Wigtown Book Festival aims to be more accessible

This year’s Wigtown Book Festival aims to be the most accessible ever for adults and children. The Big Wig programme for the youngest visitors includes a series of events ideally suited for reluctant readers, children with reading disabilities and those with additional support needs. One particular attraction will be The Yurt which offers multisensory storytelling,…

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Epic musical scores come together for an evening

Fans of Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit will be able to celebrate their music a special orchestral concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. They are the most beloved and recognisable big and small screen creations of all time – let alone just in the world of the fantasy genre…

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Gothic castle could be yours for around £675,000

An beautifully presented Category A Listed Victorian Gothic mansion with outstanding original features is now on the market. Presented for sale by Savills , Dalmoak Castle, near Dumbarton, is a Category A Listed castellated Tudor style Gothic mansion built circa 1866 – 1869 by the architect Alexander Watt (1827-1890) for John Aiken (1801-1875). The house…

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Concerts will see audience move at the interval

Scottish Ensemble is collaborating with harpsichordist Jonathan Cohen for Baroque: Take Two – a journey across two venues. This will be a unique series of concerts, taking place from Wednesday 16- Monday 21 October in Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow, Perth and London. Scottish Ensemble is the UK’s leading string orchestra, with a core of outstanding string…

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Wigtown Book Festival starts later this week

Scotland’s National Book Town is gearing up for a friendly invasion of book lovers when the annual Wigtown Book Festival gets underway this week. Authors and authorities of every kind will be talking about a multitude of subjects including new evidence about the Viking Age Galloway Hoard – one of the greatest discoveries of buried…

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Young Gaelic singers to perform in Canada

Six young Gaelic singers from across Scotland have been invited to perform at the renowned Celtic music festival, Celtic Colours, in Canada next month. This will showcase the second phase of the Fuaran project, which aims to inspire young Gaelic speakers to engage with the wealth of Gaelic culture in their local communities. The singers…

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From the Isle of Skye to the Playboy Mansion

Danny MacAskill makes YouTube videos viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. His secret? Riding his bike with the same spirit of adventure he had as a child growing up on the Isle of Skye. I got my first bike when I was four years old. By the time I was five…

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A beautiful modern home on a Scottish island

A superior detached villa with detached garage is for sale on a Scottish island. Presented by MacPhee and Partners, Dachaigh mo Chridhe is situated in the charming and scenic settlement of Vaul on the north-east coast of the beautiful Isle of Tiree. Boasting spectacular sea views, this extraordinary and idyllic location is further complemented by…

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Scots singer Emeli Sande celebrates our buskers

Multi-award-winning Scots singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé mixes a diverse melting pot of musical talent in an inspiring new four-part BBC Scotland series. In Emeli Sandé’s Street Symphony, the renowned recording artist hand-picks her six favourite buskers from the streets of Scotland to join her in an uplifting concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and world-class…

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Businesses boosted by a bumper food festival

The corridors and courtyards of Cults Academy were reverberating to rather different sights and sounds at the weekend, as thousands of people descended on the venue for the Deeside Local Food Festival’s fifth outing. Over 3400 people of all ages immersed themselves in an enticing array of gastronomic delights, as well as foodie talks, chef…

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