Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Fringe Review: Endless Sunset Oblivion
Jeremy Welch reviews Endless Sunset Oblivion at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This solo performance from Mike Baillie is similar to the Troubadours of France in the 12th Century. It combines poetry, narrative and music to tell the tale of Reuben. Reuben, a talented songwriter, has submerged into the swamp of social media and…
Read MoreInteriors: Lesley Pugsley of Baigali Designs
We speak to Lesley Pugsley of Baigali Designs about her cushions, runners and throws which are designed and handmade in Edinburgh. As a teenager Lesley Pugsley lived in Paris, where she was taught by a retired Chanel seamstress, using a measuring tape, chalk, and a pair of scissors. The experience grew into a love for…
Read MoreScotland’s Home of the Year judge transforms former council house on a budget
Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell has revealed how he transformed a former council house into his dream family home on a budget. Danny, an architect and the founder of Hoko Design, bought the house in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, for ÂŁ80,000 three years ago as an experiment. And after clever renovations to improve…
Read MoreFormer home of a Titanic survivor put up for sale in Perthshire
The former home of a Titanic survivor has been put up for sale in Perthshire. Harold Bride was the junior wireless operator on the Titanic, assisting in sending out distress signals when the ship sank, on its maiden voyage in April 1912. He was swept into the sea but managed to climb onto an upturned…
Read MoreExplore September’s issue of Scottish Field
Your copy of Scottish Field is now available to buy, both in shops and online, with the very best luxury lifestyle features, news, interiors, properties, antiques, motoring, gardens, wildlife, field sports, whisky, and more. This is the issue each year where we focus in on Autumn Breaks around the country and this year’s thread has been the film…
Read MoreBBC podcast reveals twisting tale behind the return of a stolen da Vinci masterpiece
A new BBC podcast series uncovers what really happened when a Leonardo da Vinci painting was taken from Drumlanrig Castle 10 years ago. The Missing Madonna, which is available from 25 August on BBC Sounds, marks the 20th anniversary of an audacious art heist that set the record for the most valuable painting ever to be…
Read MoreAn excerpt from The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
An excerpt from The Things We Do To Our Friends (Penguin) by Heather Darwent one of the shortlist authors for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Click HERE to read our interview with Heather. France Three girls dance in front of him. One of them has set up an old stereo, and tinny music blares, blocking out…
Read MoreBloody Scotland: Heather Darwent on The Things We do to Our Friends
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 Heather Darwent, 34, from East Lothian, about her novel The Things We Do To Our Friends (Penguin), a suspense debut about a toxic…
Read MoreFringe benefits: job highlights and horrors from the Edinburgh Festival
As the world’s biggest arts festival kicks off, some of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe performers have shared the lengths they have gone to in pursuit of the dream job. This year’s performers are full of stories and experiences that have helped them take a small step forward in pursuing their dream job at the…
Read MoreBiggest search for Loch Ness monster in 50 years to take place
The biggest search for the Loch Ness monster for more than 50 years is set to take place. Loch Ness Exploration (LNE), an independent and voluntary research team, will search the famous waters of Loch Ness to try and discover evidence of Nessie. And they are looking for budding monster hunters to be involved in…
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