Events

Scotland's first Steel Band festival – Panfest 2012 - is being staged this weekend at Nairn Academy, whose three steelbands will host a visit by bands from Aberdeen, Glasgow and East Ayrshire.  All will be performing between noon and 2 pm on Sunday at Nairn Links.

Over the weekend the bands will work with Toussaint Clarke, one of the top pan makers and tuners in the UK. Toussaint worked with pupils at Nairn Academy last year and will hopefully be impressed with the work that has gone on since his last visit.

Organised and led by Fiona Sellar of Nairn Academy, the festival is being supported by the Scottish Association for Music Education.