Music
Scotland’s most laid-back music festival is back in Doune
The first wave of acts for a laid-back Scottish music and arts festival have been announced. The ninth Doune the Rabbit Hole will feature an enviable selection of international and homegrown live music, DJs spoken word, family fun and food and drink. Among the bands taking part will be Levellers, Big Country, The Orb, Elephant…
Read MoreSee the Scots band who have outsold Kanye West
One of Scotland’s leading traditional music bands are on track to beat their 2017 record of sell-out shows with their biggest ever gig next month. Following a string of download hits, Skipinnish, which incredibly, out-ranked mainstream acts like Ellie Goulding and Kanye West, sold out every show they played last year. After selling out their…
Read MoreA musical showcase for new talent in Scotland
A showcase of original work by music students in Scotland is taking place next month. PLUG Festival is all about showcasing original compositions by the students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Once again there will be an evening of new chamber music by student composers from the Conservatoire in Glasgow, featuring new works by…
Read MoreThe future of Scots Trad music is in safe hands
If Aberdeenshire singer Iona Fyfe’s debut album, Away from my Window, is anything to go by then the future of Traditional Music in Scotland is well assured. One might think that being a Director of the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland, studying for a Fellowship of London College of Music and continuing her…
Read MoreGlasgow and Edinburgh to host musical celebrations
VE Day celebrations in Scotland are being marked with a special musical production. In commemoration of the miracle of Dunkirk and the decisive victory of the Battle of Britain,Our Finest Hour will see TV star Kevin Whately host a pair of triumphant and rousing concerts in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Featuring vocalist Annie Gill and the…
Read MoreScottish Opera takes production to Paris and New York
Scottish Opera are taking their production for children to Paris and New York before returning home to tour. Following sell-out runs in Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2017 and a tour to Paris this month, the five star ‘opera for babies’ BambinO will be presented at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, this spring, before returning to…
Read MoreRoss and Ali’s Symbiosis II has been worth the wait
Symbiosis II, released on 20 April, is the eagerly awaited second album by two of Scotland’s foremost musicians, Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton. Winners of the Radio 2 Best Duo Folk Award, this year’s nominees for the same accolade, Ross and Ali have delivered yet another fabulous collection of their music in an album that will…
Read MoreA musical tribute to legendary Gene Kelly in Scotland
A new symphonic cinema tribute to Hollywood legend Gene Kelly to premiere at two Scottish venues next week. The Gene Kelly Legacy, Inc and Warner Bros Consumer Products are pleased to announce the World Premiere of Gene Kelly: A Life in Music, a new symphonic cinema production honouring the work of legendary dancer, director and…
Read MoreSweet dreams with Adam’s fantastic fiddling skills
Scottish Composer of the Year Adam Sutherland’s new album does indeed come from Some Other Land. As one of Scotland’s foremost fiddlers, having cut his teeth with such luminaries as the Peatbog Faeries, Croft No. 5 and Treacherous Orchestra and not forgetting the immense talents of Session A9, it is perhaps not by accident that…
Read MoreAlbum takes Event Horizon Project to new heights
Geza Frank and Jean Damei go beyond the stars with a debut recording hailing be the first in a series known as the Event Horizon Project, the aim being to combine music, dance, light and visuals to reflect the beauty, and no doubt challenges, of space exploration. Event Horizon is a very cleverly constructed album allowing Frank and…
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