Tag: scottish music
Saint Andrews Day: it is the national day of Scotland, celebrated each year on November 30. Saint Andrew the apostle is the patron saint of Scotland. In case you …
Music can take you traveling even in times when travel is not available. Music is also great for recalling places you’ve been, and exploring ideas about places you plan …
The winter months, when day light lingers for a shorter time and temperatures drop, make natural times for gathering, for getting together with friends and family. This is the …
Once upon a time we listened to stories avidly, and wouldn’t go to bed until we’d heard one. Then we grow up and start reading them for ourselves, and …
In travelers’ imaginations, visits to Scotland often include the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, castles, perhaps at Stirling or in Edinburgh, golfing, maybe at The Old Course in Saint Andrews, …
As you travel, do you take time to learn a few words and phrases in an unfamiliar language before you go? It’s a good idea, one that will enhance …
“I often describe my style of presenting as gathering people in my house, with the broadcast signal extending the walls of my living room,” says Brian O’Donovan, host of …
The landscape of Scotland is as much character as it is backdrop in the film Brave. An artist’s idea of Scotland, that is, as Brave is an animated film. …
The fiddle is one of the world’s more portable instruments. It is also one whose sound is often heard as recalling the human voice, and certainly often found in …
Part big band, part jazz combo, part folk, part orchestra: The Unusual Suspects are just that: unusual. They make music with harp, piano, saxophone, trumpet, bagpipes, uillean pipes, percussion, …
Waxy O’Connor’s: the building has nine areas, several levels, and at any given moment any one of them will be hosting a family gathering, a wedding reception, folk cheering …
Across the world this week, writers are letting you in on their favorite things about New Zealand, as the people of that country work to recover from the earthquake …