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Shirley Manson found international fame with Garbage

Scotland’s pop music scene in new TV series

A new TV series looking at the history of Scottish pop music is set to air next week. Rip It Up: The Story of Scottish...

Inverness to host European Pipe Band Championships

The European Pipe Band Championships will take place in Inverness for the next three years, it has been announced. Piping Inverness will bring together hundreds...

Album is like a ceilidh in your living room

This could be one of my shortest reviews yet. I love this album. That’s it! OK, I’d better say a bit more. Osgarra, meaning audible,...
Trinidadian tenor Ronald Samm will sing the role of Canio (Photo: Julie Howden)

Scottish Opera goes from intense to in tents

Scottish Opera is bringing a new production to a location that wouldn't normally be associated as a musical venue. Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci opens on 26...
Talented cellist Hugh MacKay, from St Mary's Music School

Classical pair share their knowledge at national music school

Classical musicians Nicola Benedetti and Steven Isserlis feature in a new short film showing them tutoring pupils from Scotland’s national music school. Entitled Playing, the...
Leee John with Lynda Barron and Peter Davison in Doctor Who (Photo: BBC)

Turn the clock back to the 1980s with Rewind Scotland

Pop music is fantastic for capturing those moments in time that stick on our heads. Whether it's a first kiss, a first date or a...