Singer and songwriter MICHAEL MARRA describes the genesis of his song project Silence, commissioned and recorded by An Tobar in Mull

THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA will give the premiere performance of THE ORCADIAN SUITE in Kirkwall on the final night of the St Magnus Festival.

MARCUS WILSON investigates the weird and wonderful world of ‘Nub’.

Bha an Caidreachas Òrain Gàidhlig Màiri Mhòr stèidhichte le Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd o chionn còig miosan deug agus tha FIONA NICCHOINNICH, oifigear nan oran, air a bhith ag obair air pròiseactan an sàs le Seinn Gaidhlig.

SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES is one of the leading composers of his generation, and was the driving force behind the launch of the St Magnus Festival in 1977. Sir Peter talks to Kenny Mathieson about the festival, Orkney, and the newest developments in his work.

Eden Court Location:  Inverness Capacity:  810 seat main venue; 76 seat cinema Programme:  Music, drama, dance, comedy, children’s shows, visual arts Director’s Statement Eden Court is the only large scale theatre in the Highlands and as such my aim is very simple – that we put on as wide a range of high quality entertainment […]

MAGGIE MACINNES is one of Scotland’s foremost Gaelic singers and clarsach players. She comes from a long line of singers from the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. She describes her long-term relationship with Gaelic songs, and explains what they mean to her.