Padraig McNeil is a highland tradition bearer who tells stories mostly in English/Scots but can also tell in Gaelic or a mixture of all. He tells epic tales of the Fianna, clan legends, histories and genealogies, wonder tales, tales of seal-folk and the sea, comic tales of wise fools, place name stories, stories of emigration, Jacobites and the Wars of Independence. His storytelling is interwoven with Gaelic song and poetry of which he is a passionate exponent. He has, over the last decade or so written songs in Gaelic and English keeping the tradition alive. See City Museum lecture series.

Stirling Showcase (Festival Club): A fantastic opportunity to experience the full gamut of Scottish Culture. The fare includes “haggis, neap and tatties”, the odd dram, ceilidhe dancing, piping, highland dancing, storytelling and some weird and wonderful characters and creatures.