Music
Music club to welcome Consone String Quartet
Milngavie Music Club’s next concert features an extremely talented, up-and-coming young ensemble that specialises in playing the music of the 18th and 19th centuries as it would have sounded at the time. The prize-winning Consone String Quartet play on period instruments and their concert at Cairns Church, Milngavie, near Glasgow, on 5 April, which focuses on…
Read MoreSCO unveils new season and new maestro
The new principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra gave his debut performance, in Russia, aged twelve. Now, at just 31, Maxim Emelyanychev is taking over from Robin Ticciati and brings a starry line-up of musicians to his first season. Launched last night at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, the programme for 2019/20 features home…
Read MoreMusic, film, TV and more at this year’s XpoNorth
XpoNorth have announced the latest batch of speakers confirmed to participate in this year’s edition. Taking place at Eden Court Theatre & Cinema across 3-4 July, the event will again bring together a host of regional, national and international voices to discuss the hottest topics shaping and influencing the sector. The festival is delighted to…
Read MoreNew funding will help SCO spread musical word
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is to continue its pioneering community and education programmes right across Scotland. The SCO has announced Edinburgh investment management firm Baillie Gifford as its Creative Learning Partner, who will support the Orchestra’s work. The internationally celebrated Scottish Chamber Orchestra is made up of a unique collection of talented musicians who inspire…
Read MoreLove Music are all ready for a busy time in March
Scottish music education charity Love Music is a hive of activity this March. The Edinburgh-based group will be holding one concert, two flash mobs and eight of its team and choir members are in training for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival! The first event is the Love Music Community Choir concert on 11 March at 7.30pm.…
Read MoreOn the fiddle to celebrate the master of music
The 16th annual Niel Gow Festival will take place next month, to celebrate the life of the man regarded by many as the patriarch of the Scottish fiddle tradition. The festival programme over the weekend of 15–17 March in Dunkeld and Birnam, has something for everyone, players and punters alike and, as is the case…
Read MoreEdinburgh Tradfest will be back in tune in April
Edinburgh Tradfest is returning in 2019 thanks to continued support from Creative Scotland’s open funding programme and the City of Edinburgh Tattoo Culture Fund. The festival will kick off at the Queen’s Hall on Friday 26 April with live music from anarchic Irish folk band Lankum from Dublin, whose music combines vocal harmonies, musical arrangements…
Read MoreTake The Floor host showcases his own music
Gary Innes is used to introducing other musical acts on BBC Radio Scotland’s Take The Floor – but today he releases his own album. Imminent is the latest release from the award-winning Scottish musician, featuring an impressive line-up of homegrown talent. An album packed full of self-penned tunes and songs, Imminent is a follow-up to…
Read MoreJersey Boys returning to Edinburgh for two weeks
The four seasons are in Edinburgh next week and for once we’re not talking about the weather. Scottish audiences have been Beggin’ for the return of the boys in red, with ‘Jersey Boys’ returning to the city next week for a third visit. Running from Tuesday 19 February until 2 March at Edinburgh Playhouse, Jersey…
Read MoreRewind Scotland festival to return to Scone Palace
Rewind Scotland celebrates music legends of the 80s and beyond… Following the festival’s 10th anniversary celebration last year, Rewind Scotland returns with a legendary line-up celebrating music icons of the 80s and beyond. With Foreigner and Bryan Ferry headlining over the weekend, playing the festival for the first time, it is one not to be…
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