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Record-breaker makes his Mark

23 March 2016
Record-breaker makes his Mark

Record-breaker makes his Mark

23 March 2016

EVEN a record-breaking globe-trotting adventurer like Mark Beaumont can find a challenge on his own doorstep.


Gaelic production hopes to break the language barrier

17 March 2016
Gaelic production hopes to break the language barrier

Gaelic production hopes to break the language barrier

17 March 2016

GAELIC theatre faces an obvious additional challenge when it comes to attracting an audience, the need to overcome the language barrier.


Amy can't outrun Orkney childhood

03 February 2016
Amy can't outrun Orkney childhood

Amy can't outrun Orkney childhood

03 February 2016

AS a teenager, Amy Liptrot used to dream of escaping her constrictive and isolated Orkney home for the bright lights of London.


Peak performance - on half a pack of digestives

25 January 2016
Peak performance - on half a pack of digestives

Peak performance - on half a pack of digestives

25 January 2016

IT was described as "the last great climb" in the Himalayas, and for two 50-something Scottish climbers, the first ascent of the 8000m Mazeno Ridge was…


White still shines bright after Rainbow

22 January 2016
White still shines bright after Rainbow

White still shines bright after Rainbow

22 January 2016

AT the age of 30, Doogie White reckoned his chance of a successful music career might have passed him by and he was on the verge of giving it all up.


Swedish assassination made everyone a detective

23 November 2015
Swedish assassination made everyone a detective

Swedish assassination made everyone a detective

23 November 2015

ARNE Dahl was born in the 1990s.


Dan is delighted with Dodger opportunity

11 August 2015
Dan is delighted with Dodger opportunity

Dan is delighted with Dodger opportunity

11 August 2015

CASTING lovable rogue Artful Dodger was not as much of a hardship as it might have been for Starlight Musical Theatre.


Nessie is not alone in the land of beasties

22 July 2015
Nessie is not alone in the land of beasties

Nessie is not alone in the land of beasties

22 July 2015

HERE in the Highlands we are living in "the land of beasties", according to author Paul Finch.


The Woman Who Brought Murder to the Highlands

06 January 2015
The Woman Who Brought Murder to the Highlands

The Woman Who Brought Murder to the Highlands

06 January 2015

IF anything, M.C. Beaton should frighten people away from the Highlands.


Gael force helps Willie go down a storm

13 October 2014
Gael force helps Willie go down a storm

Gael force helps Willie go down a storm

13 October 2014

WILLIE Campbell knows what it is like to appear in the Mod.


Idlewild haven't been idle while they've been apart

10 October 2014
Idlewild haven't been idle while they've been apart

Idlewild haven't been idle while they've been apart

10 October 2014

FANS of Scottish rockers Idlewild have had to be patient.


Uncle Walter is a hero in the family

07 October 2014
Uncle Walter is a hero in the family

Uncle Walter is a hero in the family

07 October 2014

WHEN the story of football hero turned war hero Walter Tull comes to Eden Court in new play The Hallowed Turf, watching will be a Ross-shire family with…


6 of the best at Bella

12 August 2014
6 of the best at Bella

6 of the best at Bella

12 August 2014

ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS


Meet Loch Ness filmfest's monster Sockzilla!

25 July 2014
Meet Loch Ness filmfest's monster Sockzilla!

Meet Loch Ness filmfest's monster Sockzilla!

25 July 2014

NESSIE has a monstrous new rival on the shores of Loch Ness this weekend — one made of wool.


Comedy is child's play for pun-slinger Bec

24 May 2014
Comedy is child's play for pun-slinger Bec

Comedy is child's play for pun-slinger Bec

24 May 2014

AUSTRALIAN Bec Hill has now established herself as a regular face at the Happyness Comedy Festival — and that is just fine by her.


Rasing a chuckle from Nordic noir and knitting

12 May 2014
Rasing a chuckle from Nordic noir and knitting

Rasing a chuckle from Nordic noir and knitting

12 May 2014

CAPTIVATED by The Killing? Bewitched by The Bridge?


Simon's hair-raising adventures on the Mullet trail

07 February 2014
Simon's hair-raising adventures on the Mullet trail

Simon's hair-raising adventures on the Mullet trail

07 February 2014

SIMON Varwell readily admits that there is something fundamentally pointless about his self-appointed quest to visit places around the world called Mullet.


Folk and roots CD reviews

21 January 2014
Folk and roots CD reviews

Folk and roots CD reviews

21 January 2014

Duncan Chisholm


Guitar hero Martin Simpson gets back to basics on tour and in the studio

07 November 2013
Guitar hero Martin Simpson gets back to basics on tour and in the studio

Guitar hero Martin Simpson gets back to basics on tour and in the studio

07 November 2013

THERE is no doubt that singer and guitarist Martin Simpson has covered a lot of ground and played a vast array of venues in over 35 years as a professional…


Luke Jackson and the F word

12 October 2013
Luke Jackson and the F word

Luke Jackson and the F word

12 October 2013

SPEAKING to Luke Jackson, it is hard to avoid the F-word.


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