Posts Tagged ‘concert’
The Week in Pictures: Rocks, straw, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes a light-hearted look at some of the images that caught the eyes of Scottish Field’s writers this week, from rocks to straw… IF YOU don’t have a head for heights then look away now. Scottish climber Robbie Phillips and his partner, Alex Moore, have made a rare ascent of Britain’s highest vertical…
Read MoreWhat’s On This Weekend: Makers, music, and dachshunds
A look at what’s on this weekend around Scotland, with Peter Ranscombe. NEARLY 100 artists throughout Dumfries and Galloway are throwing open the doors to their studios this weekend for Spring Fling. Sixteen of the artists and makers have never taken part before, including slipware potter Mary Gladstone of Craighlaw, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, whose pieces…
Read MoreScottish Opera opens 50th Perth festival
SCOTTISH Opera will open the 50th Perth Festival of the Arts on Thursday. The festival’s gala opening concert will feature sopranos Eleanor Dennis and Catriona Hewitson, mezzo-sopranos Catriona Morison and Lea Shaw, and baritone Jonathan McGovern. Scottish mezzo-soprano and winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Catriona Morison is making her debut with…
Read MoreConservatoire in world top 5 for performing arts education
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is ranked one of the world’s top five destinations to study the performing arts, in prestigious global rankings published today (Wednesday 6 April). Scotland’s national conservatoire – which celebrates its 175th anniversary this year – is ranked number five for performing arts in the QS World University Rankings by Subject…
Read MoreEddi Reader announces new album of unreleased songs
Light Is In The Horizon Yet is the moving first single from Scottish songstress Eddi Reader’s new album of unreleased songs entitled Light Is In The Horizon. The single will be released on Friday 1 April exclusively at Bandcamp, with a full release to follow later in the year. The song is one of a…
Read MorePerth Festival of Arts announces star-studded 2022 line-up
Internationally renowned names and the hottest emerging Scottish talent from the world of music, arts and culture are taking part in the 50th Perth Festival of the Arts this May. As one of Scotland’s leading independent arts festivals, Perth Festival of the Arts continues to diversify around its long-standing classical core. From orchestras, opera and…
Read MoreSkerryvore will push the boat out at festival
Scottish trad rockers Skerryvore will ensure that the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival hits the high notes when it returns this summer. The Celtic rockers will honour a pledge made back in 2019 to perform as headliners at the festival’s opening concert. They will finally play the live stage at Portsoy’s Big Gig on Back Green…
Read MoreStill time to grab Celtic Connections tickets
Europe’s premier winter music festival, Celtic Connections, is entering the final week of its 2022 edition. There is a packed line-up of shows taking place, both in person at a diverse range of venues in Glasgow, and online via the festival’s digital programme which provides access of more than 12 hours of exclusive performances to…
Read MoreScottish composer pays tribute to Islay in new work
A new orchestral work, written by Perth-based composer Helen MacKinnon and performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, has opened a new album of contemporary orchestral music, released worldwide this week. The Rinns of Islay presents a musical journey around the Inner Hebridean island, which was home to the composer’s grandparents and generations before. Inspired…
Read MoreBeat the Winter Blues with the Scottish Blues Weekend
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival is holding the Scottish Blues Weekend next month. Running from February 18-20, this is a three-day event featuring 10of the best Scottish blues bands performing live and online at Assembly Roxy with a closing concert from award-winning blues guitar phenomenon Mike Zito. The weekend kicks off with classic 1950s and…
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