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Marc Hindley 
AN DANNSA DUBUNIVERSAL HALL, FINDHORNFRIDAY 30TH MAY 2025, 7.30PM An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Gaelic) is the brainchild of dub vocalist and producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin, formed in 2020. The project fuses the mystical energy and instruments of traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song with the heavy, meditative, … Read more
Dance North Scotland’s annual dance festival, RISE, will return to The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn, on the weekend of Friday 23 – Sunday 25 May. This year’s RISE programme will deliver a unique programme which celebrates the connections between us, delivering what has been described as a ‘powerful, life-affirming weekend of performance and participation’ (Kelly Apter, The … Read more
Long-standing Moray music event Speyfest has expanded its 2025 programme, with the final acts and a host of activities announced for the July event. From surprise pub sessions and resident bands to musical workshops and yoga for all ages, the Scottish festival is gearing up for one of its busiest ever editions. Local and emerging talent will … Read more
Thursday 8 May 2025 marks 80 years since VE Day and the end of WWII, with Moray and Banffshire residents being encouraged to join in commemorations. The Lord Lieutenant of Moray and Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire have announced the plans underway to commemorate the significant anniversary in Moray and are asking locals to get involved. … Read more
The two-day MacMoray event saw nearly 30 bands on two stages play to thousands over the Easter weekend (19-20 April) in Cooper Park, Elgin. Thanks to Gordon Doherty who works as a gig photographer for iGigs and sent us these pictures which sum up the event nicely. And the good news is, organiser Andy Macdonald … Read more
Musician Fiona Soe Paing is captivating audiences with the mesmerising audio-visual show of her album Sand, Silt, Flint. Inspired by the landscape and folklore of Northeast Scotland, the show takes a twist on tradition in its contemporary re-imaginings of traditional ballads. Melding live vocals, electronica textures, sounds of the natural world and archive recordings with traditional … Read more
The Imaginarium’s Missing Museum is gone, it’s history, it has passed. But isn’t that what history is about. A scripted record of times gone by. What if we could revisit history and take notes, make observations? Use our hindsight to say ‘that wasn’t right’. We did. For me, the missing Museum left an indelible impression. … Read more
Universal Hall, FindhornFriday 11 April 2025, 7:30pm St Andrew’s Chamber OrchestraConductors: Bede Williams and Michael Downes (conductors) Robert Schumann: Manfred OvertureRichard Wagner: Siegfried IdyllLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 3, op. 55 ‘Eroica’ St Andrews Chamber Orchestra comprises the best student instrumentalists from the University of St Andrews, conducted by Director and Deputy Director of Music, … Read more
Gary Meikle: NeurospicySunday 23 March, Lossiemouth LibrarySunday 13 April, Forres Town Hall Last year Glaswegian comedian Gary Meikle found out something that meant that a lot of his life to date suddenly (sort of) made sense. On 23 January 2024, Gary was diagnosed as neurodivergent, news he says that surprised him, but very few of … Read more
A celebrated Scottish fiddle group has marked its 45th anniversary with a sold-out hometown concert at the weekend, reflecting on more than four decades of music-making in the North East. The Fochabers Fiddlers, or Auld Fiddlers as they are fondly called locally, put on a stirring show at the town’s Institute on Saturday night. Much-loved … Read more