Northings | Nina Eggens | Friends Activity http://northings.com/members/nina/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Nina Eggens's friends. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 45da294e50635634584eb70cb97e70bb Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, How do people engage with culture in Scotland?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/31/how-do-people-engage-with-culture-in-scotland/ Wed, 29 May 2013 07:58:40 +0000 Thumbnail

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 […]

]]> 0 a752b4d9139d4d86f54a62d74ee21b7f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 3: Highlands and Islands at Edinburgh Fringe, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/08/19/podcast-3-highlands-and-islands-at-edinburgh-fringe/ 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 […]

]]> 0 781da65feb1c109f61c9c0f9baab3e12 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, sound Festival shortlisted for prestigious RPS Music Award, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/19/sound-festival-shortlisted-for-prestigious-rps-music-award/ 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, […]

]]> 0 87bed649dcf069ff5bdfaff6b0ed33e0 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/12/invitation-for-new-and-emerging-deaf-disabled-scottish-film-talent/ 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 […]

]]> 0 54991842dd6b203dc18b254ebc086ac8 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Rambert Dance: Labyrinth of Love, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/20/rambert-dance-labyrinth-of-love/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:19 +0000 ThumbnailEmpire 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 […]

]]> 0 b2b35517330cc3b845207ddeb1b2e644 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, BalletBoyz The Talent 2013, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/21/balletboyz-the-talent-2013/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:57:37 +0000 ThumbnailEmpire 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 […]

]]> 0 9523f71ca7a5f9e5f272d840848f31b9 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Sorren Maclean - new:voices , on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/06/sorren-maclean-newvoices/ Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:44:22 +0000 ThumbnailCeltic 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 […]

]]> 0 c8e7dce11e0f5764a41563886a27f3d9 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Duncan Chisholm's Strathglass Suite, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/28/duncan-chisholms-strathglass-suite/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:36:12 +0000 ThumbnailCeltic 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 […]

]]> 0 33136428de9daa5be08a0d6ab520e92b Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 40th Anniversary and Students' Concert, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/21/sabhal-mor-ostaig-40th-anniversary-and-students-concert/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:08:38 +0000 ThumbnailCeltic 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 […]

]]> 0 b1a41565bee7c06c471bccbabe34b481 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Kilmarnock Edition, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/24/kilmarnock-edition/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:06:13 +0000 ThumbnailCeltic 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 […]

]]> 0 d710446e74fac4afcf2dce985f70266e Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Dreich House, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/16/dreich-house/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:38:59 +0000 ThumbnailStrathpeffer 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 […]

]]> 0 3e65c1d6f09b4ca93c5047722ce3aad2 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Cromarty Film Festival 2012, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/06/cromarty-film-festival-2012/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:50:20 +0000 ThumbnailThe 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 […]

]]> 0 2b74f31aa93a42d73774dd3a832f3e4c Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Karine Polwart, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/26/karine-polwart/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:36:42 +0000 ThumbnailOneTouch 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 […]

]]> 0 23fe7442832b561b10d132b7ebff4208 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Freedom, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/04/freedom/ Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:28:23 +0000 ThumbnailEmpire 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 […]

]]> 0 f7e60dddb5a9e5dead696e3865719f19 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, LaNua, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/23/lanua/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:14:43 +0000 ThumbnailArdross 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 […]

]]> 0 3898b59810e289960019cba2ca2bcb94 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blazin' in Beauly Midweek Concert, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/19/blazin-in-beauly-midweek-concert/ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:10:55 +0000 ThumbnailPhipps 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 […]

]]> 0 90f6955a4e0383ac808a716f225e8e6c Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scottish Ballet Autumn Season 2012, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/10/scottish-ballet-autumn-season-2012/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:52:15 +0000 ThumbnailTheatre 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 […]

]]> 0 5e621238e72c714fbe0cbae7cd065f95 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scota-Land, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/13/scota-land/ Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:23:00 +0000 ThumbnailGlengarry 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” […]

]]> 0 d702a8e9a33a36f7e0e7f6a7dc7aaa77 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Menage a Trois, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/12/menage-a-trois/ Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:13:18 +0000 ThumbnailOne 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 […]

]]> 0 1967dc7aaac0f7bbd57a387ad8c195ee Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blas Festival: ‘A’ Bhanais Ghaidhealach/The Highland Wedding, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/10/blas-festival-a-bhanais-ghaidhealachthe-highland-wedding/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:14:17 +0000 ThumbnailMagnus 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 […]

]]> 0 8ed012d95c436665ade701f2696fff50 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Aidan O'Rourke Quintet - TAT-1, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/06/aidan-orourke-quintet-tat-1/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:23:37 +0000 ThumbnailCorran 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 […]

]]> 0 766a2fd4d8700c1e103823060b275f43 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Allotment, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/06/allotment/ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:54:12 +0000 ThumbnailGardens, 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 […]

]]> 0 4a0b355dfbbaf1ddfa7d605a49b1819f Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Gilly Langton, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/01/hi-arts-reflections-gilly-langton/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:04:16 +0000 ThumbnailPamela 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 […]

]]> 0 efbfa1be6b7bb51eacbb6de291b8e27c Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Andy White, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/10/20/andy-white-2/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:24:59 +0000 ThumbnailANDY 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 […]

]]> 0 71bcf78ab975237874a9e3377216c3f4 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Learning Another Life: The Vashti Bunyan Interview, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/12/12/learning-another-life-the-vashti-bunyan-interview/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:06:45 +0000 ThumbnailMARCUS 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 […]

]]> 0 df446d3db4bda98772b8712cd42798fc Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Project Y 2012, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/13/project-y-2012/ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:18:12 +0000 ThumbnailEmpire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 12 August 2012
THIS was the first time Inverness had seen Scotland’s youth dance company since Anna Kenrick took over from Andy Howitt last year and on one showing, they […]

]]> 0 31f0401aaab4f35e1ef390a1660033f5 Jennie Macfie commented on the post, Inner Sound, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/23/inner-sound/comment-page-1/#comment-4538 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:31:58 +0000 I thought you were making one, very subtly :D)

]]> 76c5a905161d771ca19b5d94957c40a9 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Inner Sound, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/23/inner-sound/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:12:18 +0000 ThumbnailOneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 21 July 2012
SKYE-BASED Inner Sound Operatic Society represents a labour of love by retired voice teacher Ann Lampard and her collaborators.

SINGERS of all ages spend […]

]]> 0 7d458750205859666845298eab725690 Jennie Macfie commented on the post, Inner Sound, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/23/inner-sound/comment-page-1/#comment-4489 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:09:41 +0000 So sorry – I mislaid my programme before writing the review – but it’s good to be able to congratulate you directly, Elizabeth, on some very fine playing.

]]> 138d9c2e548d81b40f6a90078b73ce66 John Saich wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Maryann Frew, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/01/hi-arts-reflections-maryann-frew/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:14:31 +0000 ThumbnailIN 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 […]

]]> 0 cb56c63aaaa18c73d7aa663c790152d6 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Bodysurf Scotland: “We Think Not", on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/31/bodysurf-scotland-we-think-not/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:56:51 +0000 ThumbnailUniversal Hall, Findhorn, 29 July, 2012
THE TITLE of this show seems on the surface very simple but on closer examination it’s a bit of a deep philosophical statement.

DOES it mean a refusal to do something? […]

]]> 0 4cd18e66ee8dcca2355862c90c072f9d Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Black Isle Fiddle Weekend, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/09/black-isle-fiddle-weekend/ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:08:29 +0000 ThumbnailCromarty East Church, 7 July 2012
THE well-preserved but very much alive former county town of Cromarty often feels like the village that time forgot, with its picturesque streets unmarred by the breezeblock […]

]]> 0 56e045b5ee4cc49af657244acadbd23e Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Dàimh, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/02/daimh-2/ Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:08:12 +0000 ThumbnailOne Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 30 June 2012
FOUR Dàimh-ers stroll on stage and, with a lift of fiddler Gabe McVarish’s eyebrow and a nod of guitarist Ross Martin’s head, launch straight into their […]

]]> 0 dce972c2da8982381e86b93a54372abe Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, India Alba, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/29/india-alba/ Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:01:05 +0000 ThumbnailCaledonian Hotel, Fort Augustus, 27 June 2012
AS WELL as running their Adult Feis in February, Fèis Gleann Albainn promote occasional concerts during the year and for this one they’ve managed to snaffle something […]

]]> 0 9afa32ae7af2974f9c9befa699787251 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/18/scottish-chamber-orchestra-8/ Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:38:31 +0000 ThumbnailGlenmoriston Millennium Hall, Invermoriston, 16 June 2012
THE SCO is remarkable for its accuracy and collective intelligence, and an entire programme of Mozart shows off its paces very prettily, as well as being […]

]]> 0 688c8616b1501dbfb7cb4321d11e8411 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Looking for ways to boost your online sales?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/15/looking-for-ways-to-boost-your-online-sales/ Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:36:18 +0000 Improve your online sales with these 21 Tips

If you are selling directly from your website as an artist or crafts maker then you might be wondering how you can increase your traffic, improve your website […]

]]> 0 8309a86c58923e5d6d4cb6ab212cbde1 Jennie Macfie commented on the post, Time Gentlemen Please!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/05/time-gentlemen-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3304 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:24:12 +0000 I forgot to throw a bouquet at the dancers, with an extra one for Didge. Impressed, much.

]]> e30ed5be499f91a32613018c0b4ea3d5 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Time Gentlemen Please!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/05/time-gentlemen-please/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:46:27 +0000 ThumbnailOneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 3 June 2012
MORE tales of the unexpected on Sunday night as Damian Barber’s extraordinary roadshow rolled into Inverness, making their first ever visit to Scotland.

TO […]

]]> 0 a3735e4d01387b088a23f370c0fb3304 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Northern Roots 2012, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/05/northern-roots-2012/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:11:06 +0000 ThumbnailBogbain Farm, Inverness, 1-2 June 2012
BILLED as the Highland’s answer to Celtic Connections, Northern Roots is considerably smaller, and noticeably quirkier.

EVEN though the Bogbain barn may not be as well […]

]]> 0 69f88d763adf74b2da83b2c6e64e44a4 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Michael Clark Company: 'come been and gone', on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/28/michael-clark-company-come-been-and-gone/ Mon, 28 May 2012 10:06:21 +0000 ThumbnailMacrobert, Stirling, 23 May 2012, and touring
THE young Aberdeen-born Michael Clark was cutting a swathe through the British dance scene when Swamp was first performed in 1986.

HIS works were set to […]

]]> 0 616a194f4ec1b945de33c9cb3c38ea9e Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, My Skin Is Still Singing, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/21/my-skin-is-still-singing/ Mon, 21 May 2012 17:23:56 +0000 ThumbnailUniversal Hall, Findhorn, 18 May 2012
DARKNESS falls in the Universal Hall, then the glass pentagon set into the centre of the floor begins to glow to the otherworldly sound of Huun Huur Tu’s Mongolian throat […]

]]> 0 023f14c6029777444d133138fa75aac1 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Digital Participation in Scotland, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/18/digital-participation-in-scotland/ Fri, 18 May 2012 11:04:48 +0000 We are working online, networking online and promoting online more and more these days. Most of my work revolves around online marketing and audience development, partly because there is a learning curve involved […]

]]> 0 f967e16d2700ef7bed4fe20c3a5580b5 Marcus J Wilson commented on the post, Fund-raising Tea Party at Dingwall's Tea Posy, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/20/fund-raising-tea-party-at-strathpeffers-tea-posy/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:40:27 +0000 Sounds great!

]]> 38c566890b4da3179acf2a6bfa7b55b5 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Horndog Brass Band, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/01/horndog-brass-band/ Thu, 03 May 2012 09:53:00 +0000 ThumbnailOld Bridge Inn, Aviemore, 28 April 2012
MOST bands and many music lovers are of the opinion that the Ceilidh Place is unbeatable as a venue for location, food, drink and ambience, with a passionate well-informed […]

]]> 0 3dea9c4b570b98cd9f4c58d498704ed6 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, The Campbells of Greepe, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/27/the-campbells-of-greepe/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:06:27 +0000 ThumbnailEmpire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 27 April 2012
“IT’S a family affair”, sang Sly & the Family Stone, in one song the Family Campbell have not – yet – translated into Gaelic.

THIS eminent dynasty of Mod […]

]]> 0 bd1c45d7c0cfc8d2627093eb45c3bc5b Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, The Nub, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2003/06/09/the-nub/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:27:58 +0000 Nub of the Art
MARCUS WILSON investigates the weird and wonderful world of ‘Nub’.
INHABITANTS of Easter Ross are witnessing a strange phenomenon, as the cream of Highland-based artists gathers to plot the […]

]]> 0 776bcee30de70e2f837c95a193db519c John Saich wrote a new post, Circle of Inspiration – Cloud Nine on the Ceilidh Trail, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2003/08/06/circle-of-inspiration-cloud-nine-on-the-ceilidh-trail/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:59:26 +0000 JOHN SAICH draws inspiration from the talented CLOUD NINE as he catches up with them on the 2003 Ceilidh Trail.
It’s not that long ago that the concept of an all female traditional band was pretty radical. I […]

]]> 0 ddce3ec184ab9e9e072abffc00bfbad7 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blazin' Fiddles, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/24/blazin-fiddles-2/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:03:03 +0000 ThumbnailStrathpeffer Pavilion, 20 April 2012
WITH Andy Thorburn now replaced by Ingrid Henderson, Blazin Fiddles’ lineup continues to evolve towards gender parity.

THOUGH it’s unlikely gender parity had anything to do […]

]]> 0 47381fcdb65c77324fa9cf90ee373181 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scottish Ballet: A Streetcar Named Desire, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/20/scottish-ballet-a-streetcar-named-desire/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:33:28 +0000 ThumbnailTheatre Royal, Glasgow, 11 April 2012, and touring
CALLING in Nancy Meckler to create a ballet version of Tennessee Williams’ tragic masterpiece was a risk for Ashley Page and Scottish Ballet; though she has an […]

]]> 0 e302108dd202fd8093176a53dc929e10 Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Evening of Contemporary Dance II, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/18/evening-of-contemporary-dance-ii/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:45:42 +0000 ThumbnailUniversal Hall, Findhorn, 13 April 2012
BODYSURF Scotland’s second programme in this series of inspiringly different dance opens with a darkened stage, a nested line of white plastic coffee cups, and a prone body […]

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