Posts by Kenny Smith
Shetland star Neve McIntosh still loves coming home
She’s currently starring in hit BBC drama Shetland, and Scots actress Neve McIntosh recently spoke to Scottish Field. Originally raised in Paisley, she and her family later moved to the capital. Now based in London, Neve is appearing in the fourth series of the BBC crime drama, as Kate Kilmuir. She said: ‘I was about…
Read MoreWhisky academy adds gin to its diploma courses
Pioneers of accredited and independent whisky education, Edinburgh Whisky Academy, is expanding its portfolio – into gin. The Academy have unveiled a range of new courses for 2018, building on its hugely popular Diploma in Single Malt Whisky. First to go live is the brand new online Introduction to Whisky Certificate which provides insight into…
Read MoreMusical compositions in one new volume
A major collection of James Scott Skinner’s musical compositions has been compiled by fiddler Alastair Hardie. The author of The Caledonian Companion has collected 33 famous tunes for violin, arranged in sets, composed or played by The Strathspey King, James Scott Skinner (1843-1927) as he performed in Scotland, England and America and also found in…
Read MoreCelebrated Scots artwork is a Dutch of class
One of the National Trust for Scotland’s most-celebrated and well-known paintings is being displayed in Amsterdam. Normally resident at Fyvie Castle, Ellon, the life-size Pompeo Batoni portrait of Colonel William Gordon (1736-1816) – wearing the uniform of the 105th Regiment of Foot and Huntly Tartan – is currently on show at the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch…
Read MoreA symphonic spectacular year is ahead for BBC SSO
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra has today unveiled its 2018/19 concert season. In his third Season as BBC SSO Chief Conductor, Thomas Dausgaard conducts major works by Bernstein and Debussy to mark the composer’s centenaries as well as a rare performance of Rued Langgaard’s Music of the Spheres. The 2018/19 season opens with Bernstein’s Songfest, originally…
Read MoreBook review – A Wild Call by Martyn Murray
What’s the story? The non-fiction book follows Martyn Murray on a voyage through the Scottish Isles after his father’s death and a hunger for the feeling of freedom over takes him. Wishing to re live the trips he once took with his father, Murray falls in love with an old ketch is Ireland and restores…
Read MoreFine dining with a difference at Nurture Nature, Eat
A unique communal fine dining experience in Portobello is launching this Friday evening. Buck and Birch – the team behind Aelder wild elderberry liqueur – is behind Nurture Nature, Eat. The Buck and Birch collaborative created Aelder wild elderberry elixir and are advocates of foraging for the best of Scotland’s natural ingredients. Launching on Friday,…
Read MoreThe 19th century train tragedy of Aberdeenshire
The thrill and controversy that greets today’s proposals for faster rail links between cities across Britain is not new. In the nineteenth century, the appearance of railways in hitherto highly inaccessible areas of rural Scotland provoked exactly the same combination of excitement and debate. And questions of safety, then as now, were never far from…
Read MoreEugene O’Neill’s classic brought back to life
The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow has announced its cast for a new production of the Eugene O’Neill classic, Long Day’s Journey into Night. The play, which is regarded as one of the finest dramas of the 20th century, will feature a talented cast from both stage and screen and marks the first time the play…
Read MoreGearing up for fun at NTS properties across Scotland
Get ready to spring into Easter fun with the National Trust for Scotland across Aberdeenshire from next week. The National Trust for Scotland is getting ready to celebrate Easter and the arrival of spring with its annual Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts across Aberdeenshire. Events take place at the conservation charity’s Aberdeenshire properties – Castle Fraser,…
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