Posts Tagged ‘live’
Glen Scotia reveals line up for 2021 virtual festival
Glen Scotia has revealed the schedule for this year’s virtual Glen Scotia malts festival which will go live next month. On June 7, for the second year running, the festival will be run entirely digitally, with whisky fans from all around the world able to access a range of different events and content by visiting…
Read MoreEurope’s first stoat detection dogs arrive in Orkney
Three specially trained conservation detection dogs are the most recent team members for a project to safeguard Orkney’s native wildlife. The trio will be using their sensitive noses to assist the world’s largest stoat eradication. The first stoat detection dogs in Europe have arrived in Orkney. They are the latest team members for a project…
Read MoreThe incredible life of Scottish icon Stanley Baxter
This authorised biography has generated headlines because in it 95-year-old Stanley Baxter comes out as gay, yet there is so much more to this account of the actor’s life than that revelation. This jauntily-written book is a veritable treasure trove of anecdotes that shine a light on one of Scotland’s most beloved, yet most enigmatic,…
Read MoreAt-home festival with Lagavulin and Caol Ila whisky
Islay’s famous festival of music and whisky, Fèis Ìle is back for 2021 with all events being held digitally, bringing those at home up close to some of the best of what Islay has to offer. As part of the festival, two of the island’s most famous single malts, Lagavulin and Caol Ila will be…
Read MoreFestival filming begins in the Fair City of Perth
Filming for one of Scotland’s leading independent arts festivals, Perth Festival of the Arts, began this week from the magnificent setting of Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Like many spring festivals, Perth has worked creatively to bring artists and audiences together ‘online’ and is ready to showcase the city’s cultural venues to audiences around the world…
Read MoreAll ready for a big weekend of nature in the Cairngorms
The Cairngorms Nature BIG Weekend is running this week – the people are being invited to celebrate the fantastic wildlife of the Cairngorms, online at home or out and about in the National Park with ‘self-guided’ activities. Organisers have prepared a packed programme for the weekend including blogs, films, live webinars and family-friendly trails so…
Read MoreCash prizes for best Scots film made in just 48 hours
The 48 Hour Film Project, a filmmaking event which annually challenges Scots to make a film over a wild and crazy weekend, is about to get even more wild and even more crazy. This 4-6 June, Scots are being challenged not only to write, shoot and edit a film over just 48 hours – but…
Read MoreExclusive new drams from Bunnahabhain Distillery
Islay’s Bunnahabhain Distillery has announced an exciting Fèis at Home programme, opening its virtual doors once again and this year. This will give fans their first chance to meet Brendan McCarron who has been officially appointed as master distiller for Distell’s single malt and blended Scotch portfolio. Bunnahabhain has released a collection of limited edition…
Read MoreCelebrate the country’s natural diversity at Marine Fest
One of the UK’s leading conservation and education charities, the Scottish Seabird Centre, will host its first ever Marine Fest. Running from 31 May to 13 June, it aims to raise awareness of the diversity of Scotland’s marine environment and wildlife and the pressures facing them. The Marine Fest programme was officially launched as Scotland’s…
Read MoreThrills in a 1970s-set piece of tartan noir
Follow detective Harry McCoy as his hunches lead him across a Glasgow landscape rife with drugs and violence, in search of answers. As any good piece of tartan noir should, it introduces you to a slew of questionable characters who definitely muddy the waters between good and evil, although in 1970s Glasgow maybe this was…
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