Posts by Kenny Smith
Hundreds of ponies at equestrian centre
A record number of competitors and hundreds of ponies gathered in West Lothian at the weekend for one of Scotland’s largest equestrian events. The Harbro Scottish Home Pony, which includes opportunities for show jumpers from across the British Isles to qualify for the prestigious Horse of the Year Show and Olympia, the London International Horse…
Read MoreUnique music festival to back cancer charity
A unique music festival is taking place which will support a local cancer support charity. The Square in the Park event will take place at Castle Fraser near Inverurie on Saturday, 7 September. The one-day event will showcase bands from across the region, with the headline act being one of Europe’s best Coldplay tribute concert…
Read MoreGrime, hip hop and theatre in Canary and the Crow
What’s it like to be a working class black kid at a prestigious grammar school? It’s the subject of a new grime and hip hop-inspired show from the award-winning Middle Child, heading to the Paines Plough Roundabout at Summerhall this August. The Canary and the Crow is lyrical, semi-autobiographical gig theatre from performer and debut…
Read MoreA tale of two sisters at the Fringe
The story of two sisters who make different choices in life feature in Daughterhood at the Fringe. One sister stayed at home to care for their dad, the other set out to ‘make a difference’. Reunited under their childhood roof, Pauline and Rachel unearth more than the 10 years between them. It’s a huge gap.…
Read MoreDance party brings Brazilian beats to the streets
Scottish Dance Theatre brings a Brazilian street festival inspired show, Looping: Scotland Overdub, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. Collaborating with a range of leading artists in dance, music and performance, SDT brings an afropunk street-festival inspired ceilidh culture experience to Scotland. Scottish artists re-imagined the Brazilian hit show Looping: Bahia Overdub with a…
Read MoreA live rock concert for young moshers aged 5+
It’s never too soon to break out the Clash, never too late to be submerged in the Beatles. And in between, float on Air, glide with Hardy and strut to the Strokes! Join Belgium’s Lio, Brice, Dan and Caesar (members of Girls in Hawaii, Hallo Kosmo and Italian Boyfriend) on bass guitar, lead guitar, vocals…
Read MoreMajestic Blair Castle archive goes on tour
Historic artefacts from the Blair Castle archives are available to view over the summer as part of two new exhibitions. Included in the Wild & Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, are objects from the Victorian era and relics relating to the Jacobites are on display at Perth Museum…
Read MoreA novel approach to the Edinburgh Festival
A Scots writer is marking this year’s Edinburgh Festival with a new novel. Natasha Gerson, who lives in Glasgow, was written Festival of Darkness, which is based on the cult television series The Omega Factor, which was created and written by her late father, Jack Gerson. Originally produced by BBC Scotland and aired on BBC…
Read MoreNational Museum of Scotland’s fringe benefits
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is back at the National Museum of Scotland. Three fun-filled Friday nights of Fringe entertainment, the return of Gilded Balloon at the Museum, daily live pop-up music performances and this summer’s five-star exhibition Wild and Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland will feature in a packed programme of Edinburgh Festival Fringe events…
Read MoreAll-star laughs in aid of a worthy cause at the Fringe
Assembly Festival has announced an all-star line-up for charity stand up gig. Ed Byrne (Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Mock the Week), Reginald D Hunter (Have I Got News for You, Songs of the South), Eddie Izzard (Force Majeure, Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story), Mark Watson (Taskmaster, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled) and Fringe favourites…
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