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Cultybraggan Camp: Celebrating Hamish Henderson, 1st-3rd November 2019

Come and experience the Nissen huts and jail-block, where Hamish worked in 1947

Friday, 1 November 2019 @ 7:30pm
until Sunday 3 November  2019@ 4pm

Programme   
Friday 1st November 2019
7:30pm Welcome to everyone

7:45pm “Hamish Henderson (1919–2019)” Venue: jail-block – A ‘talk’ by Margaret Bennett,illustrated by images & songs Piper: James MacDonald Reid  [Free events]

8:30pm A bothy ‘sing-around’ led by Scott Gardiner
(Venue: Hut 41)    [Free events]

Permanent Exhibition (camp pictures, POW sketchbook & cartoons)

Saturday 2nd November 2019 
MORNING

10:00 am Camp open for visitors. Tours and Exhibition

10:30–11:30 am “Hamish Henderson: War hero and Poet” by, film-maker, artist and Hamish Henderson biographer Timothy Neat. Venue: jail-block

11:45–12:45 “Hamish in Italy: Gramsci and the Partisans” by  Poet and musician Pino Mereu from The Hamish Henderson Club in Rome. Venue: jail-block

LUNCH  (own arrangements) 

12:45– 2:00 pm Lunch break (Camp Café or own arrangements)

AFTERNOON

2:00– 4:00 pm CULTYBRAGGAN CAMP CONCERT: “Come-All-Ye”. Venue: Hut 41 – Adam McNaughtan & Bob Blair, Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre, Margaret Bennett,  Tim Neat, Pino Mereu, Scott Gardiner and Graham Irvine

DINNER  (own arrangements)

7:30 – 8:30 pm Hamish Henderson on film (Venue: jail-block)

8:30–10:00pm ‘A tribute to Hamish in songs and stories’ with Scott, James & Graham. Bring your own songs & BYOB. (Venue: Hut 41)

Sunday 3rd November 2019  [Free events]

2:00 pm Farewell sing-around – everyone welcome!  Join Scott Gardiner for the BIG SINGAROUND  (Venue: Commercial Hotel, Muthill)

EVENT VENUE
Cultybraggan, Comrie, PH6 2AB 
Phone: 01764 670 769
[email protected] 

MORE INFORMATION:
[email protected]
01764 655 979

TICKETS HERE (EVENTBRITE)