Throughout Summer and Autumn there are many arts and cultural events and activities happening across Skye. This season we are also highlighting opportunities for guests to get involved in environmental and green projects too.

Here are a few that have caught our eye, and which are easily accessible from Roskhill House (or worth travelling a little further for).

HARLOSH BEACH CLEAN... 5th April 2025... Harlosh (nr Roskhill)... 10am

Winter storms have brought marine litter onto the West Coast beaches and its best to collect it before the vegetation grows too much this Spring. We can provide thick gloves for guests looking to join community members (while the Bog Myrtle cafe provide their delicious cardamon buns as a reward). if interested in helping out, just let us know.

NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND - Through The Shortbread Tin... 17th April 2025... Las, Portree... 730pm

The story of the greatest literary hoax of all time.1760 – Scottish poet James Macpherson sets the world ablaze with stories of the third-century Scottish bard, Ossian. This tartan-trimmed tale of Highland history spreads far and wide, capturing the imagination of thousands– but is it built on deceit? Through The Shortbread Tin is a brand-new show, performed in Scots with Gaelic songs, which explores Scottish culture, myths, history and identity. Join Martin and Macpherson on an oral odyssey spanning centuries of Scottish history, exploring the myths we tell each other and the stories we tell ourselves. Because it takes a lot ae imagination tae tell a true story.

THE SIOBHAN MILLER TRIO... 25th April 2025... Las Portree... 730pm

One of Scotland’s most celebrated folk singer-songwriters, Siobhan Miller embarks upon an intimate trio tour joined by two of Scotland’s finest musicians, Innes White on guitar and Charlie Stewart on fiddle. This acoustic setting is the perfect opportunity to see Siobhan’s richly celebrated Scottish folk songs up close and personal

MHAIRI BLACK - Politics Isn't For Me.. 4th May 2025.. Las, Portree... 730pm

Former MP Mhairi Black embraces her trademark dark sense of humour to reflect on her time in Westminster, providing a first-hand, ruthlessly honest look at 21st century politics

NORDIC FIDDLER'S BLOC... 8th May 2025... Las, Portree... 730pm

Olav Luksengård Mjelva, Anders Hall and Kevin Henderson hail from Norway, Sweden and Shetland, respectively, and unite to explore each other's traditions, blending their three distinct flavours into a sound that is ultimately unique, whilst meaningful, intense and invigorating.

KIM CARNIE... 1st June 2025... Las, Portree... 730pm

Award-winning singer and composer, Kim Carnie has featured on some of the UK’s biggest stages, and her latest album has been recognised as one of the ‘biggest folk and Gaelic records of the generation’, bringing together some of the brightest names on the Scottish music scene, from Donald Shaw, Julie Fowlis and Karen Matheson, to Senegalese Kora player Kadial Kouyate and award-winning saxophonist Matt Carmichael.

KATHRYN JOSEPH..... 6th June 2025, Skye Gathering Hall, Portree... 730pm

Known for her fearless storytelling, raw emotional depth, and unflinching honesty, Kathryn Joseph has made a lasting mark on Scottish contemporary music. Joining forces with Lomond Campbell, Kathryn’s delicate yet visceral sound continues to evolve, seamlessly blending intimate, unfiltered lyrics with rich, atmospheric layers of piano, keyboards, and electronic elements.

LARRY DEAN.... 6th June 2025, Las, Portree... 8pm

Larry’s been spending a lot of time with his granny lately. He wants to tell you about it. Join the thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, two-time star of Live At The Apollo for a hilarious new show about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty.

JOSHUA BURNSIDE... 7th August 2025... Skye Gathering Hall, Portree... 730pm

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods.

RACHEL SERMANNI... 8th August 2025... Skye Gathering Hall, Portree... 730pm

Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish based singer/songwriter that makes the mundane moments mystical: shock-positive pregnancy tests in train-station toilets, coffee machine breakages, cold river swims, the regret of not saying ‘I love You’, the moon & how it pulls, bare feet on wood floors, the soft glow of a house plant, ‘what even is consciousness?’, strange dreams lingering in quiet mornings… She brims with dreamy indie-folk pop that speaks of the struggle and desire to Flow, to love, to live, to feel. Sometimes, her songs speak of the rare moments of quiet-still, found in the midst of this struggle & desire.

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