A personal and collective story about rural depopulation, told through storytelling, live music and theatre. Tom Pow draws on his travels for this emotive journey exploring abandonment of the countryside, refugee crises and the great thinning of the natural world, whilst The Galloway Agreement musicians (Wendy Stewart (clarsach, vocals), Ruth Morris (alto and tenor nyckelharpa), […]
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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by David Greig. 3-28 August, Lyceum at the Playfair Library, Edinburgh
A wild session of anarchic theatre, haunting, authentic folk music and strange goings-on. Co-creators David Greig and Wils Wilson revisit their award-winning production in the extraordinary surroundings of the Playfair Library. A revival of the original National Theatre Scotland commissioned production. Presented with support from The University of Edinburgh. #PrudenciaHart We very much look forward to welcoming you to The Strange Undoing of […]
Live Music Now Scotland – All Aboard with Traditional Tunes
Live Music Now Scotland is proud to present an exciting programme of concerts in partnership with Health All Round. “Live Music Now Scotland musicians are used to playing in unusual venues, but this is the first time in the organisation’s history that they have performed on a canal boat!,” says Live Music Now Scotland Director, Carol Main MBE. “As a music charity committed to […]
New musical work celebrates lives and songs of Gaelic-speaking travelling communities. Blas Festival returns in September with new commission from Tain musician
A new musical work which will highlight the central role Gaelic-speaking Highland travelling people played in the preservation and transmission of Highland traditions will be performed at this September’s Blas Festival which will run from 2nd – 10th September. ‘The Summer Walkers’, a newly-commissioned piece of musical work from Highland musician, Chloë Bryce, will showcase […]
Edinburgh Fringe: ‘Mairi Campbell live’ is back
We’re excited to announce the return of trad Hall of Famer Mairi Campbell to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a series of live concerts. Mairi will also feature in She/Her, the multimedia performance presented by Brian Cox.Mairi’s newest solo concert “Mairi Campbell live” will run at the Acoustic Music Centre on 9, 10, 21, 23 and 25 […]
Glasgow Fiddle Workshop continues to be busy over the summer
Great news to hear that Glasgow Fiddle Workshop (www.gfw.scot ) in Glasgow continues to be busy over the summer:July/August: summer fun Classes for early stages at Kelvin CollegeJuly: played on the canal during the Dandelion FestivalAugust 27th: Come and Try and Concert esp. for Juniors at Kelvin College ( John Wheatley Building)31/3 […]
Free music, workshops & Highland grown produce in Alness this summer as part of nationwide project
A summer of free workshops, music and home-grown food is the order of the day thanks to a special project between arts organisation, Fèis Rois, and Alness youth club, The Place, as part of Dandelion.Festival in The Field will be hosted at the Unexpected Garden in Alness this summer with a host of outdoor workshops and […]
The Northern Meeting Piping Competition launches first-ever live stream
The Northern Meeting Piping Competition, held at Eden Court in Inverness and renowned as the most prestigious piping competition in the world, will be live-streamed for the first time ever on Thursday 1st September 2022. Several of the events from world’s greatest non-invitational indoor solo piping competition will be available to watch for just £15 from the comfort of your […]
Doune the Rabbit Hole festival celebrates 2022 success
Doune the Rabbit Hole celebrated a triumphant return this weekend, as 10,000 ticket holders flooded through the gates at Cardross Estate to enjoy a weekend full of music, dancing and family fun. The highly-anticipated event delighted attendees with an incredible line-up of more than 200 Scottish and international acts, 100s of workshops, talks, and family-friendly activities across a […]
Tinto Summer School 2022 – the photos
It was brilliant to be back at Tinto Summer School last week at Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire. As ever the young people were amazing and great fun to be with. Our tutors (Alana MacInnes, Graham Rorie, Josie Duncan, Luc McNally and Michael Biggins) were fabulous too and made lots of great music with the young […]