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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…
Read MoreSlow Horses star Jack Lowden returns to stage in home country after ten years
Scottish star Jack Lowden is set to return to the stage in his home country for the first time in a decade when he makes his debut at the Edinburgh International Festival. The Slow Horses actor made his theatrical debut in Black Watch back in 2010, but is heading back to stage this year to…
Read MoreBorders Art Fair: Scotland’s Friendliest Art Fair Invites You to Discover the Beautiful Borders
Scotland’s friendliest art fair is set to return with more than 70 artists and galleries, from across the Borders and as far apart as Aberdeenshire and Devon, for visitors to discover. The 2024 McInroy & Wood Borders Art Fair (BAF) takes place in Kelso, in The Borders, on the weekend of 15-17 March. Within an…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreThe Traitors: Inside Ardross Castle where The Traitors is filmed
The Traitors has been back on our screen and viewers are loving the show’s Gothic castle as much as its twists and turns. We take inside the castle where the hit TV show has bee filmed. The show is filmed at Ardross Castle, a 19th house and estate north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The…
Read MoreCancelled Robert Burns manuscript could have put his career at risk
A scholar has discovered an unseen manuscript from Robert Burns which he believes could have cost him his career had it been published because of its revolutionary ideas. The cancelled work was a different version of the famous song Ye Jacobites By Name, which was written by Burns in 1791 in the inflammatory early period…
Read MoreWatch: Edinburgh International Festival releases film following local dancers
They stunned audiences with their precision performance at last year’s Edinburgh International Festival. And now a short film has been released following three emerging Scottish dancer as they joined the world renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on stage. Alvin Ailey was a visionary choreographer and activist with a global impact. His career began in…
Read MoreRare Roman armour to go on display after experts complete ‘ancient jigsaw puzzle’
An incredibly rare piece of Roman armour from the second century has been reconstructed from dozens of fragments. The brass arm guard, held in the National Museums Scotland collection, will be seen in its entirety for the first time in nearly 2,000 years when it goes on loan to the British Museum. Conservators in Edinburgh…
Read MoreOldest known Scottish tartan brought back to life for people to wear
It was discovered 40 years ago in a peat bog after being buried for centuries. And now the oldest-known piece of Scottish tartan ever found has been recreated. Dating back to 1500-1600 AD, The Glen Affric Tartan underwent testing organised by The Scottish Tartans Authority last year to confirm it was the oldest surviving piece…
Read MorePeople’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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