Macdonald Aviemore Resort to Host Highland Heartbeat
Released on: July 12, 2010, 01:23 pm
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Macdonald Hotels
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Travel
The Macdonald Aviemore Resort is delighted to announce a
series of live show's and unique talent workshops featuring Highland
Heartbeat this summer.
The Resort's main auditorium will be home to Highland Heartbeat on 21, 22, 29, 30
July and 4, 5, 18, 19 August 2010.
Highland Heartbeat is a television and live concert music show, soon to be broadcast
on BBC2, highlighting the best of Scottish talent. The live show consists of singers
and musicians specialising in both traditional and contemporary Scottish Music which
aims to touch hearts by weaving together audiences through beautiful songs, music
and landscape.
Fiona Kennedy, daughter of the late and hugely popular singers Calum and Anne
Kennedy and creator of the Highland Heartbeat show, said: "Highland Heartbeat is a
vibrant showcase for Scotland, highlighting both traditional and contemporary music
and aimed at a wide ranging audience who love a good night out! This small country
of ours is brimful of talent and it's very exciting to be involved with the
Macdonald Aviemore Resort to produce this live show on home turf."
Highland Heartbeat began in 2008 when the American television company, PBS,
approached Fiona asking her to find outstandingly talented young singers from
Scotland for a television special which would broadcast coast to coast across
America. The singers come from Shetland, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Motherwell and are
the winners of a Scotland wide auditioning process.
Phil Cunningham, musician, BBC presenter and judge said: "I am genuinely delighted
and amazed at the talent on the show."
Summer 2010 will also see Highland Heartbeat produce a series of special talent
workshops. The workshops, which are open to the public, will offer attendees the
chance to learn songs from the show, have professional singing tuition, choreography
and breathing lessons. Everyone taking part in the workshops will have the
opportunity to join the group on stage during one of the highly anticipated live
shows.
Gerry McGee, chief executive, Macdonald Aviemore Resort, said: "We are thrilled
that Highland Heartbeat will be performing at the Resort this summer. The hugely
talented Scottish musicians are sure to put on a show to remember. The talent
workshops are a fantastic way of showcasing young talent and we look forward to
finding the next big thing at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort’s answer to The X
Factor."
The Macdonald Aviemore Resort lies in the heart of Aviemore and the Cairngorms
National Park. Ideal for those looking to enjoy weekend breaks in the Highlands general Highland breaks, the Resort
includes four hotels and 18 luxury woodland lodges, a selection of high quality
restaurants, an Aviemore travel guide, The Spey Valley
Championship Golf Course, The Vital Spa, Spey Valley Cinema, Gym and child friendly
Spey Valley Leisure Arena with swimming pool, flumes, wave machine and the Aviemore
Adventure Club.
About Macdonald Hotels:
First established in 1990 by Donald Macdonald and colleagues, Macdonald Hotels &
Resorts operates over 40 hotels across the UK and 10 resorts throughout the UK and
Spain, including Aviemore hotels and wedding venues in
Aviemore. Macdonald Hotels
employs over 4,400 staff and operates in excess of 4,500 hotel rooms. Its focus is
on developing its strong portfolio of four and five star hotels, with each offering
its own character and individuality underpinned with the quality and attention to
detail expected of the Macdonald brand. In particular, the company prides itself on
the seasonality and provenance of its food within the hotels, from breakfast through
to dinner, as well as its wide range of specially selected wines. As testament to
the excellent level of service the Group provides, it has on numerous occasions won
several prestigious accolades, most notably the AA Hotel Group of the Year 2007-08
and the National Customer Service Awards for Leisure and Tourism.
PR Contact:
Eilidh Macleod
PR Account Executive
DENVIR
Scotia House
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
01786 435182
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