David Bowden, Unsung Songs (David Bowden Music) Award-winning double bassist David Bowden releases a solo bass album, Unsung Songs, on Friday 10th April. Best known as a crucial member of pianist Fergus McCreadie’s internationally acclaimed, Mercury Prize-nominated trio, Glasgow-based Bowden is a former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year and an in-demand bass playerContinue reading “Bassist Flies Solo on Unsung Songs Album”
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Summerhall Arts Announces 3 Recipients of Inaugural In Vitro Residency for Artists
Summerhall Arts, in partnership with the Hugo Burge Foundation, announce the three recipients of the inaugural In Vitro Residency – a new artist development programme created in direct response to widespread barriers preventing artists from accessing traditional residency opportunities. This new residency model reflects the realities of contemporary artistic life offering flexibility, access and sustained support to thoseContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Announces 3 Recipients of Inaugural In Vitro Residency for Artists”
16th Edition of Hippfest Chalked Up As Another Festival Success
HippFest, Scotland’s annual festival of silent film, has marked another successful year with its 16th edition welcoming audiences to the Hippodrome Cinema for five days of silent film with live music. Audiences flocked from across the UK and beyond to enjoy the programme, with more expected to tune in online when HippFest at Home 2026Continue reading “16th Edition of Hippfest Chalked Up As Another Festival Success”
Brian Molley Quartet Tùs/Origin
Brian Molley (Saxophones) Tom Gibbs (Piano) David Bowden (Double Bass); Stephen Henderson (Drums) Internationally acclaimed Scottish group Brian Molley Quartet release their latest album, Tùs/Origin on 20th March 2026. From the folk traditions of the Outer Hebrides to a Louisiana gospel stomp via fugue, jig and hoedown in a through-composed suite, Tùs/Origin follows a journey exploringContinue reading “Brian Molley Quartet Tùs/Origin “
Scottish International Storytelling Festival Announces New Festival Director
Chiming with World Storytelling Day on Friday 20th March, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) announced the appointment of Daniel Abercrombie as the new Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF). Daniel, who is a creative arts producer with experience deeply embedded within the storytelling community in Scotland, will take up his appointment from April 2026. DanielContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival Announces New Festival Director”
Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company Bring The Table to Traverse This June
Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company, Scotland’s leading theatre company for actors and theatre makers with a learning disability and autism (in association with Lyra) join forces again this year to present a devised physical theatre performance with The Table, that builds on their 2019 collaboration with the acclaimed We Are All Just Little Creatures. TheContinue reading “Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company Bring The Table to Traverse This June”
2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced
The 5-day East Neuk Festival (ENF) that will take place in some of East Fife’s finest seaside locations, will be performed by some of the world’s leading musicians, offering audiences a wide range of musical styles from orchestral and chamber music, Renaissance choral to jazz and Middle Eastern sounds. Making their festival debut this yearContinue reading “2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced”
Think of England Set for the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival
Giant Films, an independent UK film company run by father and daughter Nick and Poppy O’Hagan, is delighted to announce the release of British feature film Think of England, inspired by a wartime urban myth that the UK government commissioned pornographic films to boost troop morale during World War II. Think of Englandis also a controversial filmContinue reading “Think of England Set for the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival”
Saxophonist Oscar Lavën Unleashes Elegant Calamity
Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Oscar Lavën releases Elegant Calamity, the follow-up to his internationally admired debut, Questions in Red, on Thick Records on Friday 16th January 2026. An effervescent presence on New Zealand’s currently vital jazz scene, Lavën (pronounced Lah-venn) is a double graduate from the New Zealand School of Music and brings his degrees inContinue reading “Saxophonist Oscar Lavën Unleashes Elegant Calamity”
King’s Theatre Redevelopment Funding Secured by The Scottish Government
The King’s Theatre has been awarded two payments amounting to £2.5million from the Scottish Government, closing the funding gap for the main construction works needed to redevelop this much-loved Tollcross landmark. With the capital funding now in place, fundraising will continue to ensure the interior of the historic Edwardian venue that is the King’s Theatre is fully equipped and ready to welcome audiences when it reopens inContinue reading “King’s Theatre Redevelopment Funding Secured by The Scottish Government “
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