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| TMSA Young Trad tour in the Highlands |
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Fresh from their success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and on a tour covering Gateshead to the Western Isles, the TMSA Young Trad Tour starts on 15 September until Tuesday 23 September 2008. |
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:53:00 GMT |
| Scottish Opera offer free introduction to opera |
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This Autumn, Scottish Opera are inviting community groups, clubs, societies, or individuals in the Highlands to participate in special free seminars giving an insight into Verdi’s La traviata. |
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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:15:00 GMT |
| Jill Crossland, Pianist at the Inverness Town House |
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Inverness Arts Forum is delighted to announce that the next event in the Lunchtime Concert Series in Inverness Town House will be a recital by acclaimed pianist Jill Crossland on Thursday 11th September at 1.00pm |
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Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:45:00 GMT |
| Wick composer plays home at Blas |
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The Blas Festival is proud to present the world premiere of a new commission by Wick born musician and composer, James Ross on 10 September 2008 at Wick Assembly Rooms. |
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Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:09:00 GMT |
| Japanese Women’s Choir and Soloists to perform at Aberlour |
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The final event of the summer concert series, sponsored by the Friends of St Margaret’s Church, Aberlour, will take place at 7.30 pm on Saturday 6 September 2008, and will feature the Green Chorus, a group of Japanese women living in London. |
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:11:00 GMT |
| Get global exposure for your creativity! |
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Do you upload stuff on YouTube, MySpace and such to show off your creativity? Are you 25 or under and interested in getting an international platform to show-off your creative work? You have just one week left to get your work into NOISE Festival 2008, the Europe-wide showcase of young creative talent (aged 25 and under)! |
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:56:00 GMT |
| The Singing Gynaecologist Plays Local Hall |
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Hank Wangford and Reg Meuross are playing Croy Village hall next Saturday evening 23 August as part of their “No Hall too Small Tour”. Hank is a remarkable man. Having qualified as a doctor and worked as a gynaecologist, he took to Country and Western music through his association with rock and Country stars in the 1970s. His take on the music is sly. You are never quite sure if he is takingth emickey out of the whole scene. |
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:01:00 GMT |
| Autumn programme of music at Bogbain |
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Over the coming weeks Bogbain Farm at Inverness will be hosting a wealth of musical talent such as the legendary Dick Vaughan and Irish fiddler Gerry O'Connor. |
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:43:00 GMT |
| Leading Lights of Scottish music launch debut album |
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Originally hailing form Inverness Scottish harp and song duo Gillian Fleetwood and Fraya Thomsen have recently been described as “two of the most exciting exponents of the Scottish Harp”. They are about to launch their debut album Tree of Strings which is the result of hard work and two very impressive music careers to date.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:51:00 GMT |
| Safeguarding & Protecting Children Workshop |
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A Safeguarding and Protecting Children Workshop will be running for all interested parties on Monday 25 August 2008. The workshop runs from 6.30-9.30pm in Elgin High School, Elgin. Sports and Arts should provide a safe and fun environment for children and young people. Every week hundreds of thousands of youngsters happily and safely participate in the care of dedicated sports coaches. To ensure that good work continues in a safe environment, organisers, coaches and parents must be aware of child protection issues.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:53:00 GMT |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes (Catherine Wheels & National Theatre of Scotland Co-production) |
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Written and adapted by Ray Bradbury, directed by Gill Robertson, designed by Karen Tennent, lighting designed by Paul Sorley, choreography by Christine Devaney, with music composed and performed by David Paul Jones. The creative team also includes: Video Artist, Jonathan Charles; Aerial Designer/Technician, Jonothan Campbell and Aerial Artist, Jennifer Paterson.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:34:00 GMT |
| Over 200 participants at Lewis Fèis |
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Over 200 youngsters marched through the streets of Stornoway last week to celebrate the beginning of Fèis Eilean an Fhraoich, a tuition-based week-long Gaelic music and language festival. |
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:26:00 GMT |
| Ceòlas visit to Feile Iorras |
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Ceòlas has just returned from a visit to Feile Iorras in Co. Mayo in Ireland thanks to the support of Iomairt Cholm Cille. |
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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMT |
| The Ullapool Experience - a Visual and Musical Journey |
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Caritas Music Publishing is delighted to exclusively announce that one of Scotland’s leading Composers James Douglas, is holding a magnificent celebration Concert for his new work called ‘The Ullapool Experience’ at The Macphail Theatre, Ullapool on Thursday 21st August, 7.30pm. |
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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:37:00 GMT |
| International Festival of Experimental Art |
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Artists from Shetland are taking part in the 7th International Festival of Experimental Art, which will take place from l8th to 27th July at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in St Petersburg, Russia. Susan Timmins and Freya Inkster are exhibiting a collaborative film work, Random Reconciliations which is an experiment in numbers, music and photographic images.
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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:31:00 GMT |
| Looking forward...Hebcelt 2009 |
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Dates for next year's Hebcelt are now set, 15 - 18 July 2009. With Scotland-wide celebrations taking place for Homecoming 2009, next year's Hebcelt is primed to make its mark with a programme that celebrates its uniqueness amongst peers. Mark your diaries now, we hope you can join us once more for the original homecoming party! |
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Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:28:00 GMT |
| Fiddle Frenzy Scholarships |
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Fiddle Frenzy’s annual scholarship for young fiddlers has been extended to include a rising star from Orkney. |
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMT |
| Belladrum tickets gone missing |
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Ticketmaster, one of the official ticket agents for Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, has informed the festival organisers that 1250 of Ticketmaster’s allocation of tickets for the festival have gone missing in transit to the company’s Manchester office. |
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:00 GMT |
| The Sutherland Duo On Tour |
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The Sutherland duo will undertake a mini-tour of the Far North, with a scintillating programme of virtuosic classical works for violin and piano, featuring composers such as Mozart, Brahms and Gershwin. Broughty Ferry pianist Christina Lawrie met violinist Harriet Mackenzie at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they subsequently discovered shared Sutherland ancestry in the Strath of Kildonan and Strath Halladale, hence the name of the duo.
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:04:00 GMT |
| The Gable End's final event for July |
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The folk duo Twelfth Day will be playing at the Gable End Theatre in Orkney on Wednesday, 30 July 2008. |
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:16:00 GMT |
| Ceolas presents Trusadh nam Fonn/The Gathering In |
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Ceòlas has organised a two day event this August 22-24th August at Polochar Inn in South Uist. The Gathering In/Trusadh nam Fonn will explore how to collect traditional songs now as well as give an overview of the work collected from the Uists which are held in a variety of Universities and Institutions across the globe. |
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:47:00 GMT |
| Moray Concert Brass soloists to perform at St Margaret’s Church, Aberlour |
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The third concert in the successful 2008 summer series of concerts organised by the Friends of St Margaret’s, Aberlour, will feature soloists from the Moray Concert Brass performing a Summer Serenade in St Margaret’s Church, at 7.30pm on Friday 25 July 2008. |
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:17:00 GMT |
| The Merry Widow |
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Scottish Opera Tour New Production of The Merry Widow to 25 Venues Across Scotland
4 September – 8 November 2008 |
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:11:00 GMT |
| Mid Argyll Pipe Band - Making Music History in Mid Argyll |
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2008 has been a busy year for Mid Argyll Pipe Band. After being awarded the Hands Up For Trad Scottish Pipe Band of the Year Award, the Band took an unprecedented step in its history to embark upon the monumental journey of making their first album. |
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Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:09:00 GMT |
| BBC Blast in Inverness |
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Are your teenagers at a loose end this summer? If so, why not sign them up for a fun, creative workshop on 19th and 20th July 2008 in Inverness. |
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:21:00 GMT |
| Scottish Opera tour of The Merry Widow |
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Scotland’s national opera company takes to the road this autumn (4 September to 8 November 2008) with a brand new production of Franz Léhar’s The Merry Widow, a delightful tale of romance, regret, exotic parties and frustrated love. |
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:08:00 GMT |
| International Festival of Experimental Art |
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Artists from Shetland are taking part in the 7th International Festival of Experimental Art, which will take place from l8th to 27th July at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in St Petersburg, Russia. |
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:36:00 GMT |
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