Enter the Great Salmon Fly Tie-Off competition

Leading field sports equipment suppliers Farlows are hosting the Great Salmon Fly Tie-Off competition. As many notable members of the Royal Family were or are fly fishers (The Queen Mother, Prince Charles and even Her Majesty The Queen), Farlows have are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by launching a competition on their social media channels…

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Music legend’s botanical art in new exhibition

Scottish folk and blues legend Rory McEwen’s botanical art will be exhibited at Marchmont House as part of a celebration of his life and achievements. Family and friends will gather at the Borders mansion where McEwen spent his childhood in order to see the exhibition ahead of its public opening, and to celebrate his life…

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Retro beats with a futuristic touch in new song

December Morning Remix is the nostalgic debut single from futuristic artist Chuck Destiny. The synth-pop track, which features Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Iain Wilson, will be released on Friday, 22 April. Chuck Destiny is the project by an unnamed artist creating retro beats with a futuristic garnish. The track features vocals from Iain Wilson, who infuses current…

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Engaging people with dementia through music and art

Memory Spinners, Scottish Opera’s project designed to engage with people living with dementia through music and art, has begun. Sessions are taking place at Glasgow’s St Columba’s Church and Holy Trinity Church Hall in St Andrews. Having launched in 2012, the sessions were put on hold for two years during the pandemic and this is…

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First Spring Flingers launch programme for 20th year

Artists and makers from the first Spring Fling got together to launch the programme for the 20th annual open studios weekend. The event, set up in the aftermath of the foot and mouth epidemic, now hopes to make a significant contribution in the drive to rebuild after the COVID pandemic. Spring Fling, which takes place…

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Burrell Collection reopens after major refurbishment

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow has opened to the public today after a major refurbishment, the charity Glasgow Life has confirmed. The A-listed home of The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park is now a modern, greener museum that will show more of the Collection to visitors and give access to over a third more…

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Associate artist to mentor Scotland’s top young musicians

A creative force on the Scottish music scene will help nurture the next generation of traditional musicians in a new artistic role at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Mike Vass, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and arranger, is the first associate artist in traditional music at Scotland’s national conservatoire, where he’ll mentor young musicians on the four-year…

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Diva and Icons for this year’s Knockengorroch Festival

Knockengorroch Festival has revealed its 2022 theme – Diva and Icons. This has been revealed through a photo series with rap artist and singer Nova AKA Nova Scotia The Truth. Pictured in an open mussel shell at the Deugh river, Nova presents this year’s theme in a homage to the endangered freshwater mussel of Scottish…

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Princess Anne learns about Prince Philip’s school days

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal viewed archive material relating to her late father’s school days on a visit to Gordonstoun last week. Gordonstoun Guardian Erin Bell (Head Student) showed The Princess examples of the original Moray Badge which HRH The Prince Philip won at school and which inspired The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. Erin…

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Bake Off Peter’s backing the Big Lunch this summer

The Great British Bake Off’s first Scottish winner is backing a campaign to bring people together, uniting communities, improving mental health and reducing isolation. The Big Lunch is the UK’s biggest annual community celebration and after a tough few years, the charity initiative is aiming to encourage more people to get involved than ever before.…

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