Isle of Skye Music Festival Isle of Skye Music Festival The Isle of Skye Music Festival was an annual music festival that took place on the Ashaig Airstrip near Broadford on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was one of the earliest festivals in the year, occurring in late May or June, a time known on the Island to be the driest in the year. From this location there are views of the coast and Cuillin hills; organisers describe it as "the most impressive backdrop of any UK festival". The festival won the "Most Fan-Friendly Festival" award at the 2006 UK Festival Awards. The
Association for Scottish Literary Studies Research Book of the Year awards: "The Poems of William Dunbar", edited by Priscilla Bawcutt (1998); and Sorley MacLean's "Dàin do Eimhir", edited by Christopher Whyte (2002). In 2011, the ASLS's edition of Sorley MacLean's "An Cuilithionn/The Cuillin" was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year award. Also in 2011, along with VisitScotland and the University of Glasgow, the ASLS co-produced "Literary Scotland: A Traveller's Guide". In October 2011, this publication won the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Scotland Gold Award for Best Publication. Association for Scottish Literary Studies The Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) is