The 38th Kirriemuir Festival of Music and Song, encompassing ceilidhs, concerts, competitions, sing-arounds, street entertainment and impromptu sessions, is taking place this weekend.
Venues throughout the town, including shops, pubs, halls and the bowling club, hosted events from fiddling and diddling to story-telling and singing.
Among those who provided excellent entertainment were Skirdechal in the Thrums Hotel and Forfar Instrumental Band, who performed in the town square on Saturday afternoon.
The winners of the various competitions were as follows:
Overall winner – Allan Taylor, Alford. Overall runner-up – Katelyn Adams, Keith. Chorus Cup – Alan Prior, Edinburgh.
Mens’ singing – John Dickson, Tarves. Women’s singing -Shona Donaldson, Tarland. Bothy ballad – Allan Taylor. Girls’ singing – Katelyn Adams, Keith. Novice singer – Ruth Kirkpatrick, Edinburgh. Local singer: Pat Newman, Cortachy. Fiddle open – Anne Mitchell, Inverurie. Fiddle junior – Cassie Findlay, Keith.
Fiddle JF Dickie – Anne Mitchell, Inverurie. Fiddle local – Kirsty Hill, Carnoustie.
Instrumental Pairs – Kirsty Hill and Alexander Mitchell, Carnoustie. Mouthorgan – Denis Shepherd, Aberdeen. Diddling – Denis Shepherd, Aberdeen. Oral whistling – Pat Newman, Cortachy. Storytelling – Jane Chalmers, Mintlaw. Doric verse senior – Barry Stewart, Kirriemuir. Doric verse junior – Cassie Findlay, Keith.
Best pub session – Three Bellies Brae. Best non-pub session – George Rennie. Best Friday session – Kerymor.
