Celebrating the Highlands
4th - 12th September 2009

BLAS FESTIVAL CREATES ‘SCOTTISH EMBASSY’ TO MARK PROGRAMME LAUNCH

The UK’s fastest growing festival is to launch its own ‘Scottish Embassy’. The Blas festival will have an ‘embassy’ agreement with the Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. People attending both events will be able to get ‘visa’ rights which include information, advice and ticket price incentives.

The announcement came as Blas launched its 2009 programme at one of its event venues, Glen Ord Distillery in Ross-shire. Blas will deliver over 80 cultural events based around traditional music, Gaelic language and song, food, learning, whiskies and Clans. The festival is a key part of the national Homecoming celebrations and venues ranging from community halls and distilleries to Inverness Airport and Eden Court Theatre will provide the scene for Blas events all over the Highlands.

Featured artists will include top musical talent such as Dougie MacLean, Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain, Blazin’ Fiddles, The Barra MacNeils, and Karen Matheson

Festival Director Donna MacRae said: “Our Blas ‘Scottish Embassy’ strengthens our links with the Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton. Celtic Colours provided the inspiration for the creation of Blas and this cements our partnership. From June visitors will be able to visit our website and access information about Scotland in our embassy. We are also keen to have an embassy set up on the Celtic Colours website with a reciprocal arrangement for them on ours

“It is a new way to heighten the level of service to our customers. We will also be providing ‘Blassports’ which visitors can get stamped by promoters at each of our events and internet ‘visas’ which provide access to ticket discounts. It all adds to our commitment to culture and our links with the Homecoming Scotland programme.”

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