The Voyage of The Fox
Captain McClintock’s voyage to the Arctic in search of the lost Franklin expedition is told through poetry and music at the Weigh Ahead Gallery, Dunblane on 31st August!
About The Voyage of The Fox
| 31st August 2025 | |
| 8pm | |
|
Weigh Ahead Gallery 91-95 High Street, Dunblane FK15 0ER |
|
| Suggested donation £10 | |
| Visit the event website here | |
| Facebook information can be found here | |
| Follow nordicviola on Instagram | |
Arctic voyages searching for whales, and for lost ships – these form the starting-point for a collaboration between two musicians and a poet, in a blend of sound reaching from traditional Shetland fiddle music to creative improvisation with instruments, electronics and voice.
The music is developed from the complex songs of the great whales, and the stories of the men who hunted them in the hostile Greenland seas – and the story of Captain Francis McClintock’s voyage in the yacht Fox to try to find news of the Franklin expedition.
Dunblane's Katherine Wren is a viola player with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and is the founder of Nordic Viola, a flexible ensemble promoting contemporary and traditional music from the North Atlantic.
Clarinettist and improviser Alex South has also carried out research into the relationship between whale vocalizations and human musics.
Poet Lesley Harrison grew up in Dundee and has always been fascinated by the 19th-century whaling industry and its aftermath, and has visited Iceland, Greenland and Svalbard, exploring its reach.
The film CETACEA will also be shown, with live music and words. It brings together the trio’s music and words with marine biologist Michael Scheer’s audio recordings and Alexander and Nicole Gratovsky’s beautiful underwater footage of the gracefully coordinated movements of pilot whales.
With funding support from the Hinrichsen Foundation and from the Cockaigne Fund, administered by Foundation Scotland.
Image credit: Phil Hall
Where possible we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events, however we STRONGLY ADVISE that you check with the venue/organiser in the first instance for updates.
All information (whether in text or photographs) is supplied in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact.GOT AN EVENT TO SHARE? It's free to post your events on What's On Stirling, click here to find out more!
Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Stirling? Just hit 'Like' on our Facebook page, join the What's On Scotland Facebook Group and 'Follow' on our Twitter account and you're all set!Sponsored Links
Similar events you might like...
Stirling Song Club
On the last Sunday of every month, Slanj-A-Va hosts the Stirling Song Club, providing a platform for musicians and songwriters to form a community and refine their craft!
READ MORE
The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns at our monthly residency at Slanj-A-Va, Stirling.
READ MORE
The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take the stage at The Riverside Inn, Callander!
READ MORE
The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take to the stage at Dalgair House Hotel, Callander!
READ MORE
Hello Again, the Neil Diamond Songbook
Hello Again, the Neil Diamond Songbook is a must see and the only tribute show for fans of the original artist, catch it at The Albert Halls Stirling on Friday 22nd August!
READ MORE
Hannah Rarity
Don't miss singer-songwriter Hannah Rarity when she returns to the Tolbooth Stirling on Friday 29th August!
READ MORE
The Provy Wummin
The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it comes to The Albert Halls on Friday 29th August!
READ MORE
Sponsored Links
Find other events in Stirling
Sponsored Links