Calum McIlroy: Winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician

He learned about traditional music in his school ceilidh band, but now singer and mandolin player Calum McIlroy has been named Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician. The BBC Radio Scotland contest is renowned as one of the biggest platforms for emerging talent in traditional music. It has been a springboard for numerous Scottish traditional music exponents…

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New Ewan McGregor movies to premiere at Glasgow Film Festival

Two new Ewan McGregor movies are to be premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival later this year. The Trainspotting actor will star alongside his daughter Clara McGregor as a fictional father and daughter on a road trip in Bleeding Love. McGregor will also star alongside Rhys Ifans in a dysfunctional family comedy based on Swedish…

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People’s Palace gets £850,000 National Lottery funding

A project to restore the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow has secured £850,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The money will go towards transforming the museum and glasshouse on Glasgow Green into a thriving community space. The building, set in Glasgow Green, is home to collections documenting the city’s social history from…

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