After 10 years of publication, 'Northings' (the monthly arts e-magazine for the Highlands & Islands) closed down in 2013 and is archived here. High Life Highland is pleased to enable this extensive body of work to remain accessible to the public. Please note, though, that material will not be updated or added.

Features

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Blair Douglas

8 Aug 2004 in Features, Highland, Music

BLAIR DOUGLAS has his first CD since A Summer in Skye in 1996 released this month. The Skye-based accordionist, keyboard player and composer tells Kenny Mathieson about his new work and his return to music after a disastrous fire at his home in 1997.

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Highland Chamber Orchestra Preview

6 Aug 2004 in Features, Highland, Music

KENNY MATHIESON looks ahead to the Highland Chamber Orchestra’s performances of a work by a composer based for many years in the Black Isle.

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A Festival Away

3 Aug 2004 in Features, Festival, Music

CATRIONA PAUL checks out the Highlands and Islands input to a couple of less fashionable events in either side of the border September

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Nairn International Jazz Festival Preview

1 Aug 2004 in Features, Festival, Highland, Music

KENNY MATHIESON runs an eye over the latest offerings from Ken Ramage’s annual Nairn swingfest

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Lochaber Ceilidh Trail

1 Aug 2004 in Features, Highland, Music

INGRID HENDERSON reports on the progress of the inaugural Lochaber Ceilidh Trail

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St Magnus Festival 2005 Preview

15 Jul 2004 in Features, Festival, Music, Orkney

ALISTAIR PEEBLES looks ahead to a year of temporary change at the St Magnus Festival in 2005

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Feature by Peter Urpeth

Battlefield Band – Playing to Their Strengths

7 Jul 2004 in Features, Music

Battlefield Band

PETER URPETH teases out the tale of Scotland’s most indestructible folk band with their longest serving member, ALAN REID, and their newest recruit, ALASDAIR WHITE

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Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail

2 Jul 2004 in Features, Highland, Music

MARGO MACLENNAN sets the scene for this year’s CALEDONIAN CANAL CEILIDH TRAIL

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Tartan Heart Festival

2 Jul 2004 in Features, Festival, Highland, Music

Festival organiser JOE GIBBS explains why the TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL at Belladrum is going to be the Highlands’ big music occasion of 2004, and all in a good cause.

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Heb Celtic Preview

2 Jul 2004 in Features, Festival, Music, Outer Hebrides

PETER URPETH looks forward to another mass outbreak of Celtic music in the big tent at Lews Castle as the HEBRIDEAN CELTIC FESTIVAL gets underway

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