Scotland’s “most remote club night series” to launch in Highland village
The new club night will kick off next month in the village of Ullapool
A new event series, dubbed "Scotland's most remote club night series” is set to launch in the Highland village of Ullapool next month.
The new community-centric event series, baile/baile, will take place in the villages 100-capacity Ceilidh Place venue, with four events scheduled between November and March 2024.
Founded by Ullapool local Sigi Whittle, baile/baile will host a range of national and international acts, as well as local resident DJs. Among those set to play as part of the event series are Edinburgh-based Moray Leisure Centre, Smiff, Feena and Sandy Woodhouse, Glasgow's Corran, Miss Cabbage and joeymousepads, and London-based Scot Comrade Massie.
The series has also received support from Ullapool Dance Festival, as well as funding from the Ullapool Harbour Trust.
The first night of the series will kick off on 4th November 2023, with sets from Moray Leisure Centre and Smiff, as well as a selection of resident DJs. The series will continue to run once a month, finishing on 2nd March 2024.
Speaking about the launch of the club night series, Sigi Whittle said: “Ullapool - and the Highlands as a whole - lacks late night and evening events that cater to a younger crowd. Having grown up in the rural Highlands, it has become apparent that many people have limited exposure to music and dance that strays beyond the traditional.”
“Often young people seek these experiences further afield at festivals and on nights out in cities. baile/baile aims to invert this relationship and promote local events which draw from Scottish talent.”
Kevin Peach, chief executive of the Ullapool Harbour Trust said: “This new and exciting project will engage the local community and enhance the offering that Ullapool has for its young people.”
Earlier this year, a pop-up nightclub which also marketed itself as the world's "most remote" music venue, opened up on a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The same pop-up night, Detour Discotheque, also opened in a remote Icelandic fishing village back in 2022.
Tickets for baile/baile’s inaugural club night are available now. You can pick up yours here.
Inverness and the surrounding Highlands have steadily cultivated a vital space in Scotland’s dance music scene. Last year, DJ Mag writer Claire Francis reported on the thriving network of intimate venues, passionate promoters, inclusive club nights, and upcoming DJs and producers putting the area on the map. Read the feature here.
