Music
When sounds of the sixties meet the nineties
Imagine if The Beach Boys sounded like a Scottish indie band from the 90s. This is Be Like Pablo. The band make hook-laden pop tunes with four-part harmonies, fuzzy guitars and 80s synths. Their new single My Kind of Girl is a love letter to 70s new wave heroes The Cars and classic pop from…
Read MoreScottish Opera prepares for a Russian first
The first ever performance of Rachmaninov on the Scottish Opera stage, and the Scottish premiere of Francesca da Rimini, are taking place soon. The 2017/18 Sunday Series: Opera in Concert concludes on 6 May at 3pm at Theatre Royal Glasgow with a Rachmaninov double bill of Aleko and Francesca da Rimini. Scottish Opera’s music director…
Read MoreMatilda musical will cast its spell in Edinburgh
The musical version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved Matilda is coming to Edinburgh – and tickets go on sale next week. The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that the UK and Ireland tour of Matilda The Musical will extend into 2019, including Edinburgh, accompanied by a specially devised education programme, Change My Story, for schools. Winner…
Read MoreRoss finds Sanctuary with his third album
Sanctuary is Ross Ainslie’s third solo album in which he continues his quest to rationalize the direction his life has taken from the time he chose music over sport to removing alcohol from his life. Music is his sanctuary, the place in which he is safe; ruler of a familiar territory that wraps its warm…
Read MoreA sensational year of music planned with the SCO
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has announced its 2018/19 season, which feature a host of exceptional international soloists and conductors. There will a a variety of exceptional international conductors and soloists weaving together a journey of discovery through musical stories. The world-renowned Scottish Chamber Orchestra is made up of a unique collection of talented musicians who…
Read MoreYoung musicians wanted for Scottish youth brass band competition
Young brass band players from all over the country are to take part in the National Mining Museum Scotland’s first Annual Youth Brass Band competition. The competition, set to take place on Saturday, 30 June, invites youth and junior brass bands from across the whole of Scotland to compete. Entries are now open to young…
Read MoreSuccessful Edinburgh Fringe show set for national tour – and trip to Germany
Hit Edinburgh Fringe show Turntable is set to begins its first tour across Scotland and Germany this week. The performances begin in Perth this Friday, 2 March, and Saturday, 3 March. Turntable started when Michael John McCarthy and his Great Aunt Kathleen – 55 years his senior – connected over a stack of vinyl. Since…
Read MoreSinger Hannah’s talent is a genuine Rarity as she lifts BBC prize
Folk singer Hannah Rarity has been named the 2018 BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. The announcement was made as part of the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, following a performance at Glasgow’s City Halls in a broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland. Five young musicians from all over Scotland competed in a…
Read MorePeter and the Wolf gets a special Scottish makeover for the jazz orchestra
A traditional story has been given a Scots makeover, for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. They will perform Liz Lochhead’s take on Peter and the Wolf (orchestrated by Tommy Smith) and The Carnival of the Animals (orchestrated by Makoto Ozone). This month, virtuoso pianist Makoto Ozone and leading Scots actor Tam Dean Burn join the…
Read MoreAppeal for communities to tune in to musical instrument amnesty
Musical groups across Scotland are being ask to collect and re-use instruments as part of a ‘musical instrument amnesty’. The Zero Waste Scotland initiative, which is part of Pass it on Week 2018, seeks to gather instruments that are no longer being used and find them new homes, writes Lewis Blythe. Local music groups are…
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