Music
Folk club ready to hold Carrying Stream Festival
Edinburgh Folk Club is running its annual Carrying Stream Festival next week. Taking place over the weekend of Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November, this festival was created shortly after Hamish Henderson died in 2002 in order to celebrate his life and work. This year’s event has an extra poignancy. John Barrow of the Edinburgh…
Read MoreLargest-ever tattoo in front of Edinburgh Castle – down under!
More than 1,500 international performers gather in a show of cultural unity as the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marched into Sydney. Under the lights of the impressive ANZ Stadium and in the shadows of a life-sized Edinburgh Castle replica, the performers taking part in The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo have officially marched out of Sydney…
Read MoreDame Evelyn Glennie shares her love of music
Dame Evelyn Glennie, multi-percussionist who has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12, believes listening and music is a whole body experience. I was brought up on a farm in Aberdeenshire. I went to Ellon Academy and a tiny country primary school called Cairnorrie. It only had about 37 to 42 pupils. In such…
Read MoreEmerging talent welcomed to Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera has welcomed a talented group of emerging artists for the 2019/20 season. They are Samuel Bordoli, Arthur Bruce, Jasmine Clark, Charlie Drummond, Mark Nathan, Michael Papadopoulos and Lucy Walters. The Scottish Opera Emerging Artists programme was launched in 2009 and offers young artists a period of full-time work with the Company to help…
Read MoreMassive rock ceilidh to take place in Glasgow
A jet-setting Scottish rock band that have introduced traditional ceilidh-rock music to fans in Dubai, Pakistan and Indonesia are set to return to Glasgow. Bahookie will bring their unique blend of traditional music and Top 40 hits to The Garage in Glasgow on October 26 in celebration of the launch of their new live album.…
Read MoreRevolutionary Rolling Stones gig on the way
Two Rolling Stones concerts with a difference are coming to Scotland next month. Scottish audiences will be able to experience one of the most legendary live shows by The Rolling Stones in recent times, as an immersive screening of the iconic band’s 2016 Havana show will be come to Edinburgh and Perth. Featuring a spectacular…
Read MoreBringing Burns and Beethoven together
Burns and Beethoven will collide in the Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland on World Opera Day. This will come in a special performance by Scottish Opera to celebrate works by some of the world’s great operatic composers, inspired by Scotland’s romantic past. The event is in association the National Museum’s critically acclaimed…
Read MoreEpic musical scores come together for an evening
Fans of Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit will be able to celebrate their music a special orchestral concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. They are the most beloved and recognisable big and small screen creations of all time – let alone just in the world of the fantasy genre…
Read MoreThe world’s finest orchestras heading to Scotland
The world’s leading orchestras are to play at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall this autumn. They will perform as part of the Sunday Classics season, including the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are key players in the Usher Hall’s continuing…
Read MoreSearch for singer/ songwriter down to the final four
The final contestants for the inaugural BBC Radio Scotland Singer/Songwriter Award have been revealed. Following a public vote, four outstanding musical talents have earned a place in the live final on BBC Music Day, 26 September. They are: Liv Dawn from Loch Lomond area, who has a pop country style and crafts powerful stories through…
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