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Sat, 18 May 2013 21:40:51 +0000

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.

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Learning Another Life: The Vashti Bunyan Interview, on the site Northings

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:06:45 +0000

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 […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Speakout: Memory and Legacy, on the site Northings

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:44:47 +0000

Engagement from the Inside
ROBERT LIVINGSTON recalls the most important formative experience in his career in the arts at Glasgow’s Third Eye Centre, and ponders the lessons to be learned from its fascinating […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Malcolm Maclean, on the site Northings

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:01:16 +0000

An Island Tale
MALCOLM MACLEAN is the director of Pròiseact nan Ealan, the Gaelic Arts Agency, and co-executive producer/creative director of this month’s hugely ambitious multi-media extravaganza St Kilda – A […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, The Shock of the Neuk, on the site Northings

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:32:13 +0000

Before moving to the Highlands we lived for twelve years in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife. In the mid 90s Anstruther and its smaller neighbour Pittenweem were sad places: empty shops along the harbour […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Dannsa with First Harvest, on the site Northings

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:06:06 +0000

Stepping Out
SANDRA ROBERTSON sets the scene as Dannsa and First Harvest prepare to collaborate on a Scottish Arts Council Tune Up Tour.
DANNSA and First Harvest first got together at the Ceòlas Festival in […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Evi Westmore, on the site Northings

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:46:23 +0000

Imagining The City
EVI WESTMORE is the Public Arts Coordinator for Inverness City Partnership, and heads the team which will mount the Public Art Day in the city this month, as well as several other major […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Bucking the Trend, on the site Northings

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:10:33 +0000

WHILE there is evidence that audiences for many events are being reduced by the current belt-tightening operation most of us are experiencing, it doesn’t seem to be impinging much on the big festivals in the […]

John Saich wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Maryann Frew, on the site Northings

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:14:31 +0000

IN the first of a series of HI~Arts Reflections, John Saich charts the achievements of Inverness based singer-songwriter Maryann Frew and asks her about the role of HI~Arts in her story
MARYANN FREW is steadily […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, 'A Great Summer of Art', on the site Northings

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:54:52 +0000

I hate sport. All sport and any sport, from tiddlywinks to Premier League Football. So, this dismal summer has held a particular horror for me, what with Wimbledon, Euro 2012, wall-to-wall golf tournaments, and […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Hamish MacDonald, on the site Northings

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:21:09 +0000

Exploring the Story Nation
HAMISH MACDONALD is the co-founder and joint artistic director of Dogstar Theatre. Originally from Clydebank, he has lived in Inverness since the late 1970s, and has written several […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Ali Smith, on the site Northings

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:33:35 +0000

Listening for the Voices
KENNY MATHIESON catches up with Inverness-born writer ALI SMITH ahead of the premiere of her play The Seer in Inverness
ALI SMITH is an award-winning novelist and short-story writer. Now […]

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

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:04:37 +0000

Eye on the Prize
JULIE FOWLIS has had a bit of a roller-coaster year since we last spoke to her early in 2005. Northings catches up with the Dingwall-based Gaelic singer as she prepares for this month’s Hebridean […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Highland Quest, on the site Northings

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:20:01 +0000

Quest for a Scottish Musical
CAROL METCALFE sets the scene for the final Highland Quest showcase in Ullapool

THE FIVE FINALISTS in the Highland Quest will gather in Ullapool to prepare 25-minute excerpts from […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Joe Gibbs, on the site Northings

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:24:37 +0000

The Friendly Festival
NORTHINGS catches up with festival director JOE GIBBS as the Tartan Heart Festival at Belladrum moves into its third and biggest incarnation this month, with Echo and the Bunnymen, Embrace, […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, A New Way to Contribute to Northings, on the site Northings

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:13:48 +0000

THIS MONTH we are launching a new opportunity for members of the Northings Community to take a fuller part in the site.

WHILE our commissioned reviews and articles will remain the backbone of our coverage of […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, SCO Winds and Brass, on the site Northings

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:13:50 +0000

Community Hall, Boat of Garten, 22 June 2012
THE annual separation of the string and wind sections of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has become a well-established part of the summer music calendar in the […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Donald Shaw, on the site Northings

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:08:51 +0000

Making Connections Worldwide
DONALD SHAW is best known for his role in Capercaillie, but also took on the role of programming the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow this year from Colin Hynd, the festival’s […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain, on the site Northings

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:24:35 +0000

The Odd Couple Hit the Road Again
PHIL CUNNINGHAM and ALY BAIN are currently embarking on their annual Scottish tour, filling venues all around the country with their inimitable brand of virtuoso music and comic […]

Robert Livingston wrote a new post, HI~Arts Awards Preview, on the site Northings

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:11:42 +0000

Great Oaks from Little Acorns
Sometimes even a small amount of funding is all that’s needed… Northings asked HI~Arts Director ROBERT LIVINGSTON to introduce their suite of awards schemes for individuals, in […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, George Gunn Part 2, on the site Northings

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:25:27 +0000

A Voice from the North
GEORGE GUNN is a Caithness man born and bred, and the county is never far from the heart of his writing, whether in his poetry or in his theatre work. He began writing as a child, completed […]

Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Tilda Swinton, on the site Northings

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:02:06 +0000

Embracing the chaos
The acclaimed Nairn-based actress TILDA SWINTON talks to the Arts Journal about her unconventional film career, from her early ground-breaking association with Derek Jarman through to her role […]

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

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:42:39 +0000

When the Theatre Goes Dark
COLIN MARR, the Director of Eden Court Theatre, tells the Arts Journal what is likely to be happening when the theatre closes its door for massive refurbishment in June

ARTS […]