Ken Cockburn is a well-established poet on the Edinburgh scene. In recent years he has spread his wings by leading Old Town walking tours that took in world-famous landmarks and hidden spaces, with the added bonus of poems from weel kent names, as well as some of his own work, being read along the way.Continue reading “Edinburgh Poet Ken Cockburn Set to Launch New Collection”
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October House Records Launches
October House Records, founded by Colin Alexander, launches fully on 1 October 2021 with 9 new albums and projects and will run as both a record label and a paid-for subscription streaming and download platform offering a diverse range of material released by its artists, including audio, audio-visual and sheet music and scores. OHR is dedicated to providing artists withContinue reading “October House Records Launches”
Back of the Net Tribute to Fitba Legend Rose Reilly
Rose Reilly may be a name that trips easily off the tongue of many Scottish football fans but while the rest of the populace may have heard of her male counterparts who were giants in the game, this Scottish Amazon of fitba is disgracefully less well known. That imbalance was redressed somewhat when BBC AlbaContinue reading “Back of the Net Tribute to Fitba Legend Rose Reilly”
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 8th Edition
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival welcomes film fans to its 8th Edition. The festival is delighted to be back in the cinema and offer audiences a new hybrid event of both in-person and online screenings and events featuring a total of 21 feature films and 8 short films in Spanish over the month of October. The 2021 festival hasContinue reading “Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 8th Edition”
Artist Kurt Jackson’s Campaigning Environmental Work Showcased at Dovecot
To coincide with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this year, Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios announces a new exhibition entitled Mermaids’ Tears fromcelebrated British landscape artist Kurt Jacksonthat highlights the damaging impact of plastic on our beaches and in the marine environment. Opening 2 October 2021, Mermaids’ Tears is the first exhibition in ScotlandContinue reading “Artist Kurt Jackson’s Campaigning Environmental Work Showcased at Dovecot”
Scottish International Storytelling Festival Reveals 2021 Programme
This year’s theme of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF), that is a mix of online events that cross the globe and small-scale face-to-face events, is Imagine when audiences will be invited to imagine pasts, futures, or a timeless other. SISF plans to return to theatres with almost 40 events taking place across Scotland, includingContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival Reveals 2021 Programme”
Capital Theatres Mark World Alzheimer’s Day on Tuesday 21 September
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and Edinburgh’s Capital Theatres will continue its commitment to supporting people living with the condition through the programme People Living with Dementia (PLWD). Willy Gilder, Participant of Capital Theatres’ Dementia Friendly Projects said “I have Alzheimer’s Disease, and I think it’s time that we reconsidered how we think about ‘dementia’Continue reading “Capital Theatres Mark World Alzheimer’s Day on Tuesday 21 September”
Bristol Stages Tribute to City’s Great Musical Son Keith Tippett
Musicians from the jazz, folk, free improvisation and contemporary classical communities will pay tribute to the inimitable pianist, composer, bandleader and musical mentor Keith Tippett in a two-day celebration in his hometown, Bristol on October 1 and 2. Tippett, who died in June 2020, was an inspirational figure to many, working in duos – notablyContinue reading “Bristol Stages Tribute to City’s Great Musical Son Keith Tippett”
Leith Citadel Arts Group Go Live Again This September
Citadel Arts Group, the Leith-based charity that gives voice and space to older people’s creativity, has had a programme of audio plays entitled Leithers One Family. One of these is The Aliens by Laure Paterson which has been adapted from William Haddow’s novel of the same name. While the play is available to listen to via CitadelContinue reading “Leith Citadel Arts Group Go Live Again This September”
Two Scottish Theatre Companies Team Up for World Premiere This October
Multi award-winning theatre company for people with learning disabilities in Scotland, Lung Ha, and Edinburgh based touring theatre company Plutôt La Vie that brings work with a Scottish European flair, have joined forces to present the World Premiere ofAn Unexpected Hiccup. The play, described as ‘a long night of comic misunderstandings, sinister goings on andContinue reading “Two Scottish Theatre Companies Team Up for World Premiere This October”
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