Music
Musician Phamie Gow is in tune with the universe
Scottish multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer Phamie Gow reveals how her childhood home in the Borders has shaped her life, her music and her spirituality. My parents have lived in the village of Westruther, just west of Lauder, my whole life. They bought their cottage shortly after leaving art school in Edinburgh and it is like…
Read MoreScottish Ensemble’s Musical Book Club dates
The Scottish Ensemble has revealed Sally Beamish as the latest classical music star to grace its Musical Book Club guest list. Taking place on Wednesday 24 February at 7.30pm, Sally will be joined in conversation by SE violinist Cheryl Crockett with audiences tuning in at home via Zoom. Sally, one of the UK’s foremost living…
Read MoreString of successes for Strathallan student
A Scottish schoolgirl can add two accolades to her violin bow this month as she has been invited to join the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland (NYOS) and the Royal Conservatoire (RCS). Strathallan student Madeleine Sayce has been offered a place on the highly regarded Bachelor of Music Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland…
Read MoreCeltic Connections closes with special farewell concert
EUROPE’S largest winter music festival comes to an end on Tuesday with a new event. Celtic Connections’ farewell concert, which will be broadcast online from 7.30pm, includes highlights from the virtual festival. More than 30 concerts have been streamed as part of this year’s programme. Performers taking part in the festival have included Julie Fowlis,…
Read MoreSkerryvoe hits Radio 2 playlist
SCOTTISH band Skerryvore‘s single You & I has been added to the playlist on BBC Radio 2. Presenter Jeremy Vine told listeners that it’s “just such a fresh, real, new sound… I love it.” Lead singer Alec Dalglish said: “It’s a dream come true to have You & I played across BBC Radio 2 and to…
Read MoreArtists hook up with promoters at Celtic Connections
MORE than 100 international promoters, agents, and record label executives are gathering online for the 21st annual “Showcase Scotland” exposition. The trade show runs alongside the Celtic Connections music festival. Artists usually generate around £3 million in gig bookings and album sales on the back of the industry event. Megan Henderson, who plays fiddle in…
Read MoreBurns & Beyond festival goes online
EDINBURGH’S “Burns & Beyond” festival is returning for a third year, with a series of free online events. The fesitval will begin on 23 January and run until Burns Night. Singer KT Tunstall will perform “Ae Fond Kiss”, while Aidan O’Rourke from musical trio Lau has selected artists to deliver music and poetry during a…
Read MoreOnline Celtic Connections opens on Friday
CELTIC Connections’ virtual festival begins on Friday, with more than 30 online performances spread across 19 days. The programme includes concerts by artists including Blazin’ Fiddles, Kathleen MacInnes, and Shooglenifty. Their performances were recorded in venues around Glasgow and further afield. The festival would normally draw more than 100,000 visitors to the city during January.…
Read MoreFormer Red Hot Chilli Piper gives free online chanter lessons
FORMER Red Hot Chilli Piper Craig Muirhead is taking to YouTube to deliver chanter lessons to pipers in lockdown. Muirhead said: “The piping community is struggling right now and has been since the first lockdown last year. “There is no cost for the lessons, we just want to share our passion for piping with anyone…
Read MoreCrieff Hydro continues Christmas piping tradition
CRIEFF Hydro Hotel boss Stephen Leckie and his family continued their tradition of ringing in Christmas day with a pipes and drums performance. Leckie has played the pipes at the family’s hotel at Christmas and Hogmanay for the past 47 years. He was joined this year by his children – Charlie, Richard, and Louisa –…
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