Nick Gould of Jazz Main (pic: Terry Murden) Jazz Main ✭✭✭✭ Regulars on the Edinburgh jazz circuit will be familiar with the foot-tapping sets from local quartet Jazz Main and the combo have been delighting visitors to the Festival for years. This year there full houses at the Jazz Bar which was re-opened following a […]
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Broadway style bar debuts in Edinburgh
A musical theatre actor and fine artist was so inspired by music-loving Scots who visited his New York-style piano bar in Lisbon that he has moved it to Scotland, writes JULENA DRUMI Edinburgh Fringe venue 245 will offer this year’s festival goers something new. Downstairs at Betty’s makes its debut in the capital’s West End […]
Van Gogh visitors taken on sensory journey
Spectacular: Van Gogh exhibition (pic: David Munn) After last year’s successful Banksy exhibition, Glasgow is hoping to repeat the trick with a stunning sensory show which celebrates the life and work of an artist who broke new ground in his day. Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience will celebrate the work of the Dutch master as […]
Townsend opens new chapter for writers’ band
Pete Townsend with Beth Porter and Ben Please JULENA DRUMI reports on an unexpected collaboration between two south of Scotland musicians and a rock superstar A couple of musicians working in a quiet corner of south west Scotland have drawn the attention of one of the world’s loudest rock guitarists. They are the Bookshop Band, […]
Interview: Sara Thiam, CEO, Prosper
Sara Thiam: the economy is in a difficult place (pic: Terry Murden / DB Media Services) Sara Thiam tells TERRY MURDEN that sharing ideas is the key to better decision making Sara Thiam had recently returned from the north of Scotland where a number of business engagements had been extended into a weekend to enjoy […]