Opera singer TONY HENRY tells Northings how he plans to pursue his successful career from a base in Ross-shire

SUE WILSON reflects on the lessons to be drawn for Scottish musicians from the Womex world music convention in Gateshead.

The Portland Club, Inverness, 25 November 2005

Fiddler AIDAN O’ROURKE is best known for his work with bands like Blazin’ Fiddles and The Unusual Suspects, as well as his own ambitious projects. He is one of four players nominated for instrumentalist of the year award at this year’s Scots Trad Music Awards.

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies AWARD-WINNING arthouse director Atom Egoyan takes an uncertain step towards the mainstream with the adult thriller ‘Where The Truth Lies’. A sordid showbusiness saga of dark deeds and guilty secrets, it has some of the style and polish of a Hollywood classic like ‘Sunset Boulevard’, but some very bizarre casting […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies. SCOTTISH CINEMA has gained something of a reputation for gritty tales and dour realism. The world has come to see us through the eyes of films like ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Young Adam’. ‘Dear Frankie’ is a modest attempt to redress the balance with an old-fashioned heartwarmer charting the unbreakable bond between […]

JOHN ABERDEIN reflects on the thought of Kenneth White.

FIONA MACKENZIE reflects on the aftermath of a Gold Medal win at the Western Isles Mod

Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, and Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 24 December 2005

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies Dame Judi Dench is one of the few performers who really deserve the title national treasure. She has won every possible award from an Oscar to a BAFTA, and her performance in ‘Mrs Brown’ finally allowed her to make the leap from theatrical giant to genuine film star. Dench is […]