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.

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sound Festival shortlisted for prestigious RPS Music Award

19 Apr 2013 in Aberdeen City & Shire, Festival, General, Music, News

“sound’s 2012 edition opened up the world of music theatre to creators and audiences who feel inhibited by opera’s institutional conventions and gave us a whiff of the creative zeitgeist” opera magazine sound, Scotland’s ambitious festival of new music, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Award it was announced today, […]

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Future of the Book: a rich media fiction?

7 Jan 2013 in General, Highland, News, Writing

This AmbITion Scotland Roadshow and webcast will give an insight into some of the issues and opportunities raised by digital (or self) publishing. Whether you’re a reader, writer, author, publisher, or professional who creates or curates written work in the creative, cultural and heritage sector, you’ll be able to explore the emerging potential of using digital publishing tools to enable your written and literary output to have increased global reach, access, impact and scale.

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Review by Jenny McBain

The Chinaski Sessions

9 Nov 2012 in Dance & Drama, General, Highland, Reviews, Showcase

The Chinaski Sessions in rehearsal

Macphail Centre, Ullapool, 8 November 2012.

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Review by Jennie Macfie

LaNua

23 Oct 2012 in Dance & Drama, General, Highland, Reviews

enso by LaNua (photo A-Fotografy)

Ardross Community Hall, 19 October 2012.

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Review by Sue Wilson

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

8 Aug 2012 in Festival, General, Highland, Music, Reviews, Showcase

Treacherous Orchestra

Belladrum, near Beauly, Inverness-shire, 3-4 August 2012.

Digital Participation in Scotland

18 May 2012 in Audience Development Blog, General

How many people are online in Scotland and who are the groups we are not reaching with our online promotion?

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Blog by Ian Stephen

Travellers’ narratives Part 2 – some books

3 May 2012 in Blogs, General, Ian Stephen Blog

It was a dirty day outside. I could see line squalls pacing across the harbour. A rope parted on my own moored vessel but no damage was done. I heard the ferry held off for hours till a lull let her dock safely. I remembered that my current job description is Reader in Residence. I […]

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Blog by Ian Stephen

Reader in Residence

3 Apr 2012 in Blogs, General, Ian Stephen Blog

This is one of 5 Reader in Residence posts throughout Scotland. These are part of the Creative Futures project, funded by Creative Scotland, developed and administered by Shetland Arts Trust. They range from the poet Jen Hadfield’s post with Shetland Libraries to Maureen Sangster’s residency at a mental health facility. My own project has been […]

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Review by Jennie Macfie

Plan B: 56 Languages

19 Mar 2012 in Dance & Drama, General, Highland, Reviews

Participating groups in the 56 Languages project at Obsdale Primary

Obsdale Primary School, Alness, 17 March 2012.

Grumpy in Glasgow

6 Feb 2012 in Blogs, General, Robert Livingston Blog

Forget policemen and doctors, you really know you’re getting old when some of the regular contributors to ‘Grumpy Old Men’ are younger than you are. My home town of Glasgow regularly brings out my inner grumpiness. I spent most of the first half of my life there, but I haven’t lived in the city since […]

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