Posts Tagged ‘dance’
Award-winning chef to cook up a storm at Open after party
The chef behind 2 AA rosettes and Michelin-recommended The Tayberry will cater for celebrities and golfers at Hamilton Grand Live – The Open Championship after party on 22 July. Adam Newth (27), proprietor of the Broughty Ferry restaurant, was crowned Young Scottish Chef of the Year and Young Scottish Seafood Chef of the Year in…
Read MoreThis weekend gives children the chance to go on the run
A programme of free live entertainment is on its way to three east of Scotland events this weekend. Organisers of Ironkids Scotland, a series of three fun and family-friendly running events for young people aged 3 to 14 of all abilities, will feature have a go activities and sports taster sessions at each venue to…
Read MoreTune in this weekend to the story of Scottish pop music
A radio documentary series telling the story of Scottish pop music is being broadcast over the coming weekends. BBC Radio Scotland has produced The Story of Scottish Pop, a new four-part radio series exploring the pop, rock, alternative and dance music that made its way from Scotland right across the world. Presented by Vic Galloway,…
Read MoreNew music and dance production is coming to Orkney
The founder of Orkney’s St Magnus International Festival is to be remembered in a special music and dance event. The St Magnus International Festival has taken place annually on the Islands of Orkney since being founded by Peter Maxwell Davies in 1977, and this year runs from Friday 22-Thursday 28 June. The magical atmosphere of…
Read MoreOrkney’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…
Read MorePrestigious award nomination for Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera’s production of Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande is in the running for a prestigious cultural award. They haves been nominated for The South Bank Sky Arts Award for Opera, to the delight of the company. Sir David McVicar made a welcome return to Scottish Opera to direct Claude Debussy’s iconic opera for the first…
Read MoreCaledonia 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…
Read MoreExcitement 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…
Read MoreHistory will come to life with a hard day’s knight
Get ready to step back in time to an age of jousters, jesters and knights in Peeblesshire this weekend. The Traquair Medieval Fayre, now in its 15th year, is being held on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May from 11am–5pm, in the grounds of Scotland’s oldest inhabited house. The event at Traquair House, in Innerleithen,…
Read MoreCelebrating whisky all over the world – even Colombia loves it
Whisky is a truly worldwide drink, and we speak to Camilo Sarmiento, co-founder and general manager, The Whisky Club, Colombia, on World Whisky Day. I was born in Bogota, Colombia which is where I am living now, but I have lived in the United States and France, where I did my Master’s Degree and worked for…
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