Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

Portsoy Community Enterprise AGM takes place tonight (Thursday 6th), 7pm at The Salmon Bothy. Come along and find out what has been achieved over the past year. All welcome.
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Starting this Saturday, 8th September until 16th September, North East Open Studios (NEOS) award-winning collective of artists, makers, and designers are opening their studios to the public. Find full details of participants and their locations at https://www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk/ne os-2018/

A lovely welcome treat from our Estonian hosts (it tasted delicious too!)

Our piper Robert Legge from Portsoy Pipe Band plays during the Estonian welcome meal where we sampled delicious Estonian cuisine

Our Scottish participants Elma, Annett and Fiona making friends with a local during the cucumber festival in Estonia 🇪🇪🥒

Elma and her team teaching local Latvians how to make Scottish shortbread 🍪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Aurora Music showcase their singing voices in Kuldiga 🎤 🎶

Skip 2 the Beat take to the stage to perform in Latvia 🇱🇻

Anne McArthur’s Highland Dancers Eloise Ross and Lucy Smith perform in Latvia 🇱🇻

Pipe Major Robert Legge and drummer Sandy Walker from Portsoy Pipe Band opening the festival in Kuldiga, Latvia. 🎶 🇱🇻 3E jeb izzinoši radošs pikniks visai ģimenei

We’re all set up and ready for the festival today in Kuldiga, Latvia. Everyone very much looking forward to a great day ahead showcasing Scotland and all our local talent.
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Learning about the Latvian Suiti community today on our trip. Similar to the Scottish, they take great pride when crafting their traditional costumes, whilst drone-singing as they work.

🎶 Aurora Music performing at the Estonian Kurgifestival 🎶

Who says you can’t have fun in the rain?! ☔️ 🌧 Skip 2 the Beat gained a new group member in Estonia! 🇪🇪

After hosting our friends from Estonia at this year’s Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, we are delighted to have brought 30 Aberdeenshire pipers, dancers, skippers, singers, musicians and crafters to Estonia for the Kurgifestival where we also met up with our Latvian friends. We’ve had a great day as you can see! 🥒🎶🎻🥁 🇪🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇱🇻