of Trafalgar. His love of wildlife comes through in his classic Sea Room about the Shiants Isles and his new book
is a passionate and beautifully written piece on the birds of the ocean and the challenges we humans have
unleashed on them.
5.30p.m – 7p.m. At the Aros Hall
Alexander McCall Smith discusses his work and his new book, Scotland’s Best Loved Poems