Category Archives: Music

Scottish Opera’s Primary Schools Tour Explores Burns in The Tale o’ Tam o’Shanter

In a show created to re-introduce young people to the works of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, Scottish Opera’s Primary Schools Tour visits Schools with the Bard’s classic, The Tale o’ Tam o’ Shanter. The fully booked tour heads to 120 schools in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Stirling, the Highlands, Clackmannanshire, Aberdeen, Angus, Fife, Lanarkshire,Continue reading “Scottish Opera’s Primary Schools Tour Explores Burns in The Tale o’ Tam o’Shanter”

Saxophonist Revisits Golden Sands at the Queen’s Hall

Helena Kay returns to the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Thursday 13th February for the second in a series of four concerts that the saxophonist has been invited to curate by the venue. Promoted under the Jazz Thursdays banner, the concert features Kay’s quartet revisiting the saxophonist’s internationally acclaimed second album, Golden Sands, with support fromContinue reading “Saxophonist Revisits Golden Sands at the Queen’s Hall”

Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble – JOURNEYS

Brian Molley/Saxophone – Asin Khan Langa/Voice and Sarangi – Tom Gibbs/Piano – Bhungar Khan/Khartal – James Lindsay/Double Bass – Sadik Khan/Dholak – Stuart Brown/Drums – Latif Khan/Bhapang and Morchang Internationally acclaimed Scottish group Brian Molley Quartet release their latest album, JOURNEYS, in collaboration with the Asin Langa Ensemble from Northern India on Friday 7th FebruaryContinue reading “Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble – JOURNEYS”

Saxophonist Bancroft Launches New, Personally Groundbreaking Album

Scottish saxophonist Phil Bancroft releases Finding Hope (When All Seems Lost), the debut album by his new trio, The Beautiful Storm, on his Myriad Streams platform on Monday 16th December. Featuring Bancroft’s long-time colleague, the consistently inventive guitarist Graeme Stephen and the Delhi-based tabla master Gyan Singh, the new group explores a range of musicalContinue reading “Saxophonist Bancroft Launches New, Personally Groundbreaking Album”

Scottish Young Musicians Announce 2025 Competitions in Three Separate Categories

Scottish Young Musicians (SYM), Scotland’s leading festival of music competitions and  leading music education charity, is returning for 2025 to give young people across the country the chance to compete for the titles of Solo Performer of the Year, Ensemble of the Year and Brass Ensemble of the Year. Participation in this career-enhancing competition hasContinue reading “Scottish Young Musicians Announce 2025 Competitions in Three Separate Categories”

Full Line-up Announced for New Music Festival in Edinburgh

Dates: Thursday 28 November to Monday 2 December 2024 The Soundhouse Winter Festival is a brand new music festival which will take place from Thursday 28 November to Monday 2 December in Edinburgh, thanks to support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland. The festival showcases musicians either from, or based in Scotland, and runs overContinue reading “Full Line-up Announced for New Music Festival in Edinburgh”

Dublin Record Label Releases a Piece of Jazz Guitar History

Dublin-based Livia Records has announced the September release of a previously unissued recording by two of the world’s leading jazz guitarists, Jim Hall and Louis Stewart. The recording took place in Dublin at Christmas 1982 after Hall contacted Stewart to say he was in Ireland on holiday and asked if they could play a gig.Continue reading “Dublin Record Label Releases a Piece of Jazz Guitar History”

New Song Collection by David Paul Jones from Work of Makar Kathleen Jamie

Ayrshire born but Edinburgh based composer, pianist and vocalist David Paul Jones, known to his pals as DPJ, has announced a new song collection, entitled Lone Tree. The new work comes from selected poems from the extensive back catalogue of Scotland’s current Makar, Kathleen Jamie, along with material from her new book, Cairn, to which KathleenContinue reading “New Song Collection by David Paul Jones from Work of Makar Kathleen Jamie”

Multiple Treats Courtesy of Multi-Instrumentalist John Sampson This August

John Sampson is a weel-kent man aboot the toon as well as being a multi-talented musician about whom it a pleasure to say that once heard he is not forgotten! No stranger to the stage, and certainly no stranger to Edinburgh’s annual festival period, John is again taking part in several shows across the CapitalContinue reading “Multiple Treats Courtesy of Multi-Instrumentalist John Sampson This August”