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A surprise addition to the Jura music
festival was announced today as
organisers revealed that Elvis will be
making an appearance.
Although he will not be performing at
the traditional music event, the local
distillery’s four year old moggy will be
taking pictures of the island
shenanigans over the whole weekend using
his "petcam".
Whisky aficionados, feline fans and
music lovers will be able to get a cat’s
eye view of the bands and the punters
enjoying three days of entertainment on
one of Scotland’s remotest islands.
The festival starts this Friday (24 – 26
September) with a line up that includes
Session A9, Mary Ann Kennedy, piper Fred
Morrison, Brigada Mercy and a host of
talent from the island itself.
Artists that have made the trip
previously to Jura - described as "ungettable"
by author George Orwell - include Blazin’
Fiddles, Karen Matheson, Michael
McGoldrick, Anna Massie Band, Stuart
Cassells, Dannsa, Samba ya Bamba and
Deaf Shephard.
Jura distillery manager Willie Cochrane
said that Elvis was a much loved regular
at the music festival.
"Elvis is very sociable and loves the
music and the people, and can often be
seen weaving his way between dancing
feet into the wee small hours."
"For the first time visitors to the Jura
website will be able to see what Elvis
sees, and get a very unique insight into
this great event. If it’s successful and
loads of people log on, we may well make
it a permanent feature and people can
get a cat’s eye view of life on the
island."
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