Vote 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…

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Celebrating the music of the late George Michael

A tribute to the late George Michael is coming to Scotland. Celebrating the vocalist, who had a plethora of hits as a solo performer and with Wham!, ‘George’ honours the music of the musician who died on Christmas Day, 2016. Performing on 27 April 2019 at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, and on 3 May at…

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Strum-thing big is about to hit Glasgow

The sound of glorious guitars will reverberate across Glasgowwhen Big Guitar Weekend returns to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in November. A string of concerts and masterclasses will take place from November 1 to 4 which includes a highly anticipated performance from Royal Conservatoire graduate and guitar hero, Sean Shibe, the chart-topping and award-winning musician…

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A celebration of the world’s greatest piano players

A show celebrating the world’s greatest piano players like Elton John, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Barry Manilow and Billy Joel, is coming to Scotland. Piano Legends is a celebration of the music of pop’s greatest piano performers taking place over the festive period as this glittering musical affair presents a sensational soundtrack. Featuring stunning choreography…

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Tickets still available for Dougie Maclean

The Perthshire Amber festival is set to return next month – and it’s virtually a sell-out already. Festival organisers took a well-deserved break in 2017 after a 12 year run, where Perthshire Amber grew from a weekend of concerts to a 10 day festival attracting a worldwide audience to an array of venues around autumnal…

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A property with privacy, a pond and a paddock

Timeless country living in a contemporary home of elegant design and finish, is now available in a most idyllic rural setting. Kinvaid House, in Moneydie, Perthshire, is presented for sale by Rettie & Co. It is set within approximately six acres of well-established grounds, which include a splendid garden with Riparian rights over the Schochie…

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Scots Trad Music Awards 2018 longlist is revealed

Nominations for MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018 are now open. The much-anticipated event celebrates excellence in traditional music. Honouring artists, instrumentalists, composers and singer-songwriters plus phenomenal performances from some of the biggest names in traditional music, the ceremony recognises outstanding musical talent from all over Scotland. The public have until Sunday, 14 October,…

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Scotland hosts musical event for RAF’s centenary

Pipers from the RAF Central Scotland Pipes and Drums are performing at the RAF in Concert tour this week – the last official event celebrating the Royal Air Force’s centenary. The concert at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on Wednesday, October 3, is among a wide range of exciting events being staged around the…

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Experience classics by candlelight and period costume

An evocative candle-lit evening of classical music is coming to Glasgow. The Four Seasons by Candlelight presents a programme of 18th Century classics performed with the Mozart Festival Orchestra resplendent in full orchestral costume of the period. The verve and virtuosity of that time is recreated in this enchanting concert with its elegant staging of…

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To be Frank, it sounds like a great Sinatra show

Simply Sinatra is a concert of music and songs made famous by arguably the world’s most loved singer – and it has two dates in Scotland. Frank Sinatra’s initial breakthrough came via a big-band apprenticeship with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Allowing him to develop his own inimitable style, he embarked on a solo career becoming…

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