Call for Artists!

25th Feb 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

As the days are getting longer and the sun begins to give a little heat from its rays I think of the coming Summer season and all the Open Mic nights that we will enjoy this year. We are stepping it up a gear in 2020 and taking the Applecross Open Mic to our Community […]

Hogmanay 2019

4th Jan 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

New Year was a belter. Hence why I am only writing about it now. Not that I was on it for three days like some were, just that I am old enough now my body needs that long to recover. I was working behind the bar this year at the Applecross Community Hall, which gave […]

Looking Back : Bronwyn

17th Nov 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Bronwyn Glover is a local Applecross girl and a fabulous musician. Her voice is incredibly moving. Each performance form her was outstanding. She became a regular at our Open Mic nights at the Junction from the first show back in April. Her support and enthusiasm for the event was invaluable and much appreciated. We were […]

4th October- Season Finale

3rd Nov 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Photograph: Derek MacLennan and Bandit enjoying the musical stylings of. Friday 4th October was our final Open Mic of the season before our gracious venue, The Junction, closes its doors for Winter. The nights are indeed drawing in. Dark skies through the iconic upstairs window were backdrop to our performance, where earlier in the year […]

23rd August : Trad Sesh

24th Aug 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Last night at the Open Mic we were joined by Alasdair MacKenzie on guitar and vocals and Fergus McVicar on whistles and pipes. The two played a stunning set of trad tunes intermingled with rousing renditions of Louis Armstrong’s ‘That Lucky Old Sun’, Rodriguez’ ‘Sugarman’ and some other belters from MacKenzie. The Mysterious Magdalena made […]

16th August : Niamhy

17th Aug 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Last night saw the return to the stage of one of our regular contributors to Open Mic Nights at The Junction. The very young and very talented Niamh MacLennan is always a delight to listen to. Her rendition of Amy MacDonald’s Poison Prince gets better with every performance. It is great to see this young […]

The Live Show

26th Jul 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Photographs clockwise from top left; The Swing Cafe at Theatre on the Bay, South Africa 2016, Miss Kiki at Open Mic Nights at the Junction 2019, Miss Kiki at Kriterion, Bosnia i Hercegovina 2012, Saara Viitanen and Jack Marris at Open Mic Nights at the Junction 2019. Our live Open Mic Night takes place at […]