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EVENTS IN SCOTLAND THIS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND!

> SAT 3rd May: MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
8pm – Cromarty Crime Weekend
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> SUN 4th May: IAN RANKIN & COLIN MACINTYRE
…In Conversation
10am – Cromarty Crime Weekend
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** Check out MHS in collaboration with Ian Rankin My Bedroom Was My Rocket‘ **
Taken from the ‘In My Mind There’s A Room‘ album

  • A captivating — and very funny — account of small-town life… as island boy becomes global rock star.” — The Herald
COLIN’S MEMOIR ‘THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE‘ – PART OF W&N BOOKS’ HOMETOWN TALES SERIES –

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  • The Humdrum Drum is lovely – very sweet and funny and instructive too.” — Jacqueline Wilson, author of Tracy Beaker

The wonderfully quirky picture book written by Colin MacIntyre(Mull Historical Society) and illustrated by Catherine Thomann.

Drum is feeling a bit down and he needs the rest of the orchestra to help cheer him up!

Includes CD with audiobook (read by the author) & 3 exclusive songs by Colin (preview titles below)

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The Humdrum Drum audiobook (read by Colin MacIntyre) 
Colin MacIntyre – ‘The Humdrum Drum
Colin MacIntyre – ‘Tomatoes Away!
Colin MacIntyre – ‘Ho Ho Ho, Hey Hey Hey
** Check out MHS in collaboration with Jacqueline Wilson Somebody Else’s Life‘ **
Taken from the ‘In My Mind There’s A Room‘ album
Ian Rankin and Colin MacIntyre in conversation
Sunday, May 4th 2025, 10:00am

Victoria Hall, Cromarty 

Ian Rankin, the icon of Scottish crime fiction icon returns to Cromarty to discuss the enduring appeal of Detective Inspector Rebus and his latest best seller, Midnight and Blue. Ian will be in conversation with award-winning musician and novelist Colin MacIntyre.

As a musician, under the moniker of the Mull Historical Society, Colin MacIntyre has 9 albums to his name and 4 books to date. His first novel, ‘The Letters of Ivor Punch’, won the Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award and was adapted for the stage. He has been voted Scotland’s Top Creative Talent at the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards. Set on Mull, Colin’s ‘When the Needle Drops‘ is a gripping crime drama. Make sure you catch Colin performing live on Saturday night as Mull Historical Society.

Mull Historical Society
Saturday, May 3rd 2025, 20:00

Victoria Hall, Cromarty 

In My Mind There’s A Room
Bringing his worlds of words and music together, Colin MacIntyre’s (aka Mull Historical Society) ninth album, In My Mind There’s a Room, features an all-star cast of literary giants who have penned words about a special room that plays, or has played, a significant part in their lives. Hear it performed live and introduced by Ian Rankin. Ian’s contribution is about his childhood bedroom, ‘My Bedroom Was My Rocket Ship.’ Join Colin for an evening conjuring the spaces which have launched a thousand stories. Also featuring MHS back catalogue and hits!

THE ACCLAIMED NEW MHS ALBUM – BUY NOW ON ALL FORMATS incl. DOUBLE PINK VINYL

LISTEN TO BBC RADIO 4 ‘OPEN BOOK’ ALBUM FEATUREWATCH STV PROFILE

CHECK OUT COLIN’S / MHS RADIO & TV SPOTS 

LISTEN TO COLIN & IAN RANKIN ON 
BBC RADIO 4’s ‘A GOOD READ

WATCH COLIN’S STAGE PLAY, ‘THE ORIGINS OF IVOR PUNCH’, ADAPTED FROM HIS AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, ‘THE LETTERS OF IVOR PUNCH
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