Culture
Scottish Ensemble’s Musical Book Club dates
The Scottish Ensemble has revealed Sally Beamish as the latest classical music star to grace its Musical Book Club guest list. Taking place on Wednesday 24 February at 7.30pm, Sally will be joined in conversation by SE violinist Cheryl Crockett with audiences tuning in at home via Zoom. Sally, one of the UK’s foremost living…
Read MoreBBC Scotland orders new series of Shelf Isolation
Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart, Lorraine Kelly, Fern Brady, Alex Norton and Ian Rankin are amongst some of the names lined up to take part in a brand new series of Shelf Isolation on BBC Scotland. Fronted by Damian Barr, the popular series will return to BBC Scotland screens with six brand new episodes next…
Read MoreIt’s all in the eye of the beholder for Scots magician
Magician R Paul Wilson is a professional con-artist, film-maker and star of TV’s The Real Hustle. He tells Scottish Field how he gave up his life as a computer programmer to make films and trick the eye. I was born on an RAF base in Akrotiri on Cyprus and raised in Singapore. My parents and…
Read MoreTickets are now available for StAnza poetry event
Would-be attendees for Scotland’s international poetry festival are being urged to pay what they can, for its digital edition in 2021. Tickets are now available for StAnza’s first hybrid, digital event. The festival, which was forced to move online in response to Covid restrictions, has created an innovative programme combining traditional StAnza favourites with new…
Read MoreEleven recipients for New Writers Awards 2021
The Scottish Book Trust has revealed the recipients of New Writers Awards 2021. The group of 11 in the New Writers Awards 2021 are a selection of talented writers who have not yet published a full-length book or collection, and will receive professional guidance to help them move towards publication, as well as financial support.…
Read MoreCeltic Connections online a huge success
The digital-first Celtic Connections festival has been hailed as a great success with an abundance of international viewers and unprecedented number of tickets sold. The event normally brings thousands of visitors to Glasgow each January, but with the coronavirus pandemic, the event had to change this year to ensure that it still brought traditional music…
Read MorePerthshire platform doubles number of artists
A WEBSITE created to boost artists and makers in Perthshire has double its number of members in just six months. Perthshire Artisans was launched in June with nine artists, but has now grown to 18. Perth-based contemporary jewellery maker Kate McLaughlin, who one of the nine initial artists chosen for the launch of platform, said:…
Read MoreBurns could bring tourists to Dumfries & Galloway
DUMFRIES & Galloway wants to cash-in on its connections to national bard Robert Burns. Burns-related tourism currently generates £21 million a year for the region – a fraction of the estimated £121m it earns for neighbouring Ayrshire. Now, a study commissioned Dumfries & Galloway Council has laid out a four-year plan to grow Burns tourism,…
Read MoreWhat’s happening for Burns Night?
WE’LL be celebrating Burns Night in our own homes this year due to the pandemic. But that doesn’t mean we have to miss out on bard-inspired fun. The National Trust for Scotland is hosting “Burns Big Night In” from Robert Burns’ Cottage in Alloway tomorrow from 7pm. Radio and television star Edith Bowman will present performances…
Read MoreAround the world with Burns
THE Unversity of Glasgow has created an online map of Burns Night celebration taking place around the world. Academics now want Burns Clubs and Scots around the globe to join in a virtual Burns Night on 25 January by sharing photographs and details of how they are marking the 2021 celebrations using the hashtag #VirtualBurnsNight…
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