Resolis Community Arts

Saturday 7 February

@ 19.30

An Evening with GREENSHANKS, local singers,  musicians and readers at Resolis

In 2024, Resolis Community Arts and Northwords Now staged a very popular ‘ceilidh’ evening featuring James Robertson and local singers and writers.  That format will  be reprised with a new main act – GREENSHANKS - on Saturday 7th February. 

Will Boyd-Wallis (GREENSHANKS) is a singer-songwriter, woodworker and ecologist based in Strathspey. His singing, playing and compositions have been widely praised, and there’s no doubt that he’ll be music to Black Isle ears. A finalist at the Danny Kyle Open Stage, Celtic Connections 2023, Will launched his first album STORMBIRD to acclaim in March 2025.

Drawn from a lifelong connection with the landscapes, people and wildlife of the Highlands and Islands, his songs are delivered with atmosphere, purposeful storytelling, insight, warmth and genuine passion. There is a mellow Nick Drake sophistication to his guitar playing and an effortless, relaxed and conversational tone to his vocals.

Will has a very busy job as Operations Manager for the National Trust for Scotland in the West Highlands (St Kilda is in his patch!). So his gigs are rare and not to be missed. Don’t just take our word for it. See what others have been saying:

He resonates with all the wisdom and experience of a man who has spent considerable time in the wilds - Hamish Napier 

His songs are rich with honesty, emotional depth, fragility and rhythmic power - Becky Doe

He is healing, honest, authentic, pure and from a place that is true - Mayara Terra

La chanson de Will Boyd-Wallis est magnifique, l’interprétation délicieuse et l’émotion palpable - Emmanuel Boitier (Terre Sauvage)

As before, further songs, music and poetry in both parts of the evening will come from local musicians and writers  - Anne Macleod, Cáit O'Neill McCullagh, Kenny Taylor and others -  whose work features in Northwords Now.

Tickets: £12.50.

Reserve seats by emailing resoliscommunityarts@gmail.com and pay at door. Refreshments available at half time. Part of proceeds will go to Northwords Now.

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And to follow:

Friday 20 March

Fergus McCreadie Trio 

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Sunday 12 April 2026

Ian Carr and Laura Wilkie

The extraordinary guitar of Ian melded with Laura Jane's genre crossing fiddle sound promises a unique musical evening

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Tuesday 21 April  @ 19.00 

Alys Williams @ Co - The Lighthouse

Written by Alys Williams | Directed by Andrea Heaton 
Highly-acclaimed solo show returns to stages across the UK in 2026

“to bring hope to a nation that is crying out for it” (★★★★★ Theatre & Tonic). 

This real-life love story takes audiences on a messy, beautiful journey through romance, crisis & hope.

It is an autobiographical story of falling in love and staying in love, even when the person you love doesn’t want to be alive. It’s a tender, funny and defiantly hopeful story about journeying through tricky times - a love letter to life!

The play garnered wide praise during its previous tour and London run at Park Theatre:
★★★★★ “leaves audiences with stars in their eyes [...] and a lump in their throat. A play that will leave you feeling lighter and more hopeful” Adventures in Theatreland

★★★★★“the best new work I’ve seen this year” North West End (Oct. ’23)
★★★★★ “crafted from top to bottom with artistry[...], The Light House is an important, impactful and outstanding play” Theatre Weekly

“Of course, you always make a show hoping it will resonate with people”, says The Light House’s creator Alys Williams, “but we’ve been amazed by the responses. I’m still receiving messages from people about the last tour. It’s very special.”

The Light House is autobiographical and a genuine passion project for Alys, who says: “Our society is getting so much better at talking about mental health and suicide but I still don’t think we hear many stories about the care involved or the possibility of recovery. I think a lot of people have stories like ours, where someone has ‘gone to the brink’ as it were but found their way back into the light, perhaps over and over again through the years. I wanted to tell that story. In the end, though, The Light House isn’t about mental health. It’s about love, and hope, and the way human beings hold onto each other when things get tough. It’s about getting through this messy, beautiful thing called life, together.”