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All ready for the skirl of pipe band championships

Preparations are in full swing in the build up to the 19th Scottish Pipe Band Championships. The event has grown to be one of the biggest...
Young people will take centre stage at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention 2018 which takes place this week

Fiddlers gather for a celebration in Aberdeen

Scottish fiddlers will be taking a bow at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention. Young musicians are taking centre stage at the event, being held in...
Shirley Manson found international fame with Garbage

Scotland’s pop music scene in new TV series

A new TV series looking at the history of Scottish pop music is set to air next week. Rip It Up: The Story of Scottish...

Inverness to host European Pipe Band Championships

The European Pipe Band Championships will take place in Inverness for the next three years, it has been announced. Piping Inverness will bring together hundreds...

Album is like a ceilidh in your living room

This could be one of my shortest reviews yet. I love this album. That’s it! OK, I’d better say a bit more. Osgarra, meaning audible,...
Trinidadian tenor Ronald Samm will sing the role of Canio (Photo: Julie Howden)

Scottish Opera goes from intense to in tents

Scottish Opera is bringing a new production to a location that wouldn't normally be associated as a musical venue. Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci opens on 26...


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