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Northern Streams Festival of Nordic & Scottish Music, Song & Dance 18-20 April 2025
Musical families, top new young talent and a rich mix of cultures feature in the Northern Streams …
The opening and closing events of the Edinburgh Internat
This reviewer’s previous incarnation as the Stravaigin Reporter for the organisation Scots Tung, has allowed…
‘Made in Hong Kong, assembled in Fife’ is how musician Andy Chung describes his background. James Connolly,…
A Burns Supper in August may seem a daft idea, but that's the essence of The Robert Burns Experience held in…
This is not so much a show as an experience, immensely enjoyable and a spectacular outpouring of dancing and…
The clà rsach, or Scottish harp, is Scotland’s oldest traditional instrument. It has been in existence since…
Much has happened since Donnie Munro ended his highly regarded role as Runrig front man but nothing has…
Matthew Dames thrilled his audience at St Vincent's last night in his hour-long concert of twelve carefully…
Tiger Lillies. The name sums up what they are - a sharp combination of danger and sweetness.
After her recent brush with fame as a finalist on The Voice, Sally Barker is back to her roots as lead…
There are some things that you can rely on with the Edinburgh Tattoo: marching bands, fireworks and big bangs…
Patrias evokes the aesthetic spirit of Lorca’s duende, creating a stirring glimpse of the Spanish Civil War…
At any other time of the year it would have looked an odd sight - a snake of folk in Thistle Street carrying…
At only 19 years old, Rachel Sermanni has supported Mumford and Sons, KT Tunstall and Newton Falkner, and is…
Ravi Shankar has spent decades crossing boundaries, both geographical and musical, whilst remaining among the…
The theme of this year's Edinburgh International Festival is of people crossing borders, assimilating into…
It’s not often you get a full gospel choir on stage at the Traverse, but there is one as ‘The Christians’…
The small Back Room at St Brides was the venue for the three-strong Edinburgh women’s a-cappella group,…