Metagama: An Atlantic Odyssey (music)
Schedule
Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Universal Hall Promotions | Forres, SC
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In April 1923 the SS Metagama left Stornoway with over 300 young islanders onboard, bound for Canada. Within a year, nearly 1500 young people had left the Hebrides on the ships Marloch, Canada and Metagama. Coming on the back of WWI and the Iolaire disaster, this mass emigration would have a devastating impact on the Western Isles, still felt today.This centenary concert celebrates the lives and stories of those emigrants, many of whom journeyed south to the USA, working in car factories and construction. Some returned home during the Great Depression, but many stayed to establish new lives in the New World.
An ensemble of acclaimed musicians and singers will carry you aboard the Metagama, a journey that will take you to the lakes and plains of Canada, to 1920s Detroit and Prohibition, through the ebb and flow of fortunes on both sides of the Atlantic.
Join award-winning writer Donald S Murray, musician Liza Mulholland, actor and 7:84 Theatre founding player Dolina MacLennan, John Joe MacNeil from Barra, a noted Gaelic singer, fiddler Charlie Mackerron of Capercaillie, singer-songwriter Willie Campbell, cellist Juliette Lemoine, and visual artist Doug Robertson, in marking this historic event with an evening of music, song and story.
The ensemble toured this five star show to great acclaim and capacity audiences in the Highlands & Islands in 2023 and followed this with a sell-out concert at Celtic Connections 2024. With support from Creative Scotland, Harris Tweed Hebrides, Charlie Barleys and Crowdfunder supporters, the ensemble recently recorded an album of the music and song and are touring the show throughout Scotland in 2026.
Recommended ages 12+
£20 General Admission | £18 Concessions | £12 Under 16s*
*We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event.
Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café.
Tickets for our Autumn 2025 events can also be purchased in person at the Phoenix Shop, Findhorn. These will be available for purchase from early February.
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Universal Hall Promotions, The Park, Findhorn, Forres, Forres, IV36 3, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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