Northings | Jenny McBain | Activity http://northings.com/members/jennymcbain/activity/ Activity feed for Jenny McBain. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 f96b19375543966be8730b817c62ce17 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Do You Nomi?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/08/do-you-nomi/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:43:57 +0000 ThumbnailMacPhail Theatre, Ullapool, 7 March 2013
ALAN Greig Theatre and Grant Smeaton‘s Do You Nomi? –  a melange of theatre and dance – kicked off Ullapool Dance Festival 2013. And two lithe male bodies, sinuously and […]

]]> 0 c10a892665db4fe19b496d9d2fa9c700 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, The Chinaski Sessions, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/09/the-chinaski-sessions/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:05:08 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Centre, Ullapool, 8 November 2012
WELCOME to a basement studio where ear-splitting, electronic music fuses with the kind of energetic percussion which resonates in the lower gut.

A GROUP of men […]

]]> 0 0e273f335f18f6bfdddb75740af94aeb Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Hitch and Crunch, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/01/hitch-and-crunch/ Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:12:34 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Theatre, Ullapool, 28 September 2012, and touring
IT MAY be a somewhat heretical statement but it nonetheless contains more than a grain of truth; a night at the theatre can be a tedious […]

]]> 0 44c423318643f2dc3a2a52e627be56e7 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, From There To Here, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/27/from-there-to-here/ Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:54:31 +0000 ThumbnailJenny McBain looks at a project aimed at breaking barriers and building bridges in mental health.
AN uneasy mix of compassion and control governs the relationship between mental health professionals and their […]

]]> 0 2cd1e7c4d36055d26ff46cf5ad51b392 Jenny McBain changed their profile picture http://northings.com/activity/p/9836/ Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:45:33 +0000 0 49d1f17b82a7aed14006884cfa0fea71 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Taking Stock, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/20/taking-stock/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:27:32 +0000 ThumbnailTaking Stock: The Claim of Crofting, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig,  Skye, 16 March 2012 A COUNTRY’S history is woven from many threads, and we need writers and artists to keep us connected with key events from the past. Without that connection we can blindly follow courses of action which betray core cultural values. Historian Dr Issie Macphail and […]

]]> 0 b392cfc29e6a252d505c2baf4a260921 Jenny McBain commented on the post, Mull Theatre Pop-Up Tour, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/16/mull-theatre-pop-up-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:59:16 +0000 Thank you for taking time to comment. I think you made some interesting points as to the role of facial expression and the fact that gratuitous movement is impractical and unnecessary. I agree. However, there is something to be said for actors and directors having an awareness of how subtle shifts in posture and in […]

]]> 54af1e5ab2f46ebe499d7dff6b690251 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Mull Theatre Pop-Up Tour, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/16/mull-theatre-pop-up-tour/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:54:21 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Theatre, Ullapool, 15 March 2012, and touring A THEATRE production which can pop up anywhere that an audience and a welcome can be mustered is a great innovation . Two plays which were first shown in Glasgow’s Oran Mor as part of the A Play, A Pie and A Pint initiative are being shown around the Highlands, […]

]]> 0 aeafe11b7ef7a1d28600873ffb089099 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Ullapool Dance Weekend, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/12/ullapool-dance-weekend/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:06:39 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Centre and Village Hall, Ullapool, 9-10 March 2012 IS SEEMS so obvious.  Of course Ullapool should have a dance festival. AFTER all, it is a village which hosts festivals of books, beer and guitars.  It is the heartland of the feisean movement and even had a fish festival – once upon a time.  If Ullapool’s GDP […]

]]> 0 8242a4975d988a3b7d515852076d8f83 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, The Inheritance, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/02/03/inheritance/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:42 +0000 ThumbnailThe Macphail Centre, Ullapool, 2 February 2012 ON A visit to the cinema we usually have more interaction with the person selling us popcorn than we do with those who actually made the film. SO FOR actor-writer-producer Tim Barrow to stand up in front of an audience and invite feedback on his 2007 film The Inheritance was an act […]

]]> 0 6f87d9e9969cab85b1b2743735b72143 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Highland Chamber Orchestra, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/05/24/highland-chamber-orchestra-6/ Tue, 24 May 2011 10:56:17 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Theatre, Ullapool, 21 May 2011 There are certain artistically orchestrated moments that engender a sense of transcendence. On Saturday night the wild wind and driving rain that greeted our arrival at the Macphail Theatre in Ullapool was completely forgotten when James Ross picked up his taragot to play a  Romanian Fantasy by Gordon T…[Read more]

]]> 0 71ffe64de9031fb1be25591dcebefb5b Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Bellevue Rendezvous, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/04/06/music-bellevue-rendezvous-the-ceilidh-place-ullapool/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:18:46 +0000 ThumbnailThe Ceilidh Place, Ullapool, 3 April 2010, and touring THE MUSICAL trio Bellevue Rendezvous started out as a jamming session in a kitchen in Edinburgh’s Morningside. And the acoustic ensemble has managed to hold onto a spirit of spontaneity and sheer joy in the music – even when faced with a slightly wooden Highland audience. An […]

]]> 0 a37ca68f6daf7197ac62a8a6a38dece6 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, The Golden Hour, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/29/poetry-the-golden-hour-the-ceilidh-place-ullapool/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:27:00 +0000 ThumbnailThe Ceilidh Place, Ullapool, 27 March 2010 IN THE month when poet Ted Hughes was immortalised on the walls of Westminster Abbey, you could be forgiven for thinking that great writing is the preserve of an elite literati, many of whom are dead. The Golden Hour is an antidote to all that. If you are fed up […]

]]> 0 261a00aa6bd4c2f7ad9d7e2ecea58f52 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Ivan Drever Band, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/26/music-ivan-drever-band-macphail-centre-ullapool/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:04:34 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Centre, Ullapool, 25 March 2010 THE Ivan Drever Band’s rollicking blend of Rock and Roll and Celtic ballad has impact enough to fill a football stadium. And these accomplished musicians have had their moments on the world stage (both Drever and guitarist Andy Murray are former members of Wolfstone.) Yet they faced the challenge of […]

]]> 0 b835a355ab9ade3e8e1f09ec157fa5e5 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, RSAMD - Hamlet, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/26/theatre-rsamd-hamlet-macphail-centre-ullapool/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:41:28 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Centre, Ullapool, 23 March 2010 THAT STUDENTS made the journey from the RSAMD in Glasgow to Ullapool in order to perform the Bard’s work is to be applauded. The endeavour has the makings of a true cultural exchange – one which enhances understanding between north and south or rural and urban. It could also inspire […]

]]> 0 505aa26c8e50f14c1390cc9ebaed39ae Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Angus Peter Campbell, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/25/poetry-angus-peter-campbell-village-hall-ullapool/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:21:44 +0000 ThumbnailVillage Hall, Ullapool, 20 March 2010 THIS EVENT served to launch the upcoming Ullapool Book Festival, but there was purpose beyond unveiling the programme for the event in May, or offering tickets and refreshments. Bi-lingual writer, journalist, broadcaster and poet Angus Peter Campbell from South Uist spoke with luminescence about the “joie-…[Read more]

]]> 0 81d6cd6fee2e5eb6b9aed697ef68bdf5 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Gilmore Productions - One Up One Down, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/23/dance-gilmore-productions-one-up-one-down-macphail-centre-ullapool/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:32:26 +0000 ThumbnailMacphail Centre, Ullapool, 19 March 2010 GILMORE Productions have the makings of an interesting show in One Up One Down , but it is hard to escape from the feeling that what they are currently presenting to audiences is a work in progress. A brain-storming of ideas has evolved into an hour-long piece which lacks any narrative […]

]]> 0 6b6f8cd714efae4996bb51771c276e30 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, MAIREARAD GREEN AND ANNA MASSIE (The Macphail Centre, Ullapool, 26 November 2009), on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/11/27/mairearad-green-and-anna-massie-the-macphail-centre-ullapool-26-november-2009/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:00:45 +0000 ThumbnailJENNY MCBAIN embarks on a musical journey. AN EVENING at in the company of Anna Massie and Mairearad Green is a journey illustrated by music. The pair have collected tunes from all over the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, along with a store cupboard of anecdotes for introductions. Their stage presence is characterised by a relaxed poise […]

]]> 0 2d9681a34ec9ea85c3ed19d6fdb3d8d4 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Dance Ihayami, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/11/20/dance-ihayami-the-macphail-centre-ullapool/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:08 +0000 ThumbnailThe Macphail Centre, Ullapool, 19 November 2009 THE MACPHAIL Centre became an exotic location last Thursday thanks to a visit from Edinburgh-based dance company Ihayami. The dancers wear bells strapped round their ankles which emphasise each stamping step, yet supreme skill ensures that there is variation in intensity between movements. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 afc919727e93714c27b4138eae2dd208 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Ullapool Guitar Festival 2009, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/10/13/ullapool-guitar-festival-2009-ullapool/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:25:11 +0000 ThumbnailUllapool, 9-11 October 2009 AS THE very last chord of the 10th Ullapool Guitar Festival reverberated, a question as to the future of this phenomenal event hung in the air. It’s not the aging audience which worries festival organiser Richard Lindsay – he refers affectionately to his loyal returning crowd as ‘silver backs’. Rather it is […]

]]> 0 21a3942a63ccc477617f4208e700822e Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Tillidh Mi Dhachaidh, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/10/06/tillidh-mi-dhachaidh-an-talla-solais-the-ceilidh-place-ullapool-high-school-and-the-ferry-terminal-ullapool/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:16:15 +0000 ThumbnailAn Talla Solais, The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool High School and Ferry Terminal, Ullapool, until 16 October 2009 MAYBE places other than Ullapool, Achiltibuie and Lochinver have produced a role call of artistic talent capable of filling concert halls and several arts venues simultaneously – but these are likely to have much larger populations than…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b4915253d9d839c6eb2f1e6876dc97d Jenny McBain wrote a new post, Loopallu 2009, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/09/28/loopallu-2009-broomfield-campsite-ullapool/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:39:32 +0000 ThumbnailELIZABETH SINCLAIR enjoys the strong line-up and friendly atmosphere at Loopy. WITH FORECASTS of sunshine ringing in my ears, the car was packed on Thursday morning and a quick drive up the A835 meant we were on site and the tent was pitched ready for a weekend of Loopallu fun by lunchtime. Although the festival proper […]

]]> 0 7e07b8ae40223b82085755e11b333056 Jenny McBain wrote a new post, SORLEY MACLEAN AND MAIRI MHOR NAN ORAN - A CELEBRATION (Tarskavaig Communities Hall, Isle of Skye, 3 August 2009), on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/08/05/sorley-maclean-and-mairi-mhor-nan-oran-a-celebration-tarskavaig-communities-hall-isle-of-skye/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:30:47 +0000 ThumbnailTERRY WILLIAMS sees Aos Dana launched with a double celebration of two great Skye artists TARSKAVAIG are taking Aos Dana – the literary side of Feis an Eilean – into their own community Feis this week, squeezing six days of literary and music events into one of Skye’s smallest village halls. It began with a packed […]

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