12 h. ago Scots music festival rapist jailed over brutal attack that left teen with 48 injuries

James Leckie, 28, attacked the 16-year-old girl - who he had never met before at - at Fly Open Air in Princes Street Gardens on September 16, 2023.

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15 h. ago Outlander season 8 sees Scottish music legend join in key role

The historical drama shared an exciting update with fans on Instagram

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27 h. ago Strictly's Karen Carney stunned by 'amazing' surprise final message from 1990s music icon

Karen revealed on the Strictly spin-off It Takes Two that she's close friends with a Scottish music sensation

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7 d. ago Roundhouse apologises over alleged antisemitic imagery at Primal Scream gig

The band were reported to police after a video was screened on stage on Monday which appeared to show the Star of David entwined with a swastika.

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7 d. ago Scottish Opera: Tchaikovsky Heroes and Heroines, Edinburgh review: 'surprisingly powerful'

There were some persuasive performances in this tour of Tchaikovsky’s operatic highlights , writes David Kettle

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1 week ago 'Key film everyone needs to see' with Hollywood legend on BBC tonight

Despite being almost six decades old, this film has won huge reviews as fans say it's 'masterfully edited' and 'aged well' with some iconic Hollywood stars in the cast

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2 w. ago Who was Hokusai? New Scottish Opera production to explore Great Wave artist's life

Although The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most famous works of art ever made, relatively little is known about its creator, Katsushika Hokusai. David Kettle meets the team behind a new Scottish Opera production which seeks to shed some light on his remarkable life

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2 w. ago Scottish singer Jacob Alon shortlisted for prestigious music award

Jacob Alon is shortlisted for another major award

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2 w. ago Watch: Whisky Mouth, a new work by Scottish composer Jay Capperauld, performed by the SCO

This St Andrew’s Day, the SCO is delighted to share a new piece of filmed music that celebrates Scottish identity, humour, and musical tradition

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2 w. ago Tributes paid to Scots music 'legend' who has died after cancer battle

Barbara Spackman of Tickets Scotland was described as the “heart and soul” of the company for nearly 30 years.

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4 w. ago ‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music

A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan stepped in‘It felt to me as if the world had forgotten about the Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley of folk, or a singular figure in the mould of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash or Richard Thompson.” So says Colin Harper, curator of a slew of new releases celebrating the stunning music of Scottish musician Dick Gaughan. Harper had recently reconnected with his music after several decades, “and I couldn’t believe the quality of it. His singing and guitar playing were astonishing – he performed traditional songs and championed social justice so powerfully.”But if you haven’t heard of the 77-year-old Gaughan, it’s not surprising: much of his work has been unavailable for years, the rights to it having been claimed by the label Celtic Music, who have not made it available digitally. Gaughan doesn’t r...

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