Posts Tagged ‘arts’
Granite Noir’s biggest crime writing festival to date
Aberdeen’s crime writing festival Granite Noir was held at the weekend – with organisers hailing it the biggest and best since its launch in 2017. Highlights of the weekend included an evening with Aberdeen’s own Stuart MacBride and his biggest fan comedian Susan Calman in the newly renovated Music Hall, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon…
Read MoreNew campaign bid to boost Stirling’s city centre
Business leaders and the creative community have joined forces to come up with fresh ideas to improve Stirling’s city centre experience. Go Forth Stirling, the city’s Business Improvement District, and Creative Stirling organised Animating our Streets: Opportunities for Stirling to explore ways businesses and the creative industries can work together to create a vibrant city…
Read MoreMusical start for the new BBC Scotland channel
A stunning new musical collaboration between Chvrches and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will be the first content to be broadcast on the new BBC Scotland channel this Sunday. The globally renowned Scottish band perform their international hit song Miracle in a specially created new arrangement, alongside the entire SSO amidst a visual celebration of…
Read MoreOn the fiddle to celebrate the master of music
The 16th annual Niel Gow Festival will take place next month, to celebrate the life of the man regarded by many as the patriarch of the Scottish fiddle tradition. The festival programme over the weekend of 15–17 March in Dunkeld and Birnam, has something for everyone, players and punters alike and, as is the case…
Read MoreThe Granite City is the inspiration for new ice cream
An ice cream that has been made to look like Aberdeen’s granite buildings has been created by Scotland’s luxury ice cream maker for a crime writing festival in the North East. While local talents have been drafting up their dark stories for the city’s popular Granite Noir Festival, Mackie’s of Scotland has written up a new…
Read MoreBringing Johnnie Walker to the heart of the capital
Plans to transform one of Edinburgh’s most important landmark buildings into a global visitor experience for Johnnie Walker Whisky have been formally submitted to City of Edinburgh Council. The Edinburgh attraction is intended to be the focal point of a £150million investment in Scotch whisky tourism by Diageo. The planning application, jointly submitted by Diageo…
Read MoreScotland launches A Year of Conversation
The national launch of ‘A Year of Conversation’ will take place with a day-long event hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy, to celebrate and explore the way we speak to one another. The Scottish and international initiative, led by its creative director the poet Tom Pow, brings together high-profile partners in…
Read MoreA night of Scottish talent will kick off new BBC channel
A one-off show to feature Scottish performing talent with comedy, music and plenty of audience surprises will kick off the new BBC Scotland channel. Scottish comedian Iain Stirling will host A Night at the Theatre on 24 February, an evening packed with laughs and entertainment, and the show will be recorded as live at the…
Read MoreLA’s Scots stars celebrated at a special Burns Bash
If ever there was a Burns Supper to be at, then it was most definitely this one. Last week, a star-studded Burns Bash was held in Los Angeles at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows to raise funds for BAFTA LA’s Scottish Scholarships, which provide financial support to Scottish students studying the creative arts in…
Read MoreRise and tragic fall of the magnificent Hamilton Palace
Hamilton Palace was said to have been the largest non-royal residence in Britain – and 100 years ago, it stood proud. But a century later, there’s not a trace of this once-fine building, the home to the Dukes of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland. But how could a building, which was the principal resident…
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