Posts Tagged ‘Dundee’
Pinot punch-up: New Zealand v Oregon
Who will come out on top in a comparative tasting between Oregon and New Zealand? Peter Ranscombe grabs his whistle to act as referee. ONE grape unites most if not all wine lovers – pinot noir. Its spiritual homeland is Burgundy in France, yet winemakers around the world use the variety to test their mettle, from…
Read MorePizza of the action
More news of another Scottish Field favourite doing their bit for the community during the lockdown. This time it’s outdoors events organiser David Fox-Pitt, the man who gave us the Caledonian Challenge and the KIndrochit Quadrathlon – who has stepped up to the plate. Fox-Pitt has been making pizzas at a primary school in Dundee…
Read More£3000 crowdfunder to buy hospital staff pizza
A Scottish trio of friends, in partnership with pizza restaurants around the country, have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise £3000 to provide pizza to healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Scottish Field’s whisky writer Blair Bowman, with Mark Dickson and Helen MacInnes, organised the initiative, with the goal to start delivering pizzas this Friday…
Read MoreAttractive contemporary home in a charming village
An attractive contemporary house in a charming conservation village is now for sale. Kirkbrae House is an attractive modern home situated in a lovely position in the heart of the conservation village of Collessie, presented for sale by Galbraith. Completed about nine years ago and built to a thoughtful high-quality design, Kirkbrae House has been…
Read MoreDelightful and extensive period arts & crafts home
An outstanding B-listed Arts and Crafts house has been brought to the market. Galbraith present The Boreen, in the heart of Dundee’s West End. Designed by renowned architects Thoms and Wilkie and believed to date from 1911, The Boreen offers superb family accommodation of a very high standard and with many delightful features. The Boreen…
Read MoreHannah Rarity to join Blazin’ Fiddles tour
Acclaimed Scots folk musician Hannah Rarity is to join Blazin’ Fiddles on tour this summer. Hannah’s sublime voice imbues the music she performs with a depth of emotion that is inimitable. It’s this ability that has seen her become one of Scotland’s foremost young singers. Winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the…
Read MoreImpressive highly spacious period property
An outstanding former dower house, very well-presented B Listed period property, is now on the property market. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Balmuirfield House is an outstanding offering superb highly spacious family accommodation in a lovely quiet setting on the edge of the thriving city of Dundee. Believed to have been completed in 1904, Balmuirfield…
Read MoreCelebrating the work of Gerda in textile panels
The ‘ground-breaking’ work of award-winning Scottish writer, actor, director and singer-songwriter Gerda Stevenson has inspired a new exhibition of 40 stunning textile panels. In response to poems from Stevenson’s fabulous collection: Quines: Poems in Tribute to Women of Scotland, Edge Textile Artists Scotland members were asked to select a poem and to interpret it in…
Read MoreV&A Dundee will host Awards for New Music
The Scottish Awards for New Music have announced the 2020 shortlist of nominees. They have been selected by a panel of key figures in the music world from over 300 nominations submitted across twelve categories. The winners will be announced at an event at V&A Dundee on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The shortlisted nominees are…
Read MoreRefurbished former manse with plenty of seclusion
An outstanding fully refurbished category B Listed former manse is now for sale. Believed to date from circa 1833, Ingothill House is presented to the market by Galbraith and enjoys high levels of privacy and seclusion and was formerly known as Kennoway Old Parish Manse. With a delightful symmetrical stone exterior under slate roof, the…
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