Co-operative Verb Garden
The Co-operative Verb Garden is the spoken word tent at the Tartan Heart festival. Supported by The Co-operative Membership and back for an even bigger and better third year, the Verb Garden presents an eclectic mix of debate, discussion, interviews, comedy and entertainment.
The Verb Garden will again be chaired by IAIN MACWHIRTER, Sunday Herald, with help from GRAHAM SPIERS (The Times).
There will be debates on: ENERGY: Is There Life After Oil?; BRITAIN’s DEFICIT: It Has to be Cuts!; VOTES FOR 16-Year-olds?; SCOTTISH SPORT: Why Are We Not Good Enough?; and THE STATE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
The Belladram section of the programme will feature whisky tastings on both evenings - with TOM MORTON describing his recent charity tour around the whisky distilleries of the British Isles as part of the Barnard Challenge (www.barnardchallenge.org.uk), A whisky masterclass from RICHARD PATERSON (Master Blender, Whyte & Mackay) and tastings led by STEPHEN RANKIN (Gordon & MacPhail)
Late night comedy with SANDY NELSON, PHILLIP DIFFER, CHRIS FORBES and PETER HUNTER.
Up Close interviews with musicians performing at the festival, plus DAVID HAYMAN, TAM BAILLIE (Childrens’ Commissioner), DENNIS CANAVAN, DEREK ADAMS (Manager, Ross County FC).
As part of the extended Verb Garden ‘campus’, 2010 sees two new additions - A Right Blether tent, for workshops and smaller events, PLUS the Split Infinitive tent – a Bedouin tent that will host a range of literary events.
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| Friday 6th august - Verb garden 1 |
| Bella Laughs (sponsored by Scottish Ethical Events): Late night comedy with Sandy Nelson, Chris Forbes, Phillip Differ and Peter Hunter |
| John Otway - "I Did It Otway: regrets I've had a few!" - John Otway recounts his life as Rock'n'Roll's greatest failure |
| BellaDram: The Barnard Challenge, Part ONE - Tom Morton and Rob Allanson (Editor, Whisky Magazine) with stories and anecdotes from their charity visits to distilleries in Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. (Includes whisky tastings) |
| BellaDram: Whisky tasting Masterclass with Richard Paterson, Master Blender, Whyte & MacKay. |
| PRIVATE RECEPTION: The Co-operative |
| DEBATE: "Britain's Deficit: It has to be CUTS!". Chair: Iain Macwhirter, Peter Hunter (UNISON), Ryan Brightwell (The Co-operative), Claire Ewing (Member,Scottish Youth Parliament), others tbc. |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: The Levellers - Mark Chadwick and Jeremy Cunningham |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: David Hayman |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: Derek Adams, Manager Ross County FC |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: tbc |
| DEBATE: "Is There Life Beyond Oil?" Chair: Iain Macwhirter. Speakers: Dennis Canavan (Ramblers' Association), Colin Baines (The Co-operative) David Bruce (Anti-wind farm campaigner), SSE (invited) |
| Plaid Speaking - a plaid workshop with George MacPherson |
| Saturday 7th august - Verb garden 1 |
| Tbc |
| Tbc |
| BellaDram: The Barnard Challenge, Part TWO - Tom Morton and Rob Allanson (Editor, Whisky Magazine) with stories and anecdotes from their charity visits to distilleries in Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. (Includes whisky tastings) |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: tbc |
| MUSIC DEBATE:"Rock'n'Roll is wasted on the young!" Chair: Iain Macwhirter. Speakers: Tom Morton, Vic Galloway, Jennifer McGlone, musicians tbc. |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: tbc |
| MEET THE PROMOTERS: Joe Gibbs and Robert Hicks |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: tbc |
| DEBATE: "Scottish Sport: Why aren't we good enough?" Chair: Graham Speirs. Speakers: Dennis Canavan (tbc), Phillip Differ, James proctor (Supporters Direct), Alan Clark (sportscotland) |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: tbc |
| DEBATE: "Votes for 16-year-olds?" Chair: Iain Macwhirter. Speakers: Kris Sinclair (Member, Scottish Youth Parliament), Jenny Roberts (STUC Youth Committee), Tam Baillie (Childrens' Commissioner), Stuart Ramsay (Director The Co-operative) |
| UP CLOSE INTERVIEW: Tam Baillie (Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People) |
| Friday 6th august - A Right blether : Verb garden 2 |
| CLOSE |
| UNISON Comedy workshop - Sandy Nelson |
| Scottish Youth Parliament - TBC |
| Thorncroft Drinks - presentation and free tasting |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust |
| Scottish Youth Parliament - TBC |
| Co-operative Enterprise Trust Scotland - Hugh Donnelly |
| Art/drawing workshop - Rosie Newman |
| Bookbugs - Story-telling for 0-7 yearolds with Carol Laula |
| Saturday 7th august - Verb garden 1 |
| CLOSE |
| Tbc |
| Scottish Youth Parliament - TBC |
| Thorncroft Drinks - presentation and free tasting |
| Spirit Aid |
| Scottish Youth Parliament - TBC |
| Fairtrade Children's Quiz |
| Art/drawing workshop - Rosie Newman |
| Bookbugs - Story-telling for 0-7 yearolds with Carol Laula |
