Weavers of Grass: An Evening of Jazz, Storytelling, and Poetry

What made Hebridean crofter Angus MacPhee weave an iconic wardrobe of grass, flowers and leaves in the woods of Craig Dunnain, the psychiatric hospital where he was incarcerated for fifty years?

Nobody really knows — but award winning poet Chrys Salt MBE and internationally regarded saxophonist Richard Ingham explore and reimagine this iconic and little known story using poetry, music, images and narrative to conjure a life lived on the margins, shaped by elective silence, ancient craft and the elemental pull of the land.

Part of the The National Year of Reading 2026 which is a UK-wide campaign designed to inspire more people to make reading a regular part of their lives.