Music
Entries wanted for schools pipe band championships
A schools piping competition which is already the biggest in the world is set to grow even more. Organisers of next year’s Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships say they expect over 150 schools from across Scotland to be represented. Event organiser Patrick Gascoigne said the predicted boost is based on the number of school pupils…
Read MoreScottish Opera celebrates the RAF’s centenary
Scottish Opera is celebrating 100 years of the Royal Air Force with a unique project called From the Mud to the Stars. The project launched in October 2017 and since then a team from Scottish Opera, including former Emerging Artist Andrew McTaggart, has been working with school pupils, students, and former and serving RAF personnel…
Read MoreFive-star Fringe hit with ex-politician and opera singer
A British-American opera singer and an award-winning Edinburgh-based former politician will perform a festive adaptation of a five-star Fringe hit show in the capital next month. Andrea Baker, the internationally-renowned mezzo soprano, and former SNP councillor Richard Lewis will present a tinsel-tinged edition of Sing Sistah Sing! The Christmas Celebration, a celebration of Christmas and…
Read MoreVote for your winners in Scots Trad Music Awards
The artists shortlisted for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards have been revealed. The prestigious MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is a staple in the traditional music calendar with an astounding seventeen categories this year. Winners will be revealed exclusively to a live audience of music fans and industry at Perth Concert…
Read MoreWhisky, fire and song make a great weekend
The Raasay Distillery celebrated its fourth year of Whisky, Fire & Song in tremendous style at the weekend with music, lanterns, torch-lit processions – and plenty of whisky. This year the festivities began on Friday night, with a night of Raasay Tunes in the Gathering Room at the Isle of Raasay Distillery and featured live…
Read MoreDebut solo album has been well worth the wait
Releasing on 5th November, Mutual Imagination Society Vol 1 is Brian McAlpine’s debut solo album, which is something of a surprise. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of the Pearlfishers, Deacon Blue, The Chieftains, Ry Cooder, Karine Polwart, Duncan Chisholm, Iron Horse, Mark Knopfler and, of course, the wonderful Session A9 to name but a few,…
Read MoreEarly bird tickets for Argyll’s biggest party
Early bird tickets for Argyll’s biggest outdoor music concert, are to go on sale on Saturday November 10. Oban Live, started in 2016 by one of Scotland’s finest musical exports Skerryvore, takes place on June 7 and 8 next year at Mossfield Stadium in Oban, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. The highly anticipated…
Read MoreGleneagles Hotel jazzes it up with musical team
It’s a partnership that takes one of the world’s leading luxury hotels back to its jazz era roots — while playing a key part in nurturing young musicians in Scotland. Five rising stars on the UK jazz scene, all students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), will shine in front of an international audience…
Read MoreFiddle wizards to teach at musical workshops
Two internationally renowned musical performers are coming to Scotland for a weekend series of instructional music workshops for students of all ages. Hosted by Peebles-based Nomad Beat Community Music School, internationally acclaimed master fiddler Jamie Laval teams up with one of Britain’s preeminent classical violinists Rosemary Warren-Green to teach classes in style, technique, and playing…
Read MoreRaising voices in a four-day musical celebration
Scotland’s only festival dedicated to vocal and choral music is taking place this week. St Andrews Voices is a four day celebration of the voice. Set in the world-famous historic town of St Andrews in Fife, from Thursday 25-Sunday 28 October, St Andrews Voices presents opera, masterclasses, choral music, jazz, a come-and-sing workshop, folk, a…
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