IT only took a few songs in to realise the new Carnivale night might be a victim of its own success – so you better get to Hoots Bothy early for…
GRIME star Devlin’s home town of Dagenham’s Wikipedia page doesn’t include the 23-year-old as one of its "most notable people".
IF you want to solve an intriguing mystery, try to define the unique sound and presence of Lewis singer songwriter Miss Irenie Rose.
IN Nashville, singer songwriter Colm Kirwan seems to be aware he’s living in any songwriter’s heaven and this morning the sun is shining on…
EDINBURGH four-piece The Winter Tradition have reason to have mixed feelings about the Highlands.
THE Nairn Book and Arts Festival will celebrate its 10th year with a first – a £10,000 Creative Scotland grant.
ONE night of music in Mad Hatters – all that ear-feasting in one Saturday night.
IT was good for the three Fort William exiles of four-piece Russian Ninjas that they sold out their hometown gig – the first night of their February…
IT was when his father had three strokes in 2001-2002 that Martin Stepek began to research the terrible odyssey that brought his Polish family to Scotland…
Danny Howard – who appears at UV NIghtclub, Inverness, on Saturday – is the name behind Radio 1’s iconic weekend dance show Dance…
AROUND £15 of Love Heart sweets were bought by an Inverness band to make the video for the romantic song they released online for Valentine's Day.
YOU can't get more Scottish than The Broons, late Scottish outdoors legend and TV personality Tom Weir or St Columba's isle, Iona.
IT’S clear the producers of show NEW JERSEY NIGHTS want you to think that the 26 or so Four Seasons songs are the stars.
REVIEW
ONE of the intriguing prospects at the first Ironworks showcase gig after Christmas was getting the chance to hear Inverness band The Oxides expanded…
Born in Dumfries, Nicky Spence is one of the UK’s rising tenors. He first hit the headlines when signed up on a £1 million record deal, papers…
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THE opening gambit for former Detective Inspector Fin Macleod restarting his life came in The Blackhouse when he returned to his Lewis home.
LAST year’s Ironworks winter showcase drew a map for the year to come, featuring many of the up and coming bands and musicians who made 2012.
YOU know it’s been a good year for entertainment when whipping your top moments down to 10 is more painful than a scene from 50 Shades Of Grey.
