Posts by Kenny Smith
Rapper turned writer set for book festival event
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival have announced a special event next month. On Saturday 9 March, American author Angie Thomas presenting her much-anticipated follow-up to her bestselling novel The Hate U Give. The rapper-turned-writer’s incendiary novel about state violence against African Americans, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, sold millions worldwide and…
Read MoreScottish guitar festival is ready to begin
A four day festival of guitars is coming to Scotland. Scotland’s Festival Village is set to welcome an all-star line-up to play at the newly revived Moniaive Guitar Festival which starts on Valentine’s Day. They include Celtic guitarist Tony McManus, the greatest living fingerstyle guitarist Duck Baker, the father of integrated percussive guitar (and former…
Read MoreWorld Class Bartender workshops come to Scotland
The hunt is on for Scotland’s top bartender – with the aim of finding the best on the planet. Diageo Reserve’s world-renowned bartender competition, World Class, is set to return, launching with its UK-wide studios tour next month. On the hunt for the very best home-grown talent, there will be two Scottish events taking place…
Read MoreAdd some learning to your Spanish summer holiday
A trip to Spain is always memorable, but it’s made even moreso by understanding and using the local lingo. Edinburgh-based company The Pack Language Experience has been organising five and seven-day Spanish-language learning holidays to Madrid each summer since 2017. The trips have proved so popular that two new destinations – Asturias and Sierra de…
Read MoreDiscover the Scots golf courses in the top 100
The World’s Top 100 Golf Courses have been revealed by golfscape – and Scotland features strongly at the top of the life. golfscape, an online golf reservation service which provides services to find, plan, and book golf in 50 countries, has been working with the expertise of industry leaders to put together our first World’s…
Read MoreCharity donation boosts My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
A Scottish invitation 7s and 10s rugby team kept it in the sporting family for a charity donation at the weekend. Projecx Waterboys held the Waterboys Big Breakfast Social at The Fountain ahead of the Scotland versus Italy match at Murrayfield Stadium. During the breakfast, Doddie Weir was presented with a cheque for ÂŁ15,000 for…
Read MoreCanteen Street Food Festival holding two Fife events
Scotland’s leading street food festival is landing in Fife. Rogue Village’s hugely successful Canteen Street Food Festival comes to Fife for the first time ever on Saturday 16 February. As one of the UK’s leading events of its kind, this February they are throwing two one-off events. The first is their Family Day Party followed…
Read MoreHave you tried a Corsican omelette with mint?
Scottish Field continues to bring you recipes with a difference this week, Â from Scot Jill Colonna in Paris. We’re sharing recipes this week from Jill, now living outside Paris, and who runs the MadAboutMacarons.com website. She enjoys creating twists to easy DO-able French and Scottish recipes: from healthy family meals to simple entertaining using easy-to-find…
Read MoreEden Mill snaps up namesake brewery in England
Scotland’s first single site brewery and distillery, Eden Mill, is to expand after buying a namesake south of the border. The firm’s growth continues after the acquisition of the aptly named Eden River Brewery in Penrith, Cumbria, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will enable Eden Mill to bottle and can some of its growing…
Read MoreMore Chinese students coming to study in Scotland
Chinese students Li Ningyi and Wang Lingyi meet two Midlothian piglets as China today (Tuesday 5 February) officially heralds the start of 2019 – The Year of the Pig. The students are both studying for a Masters degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare – a course run by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and…
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