Following the success of 2025’s debut collaboration with the Storylands Sessions, Mountain Voices returns with an evening of stories, song, and spoken word inspired by our shared mountain landscapes.
Bringing together writers, musicians, singers, and artists from across Lochaber and beyond, this ceilidh-house-style gathering celebrates the rich culture from Scotland’s high places. The evening will feature performances from both emerging and established voices – providing a chance for audiences to experience the full breadth of contemporary mountain creativity.
Mountain Voices is presented by Fort William Mountain Festival in collaboration with the Scottish Mountaineering Press, drawing on contributors from its Creatives platform and beyond. Together, they invite you to celebrate the stories that rise from our hills – songs, words, and moments that remind us why these landscapes matter.
This year’s line up includes:
Lachie Robinson
Musician and singer from Knoydart whose contemporary approach to Scottish traditional music has taken him from local cèilidhs to festivals such as Blas and Celtic Connections, he recently took part in the 2025 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year semi-final.
Caroline Burrows
Highland-based performance poet and writer, Caroline tours – often with her bike – spoken‑word shows and leads workshops exploring place, language and lived experience.
Alice Lynch
A young Lochaber singer bringing a confident, expressive voice and fresh perspective to the Mountain Voices stage.
Suzy Devey
A writer and artist working across print, painting and mixed media, Suzy draws inspiration from time spent journeying through mountain landscapes.
Phoebe Sleath
Geologist and artist, Phoebe combines scientific observation with sketching and watercolour painting inspired by time in the hills.
Lindsay Oliver
A poet writing in English and Doric, Lindsay’s work is shaped by landscape, hill culture and a deep sense of place.
Rich Mitchell
Lochaber-based storyteller and outdoor educator, Rich uses story and imagination to help people connect more deeply with the natural world.
Karen Emslie
Essayist, journalist and artist, Karen writes widely on nature and creativity for publications including National Geographic, BBC Earth and Wired.
Peter Biggar
Writer, climber and hillwalker, and former editor of the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, Peter is a recipient of the WH Murray Prize.
Megan Henderson & Ewan Robertson
Members of trailblazing folk band Breabach, Lochaber-based Megan Henderson and Ewan Robertson are internationally recognised Highland musicians.