Posts by Kenny Smith
A stylistically poetic and starkly brutal theatre work
Glasgow’s Tron Theatre Company is set to present a production of Hang. Hang, by Debbie Tucker Green, will be performed at the venue from 28 April – 7 May. Following on from her studio production of Me and My Sister Tell Each Other Everything, director Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir will finally have the opportunity to stage…
Read MoreAn authentic Irish stew from a leading chef
It’s a favourite of the Emerald Isle, and today we present a delicious recipe for Irish stew. To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Lough Erne Resort Executive chef, Noel McMeel, has shared some favourite recipes for a range of mouthwatering dishes that you can make at home, which we’re sharing this week. Today, we present an…
Read MoreBiggest ever entry for Kilgraston Equestrian Championships
The Kilgraston Scottish Schools Equestrian Championships took place at Howe Equestrian Centre near Auchtermuchty in Fife earlier this month. The event is the school’s biggest event in the equestrian calendar, running showjumping and dressage qualifiers for the National Schools Equestrian Championships. Having been suspended because of Covid lockdown in 2021, the normally annual event returned…
Read MoreCrofters’ community buyout inspires musical pair
We Have Won The Land is the new duo album from Glasgow-based folk musicians Rory Matheson and Graham Rorie. Set for release on Friday 22nd April, the rousing trad album is inspired by Rory’s local area of Assynt in the north-west Scottish Highlands and the crofters’ buy-out of the North Lochinver Estate by the Assynt…
Read MoreScotland’s biggest craft beer festival has a new home
Scotland’s biggest celebration of craft beer has today announced a new home for the event. 2022’s festival will take place in one of the country’s most exciting venues, SWG3 in Glasgow, from 8-9 July. The Glasgow Craft Beer Festival, formerly the Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival, will celebrate great beer, good food and stellar music in…
Read MoreVan Gogh alive partners with Johnnie Walker Princes Street
The smash hit exhibition Van Gogh Alive, which opens in Edinburgh tomorrrow (Thursday) have announced a partnership agreement with Johnnie Walker Princes Street. The partnership will see Van Gogh Alive and Johnnie Walker Princes Street partner over a four-month period to ensure both venues benefit from the joint footfall and both Edinburgh residents and visitors…
Read MoreAssociate artist to mentor Scotland’s top young musicians
A creative force on the Scottish music scene will help nurture the next generation of traditional musicians in a new artistic role at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Mike Vass, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and arranger, is the first associate artist in traditional music at Scotland’s national conservatoire, where he’ll mentor young musicians on the four-year…
Read MoreThe life story of the Big Yin – in his own words
I didn’t think it possible to love this comedy stalwart any more than I already did, but then this book landed on my desk. Told through a dictaphone and transcribed by his family, this is the first time Sir Billy Connolly has shared his life story in his own words. He of course treats us…
Read MoreNew awards launched by Rare Breeds Survival Trust
Scotland’s leaders in sustainable food and farming will be celebrated in a new awards programme launched by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s Scottish Forum. Entries are now open for the inaugural RBST Scotland Food & Farming Sustainability Awards, which will celebrate people and businesses throughout Scotland’s farming and food industry who have placed environmental sustainability…
Read MoreSpeakGaelic project steps up to its second stage
Having had more than 250,000 plays of its media content since the launch of its first stage last year, the SpeakGaelic multiplatform learning project now moves to its second stage. This will see it offer its unrivalled multiplatform Gaelic learning materials to Gaelic users who are ready to take the next step in their Gaelic…
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