Author: Eilidh Whiteford

In a career first, Jane Macleod interviews a man and an alpaca to learn exactly what this upcoming ‘Brilliant & Forever 2022’ event is all about. Among those sharing stories at the unique event at Lews Castle Green on Saturday 6th August will be writers from the Hebrides, America, and continental Europe. And not forgetting… More…

The HebCelt Festival has completed a bounce back from the pandemic with a sold out event and its highest ever grossing performance. In a demonstration of pent-up demand for the festival’s mixture of Celtic music in a beautiful setting, people from over an estimated 100 countries were part of more than 18,000 attendances as the… More…

An Lanntair is set to banish any post HebCelt blues with an extra special Courtyard Party and the opening of our popular Grinneas nan Eilean exhibition on Saturday 23 July! The day of sound and vision kicks-off at 10am with Clàr’s summer workshop Stornoway Sound Systems, followed at 3pm with an open invite to all… More…

A new limited edition podcast series marking its 25th anniversary, has been launched by international music festival, HebCelt. It features a number of artists and festival directors, all giving unique insights into their thoughts of the festival and what visitors can expect at this year’s event. The podcasts feature exciting artists including Julie Fowlis, Norrie… More…

Lockdown was – as has been said so many times since the start of the pandemic – an unprecedented time. We had to get used to new terms, like furlough, the R rate, PCRs and LFTs. But isolation was not a new word to many of us over 60s in the Western Isles, a fact… More…

An Lanntair is excited to present a real-life The Brilliant & Forever literary competition this summer – complete with real-life alpacas – and is issuing a call for entries! When author Kevin MacNeil’s cult novel The Brilliant & Forever was published it attracted widespread acclaim: “This is a book about how everyone has a story… More…

Drop what you’re doing, unless it’s making art. An Lanntair is excited to announce the return of the annual islands open exhibition Grinneas nan Eilean this summer! Less an exhibition than a community installation, Grinneas dates back to the seventies and has been an essential part of An Lanntair since its opening in 1985, bringing… More…

Congratulations from An Lanntair to its Head of Visual Arts & Literature, Roddy Murray, who recently scooped the ‘First Book of the Year 2021’ at Scotland’s National Book Awards for Bleak: the mundane comedy – described by the Saltire Society as ‘A fantastic debut ready to speak up for the bleak, wonderful spirit of life’.… More…

An Lanntair is delighted to announce that we are taking part in Scotland’s Year of Storytelling 2022! Book festivals, musical journeys, favourite cartoon characters and fresh takes on our culture and heritage, will form part of a dazzling programme of events to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. A nationwide programme of more than 60 events… More…

On Friday 3rd December one of our guests at An Lanntair was racially abused by another member of the public. This was followed by a related incident on Saturday 4th. We are deeply disturbed by this incident and stand in support and solidarity with our guest and their family. An Lanntair condemns racism. We take… More…