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Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, How do people engage with culture in Scotland?, on the site Northings

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:58:40 +0000

Each year the Scottish government conduct a Scottish Household Survey that gives us an insight into the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of Scottish households and individuals. The […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 3: Highlands and Islands at Edinburgh Fringe, on the site Northings

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:07 +0000

MARCUS J WILSON reports on three Highlands and Islands shows at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Dogstar Theatre’s The Tailor of Inverness, The Sorren Maclean Band, and Mull Theatre’s production of Right […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 15: Moray Art Centre, on the site Northings

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:04:05 +0000

ROBERT LIVINGSTON speaks to Founder and Director of the Moray Art Centre, RANDY KLINGER.

Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, sound Festival shortlisted for prestigious RPS Music Award, on the site Northings

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:31:51 +0000

“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, […]

Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent, on the site Northings

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:26 +0000

Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent to a 2 Day Film Workshop
At the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Delivered by 104 Films in partnership with Edinburgh International Film […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, The End of This Road, on the site Northings

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:41:11 +0000

THE DEMISE of Northings is, I believe, a severe blow to the arts community in the Highlands & Islands.
AS THE only editor of the journal since its inception ten years ago, I would say that, wouldn’t […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Northings No More, on the site Northings

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:39:01 +0000

Robert Livingston explains why Northings cannot continue
BACK at the turn of the Millennium, I was keen to set up an online journal that would properly represent the dynamism and diversity of the arts and culture […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Rambert Dance: Labyrinth of Love, on the site Northings

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:19 +0000

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 19 March 2013
COMBINING dance with digital media is often attempted but rarely succeeds as well as it does in Labyrinth of Love, the work which opened Rambert’s welcome […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Upcoming events at Universal Hall, on the site Northings

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000

Fri 15th March, 7:30pm

One The Road (Film)

Based on the classic Jack Kerouac novel, On The Road is the story of Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, and Dean Moriarty, a charming ex-con, married to the […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Northings No More, on the site Northings

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:00:43 +0000

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, BalletBoyz The Talent 2013, on the site Northings

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:57:37 +0000

Empire Theatre. Eden Court, Inverness, 20 February 2013
AN EXCITED buzz filled the Empire Theatre, thronged with an audience which, while still predominantly female, had a healthy leavening of males by comparison […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Inverness College Drama Degree, on the site Northings

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:22:18 +0000

Robert Livingston welcomes the opportunities to be offered by the new Drama Degree in development at Inverness College
IT’S not easy making theatre in the Highlands.

EVEN though a full house in a village hall […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Sorren Maclean - new:voices , on the site Northings

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:44:22 +0000

Celtic Connections, Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow, 3 February 2013
SORREN Maclean spent much of his childhood in and around An Tobar, Tobermory’s renowned arts centre where his father Gordon is Artistic […]

Bogbain Farm and Barry Gordon are now friends

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:15:41 +0000

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Celebrating Natural Scotland, on the site Northings

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:13:30 +0000

THE latest flagship pseudo-festival from the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland is upon us.
THE Year of Natural Scotland 2013 event launched with the opening performances of Infinite Scotland at Eden […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, A Midsummer Night's Dream, on the site Northings

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:20:10 +0000

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 29 January 2013
THIS contribution to the Britten centenary celebrations may have been only a semi-staged performance of the opera, but it was a memorable one.

THE latest […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Duncan Chisholm's Strathglass Suite, on the site Northings

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:36:12 +0000

Celtic Connections, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, 26 January 2013
THE elaborately corniced, portico’d and vaulted hall of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery soars high above row upon row of chairs.

SOLD out for […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 40th Anniversary and Students' Concert, on the site Northings

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:08:38 +0000

Celtic Connections, City Halls and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 19 January 2013
AT Sabhal Mòr Ostaig’s birthday party the honour of playing the first notes was given to a native of that well-known […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Kilmarnock Edition, on the site Northings

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:06:13 +0000

Celtic Connections, Glasgow Art Club, 23 January 2013
FIRST on stage in the vaulted hall at the Glasgow Art Club was folk singer Ian Smith, originally from Kilmarnock but now resident in Donegal.

One […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Classic Rock Show to visit Aberdeen and Inverness, on the site Northings

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:51:57 +0000

After the success of their critically acclaimed 2012 UK tour and as a testimony to the immense popularity of classic rock music, The Classic Rock Show is back – bigger and even better!

Featuring the music […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Zenwing Puppets, on the site Northings

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:53:03 +0000

Ross-shire-based Zenwing Puppets may have started small, but with the launch of Creativity in Care this month their work takes an exciting new direction. Robert Livingston talked to Karrie Marshall about Zenwing’s […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Dreich House, on the site Northings

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:38:59 +0000

Strathpeffer Pavilion, 14 January 2013
ASKED to produce a touring family show – but not a panto – on a limited budget, Wildbird’s Chris Lee has come up with an interesting production which is part film, part […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, More Pain In Store?, on the site Northings

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:10:53 +0000

THE NEWS that Newcastle Council have opted to drop their entire budget allocation for the arts sends a warning that the pain of spending cuts is far from over, and may just be beginning.
THE draconian measures […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Statement from the Board of Creative Scotland, on the site Northings

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:55:03 +0000

THIS statement details the commitments for change as agreed by the Creative Scotland Board at the meeting on the 5th and 6th December.
THE statement follows earlier announcements and the work carried out by the […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Cromarty Film Festival 2012, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:50:20 +0000

The Stables and other venues, Cromarty, 30 November – 2 December 2012
THE FIRST weekend in December starts with mulled wine in a boat store and ends with curry and malt whisky in Resolis.

IN BETWEEN there are […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Wanted: Alive or..., on the site Northings

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:29:57 +0000

At a recent meeting of members of the Highlands and Islands Theatre Network, a colleague from the Edinburgh-based company Stellar Quines gave a fascinating presentation on the company’s experiments with live […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Karine Polwart, on the site Northings

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:36:42 +0000

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 25 November 2012
NO ROOM for a wren in the OneTouch tonight – every seat is full of people who have travelled from far and near to listen to this unassuming woman on […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Tommy Smith's Karma, on the site Northings

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:29:12 +0000

Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 1 November 2012, and touring
HARD on the heels of a notably successful tour leading the SNJO in a programme of music by Duke Ellington (see review), saxophonist Tommy Smith revealed a […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Freedom, on the site Northings

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:28:23 +0000

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 30 October 2012
FIREFLIES in the rainforest, water flowing, birdsong, and a girl (Julia Robert Pares) sleeping on the leaf-strewn floor; the Jasmin Vardimon Company’s […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Creative Scotland Still Under Fire, on the site Northings

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:11 +0000

THE PROTEST over the way in which Creative Scotland is working with its clients continues to gain momentum.
FOLLOWING a fair bit of recent criticism in the press, last month saw an escalation in opposition with […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, LaNua, on the site Northings

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:14:43 +0000

Ardross Community Hall, 19 October 2012
A LENGTH of white material scattered with pebbles and more fabric scrunched into the shape of a torc form the performance site for the four dancers of Edinburgh-based […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blazin' in Beauly Midweek Concert, on the site Northings

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:10:55 +0000

Phipps Hall, Beauly, 17 October 2012
AS THE capacity audience files in, an excited buzz of conversation grows louder and louder; it sounds like the start of a rather good party.

THIS IS not entirely […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, ArtsFolk: Ken Ramage, on the site Northings

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:29:09 +0000

KENNY MATHIESON looks at the work of KEN RAMAGE in establishing the Nairn International Jazz Festival.
LONG BEFORE I ever actually attended a concert in the Nairn International Jazz Festival, I had been regaled […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Julie Fowlis, on the site Northings

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:07:16 +0000

Tuning Up for the Road
JULIE FOWLIS has been very busy of late, what with her own debut solo album, a new disc from Dòchas, and lots of touring and gigging. We caught up with her on an increasingly rare return to […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Symon Macintyre, on the site Northings

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:01:30 +0000

A Modern Twist on Puppetry
SYMON MACINTYRE and his colleagues at the Leith-based Puppet Lab have three major projects coming up in the Inverness area, beginning with performances of Beauty and the Beast this […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, How to come third and win, on the site Northings

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:01:43 +0000

We are binary creatures, cursed by our bilateral symmetry to think in terms of pairings and oppositions: black and white, right and wrong, formal and informal, incomer and native. We are (no pun intended) […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scottish Ballet Autumn Season 2012, on the site Northings

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:52:15 +0000

Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 4 October 2012, and touring
ALTHOUGH the first work of the evening has already been seen as part of the Cultural Olympiad Dance GB programme in June, this is the first full programme put […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Between Two Worlds, on the site Northings

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:41:58 +0000

Exploring the Night Time Forest
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS will draw on local Cairngorm legends as well as environment in an artistic illumination of a section of Glenmore Forest Park
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS is part of the […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Matthew Zajac, on the site Northings

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:26:13 +0000

Taking the Plunge
MATTHEW ZAJAC is the co-director of Dogstar Theatre, and directs their new production of Caithness-born writer Henry Adam’s latest play, ‘E Polish Quine. Matthew talks to Northings about the new […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Colin Marr, on the site Northings

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:30:30 +0000

The New Eden
COLIN MARR tells Northings what the new Eden Court has to offer
THE REFURBISHMENT of Eden Court Theatre has been a massive undertaking, taking over two years to complete and attracting more than its […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Mareel launches at a difficult time, on the site Northings

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:14:32 +0000

SHETLAND ARTS have announced the official launch of the first season of programmes in the new Mareel venue in Lerwick.
THE organisation also responded very promptly to my moan in last month’s editorial about lack […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scota-Land, on the site Northings

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:23:00 +0000

Glengarry Memorial Hall, 12 September 2012, and touring
YOU’LL be a long time looking for the mythical island of Mickle on a map, yet it embodies in its long history, and particularly in the famous “Scota-Land” […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Menage a Trois, on the site Northings

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:13:18 +0000

One Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 11 September 2012
IF THE summer of 2012 is remembered for anything other than its dreadful weather, it will be the very un-British outpouring of emotion triggered by the […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blas Festival: ‘A’ Bhanais Ghaidhealach/The Highland Wedding, on the site Northings

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:14:17 +0000

Magnus House, Aigas Field Centre, 7 September 2012
THIS year’s Blas Festival commission was handed to Lewis-born, Nairn-based Gaelic singer, Margaret Stewart.

FOR the last few years, she has been closely […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Aidan O'Rourke Quintet - TAT-1, on the site Northings

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:23:37 +0000

Corran Halls, Oban, 1 September 2012
THE Corran Halls stand a mere pebble’s throw from the storm-tossed waters of the harbour, making them a perfectly appropriate venue for fiddler Aidan O’Rourke’s latest […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Judi Menabney, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:33:14 +0000

When Eight Becomes Three
JUDI MENABNEY accepted Northings’ invitation in last month’s Editorial to explain the current reconstruction of the Education, Culture, and Sport division at Highland Council
NORTHINGS: […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Allotment, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:54:12 +0000

Gardens, Universal Hall, Findhorn, 2nd September 2012
JULES Horne’s play about two sisters who share a home and an allotment has had its second run this year at the Edinburgh Fringe, having won a Fringe First on […]

Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Gilly Langton, on the site Northings

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:04:16 +0000

Pamela Conacher explains how jewellery designer Gilly Langton made her move to the Highlands & Islands.
GILLY LANGTON is a highly regarded international contemporary jewellery designer living and working in […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Surely Not Already?, on the site Northings

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:02:53 +0000

GROWING older brings with it more than just creaking joints and a bus pass.
THE vague conviction that time is speeding up grows ever stronger as each year flashes past seemingly a notch or two faster than the one […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Andy White, on the site Northings

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:24:59 +0000

ANDY WHITE is a poet and powerbook-toting troubadour. He grew up in Belfast, surrounded by Irish beauty and terrorist violence. His 13th international release, Garageband, is released this month to coincide […]