Entertainment near Shenval B&B in the Highlands of Scotland

This page covers the whole spectrum of entertainment available close to your holiday accommodation at Shenval organic B&B, near Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. Along with Highland culture and heritage events, music (contemporary, Scottish, traditional, Celtic, fiddle workshops, jazz), theatre, dance, craft workshops, archaeology festival and exhibitions are detailed below. More specific events like Highland Games are listed HERE , while outdoor events such as guided walks, walking festivals, duathlons, marathons and fun runs can be found HERE.

Of course large venues like Eden Court in Inverness, half an hour's drive from Shenval B&B, have the financial clout to attract the biggest names of international entertainment in fields as diverse as opera, ballet, dance, theatre, comedy, drama, visual arts, classical music, jazz and traditional music, some of which we highlight here, every now and then.
More modest places like The Ironworks and Hootananny in Inverness are more specialised in folk, blues, rock/blue grass and world music.
But most of all we prefer to give even more modest venues in nearby villages like those in Drumnadrochit, Beauly or Strathpeffer the chance to promote well-known and less well-known artists who provide valued entertainment opportunities in remote countryside. Indeed, there is fun, culture and entertainment well beyond the boundaries of the Highland capital!

Also always worth having a look at are the Beauly Gallery and the Kilmorack Gallery, close to each other and only 25mns drive from Shenval B&B, while the Inchmore Gallery can easily be found on the road from Beauly to Inverness.

MARCH

Friday 19th, A wildlife evening with Roy Dennis at Cannich Village Hall, only 5 minutes drive from your accommodation base at Shenval organic B&B. From 7.30pm till 9.30pm. Organised by Strathglass and Affric Community Company. Roy Dennis is one of Scotland's leading naturalists and conservationists and he will give an illustrated talk on some of his most recent studies and work with wildlife in the Highlands, including sattelite tracking ospreys to Africa and golden eagles in the Cairngorms, tracking woodcock and curlew to Russia and Finland, restoring red squirrel to Wester Ross and other reintroduction projects.

Saturday 20th, The Birnam Quartet at Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness, 10mns drive from Shenval Bed & Breakfast. Concert with Luke Plumb, Anna Wendy-Stevenson, Angus Grant and Jamie Jauncey.

APRIL

Saturday 24th, Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness, near Shenval Bed & Breakfast, welcomes the An Tobar Sessions with Aidan O'Rourke, fiddle, David Milligan, pianist and composer, and a few other talented musicians from 8pm.
Aidan O'Rourke's bold and beautiful suite commissioned as part of the celebrations of An Tobar, Mull's much-loved arts centre, in 2007, features the former Blazin' Fiddle and current member of what Channel Four's website calls "the best band in the world today" Lau, together with Catriona McKay, Phil Bancroft, Martin Green and Martin O'Neill.
Pianist David Milligan joins him with his vibrant, quirky tribute to Tobermory's colourful High Street, Shops. An evening of superb music played by superb musicians.

MAY

Friday 7th, Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness, 10mns drive from Shenval Bed & Breakfast, The Edinburgh Quartet in concert at 8pm

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Edinburgh Quartet returns to the Hall after their first visit in November as part of the Nava Rasa Ensemble. As The Telegraph said a few years ago, " String quartets come and go, but not the Edinburgh Quartet: it has 43 years of music-making behind it and is still forging ahead. It is the only professional string quartet of any standing in Scotland".

Sunday 23rd, Tea and Tunes at Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness, with fiddler Duncan Chisholm and guitarist Ivan Drever, at 4pm.
Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever, with their dynamic performance of fiddle, guitar and song are now established as one of Scotland's top duos, playing venues and festivals across the UK, Europe and the USA.
It's a partnership which dates back to folk/rockers Wolfstone and is famed worldwide for the combination of brilliant music, Duncan's incredible fiddling & Ivan's intricate guitar-work and songs. And the craic, too, of course.

AUGUST

Monday 2nd, Dinner with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham at Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness, good craik and tunes with two Scottish Traditonal music legends. More details soon.

SEPTEMBER

The now well established Blas Festival will make another welcome stop close to Shenval B&B at Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness. More details soon.

OCTOBER

Friday 8th, Andy Irvine, the legendary Irish singer/songwriter, at Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness. More details later.