My arrival in Scotland was delayed by a day due to Storm Éowyn, an extremely powerful “bomb cyclone” that hit Ireland, the ...

With a mix of bagpipes, fiddles, accordions, whistles, guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and keys, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music.

What a delight to see an almost full Queen’s Hall for a programme solely of contemporary music. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s New Dimensions series, launched this season, sees a host of newer ...

Anna Smart, 24, who is originally from Fife, started playing the bagpipes when she was only six years old. Now, she is part ...

Naomi: In the contemporary period composers have thrown ... Naomi: Our first piece of music is by Scottish composer Anna Meredith. It’s called ‘Connect It’ and is innovative in how it ...

Ad Absurdum will feature flamboyant music to raise a laugh in Edinburgh and Glasgow, on 30 and 31 January respectively. Sergei Nakariakov is a world-renowned musician, but even he is put through ...

What sets them apart from other Scottish-inspired ensembles is their versatility in performing traditional music across a broad spectrum of cultural celebrations. Amirul Mazlan. Band manager ...

Under his leadership, it grew steadily, highlighted by the 2015 opening of the Littlefield Celtic Center, a venue and gathering space, to act as their headquarters. His vision has continued to guide ...