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The Routes Quartet - which plays live Inverness dates this week - is a collaborative effort, says viola player Emma Tomlinson. "I think it’s what makes the music so special... Everything comes from us!"
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Under Canvas's manifesto for music Under Canvas launch with two North musicians shining through under grey skies. Under Canvas, Eden Court Lawn | Adam Ross + The Gillian Fleetwood Band | July 4 by Margaret Chrystall Election day had the perfect antidote – the return launch of this summer’s Under Canvas at Eden Court. The … Continue reading REVIEW
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Pushing the button on violet vinyl - Phillip Jon Taylor's new album out today Phillip Blanco-Taylor with De Nada, at Scotland's Seabass Vinyl. by Margaret Chrystall | 28.06.2024 Five years might seem a lifetime ago for Phillip Blanco-Taylor since a step back from the frantic touring life of band PAWS to head home from Glasgow … Continue reading INTERVIEW
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Full house for dry humour and lush music Rufus Wainwright and guests | Eden Court, Inverness | Saturday, June 22 ★★★★★ By Margaret Chrystall Watching the theatre in Inverness fill up on Saturday night, you couldn’t help feeling that this alternative-looking and savvy bunch might be hard to woo. In the current climate, any political … Continue reading REVIEW
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Saturday's hometown debut showcases The Chosen Lonely band You can witness Steven Barclay's dream of The Chosen Lonely band get real at the Tooth & Claw. by Margaret Chrystall Talking to Steven Barclay in the run-up to new band The Chosen Lonely’s home debut on Saturday (June 22) you ask if there might be another … Continue reading INTERVIEW
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Sun shines on Valtos’s ‘bucket list’ Gathering Valtos, The Gathering | Bught Park, Inverness | Saturday, June 1 ★★★★★ There’s a lot to love about a one-day festival and The Gathering in Inverness has always had the town centre location to make it easy to get there, through the gate and into a celebration of … Continue reading REVIEW
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The latest Chris to fight the world Sunset Song written by Morna Young after Lewis Grassic Gibbon Dundee Rep Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Empire Theatre, Eden Court | Thursday, May 16 ★★★ WITH costumes, music, movement, backdrop and set, this version of Sunset Song may blur the fact Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s story … Continue reading REVIEW
THEATRE
How not to lose the world ... James V: Katherine by Rona Munro | RAW Material and Capital Theatres | Friday, May 10 | OneTouch, Eden Court, Inverness ★★★★★ It was great to be able to get one of the last tickets left for the latest part of Rona Munro’s James plays series – the … Continue reading THEATRE
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This triumph from Vivid Roots Collective sets a high bar for the new generation eager to create their own Highland theatre. Now – after some years of research, development, rehearsals and evolution as the project progressed – writer and now playwright Annie MacDonald’s first stage play has blossomed - a very Highland story.
So impress me 