Jolomo: Best-selling Scottish artist launches new exhibition

A best-selling Scottish artist brings a feast of colour to the grey days of November with his biggest exhibition this year, featuring 50 new paintings. John Lowrie Morrison, known as Jolomo, has opened his latest show The Glorious Light of the West at the Glasgow Gallery which runs until 16 December. His expressionist Scottish landscapes…

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Scottish chorus group makes history by placing sixth in the world

A Scottish chorus group has made history by placing sixth in the world – the highest ever placement for a UK chorus. Edinburgh based Forth Valley Chorus competed in the annual Sweet Adelines International Barbershop competition, held in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month. The group went up against 32 choruses from the USA, Canada, Australia,…

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Detail announced for 2024 Edinburgh International Festival

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced details of next year’s programme. The theme for the 2024 festival, the second one under director Nicola Benedetti, will follow the theme of the “Rituals That Unite Us”. Five opera productions will feature in the programme, including a new version of Carmen created by the French company that first…

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Merry festivities! Relax into Scottish Field’s December issue

Scottish Field’s December magazine is out now and here’s what we have in store for you… This month the Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, shares his tips for the perfect festive feast. The team travelled to the Isle of Lewis to meet Coinneach for a delicious but surprisingly low-fuss Christmas meal that will stay long in…

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Scottish university returns tribal warrior skulls to Taiwan

The skulls of four tribal warriors killed nearly 150 years ago have been returned to a Taiwanese Indigenous community by Edinburgh University. The Paiwan tribesmen were killed during a Japanese invasion of southern Taiwan. It is believed their skulls were taken as war trophies and came into the university’s possession in 1907. The university presented…

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