Posts by Kenny Smith
Get ready for a splash of art at Spring Fling
A family friendly event aimed at bringing out creative talent of young visitors is set to take place. Spring Fling is Scotland’s premier visual art and contemporary craft open studios event. Covering all Dumfries and Galloway and south west Scotland and also a much-loved feature of the Scotland’s cultural calendar, it is the flagship annual…
Read MoreThis week’s dram is the Nearest thing they’ll try
The world of whisky is a wonderful thing – as our experts Blair Bowman and James Robertson will testify. Over the past couple of months, we’ve been given them a dram to try, and to give us their thoughts on it. But, there’s a twist – they don’t actually know what they are drinking each…
Read MoreBeechgrove Garden is back for the spring season
It’s a perennial favourite that always comes into bloom each year. The Beechgrove Garden is back, re-potted, with a new look in a new home on the new BBC Scotland channel, having marked its 40th birthday last year. Springing back onto our screens just in time for the Easter holiday gardening weekend, Beechgrove provides the…
Read MoreThere’s more to Selkirk than you may have thought
Anyone who lives outwith Scotland’s smaller towns and villages could perhaps have the impression that life is very quiet there. They may live under the view that every day is pretty much the same – but that’s a total misconception. The life of Selkirk, and its wonderfully diverse population, feature in a new four-disc DVD…
Read MoreSee Scotland as you’ve never seen it before
We all enjoy seeing Scotland from a different angle – and it will be easy to do that from our living rooms. Wednesday, 17 April, sees the return of the hit series Scotland from the Sky where presenter Jamie Crawford explores the country from above, using stunningly beautiful aerial images to uncover fascinating stories from…
Read MoreA period property that is full of distinction
A charming Georgian house in a conservation village is now on the market. Presented to the market by Savills, Oak Lodge in Inveresk Village, Musselburgh, is a charming B Listed family home of considerable character. On an elevated site, the house has a delightful south-westerly aspect over its walled garden, to the Pentland hills in…
Read MoreCapital’s first pizza pub is now open for business
The award-winning Civerinos Food Club in Edinburgh has a new addition – The High Dive pizza bar. The capital’s very first ‘pizza pub’ is situated on St Leonard’s Stree,t which is the former Old Montague Bar, promises all day breakfast, world-class pizza and drinks until late with banging tunes from the renowned Civerinos family. Civerinos…
Read MoreA new double bill from Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre is to present a new production as part of a double bill next month. Renowned choreographer Emanuel Gat creates new work The Circle with the company as the critically acclaimed RITUALIA, choreographed by Colette Sadler, returns to Scottish stages. Scottish Dance Theatre will debut The Circle on Friday 3 May at Dundee…
Read MoreNew master distiller will start at Bladnoch
The Bladnoch Distillery have appointed Dr Nick Savage as their new master distiller. This appointment comes after the departure of former master distiller and blender Ian MacMillan in January. Nick has an impressive career in the industry – after being awarded his PhD in engineering – he commenced at Diageo as technical lead in cask…
Read MoreA history of the estates in the Lochaber area
This study of Lochaber, Clanship to Capitalism, is conducted by Richard Sidgwick who has had a lifelong connection with land management in the area. The knowledge he has gleaned from this has undoubtedly aided him in creating this fascinating history of the Western Highlands, complete with previously unseen illustrations and maps. The limited edition is…
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