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Festival programme highlights the ‘wealth of talent on our doorstep’
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
‘World-class brass’ to be shared with people of Moray
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
World class jazz set for Elgin Town Hall
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
There no stopping newcomer Shirley Barr
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
Expect a symbiosis from the flutes, frets and skins of Flook
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
Cannonbawz Run raises nearly £7k on NC500 circuit
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
Asian dance with a Highland twist
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
Tea in the Park, Glenlivet
WEE VISIT: This week, we visited Glenlivet for ‘quiet and quaint‘ food and craft exhibition Glenlivet Hall is one of the more remote parts of Moray, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a popular venue for this annual event. Tea in the Park is a well-organised community gathering that attracts a large number of … Read more
Elgin woman pays tribute to first love with punk music festival
An Elgin woman is recalling the good times she had with her first love before he died by putting on a music festival dedicated to the music they both loved. Fi Marshall, a driving instructor in Elgin, dated Gary Macdonald before he died of cancer in 2018. Gary was her first boyfriend, but they remained … Read more