Living by the Sword
Some of Scotland’s finest musicians step up to interpret the work of the late, great Ivor Cutler, and his witty ditties retain an all-ages appeal, writes Fiona Shepherd
Living by the Sword
Message from the Skies returns to Edinburgh this month, with five celebrated writers reflecting on Scotland’s relationship with our waters, coasts and maritime heritage. Their words will illuminate and animate landmarks around the city until Burns Night, 25 January.
Living by the Sword
Message from the Skies returns to Edinburgh this month, with five celebrated writers reflecting on Scotland’s relationship with our waters, coasts and maritime heritage. Their words will illuminate and animate landmarks around the city until Burns Night, 25 January.
Living by the Sword
From a hidden tarantula to a snake on a plane the SSPCA were kept busy last year with some extraordinary animal rescue requests.
Living by the Sword
If you don’t think you have the cash for your own home then think again, as these properties are all for sale for £100,000 or less.
Living by the Sword
This year Scots around the country will gather to celebrate Burns Night on Saturday 20 January 2020 - the 261st anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth.
Living by the Sword
The UK’s exit from the European Union has been fraught with uncertainty, and with the leave date now fast approaching, there are still many questions about what changes lie ahead - including the impact it will have on holidaymakers.
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Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) will return in Outlander Season 5, along with their daughter Brianna Fraser (Sophie Skelton).
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Lent is an annual religious observance in the Christian calendar, but when does it begin this year - and what does it signify?
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With season five of Outlander set for release on 16 February 2020, how well do you remember season four?
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It’s taken three decades and endless legal wrangles, but Terry Gilliam’s film inspired by Don Quixote is finally about to be released. It’s better late than never, the veteran director tells Alistair Harkness
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Punjabi folk song, flamenco and Sephardic music from the Mediterranean, Sanskrit alchemy and Gaelic folklore… they all seem grist to the mill for Simon Thacker, the East Lothian-based classical guitarist...
Living by the Sword
Johnny Lynch – aka Pictish Trail – has released a number of albums during his time with both Fence Records and his own, Eigg-based Lost Map label. Yet his latest recorded exploits on the national indie...
Living by the Sword
Celtic Connections’ Coastal Connections afternoon, a mini-festival kicking off Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, was an ambitious and often rewarding if sometimes frustrating affair, as crowds milled between Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s various spaces.
Living by the Sword
The folk legends just keep coming at Celtic Connections 2020. The great Peggy Seeger of the clan Seeger (and the Crawfords from Crawford) is still writing and performing into her 80s and will shortly embark on her impishly titled First Farewell Concert Tour with her younger son Calum.
