Posts by Kenny Smith
New St David’s has lots of charm – and great views
A charming, well-appointed home offering flexible accommodation, with a separate cottage, has been made available on the property market. Presented by Rettie and Co, New St David’s is set in an attractive garden with an open outlook over rural Perthshire. New St David’s enthuses charm with its sympathetic balance between traditional design with a classical…
Read MoreIslay edition is new malt from Angels’ Nectar
Grantown-on-Spey based Highfern have launched their new Angels’ Nectar Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Islay Edition. This is a successor to their successful Rich Peat Edition blended malt. Bottled at 47% and at natural colour the Angels’ Nectar Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Islay Edition is dominated by a gentle island peat smoke, which on…
Read MoreFrench Connection inspires new exhibition
An exhibition of new work inspired by this summer spent in the Burgundy region of France is set to go on show. Lex McFadyen’s latest solo show, French Connection, runs from 5-26 October. The Scottish artist returns to the Glasgow Gallery with an exhibition of work created in his studio in the medieval village of…
Read MoreWhat has made Room 101 and Big Brother normal
Author Dorian Lynskey believes that every generation finds aspects of George Orwell’s 1984 that resonate with their own political times. Today we have the normalisation of lies and what the Trump administration has called ‘alternative facts’. Another major issue anticipated by the book, published in 1949 and now in its 70th anniversary year, is the…
Read MoreA beautiful modern home on a Scottish island
A superior detached villa with detached garage is for sale on a Scottish island. Presented by MacPhee and Partners, Dachaigh mo Chridhe is situated in the charming and scenic settlement of Vaul on the north-east coast of the beautiful Isle of Tiree. Boasting spectacular sea views, this extraordinary and idyllic location is further complemented by…
Read MoreThe Exorcist can still provide its share of shocks
On its original cinematic release, The Exorcist became one of the most shocking films of the 1970s. Whilst it’s hard to replicate 1973 sensibilities in 2019, The Excorcist stage production, currently at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, still manages to pull of a few moments that make it uncomfortable viewing. But let’s rewind a little.…
Read MoreGlasgow International Festival returns
The 2020 edition of Glasgow International Festival, one of the UK’s largest and most influential art festivals, will see a host of new commissions and exhibitions. These will showcase the city as a centre for the production and display of innovative contemporary art. The 2020 programme will comprise a Director’s Programme of larger-scale commissions and…
Read MoreWeekend breaks boosting Scots property market
The desire to own a weekend cottage in the countryside is fuelling a boom in demand for property in Perthshire and Angus. The second quarter of 2019 has seen a rise of 50% in sales from Galbraith’s Perth office, compared with the preceding year. There has been a significant portion of the increase due to…
Read MoreToy Plastic Chicken play coming to our TV screens
The fourth in the A Play, A Pie and A Pint series comes to our TV screens on Sunday. Toy Plastic Chicken is a blackly comic exploration of security, degradation and resistance. At a Scottish airport a toy plastic chicken is suspected to be a bomb. The owner is screened for domestic radicalisation and her…
Read MoreA special Big Peat whisky for Christmas is coming
Douglas Laing is feeling festive after revealing Big Peat Christmas 2019. This is a cask strength limited edition release that joins the award-winning Islay Malt Whisky range. The Glasgow-based family business, this year celebrates a decade of their Big Peat brand, which has grown at an average of 29% year on year since ‘his’ inception in 2009.…
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