Posts Tagged ‘music’
Award-winning creative plans a whisky industry stir
A leading creative is joining forces with Edinburgh-based Wee Smoky to make a whisky brand that is truly embedded within Scottish creative culture. Wee Smoky has just released its latest batch of 5000 bottles of single grain Sscotch whisky, just in time for Christmas. The brand – which sold out its first limited-edition batch in…
Read MorePupil shortlisted for UK Young Drummer of the Year
Strathallan student Lewis Dewar has been shortlisted to the Top 40 for the UK Young Drummer of the Year competition. The 17-year-old from Fife said he was speechless when he found out he had made the Top 40 in such a prestigious competition. Young Drummer of the Year 2022, which has celebrated rising talent for…
Read MoreStAnza festival returns with exciting new format
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, has revealed headline names for the 2022 festival, including Scots Makar, Kathleen Jamie. Big names are due to perform at the 2022 festival as organisers prepare for a return to live performance, post-Covid. The annual event will be back in St Andrews next March with ambitious plans for a hybrid…
Read MoreNew Ben Bracken launched with a music playlist
Lidl has unveiled a Ben Bracken 18 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky for St Andrew’s Day with a ‘Scotchify’ playlist to savour while you sip. A toast to the talent in the Scottish music industry, Lidl’s ‘Scotchify’ playlist has been carefully curated in line with tasting notes for the new malt from whisky…
Read MoreA Winter of Warmth awaits at The Balmoral
The Balmoral in Edinburgh has unveiled a new programme of experiences for guests to celebrate the very best of Scotland as a new season begins. As the nights get darker, The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel, has announced the Winter of Warmth is offering guests respite from the bustling city streets, with exclusive whisky clubs,…
Read MoreScottish Jazz Award nominees are announced
The high calibre of talent within Scotland’s jazz scene is set to be celebrated next month with the return of the Scottish Jazz Awards. Nominees for the 9th edition have been announced, with a public vote is now open to decide who among the country’s dynamic and thriving musical scene is honoured. From soulful jazz…
Read MoreX by Glenmorangie is added to the mix
Glenmorangie has launched a new ‘made to mix’ whisky. X by Glenmorangie has been highlighted at a striking terrace in Edinburgh, with a Made to Mix jukebox taking centre stage for the launch. X by Glenmorangie’s Made to Mix jukebox places the new single malt, which is specially made for mixing, as a star attraction…
Read MoreScottish Jazz Weekend 2021 dates are confirmed
This December, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival present the Scottish Jazz Weekend. This is a weekend of the cream of Scottish jazz performing live and online at Assembly Roxy. Scottish Jazz Weekend presents a programme that runs from the early days of jazz in New Orleans to modern jazz and music created in recent months.…
Read MoreNevis Ensemble tours Nevis Water Stories
Nevis Ensemble is to give 60 chamber music concerts in nine of Scotland’s local authorities as the culmination of the orchestra’s Nevis Water Stories projects as part of the Year of Coasts and Waters 20/21. Delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic, chamber groups will premiere new works written by four composers, following an Open…
Read MoreIasg restaurant to serve up spirited Scottish seafood
Luxury boutique hotel Kimpton Blythswood Square has announced the launch of ‘iasg’, a brand-new restaurant and bar serving spirited Scottish seafood at the heart of Glasgow. ‘iasg’ is the Scottish Gaelic word for fish, pronounced ee-usk. Placing provenance at the heart of their plate, iasg’s new menu is a celebration of the best Scottish seafood,…
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