Music
Singer Mary Ann to perform at Celtic Connections
Gaelic linguist, singer, composer and broadcaster Mary Ann Kennedy’s first show in her 2019 tour will be at Glasgow’s winter music festival Celtic Connections. Mary Ann will be performing with special guest guitarist, composer and producer, Finlay Wells at the Tron Theatre on Sunday, 20 January from 8-10pm. Mary Ann first performed at Celtic Connections…
Read MoreNever mind the Buzzcocks – John Maher on Harris
Tinkering with Volkswagen engines and photographing abandoned houses in the Outer Hebrides may be a million miles from the Manchester punk scene of the late 1970s. But that’s exactly where Buzzcocks drummer John Maher finds himself three and a half decades after the legendary band split. The Isle of Harris is a world away from…
Read MoreCelebration of Scots music set for The Hydro
A massive celebration of Scotland and its music is coming to Glasgow next year. Music Show Scotland who are bringing their epic production of Scottish music to Scotland for the first time at The SSE Hydro on April 27. It is one of the largest Scottish music productions in the world, and regularly play to…
Read MoreEarlybird tickets for Tiree Music Festival sell out
The 2019 Tiree Music Festival is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets selling out in just 52 minutes! And on top of that, all glamping and campervan tickets sold out in just 10 minutes, an unprecedented record for the festival that will help mark its 10th…
Read MoreThe Snowman is coming to venues all over Scotland
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is bringing Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman to audiences across Scotland. They will be joined by tenor, BBC Scotland and Scottish Proms in the Park presenter Jamie MacDougall for its annual RSNO Christmas Concerts this Season, performing to audiences in Perth, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Since 2001 Jamie has been the nation’s voice of classical music…
Read MoreThe final single of 2018 from Missy Mcanulty
Scottish singer Missy Mcanulty is releasing her final song of 2018 – and it’s her most personal track to date. Learn to Love Me is Missy’s final release of the year, and believes it’ss the track from her recent releases that she can relate to most. After the release of Fire last month which touched…
Read MoreTalented five young composers join RSNO’s hub
Five emerging UK composers have been selected to benefit from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s RSNO Composers’ Hub. This is the fourth annual initiative to develop the talents of individuals in the early stages of their careers. Alex Paxton, Allan X Chen, Nicholas Olsen, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Sarah Lianne Lewis have been selected as the…
Read MoreHenge gig promises to be out of this world
Music that’s out of this world is coming to Scotland’s festival village. Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway is renowned for hosting bands from all over the world – but now its welcoming musicians from Venus and beyond. The mighty Henge, who describe themselves as ‘an extra-terrestrial music collective’ plan to bring their unique sound to…
Read MoreBringing Scotland’s history to primary schools – in song
A new production from Scottish Opera will introduce the nation’s youngsters to Scotland’s history. In the spring annd summer of 2019, thousands of primary five, six and seven school pupils will rehearse and perform an opera about one of the most dramatic periods in Scottish history: the Jacobite risings. Entitled 1719!, the opera has been…
Read MoreTattoo house band looks to drum up support
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s house band is looking for new recruits to join them – and play all over the world. Following the resounding success of its first global tour last year, Pipers Trail – the house band of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo – is opening applications today for 2019 recruits. Pipers Trail…
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