Posts Tagged ‘Rona’
Project Smok’s debut album is brought to life
Bayview is the debut album from upcoming neo-trad trio Project Smok. Recently released, the record showcases the non-conformist and progressive Scottish traditional music the young band have become known for in recent years. Combining trad music with links to contemporary new-age pop, Bayview was brought to life in Edwyn Collins’ famous Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale…
Read MoreNetting an award in just their second year
A Skye business which runs seafood cruises has netted a five star award. Seaflower Seafood Cruises in Portree has been awarded 5 Star Visitor Attraction status by national tourism organisation VisitScotland in only its second year of operation. The award, which is the result of an unannounced inspection, is given for tours which provide ‘an…
Read MoreLetter writing competition for Gaelic Glasgow
A new competition is encourages Glaswegians to pen a letter to Gaelic Glasgow. Glasgow Life, together with the Gaelic Books Council, has launched Letter to Glasgow, a brand new event which encourages Gaelic supporters across Glasgow to pick up their pens and write a letter to their city – one which looks at Gaelic Glasgow,…
Read MoreAudiences flocked to Scotland’s silent film festival
This year’s five-day HippFest silent film festival was another huge success. The event, held at Scotland’s oldest purpose-built cinema in Bo’ness, The Hippodrome, had seven completely sold out shows and saw a 17% increase in their ticket sales. The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, or the HippFest, is Scotland’s only silent film festival and took place…
Read MoreA dark history in a mysterious Scottish house
In Down to the Sea, we follow the fascinating and often difficult lives of the occupants of a mysterious house in Edinburgh across three centuries. In the early 1980s, young couple Rona and Craig believe they have found the perfect house to renovate and turn into a luxury care home. However its dark history from…
Read MoreRebus stageplay coming to two Scottish venues
Legendary Scots detective Rebus is coming to the stage later this year. Ian Rankin’s sleuth takes centre stage in this brand new production, created especially for the stage, which has been co-written with Scots playwright Rona Munro, from Aberdeenshire. Having been played on TV by John Hannah and Ken Stott, former Coronation Street star Charles…
Read MoreGlasgow Citizens Theatre’s 50p offer is just the ticket
Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre is kicking off 2018 by offering bargain hungry fans the chance to snap up 50p tickets for the company’s production of Rona Munro’s modern classic, Bold Girls. From 10am on Saturday, 20 January, 100 tickets for Bold Girls will be available for 50p. Tickets are available across 10 performances and can only…
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