MARK FISHER looks at the Highlands and Islands component of HOME, the National Theatre of Scotland’s ambitious launch project taking place in ten locations across Scotland

2006 is the year of willow as the Brahan Estate near Dingwall hosts the Big Willow event and a new exhibition of innovative basketmaking opens in Inverness.

ROB ADAMS catches up with pianist and composer JAMES ROSS ahead of the pianist’s concert at Celtic Connections

JOHN BURNS ponders the relevance of creativity in the hard-nosed world of business.

In his role as the recipient of the first HI~Arts International Fellowship award, PROFESSOR KENNETH WHITE delivered three lectures in the Highlands and Islands under the heading of ‘The Geopoetics Project’. Northings reflects on these important lectures.

Cultural Cartography GEORGINA COBURN responds to Kenneth White’s lecture ‘Return to the Territory – A Highland Reconnaissance’ in Inverness KENNETH WHITE’S lecture “Return to the Territory – A Highland Reconnaissance” revealed an approach to life and culture that is as complex as it is relevant. Recently appointed as HI~Arts first International Fellow, White’s three date […]

Stones and rocks are a total obsession for ceramicist LOTTE GLOB.

STEVE ROBERTSON accompanied Black Isle favourites The Rites on their recent visit to Belfast.

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

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