Culture
Trio of dining concepts at Rusacks St Andrews
July 2021 will see the launch of three brand new dining concepts – ‘18’, The Bridge, and One Under Bar – within a new luxury hotel as part of Rusacks St Andrews. Derek Johnstone, one of Scotland’s most renowned chefs, will lead the kitchens and new dining concepts as executive head chef, championing local Scottish…
Read MoreCaledonia writer pens new song for clan gathering
Dougie MacLean, famous for writing the Scottish folk ballad Caledonia, is to record a new music video for the Maclean Clan Virtual Gathering event in June. The event, usually held on the Isle of Mull, will take place online between 22 and 26 June and will feature a wealth of talent, including the famous MacLean…
Read MoreWhisky and theatre feature in the ninth Scottish Field podcast
The ninth episode of the Scottish Field podcast brings you more exclusive interviews and chat – with an insight into our annual whisky challenge. This week you can find out about the challenge and how to join us for the awards, which are this year marking their 21st anniversary, as well as how to take…
Read MoreSpring Fling returns with new artists and makers
Spring Fling is welcoming a host of fresh talent with 10 new artists and makers taking part in this year’s event. All with have online studios and some will be taking part in the two Spring Fling Pop-UPs, in Dumfries and Galloway. More than 60 artists and makers have been selected for this year’s event,…
Read MoreNew art exhibition celebrates healing power of the sea
A colourful, multi-media exhibition exploring the powerful mental and physical wellbeing and inspiration we draw from our blue space is now open at the Scottish Fisheries Museum on picturesque Anstruther Harbour in the East Neuk of Fife. A collaboration between postgraduate students at the University of St Andrews and the Scottish Fisheries Museum, By the…
Read MoreFestival filming begins in the Fair City of Perth
Filming for one of Scotland’s leading independent arts festivals, Perth Festival of the Arts, began this week from the magnificent setting of Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Like many spring festivals, Perth has worked creatively to bring artists and audiences together ‘online’ and is ready to showcase the city’s cultural venues to audiences around the world…
Read MoreJoin our editor for the latest Scottish Field podcast
You can learn all about the latest edition of Scottish Field and the wonderful world of whisky in our latest podcast episode. Our podcast continues on its quest to bring you exclusive interviews each week, as well as how to take advantage of a special offer to subscribe to our digital edition – AND get…
Read MoreStorm chasers mark George Mackay Brown’s centenary
A search has been launched to locate as many copies as possible of George Mackay Brown’s first collection of poems, as part of celebrations to mark the centenary of the writer’s birth. Brown, who was born in October 1921, was a poet, author and dramatist, whose works reflect his roots in Orkney. In 1954 just…
Read MoreStudent shares COVID pain of the arts in new song
A musical theatre student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has penned a new song about his passion for performing and how it feels to be part of the performing arts industry through a global pandemic. What If I Told You was written by second-year student Harry Gascoigne in response to the challenges facing the…
Read MorePitlochry Festival Theatre takes performing outside
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is to reopen this summer with a season of outdoor performances. Performed from June till September in the theatre’s newly built 80-seater amphitheatre and riverside bandstand, the summer season will include the stage première of David Greig’s Adventures with the Painted People (10 June-4 July), which was originally commissioned by Pitlochry Festival…
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