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 […]
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MARCUS WILSON spoke to singer/songwriter VASHTI BUNYAN about the importance of her journey to the Highlands and Islands four decades ago
In July 1968, Vashti Bunyan had set off by horse and cart for the Isle […]
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INHABITANTS of Easter Ross are witnessing a strange phenomenon, as the cream of Highland-based artists gathers to plot the […] ]]>
In November 2008, I was fortunate enough to travel across Arizona visiting cultural organisations throughout that great State. The project was part of a research sabbatical supported by HI~Arts and the Scottish Arts Council. At this time of economic uncertainty and structural change within the cultural sector of Scotland, I found it very…[Read more]
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The city of Yuma is a similar size to Inverness in the Highlands, and I came here to visit the Yuma Art Center . Yuma seems to have a robust economy – like Inverness, it is the largest settlement in a predominantly rural region, and provides services for many smaller communities. It is well connected on the Arizona/California state line, […]
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The city of Yuma is a similar size to Inverness in the Highlands, and I came here to visit the Yuma Art Center.
Yuma seems to have a robust economy – like Inverness, it is the largest settlement in a […]
I have found my new hot desk at the International Sonoran Desert Alliance offices in south-west Arizona. This week I’ll be in residence here in Ajo (pronounced ‘Ah-ho’), the largest town to be found in the US half of the Sonoran desert. Ajo began life as a copper mining town in the late 1800s. Over the years […]
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I have found my new hot desk at the International Sonoran Desert Alliance offices in south-west Arizona. This week I’ll be in residence here in Ajo (pronounced ‘Ah-ho’), the largest town to […]
I moved on from my retreat at Diamond Mountain in the middle of the week – brain and body sore from a strict regime of aikido, debate class and sleeping outdoors. Traveling south from the cooler air of the high desert towards the Mexican border, I’ve noticed the air getting warmer, a growing number of Mexican […]
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I moved on from my retreat at Diamond Mountain in the middle of the week – brain and body sore from a strict regime of aikido, debate class and sleeping outdoors.
Traveling south from the cooler air […]
Yesterday I picked up a surprisingly large hire car and moved on to the second stop on my trip, Tucson. So far I’ve had to run the gauntlet of conversations with the taxi drivers of Sunrise Cab Co, which has been an experience ranging from fascinating to unnerving – especially in the case of one driver […]
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Yesterday I picked up a surprisingly large hire car and moved on to the second stop on my trip, Tucson.
So far I’ve had to run the gauntlet of conversations with the taxi drivers of Sunrise Cab Co, which […]
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It has been a long and historic day.
It started at 9am with a meeting at the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix – an agency charged with helping cultural organisations to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the commercial sector, […]
It has been a long and historic day. It started at 9am with a meeting at the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix – an agency charged with helping cultural organisations to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the commercial sector, and an American cousin to Arts & Business Scotland . Debbie Paine and her small team manage to […]
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I woke early at 6am – which isn’t so bad considering that is 1pm British time. I think I may have beaten the jet lag by staying up late last night.
As a result, I left the motel by 8.30am […]
I woke early at 6am – which isn’t so bad considering that is 1pm British time. I think I may have beaten the jet lag by staying up late last night. As a result, I left the motel by 8.30am and found the neighbouring barber show already open for business so I went to get a haircut. Odd to […]
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Born in County Durham, MARTIN STEPHENSON is a gifted singer, songwriter and performer. In the ’80s, he found considerable fame and critical acclaim with his band, The Daintees. However, when the band split in 1992, Stephenson’s disenchantment with major label politics led him to sever ties with the mainstream industry completely. Stephenson…[Read more]
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