Posts Tagged ‘author’
Five stunning Scottish sites in the running for prestigious tourism award
Several stunning Scottish locations are in the running for a coveted award. The Old Forge, Callanish Stones, Loch Druidibeg, Luskentyre Beach and Speyside have been named as finalists in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2018, writes Stacey Wylie. The public vote is now open and runs until 5 March, and national tourism organisation, VisitScotland, is…
Read MoreYour vote can help make Speyside the very best of British
Speyside has been shortlisted as the only Scottish location in the UK’s top holiday destination award competition. Speyside has been nominated in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2018 as Holiday Destination of the Year – the only area in Scotland to feature Only four other areas in the UK made the list; the Forest of…
Read MoreBook review: A Sea Monster’s Tale
Colin Speedie’s new book A Sea Monster’s Tale: In Search of the Basking Shark takes us from swashbuckling hunts of giant sharks by reckless individuals with makeshift harpoons, through an age of mass slaughter, to the author’s personal shark-tracking adventures. At up to eleven metres in length and seven tonnes in weight, this plankton-feeding fish…
Read MoreRare chance to attend cutting off ceremony at Dovecot Tapestry
Visitors are invited to attend the cutting off ceremony for the new tapestry, After, After, After The Monarch of the Glen 2017 by Peter Saville, Sir Peter Blake and Dovecot. The event will take place from 6pm-8pm on Wednesday, 17 January, on the weaving floor of Edinburgh’s Dovecot Tapestry Studio. Commencing with a special talk…
Read MoreScottish musical heroes join forces for dementia charity fundraiser
Some big names from Scotland’s music scene are joining forces for an intimate concert to benefit ground-breaking research into dementia. Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross will join Del Amitri’s Justin Currie, with former Danny Wilson singer Gary Clark completing the all-star line-up. The one-off performance, entitled Songs in the Round, will take place on 29 April…
Read MoreWartime whisky bottling impresses with its clever design
Gordon & MacPhail is celebrating winning gold in the Scotch whisky category of The Spirits Design Masters 2017, one of the most respected and high profile trade competitions in the industry. The design was conceived for the company’s exceptionally rare wartime single cask bottling which was released as part of the company’s Private Collection range.…
Read MoreThe fishy tale of the one that got away…
Scottish Field reader David Syme share his recollections of the one that got away… In the year 2000 I climbed Mount Kenya with a party of Merchiston Castle schoolboys. The last 200 metres to the walkers’ summit, Point Lenana, consisted of a tongue of steep, icy snow with a long drop below. Without crampons and…
Read MoreTop crime authors line up for Aberdeen’s Granite Noir in 2018
Aberdeen’s second Granite Noir festival celebrating crime fiction is to take place in February. Some of the biggest names in crime fiction, a poisoned cocktail party, chilling film screenings and workshops are part of the schedule. Ann Cleeves, Chris Brookmyre, Val McDermid, Hugh Fraser and Robert Daws will headline the festival, which runs in…
Read MoreSigned first edition Harry Potter novel is up for grabs at charity auction
A signed first edition of a Harry Potter novel is part of an online auction of literary treats which will benefit a Scottish charity. The auction featuring exclusive literary items has been launched ahead of Book Week Scotland, and funds from the event will go towards Scottish Book Trust’s programmes to transform the lives of…
Read MoreThere’s nothing dry about these fishy tales and fascinating facts
A fisherman has brought together a fascinating collection of stories from fishing on the Dee and Spey. Iain Ogden has written his second book, Great Salmon Rods of the Dee & Spey, which has recently been released and is limited to 500 signed copies. In over forty years of regularly casting a line over the…
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