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GLASTONBURY HEADS NORTH FOR SUTHERLAND FOLK FESTIVAL!
If you go down to the woods next week, you are sure of big surprise! Borgie Forest, Strathnaver is the location for a unique musical extravaganza next Saturday night (14th September).
With assistance from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE) "Glaston-Borgie" features popular north bands Broken Chord and Novacaine with Rhythm `n' Reel topping the bill. The woodland evening concert, which could have easily been billed "Tree in the Dark", follows the Borgie Forest Open Day with highlights such as quad races, wood working demos and a fire fighting display.

Anna MacConnell, Community Economic Development manager with CASE said: "This is special event for the community and we are delighted to be working with Forest Enterprise to make the day possible. It is a unique event for visitors and locals alike and could be the beginning of an annual event at Borgie. They say big trees grow out of little acorns!"

"Glaston-Borgie" features as part of the Sutherland Folk Festival which kicked off on Saturday (31st August) and runs until the end of September (Saturday 28th). Festival organiser Geordie Jack said: "We are grateful to CASE for their assistance with the Sutherland Folk Festival which features a vast range of entertainment and events including free `live music' in several hotels.

"There will be a musical jam session in a former baker's shop in Golspie, a lone piper on the castle roof in Dornoch, food fayres in Durness and Dornoch and a dance in Golspie's nostalgic Drill Hall. There will be much more besides and all the information is listed on the Festival website."

As well as assistance from CASE, financial support for the Sutherland Folk Festival has also come from The Highland Council and the Scottish Arts Council.

For more information on the Sutherland Folk Festival log on to 2002 Sutherland Folk Festival

4th September	Stag's Head Hotel Golspie	Philomena Begley & Garry McEvoy Irish Band
6th. September	Brora High School	Grey Coast Theatre - play based on 'nomadic' tinker folklore and tradition
6th. September	Durness Village Hall	Local Food Fayre
7th. September	Dornoch Square	Dornoch Pipe Band last parade of season & lone piper on the roof
10th. September	Rosehall Village Hall	Grey Coast Theatre - play based on 'nomadic' tinker folklore and tradition
7th. September	Durness Village Hall	Coinneach
13th September	Ben Bhraggie Hotel Golspie	Amy Sawyers Band / Brogin
13th September	Caberfeidh Hotel Golspie	Burnsiders / Jim Hunter
13th./14th. Sept	Sutherland Arms Hotel Golspie	Jennifer Port (Music in the Dining Room)
14th. September	Golspie High School	Feis Chataibh Workshops
14th. September (a.m.)	Morrisons Shop Golspie	Free sampler performances
14th. September	Ben Bhraggie Hotel Golspie	Burnsiders/ Jim Hunter
14th. September	Caberfeidh Hotel, Golspie	Amy Sawyers Band
13th./14th. Sept.	Golf Links Hotel Golspie	Live Music
14th. September	Borgie Forest, Strathnaver Music in the Forest	(see local poster for daytime with Rhythm & Reel, programme ) Broken Chord and Novocaine
14th. September	Nip Inn, Lairg	Marty Mackay & John Karbreck
16th. September	Skerray Village Hall	Children's storytelling Family trad. Storytelling
17th. September	Invershin Village Hall	Storytelling
18th. September	Timespan Helmsdale	Storytelling
21st. September	Stag's Head Hotel Golspie	Rhythm & Reel
21st. September	Golf Links Hotel Golspie	Beela & Blinky
24st. September	Bettyhill Village Hall	Grey Coast Theatre - play based on 'nomadic' tinker folklore and tradition
27th. September	Rosehall Village Hall	Hoogie (Celtic Band)
28th. September	Dornoch Square	Food Fayre / Entertainment
28th. September	Dornoch Hotels	Skelbo / Red Reel Ceilidh Band
28th. September	Grange, Lairg	Ardoch Ceilidh Band
28th. September	Drill Hall Golspie	Free afternoon tea-dance
28th. September	Drill Hall Golspie	Caledonia / Brogin