From left - Anne MacLeod, Hamish MacDonald and Cynthia Rogerson at the La Tortilla Asesina book launch. Hamish MacDonald and Cynthia Rogerson book launch | La Tortilla Asesina, Inverness by Margaret Chrystall PAELLA, performances and introductions to two new books written in the Highlands turned a launch event last week from Hamish MacDonald and Cynthia … Continue reading Review: Paella launch night serves up books with big subjects
Hometown invitation to The Joshua Hotel Rapture Party
The Joshua Hotel: Rapture Party debut album launch An Seomar, Inverness: September 27, 2025 Joshua Mackenzie in the frame at The Joshua Hotel's An Seomar gig on Saturday. Picture: MC By Margaret Chrystall HERE we are again at a landmark Joshua Hotel gig. It’s the big one, the launch of the *cliche-warning* - long-awaited – … Continue reading Hometown invitation to The Joshua Hotel Rapture Party
REVIEW: The Testament Of Gideon Mack – Dogstar Theatre Company
by Margaret Chrystall Dogstar Theatre Company's tour programme. by Margaret Chrystall It was good to see Dogstar Theatre Company’s new play sold out for every show in its three-night run at Eden Court last week. Slightly earlier last year, Dogstar had jointly set up the Spark Festival there which encouraged young theatre-makers and playwrights to … Continue reading REVIEW: The Testament Of Gideon Mack – Dogstar Theatre Company
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Can it really be 20 years since a sunny August day at Belladrum near Beauly launched a festival the Highlands have come to love ..?
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Phillip Jon Taylor and Heidi Browne - two styles, one showcase Phillip Jon Taylor + Heidi Browne | Under Canvas, Eden Court, Inverness | July 5 by Margaret Chrystall I’d be surprised if there were any more contrasting pairings in the Under Canvas double bills this summer than Phillip Jon Taylor and Heidi Browne. Or … Continue reading REVIEW
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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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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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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.
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it was a night of old friends. Faces from the past Inverness music world turned out – But this night was also about pretty new line-ups getting their chance to showcase their sound.
So impress me 