Instagram Logo

katchholmes

34
posts
519
followers
633
following

🎶As I walked out one May morning…. a snippet from the song Maggie Machlin….

Dawn on Calton Hill. Starting the day inside a dream.

This August, Sand, Silt, Flint comes to the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the @madeinscotland_showcase - begin your day with a moment of calm before the chaos - an early morning journey through myth, landscape and song.

A deeply atmospheric audio-visual performance reframing Scotland’s darker ballads and folklore.

For those who like their mornings a little otherworldly.

🎥Thanks to @jannicahoney for the stunning video. 🔗Tickets on sale now!

Link in bio 7-22 August (not the 9th or 16th) | 10.20am (50mins) | Greenside at George Street, Jade Studio

#edfringe @greensidevenue #scottishfolklore #scottishmusic


140
15
2 weeks ago


UPDATE: Unfortunately this event has been cancelled, but we are looking to reschedule to later in the year.

Join @katchholmes, festival organiser, folk music agent, and creative producer, for two fantastic professional development workshops this May:

📈 Funding & Finances (for individuals and organisations) (10am)
🚐 Self-Promotion & Booking a Tour (2pm)

📅 Sat 9 May
📍 @catstrand, New Galloway

🔗 More info and booking via the link in bio.

----------

These workshops are supported by @tracscotland through @creativescots Multi-Year Funding.

TMFS members can enjoy a 50% discount on all our workshops.


26
1
4 weeks ago

UPDATE: Unfortunately this event has been cancelled, but we are looking to reschedule to later in the year.

We're heading to @catstrand in New Galloway on Saturday 9 May for some Professional Development Workshops for traditional musicians and organisations, with the fantastic @katchholmes! 🧩🎶

📈 Funding & Finances for Musicians
🕙 10am (3hrs)

📢 Self-Promotion & Booking Gigs
🕑 2pm (3hrs)

🔗 More info and booking via the link in bio.

----------

These workshops are supported by @tracscotland through @creativescots Multi-Year Funding.

TMFS members can enjoy 50% discount on all our workshops.


22
2 months ago

Here we go 2025!


31
1
1 years ago

24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago

24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago

24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago

24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago


24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago

24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago

24 portraits - Day 7

This advent I’m sharing photographic portrait a day.

Bill Holmes, artist, May 2021
Part of The Green Well of Scotland project commissioned by the wonderful @knockengorrochfestival

In the video Bill is pointing out the drystone dyke he built which he’d asked to be in the back of his portrait near the Green Well.

This outdoor photographic portrait exhibition featured the villagers of Carsphairn parish in Dumfries and Galloway, capturedat the mysterious Green Well of Scotland.

The Green Well of Scotland sits next to the Water of Deugh (Dee) at the foot of the mighty corbett Cairnsmore of Carsphairn on Dumfries & Galloway core path 487. It comprises a 30 foot diameter pool, said to be bottomless. Historical sources suggest it was visited regularly in times gone by as it was believed its water had healing properties – and locals believe it is one of the Fons Scotiae mentioned in Saint Columba’s biography.

The Green Well of Scotland is situated just up the river from Knockengorroch, where the world-renowned greenfield festival takes place each year. The exhibition opened outside the Carsphairn Heritage Centre and at the Green Well of Scotland on Sunday 27th June 2021. It was then exhibited at Knockengorrach Festival in 2022.

“There are few wells that can boast a richer folklore than the Green Well of Scotland. Tucked away in a remote part of Galloway, the well is seemingly ageless and bottomless. Here you will find healing lore, devil lore, stories of witches and avian guardians, lairds, Covenanters and a fugitive ‘alchemist’. Above all the Green Well is a place of beauty, a place where the regions’ cultural memory is stored like a battery.”
Dr Peter Hewitt, Dumfries and Galloway Museums, 2021
Supported by Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund and Event Scotland through Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund.

Thank you @katchholmes for the commission and for the amazingly family friendly residency staying in @knockengorrochfestival ‘s backstage caravan.

Get in touch if you’d like to commission me to make portraits with your community.


82
10
1 years ago

Spontaneous Kuchke sesh


61
6
2 years ago

Eh! so apparently I've been running this event for 25 years.. Well sure I was an early bloomer 😉 See you there? @knockengorrochfestival @mungoshifi @thelanganbandofficial @oldblinddogs @sheelanagigmusic @cutcapers @yiddishtwist @subhirarodrigo @dowdelin @the_drystones AND SO MANY MORE TO COME STILL! Xx


50
3
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago


Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago


Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

Serious castle time plus amazing Snowdonia #caernarfon #Gwynedd


50
1
3 years ago

#bryngelliddu Anglesey. what a spot


30
3 years ago

#bryngelliddu Anglesey. what a spot


30
3 years ago

Delighted to be a coach again on the international online music initiative @globalmusicmatch. I'll be working with up and coming artists, festival directors and export agencies from across 16 countries in this unique collaborative project.
Check out my team! @tennysonking @flamengrass @kellybrouhaha @chunoodle_band2018 @janileighcohen @linus.orri https://www.globalmusicmatch.com/team-3/ #GlobalMusicMatch


29
5
3 years ago

Here we are at the Green Well of Scotland in the last in my @gallowayglens Lost Wells podcast. Listen in here https://anchor.fm/katch-holmes Photo by the magnificent @aliciabrucephoto


44
4
4 years ago

What makes me think this spot is the 'Fairies Well'? Find out in episode 3 of the @gallowayglens Lost Wells podcast https://anchor.fm/katch-holmes/episodes/Episode-3-More-than-water-e1d8icb


33
2
4 years ago


Story Save - Best free tool for saving Stories, Reels, Photos, Videos, Highlights, IGTV to your phone.

Story-save.com is an intuitive online tool that enables users to download and save a variety of content, including stories, photos, videos, and IGTV materials, directly from Instagram. With Story-Save, you can not only easily download diverse content from Instagram but also view it at your convenience, even without internet access. This tool is perfect for those moments when you come across something interesting on Instagram and want to save it for later viewing. Use Story-Save to ensure you don't miss the chance to take your favorite Instagram moments with you!

Our advantages:

No Need to Register

Avoid app downloads and sign-ups, store stories on the web.

Exclusive High-Quality

Stories Say goodbye to poor-quality content, preserve only high-resolution Stories.

Accessible on All

Devices Download Instagram Stories using any browser, iPhone, Android.

Completely Free to Use

Absolutely no fees. Download any Story at no cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Instagram Stories Download feature is designed to provide a secure and high-quality method for downloading Instagram stories. It's user-friendly and doesn't require users to register or sign up. Simply copy the link, paste it, and enjoy the content.
Downloading Instagram stories is a simple process that involves three steps:
  • 1. Go to the Instagram Story Downloader tool.
  • 2. Next, type the username of the Instagram profile into the provided field and click on the Download button.
  • 3. You'll then see all the Stories that are available for the current 24-hour period. Select the ones you want and hit Download.
The selected story will be swiftly saved to your device's local storage.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to download stories from private accounts due to privacy restrictions.
There is no limit to the number of times you can use the Instagram story download service. It's available for unlimited use and is completely free.
Yes, it is legal to download and save Instagram Stories from other users, provided they are not used for commercial purposes. If you intend to use them commercially, you must obtain permission from the original content owner and credit them each time the story is used.
All downloaded stories are typically saved in the Downloads folder on your computer, whether you're using Windows, Mac, or iOS. For mobile devices, the stories are saved in the phone's storage and should also appear in your Gallery app immediately after download.