Details have been unveiled for this year’s Wigtown Shindy – four days of live music and other entertainment showcasing Dumfries and Galloway talent. Taking place in the town gardens and the Bladnoch Distillery courtyard from 15-18 August it promises more live...
Leah Coloff is a pretty impressive musician. David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Debby Harry all thought so when she played with them – so did the judges who recently awarded her a Grammy. But then there’s family. Clearing out the family home after the death of her father she came...
Rock legend Peter Townshend was so “blown away” by unsigned duo The Bookshop Band that he offered to produce their next album – and ended up playing on every track. The result is Emerge, Return, a dark album of 13 literary-inspired songs, all written by Ben...
Intrigue, betrayal, unrequited love – enter the world of Elizabeth I as she struggles to lead a turbulent kingdom riven by the ambitions of power-hungry nobles and under constant threat of foreign invasion. Carole Levine’s play provides a glimpse into the Virgin...
One minute she was “stupid” for not speaking English – then she was chastised as a “chatterbox” for speaking it too much. In the second instalment of a planned trilogy on life growing up as a first-generation immigrant from Pakistan living in 1970s Glasgow,...
The biggest ever Spring Fling weekend was a huge success, with visitors dropping in at more than 100 art and craft studios across Dumfries and Galloway. Many also took the opportunity to explore the countryside of one of Scotland’s most beautiful regions. Joanna...
Kerry Samantha Boyes is opening a shop packed with the most mouth-watering-looking cakes, pies, jellies and other goodies that you can imagine. None are edible, yet they are in huge demand. Her ice cream cones recently featured prominently in the beach party scene...
This month’s Spring Fling offers the chance to see an astonishing variety of contemporary art and craft at 104 studios across Dumfries and Galloway. Among them are Kirkcudbright bespoke high-quality furniture maker Ian Cameron-Smith, Thornhill multi-disciplinary...
Brian Taylor, one of the best-known figures in contemporary Scottish journalism, will lead the judging panel for this year’s Anne Brown Essay Prize. The annual award, which champions Scottish writing talent, carries a £1,500 prize. Mr Taylor, who is a commentator,...
Tim Westley’s hand-forged knives – created from highly unusual, recycled materials – are highly prized by foodies cooking in restaurants or their own homes. That’s partly because, as a former professional chef himself, he understands exactly what they want from what...
