BBC ALBA to broadcast Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2012

As six finalists compete to take the prestigious title Continue reading

Wild Biscuit Pipers and Drummers MOVE with the times – into Celtic Connections

Wild Biscuit Move

Scottish Highland Bagpipes and Breakdance may not seem the most likely of combinations even in the mash-up world of 2012. Continue reading

Cowal Highland Gathering on shortest possible shortlist for major national award

In great news for the event, for is host town of Dunoon, for the Cowal Continue reading

Easdale Island: Division 1 or just division?

Easdale Island © Steve Partridge Creative Commons

Yesterday we published a news item on the Lonely Planet travel guide listing Easdale Island’s annual World Stone Skimming Continue reading

Edinburgh piggy-backing off Orkney and Shetland?

Has anyone else noticed the capital city’s recent borrowings from the cultures Continue reading

Images of 2011

Flame Shell © Marine Scotland

This is a Flame Shell, a ‘cryptic’  marine species with bright orange feeding tentacles. It is found only in Continue reading

A83 campaign latest – and an interesting ask

Today there is more political support for the Argyll First campaign – Continue reading