Piping Live! teams up with fashion partner for good cause

Music and fashion will pipe up for mental health at a major festival next month. Piping Live!, the Glasgow International Piping Festival, has teamed up with one of Glasgow’s top designers. While the brief was to create a cool new bag cover for bagpipes which aided comfort for the player, an inspired idea to incorporate…

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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 north-east Scotland. Taking place during Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, it is in tune to deliver its biggest ever youth programme. Starting yesterday, from traditional fiddle classes to a…

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Turn the clock back to the 1980s with Rewind Scotland

Pop music is fantastic for capturing those moments in time that stick on our heads. Whether it’s a first kiss, a first date or a wedding, music is a way to relate to those moments from our collective pasts. Musical stars from our younger days are heading to Scotland this summer, for the annual Rewind…

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A feast for your ears with Music at Paxton

A summer festival of top class international chamber musicis taking place in Paxton House on the banks of the River Tweed next month. Music at Paxton, being held from 13–22 July, will feature daily concerts offering an intimate, friendly and relaxed experience and take place in Paxton House’s splendid Picture Gallery. With its large, domed…

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Orkney’s music festival is just a week away

The magical atmosphere of Orkney at midsummer is being celebrated with a music festival next weekend. With the island’s ancient landscape and unique performance settings, the St Magnus International Festival has taken place annually on the islands of Orkney since 1977, and this year runs from Friday 22-Thursday 28 June. It will blend together to…

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Prepare for a fantastic RSNO Solo performance

Music from the latest Star Wars film will be performed live for the first time outside of the USA this week. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will play from the score of Solo – A Star Wars Story to audiences in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. The RSNO will present the Rest-of-World premiere of a…

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Get ready for ten days of top class classical music

Ten days of superb classical music is coming to Scotland this autumn. From Friday 14 to Sunday 23 September 2018, the Lammermuir Festival will take place in the unspoilt tranquility of East Lothian. With a wealth of historic architecture and beautiful landscapes, its unique settings are the ideal place in which to experience great music.…

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Caledonia singer will headline Boat Festival

Renowned Scottish singer songwriter Dougie MacLean is to headline this year’s Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. Dougie, famed for the song Caledonia, is set to travel to Portsoy in Aberdeenshire, to perform at this year’s festival. Dougie, who celebrates more than 40 years of performing, will headline the Festival’s Friday Night Gig at the Green event…

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Excitement builds for south of Scotland festival

A singer songwriter will perform alongside two of Scotland’s traditional music giants at this year’s Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival. Catrìona McGhie (22), from Stranraer, will open concerts with Mary Ann Kennedy and multi-award-winning musical trio Talisk in two shows taking place this week. It’s a dream come true for Catrìona, who can’t wait to…

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The hottest spot in Britain to visit in 2018 is Dundee

Dundee is officially one of hottest city in Europe when it comes to British tourism. Lonely Planet, the respected travel authority, has today revealed that Scotland’s fourth largest city, has been picked as one of its top European destination for 2018, the only UK city to make the list. Praised for its ‘growing cultural scene…

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