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Marc Hindley 
I was lucky enough to see more than my fair share of acts during the 5th Findhorn Bay Festival this year. As somewhat of a disclaimer, I was working at the event as a photographer, but that doesn’t preclude me from reporting my experience. The last event in 2022 reached the remarkable achievement of 100 … Read more
RACHEL SERMANNI – THE BETWIXT TOURUNIVERSAL HALL, FINDHORN – SAT 5 OCTOBER 2024, 7.30PM Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish singer/songwriter who makes the mundane moments mystical: shock-positive pregnancy tests in train-station toilets, coffee machine breakages, cold river swims, the regret of not saying ‘I love You’, the moon & how it pulls, bare feet on … Read more
THE ROUTES QUARTETUNIVERSAL HALL, FINDHORN – THU 3 OCTOBER 2024, 7.30PM The Routes Quartet play an exquisite blend of folk, classical, jazz and fiddle traditions, featuring evocative arrangements of folk tunes and stunning original compositions. Comprising the classic string quartet instrumentation of cello (Rufus Huggan), viola (Emma Tomlinson) and two fiddles (David Lombardi and Madeleine Stewart), … Read more
The 5th Findhorn Bay Festival kicks off in less than two weeks and director Kresanna Aigner say the wealth of talent on our doorstep is something to celebrate. As well as providing a platform for national and international artists during the Findhorn Bay Festival, the spotlight is firmly on performers and artists in the North … Read more
Moray Concert Brass is delighted to host the Spirit of Brass Festival 2024 taking place from 27-29 September. Friday night will kick off at St Giles Church in Elgin and feature the Inverness based traditional brass band, Highland Brass. They play a wide variety of music from classical and contemporary arrangements to movie themes and … Read more
One of the world’s leading jazz singers, Kurt Elling joins the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra at Elgin Town Hall on Thursday 26 September. The concert is part of Findhorn Bay Arts Festival and is the first of a four-date tour of Scotland by Elling and the SNJO. An established friend of the SNJO, Chicago-born Elling … Read more
Local singer songwriter Shirley Barr may be late to the table, but her recently discovered passion for compelling songwriting and performance shows she’s earned her place. Working as the marketing manager at the Universal Hall venue in the Findhorn eco-village, her life was already immersed in live music. However, lockdown saw her signing up for … Read more
Universal Hall, FindhornThursday 5 September 2024, 7.30pm Still holding fast to their reputation as major musical innovators, Flook have an enviable trademark sound. Formed 29 years ago by four friends, the whistles and flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly weave and spin … Read more
Supercars and spectators gathered on the Plainstones of Elgin on Saturday for the 10th anniversary of the CannonBawz Run. Held to raise money for the Marfan Trust, the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation and The Marie Crawford Boyd Foundation, 45 vehicles paraded through the main street before setting off on a 500-mile tour of the Highlands. … Read more
Bharatanatyam dancer and lead artist Kirsten Newell announces the anticipated return and Scottish tour of John Philip Newell’s captivating storytelling, dance, and music show Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found. Touring from 2 – 22 September across Aberdeenshire; Banchory; Skye; Mull; Iona; Harris; Stornoway and Findhorn, Hebridean Treasure blends Scottish and South Asian music and theatre … Read more