The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust is delighted to announce the nomination of the CatStrand for Venue of the Year at the prestigious Scots Trad Music Awards.

Carsphairn Community Council organised a festive meal for the senior members of the community in the Lagwyne Hall in December.

CatStrand hosts the exciting launch of Swallows, the Hare and the Moon, the latest album from local singer-songwriter, Blue.

There is much to discover about the history of music-making in the Glenkens which is being explored in an afternoon of expert talks, presented by The Glenkens Story History Group.

The world premiere of Geoff Davidson’s The Passion was performed at Dalry church on Easter Saturday. A capacity audience of over 150 people enjoyed a dramatic performance of the new choral work from the Glenkens Parish Choir with church members taking the spoken roles of Pontius Pilate, the high priest Caiaphas and choir members reading Peter, Judas and ‘Doubting’ Thomas.

An Easter Passion sung in the Scots language will receive its world premier in Galloway next month.
A Tale o’ Guid Friday an Ayont follows the classic format of an Easter Passion with soloists, speakers and choir, but uniquely all the participants will speak and sing in Scots, using words from William Lorimer’s translation of the New Testament published in 1983.