Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
An indulgent evening at Glasgow’s GĹŤst
Keith McIntyre experiences a ‘Black Gold’ evening at Glasgow’s GĹŤst restaurant. When the invite came through to attend the Black Gold evening at GĹŤst in Glasgow city centre I was more than a little intrigued. What exactly is a Black Gold evening, and secondly where was this GĹŤst restaurant – I’m ashamed to say I…
Read MoreCaledonian Sleeper donates profits from anniversary whisky to charity
Caledonian Sleeper has donated profits from the sale of its limited-edition anniversary whisky to support vulnerable young people using Glasgow’s rail network. Charity Railway Children, which provides vital support to children and young people found at risk on the UK rail network, welcomed a ÂŁ5,000 donation from Caledonian Sleeper. The donation will be used to…
Read MoreOutlander author reveals series was almost never published
Outlander author Diana Gabaldon has revealed how the fantasy fiction series was almost never published. The series is made up of nine instalments and tells the tale of a post-Second World War nurse who accidentally time travels to Jacobite Scotland. Outlander has now become one of the bestselling book series of all time and spawned…
Read MoreBloody Scotland: Fulton Ross on The Unforgiven Dead
Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book. This week we hear from Fulton Ross, 43, from Caol, Scottish Highlands about his novel The Unforgiven Dead (Inkshares) about a Highland Constable who is reluctant to embrace…
Read MoreHarry Potter book signed by JK Rowling could fetch ÂŁ1,000 at auction
A copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child signed by JK Rowling could fetch ÂŁ1,000 when it goes under the hammer this week. The special rehearsal edition, which has also been signed director, John Tiffany, and playwright, Jack Thorne, is expected to fetch between ÂŁ600 and ÂŁ1,000. It’s up for auction at McTear’s in…
Read MoreNational Galleries of Scotland reveals opening date for new art space
The National Galleries of Scotland has revealed the opening date for new art spaces as part of a major ÂŁ38m refurbishment. Scotland’s national gallery will unveil ten new, light-filled rooms on 30 September which will be home to key works from the nation’s historic Scottish art collection. The galleries will be entered directly from the…
Read MoreAlasdair Taylor retrospective to open this month
A major retrospective of work by Scottish artist Alasdair Taylor is set to open this month. Born in 1936 near Tain, Taylor trained at the Glasgow School of Art winning the prestigious Governor’s Prize for a painting he made in his third year. In 1964, he made headlines when his painting, Umbrella Morals, was temporarily…
Read MoreWorld’s first pedal cycle invented by Scottish blacksmith to be recreated
The world’s first pedal cycle invented by Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan will be recreated – nearly two centuries after it was ridden around Scotland. Scottish cyclewear brand Endura hopes to revive forgotten legend of cycling history Macmillan, who created the groundbreaking bike in 1839. The bike is set to make the same journey Macmillan rode…
Read MoreBloody Scotland: Callum McSorley on Squeaky Clean
Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book. This week we hear from Callum McSorley, 33, from East Kilbride, about his novel Squeaky Clean (Pushkin) featuring DI Ally McCoist the least popular detective in the Glasgow…
Read MoreScottish author JD Kirk on his new crime fiction series
With the release of his new crime fiction series, we speak to Scottish author JD Kirk, real name Barry Hutchinson, about his latest novel The One That Got Away. Born and raised in Fort William, Barry wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, and wrote more than 140 children’s books before taking…
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