| Feis
Ile is an established annual Folk Music festival based on Islay - this
year the local distillers are increasing their activities during the festival
to bring together a wonderful mix of 'Malt & Music'
Monday
29th May
Port Ellen Maltings
Tours leave reception at
2pm - 3.30pm. Admission £5.
Whisky Tasting & Ceilidh,
Ramsay Hall
7.30pm. Nosing Competition
of uisge-beatha from 7.30- 9.00pm.Showing the wares of all the Islay and
Jura distilleries. Entrance includes three free drams. £5
Ceilidh with Accordion and
Fiddle Band 10pm, with artistes Bette Bell, Seamus Alex MacDonald, Eion
Brown, Norma Munro and pipers Karen Brown & Alison MacTaggart. Ella
Edgar Dancers. Chairman Hamish Mactaggart. £4 dance only. Oatcakes
and shortbread courtesy of Walkers Aberlour and cheese from Islay Cheese
Co.
Tuesday
30th May
Lagavulin Distillery
Tours leave reception at
2pm & 3.30pm. Lagavulin Reception Centre, ‘Slides from Ann McGilvray’s
Archives’. Chairman Iain MacPherson with songs from Libby Morris and Christine
Brown. 8pm £4. Hospitality courtesy Lagavulin Distillery.
Wednesday
31st May
Bowmore Distillery Day
10.30-11.30am. Super Tour
of Bowmore Distillery - including a visit into the famous Black Bowmore
vaults, followed by a dram of something special. Admission £3
8.00pm The Maggie - a showing
of this golden oldie movie starring Paul Douglas is a firm favourite featuring
Islay’s characters past and present and the fantastic contribution made
by the puffers to the island’s way of life . Rex Hipple, who worked for
Ealing Studios in the making of the film will share his reminiscences of
film crews, cast and extras. Admission £4. Limited number.
10.30pm by a Taste of Bowmore
& Islay Oysters. A tasting of some of Bowmore’s finest malts along
with superb Islay Oysters. Film and Tasting admission £5
Thursday
1st June
Laphroaig
Distillery.
At 11am, Super Tour by the
manager
Friday
2nd June
Caol Ila Distillery
Tours leave reception at
2pm & 3.30pm.
Bunnahabhain Distillery
Open for tours 2pm-5pm.
Saturday
3rd June
Ardbeg Distillery.
Open all day. Famous Whisky
Lunch menu incorporating local Carnival with Decorated Float Parade 6.30pm,
on the theme ‘Millennium Bug’. Were you bugged?? Festival Queen -
Islay Pipe Band Entertainment from - ‘Crooked Jack’ childrens entertainers,
‘Bootlegger’, stalls, bouncy castle, car boot. Floats assemble at pier
at 6pm |
