Music, Song & Dance events

Friday

Orkney Ferries from Kirkwall:

morning - depart Kirkwall 1010; arrive Sanday 1155

afternoon - depart Kirkwall 1640; arrive Sanday 1805 

Sanday Bus from ferry terminal; 'phone to book on 01857-600-344

Sanday Heritage Centre in Lady Village open 1000-1700

1230 - 1630  The Sanday Experience - an all-inclusive (lunch, presentation, minibus tour & tea) introduction to the island. 'Phone to book on 01857-600-769/331

Open studio - Bill McArthur 1400-1800

Orkney Ferries depart Sanday 1815; arrive Kirkwall 1940

Opportunities for evening meal at local hostelries 

2100 - 2200 Folk Music at Belsair (Fiddle Aboot - Sanday's own island group)

2200-until late Jazz at Kettletoft with Tony Leigh & Mo Cursiter's Quintet

Saturday 

Orkney Ferries from Kirkwall:

morning - depart Kirkwall 0740; arrive Sanday 0905

afternoon - depart Kirkwall 1640; arrive Sanday 1805

Sanday Bus from ferry terminal; 'phone to book on 01857-600-344

Sanday Heritage Centre in Lady Village open 1000-1700

Sanday Development Trust Recycling centre open 1000-1500  

Sanday Development Trust Strawberries & cream/Coffee & cupcakes in the Community Room 1000-1200  

Lighthouse visit (book by 9th - phone 01857-600341)

Meals at hostelries with lunchtime Music, starting 1300:

Jazz at Kettletoft

Fiddle Aboot at Belsair

Runic Consort (medieval music) at Backaskaill

Sanday Spinners open workshop at Little Isegarth 1300-1600  

Inter-parish Football & Netball on School Field 1400-1500

1500-1800 in the Community School grounds: Huw & Sheena's Radio Sanday Roadshow, incorporating Rock the Bikeshed (if fine weather) or Hullabaloo in the Hall (if not). Musical requests & live music spots. Do send in your musical request, and state which hour in which you'd like to hear it. If you have a message to send to your loved one, it'll make the Show more fun - but remember that we aim to match the high broadcasting standard of Radio Orkney.

Evening meals at hostelries

Orkney Ferries depart Sanday 1815; arrive Kirkwall 1940

2000 for 2030 at the Community Hall: Sanday Community Association hosts an evening concert - & then a Dance - by The Chair. Tickets (£7 adult & £4 child) may be reserved by 'phoning Irene at School (01857-600228) or home (-600286), Norma (-600296) or Angela (-600234)

Sunday 

Orkney Ferries from Kirkwall:

morning - depart Kirkwall 0900; arrive Sanday 1045

Sanday Heritage Centre in Lady Village open 1000-1700

Soulka Swimming Session 1100-1200

Kirk 1130-1230  

Meals at hostelries - maybe informal music sessions??

Chip Shop Takeaway at Ayre's Rock from 1300

Sanday Spinners open workshop at Little Isegarth 1300-1600  

1300-1400 Garsdale model railway (frozen in time at 1962) at Sandgarth  

1330-1530 Open studio - Ruth Brough at Millhouse, close to Sandgarth  

1430 in the Community Hall: Orkney Camerata in Concert, with guest appearances from Sanday Fiddle Club and from Sanday School Choir. The Concert will include Sanday music by Max: Backaskaill March, Cross Kirk, Start Point, Graveshill as well as some of the 'Songs of Sanday' first performed by the School in 1998.  

1600-1700 Cheese and wine Social in the Community Room, during which the prize-winning raffle tickets from the grand June weekend Soulka raffle will be drawn.

Orkney Ferries depart Sanday 11720; arrive Kirkwall 1905