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MacMoray 2025: in pictures
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
Scotland’s songs and folklore celebrated in innovative audio-visual show “Sand, Silt, Flint”
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
Review: Missing Museum adds life-like realism to historical events
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 to showcase classic trio
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
Internet sensation Gary Meikle brings his new tour to Forres
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
Celebrated fiddle group marks 45 years
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
The Imaginarium’s Missing Museum: A Space for Imagining Possibilities
A partnership that allows the audience to become the curator and immerse themselves into the imagination of history is being developed in Forres. The Imaginarium’s Missing Museum is a space where hidden stories come to life and where time travel exists, allowing the past, present, and future to collide in delightfully unexpected ways. The Forres Edition … Read more
More than £687,000 financial generated for local economy from Findhorn Bay Festival
Cultural organisation Findhorn Bay Arts has released its 2024 Findhorn Bay Festival outcomes report which shows the ten-day Findhorn Bay Festival generated a financial boost of £687,202 to the local economy. With 119 ticketed and free events across ten days, the festival generated 10,565 attendances across audience members, creative programme participants, artists, volunteers and staff. The total is … Read more
New whisky destination to open for Burns Night
Linn House, the picturesque and undiscovered ‘home of whisky’ on the banks of River Isla in Speyside will open its doors for an unforgettable food and whisky experience in celebration of Burns Night for three days from Thursday 23rd January to Saturday 25th January 2025. Through the magic of open-flame fire dining, Ecuadorian chef and … Read more