Posts Tagged ‘music’
Sir Harry Lauder – a treasure or an embarrassment?
To many people he was a national icon but for others he was an embarrassment – and even today Sir Harry Lauder splits opinion. It seems apposite that the Sir Harry Lauder Road is the bypass road between Portobello and Edinburgh. On one hand, Portobello was his birthplace; on the other, the Scottish intelligencia have…
Read MoreGo Dance festival returns to Glasgow’s Theatre Royal
Community dance festival, Go Dance returns to the Glasgow’s Theatre Royal next week following a two-year hiatus. Produced by Theatre Royal’s Creative Learning team, Go Dance features a calibre of talent and dynamic routines from Scotland’s leading dance colleges, dance schools and community groups. Go Dance was launched in 2008 and provides a platform for…
Read MoreScottish composer pays tribute to Islay in new work
A new orchestral work, written by Perth-based composer Helen MacKinnon and performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, has opened a new album of contemporary orchestral music, released worldwide this week. The Rinns of Islay presents a musical journey around the Inner Hebridean island, which was home to the composer’s grandparents and generations before. Inspired…
Read MoreTickets now on sale for StAnza poetry festival
The wait is finally over as tickets for this year’s StAnza festival go on sale. With the full programme now online, the box office is open for the much-anticipated event which takes place in March from its festival hub in St Andrews, Fife. The seven-day, hybrid festival, combining the best of live and online performances,…
Read MoreGet ready for the light fantastic to return
SPECTRA, Scotland’s festival of light, returns to Aberdeen with a star-studded line-up in Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. Featuring a brand-new commission, multidisciplinary collaborations, and multiple premieres, this year’s SPECTRA will not only light up the dark winter nights, it will bring Scotland and it’s stories to life. Taking place from February 10-13 across Aberdeen…
Read MoreThe life of tragic Scots star Lena Zavaroni on stage
A new production based on the life of Scots singer Lena Zavaroni is set to debut this spring. Feather Productions, in association with the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, presents the world premiere of a new play with music, Lena, by Tim Whitnall, with a cast featuring TV star Jon Culshaw. Lena will premiere at…
Read MoreHolywood headliner for Nae Ordinary Burns Supper
Hollywood and Broadway star Alan Cumming will bring some Hollywood sparkle to this year’s Nae Ordinary Burns Supper — the annual fundraiser hosted by singer and producer Fiona Kennedy which has generated over £400,000 for charity in the past decade. The January 25th bash takes place online this year, with guests and entertainers joining from…
Read MoreScotch Malt Whisky Society ready for Big Burns Bash
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will host a virtual Big Burns Bash to celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns. And at the same time, they will be appreciating the finest Scotch malt whisky from the world’s most entertaining whisky club. Taking place on Thursday January 27 (8pm until 10pm GMT) members and non-members…
Read MoreBig Burns Supper adds more acts to this year’s event
Big Burns Supper is excited to announce its first-time collaboration with arts, cultural and social entrepreneurial organisation BE United. It is part of this year’s Eddi Reader’s Big Burns Supper, as it continues to bring diversity to the Burns Night stage. Taking place online on January 25, Reader’s Big Burns Supper lineup will include BE…
Read MoreScottish Opera helping those with lung health issues
A new block of sessions for Breath Cycle, Scottish Opera’s project designed to benefit those suffering from a range of conditions affecting lung health, in particular Long Covid, begin online on January 26. Breath Cycle has been highly successful in its first term, with participants reporting improvement in a range of areas, such as anxiety,…
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