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Music & Festivals

'Sweet martyr’ and ‘Jezebel’ – exploring the afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots

‘Sweet Martyr’ & ‘Jezebel’ – Exploring The Afterlife Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Rosemary Goring to deliver annual Wigtown Book Festival Magnusson Lecture Has Mary’s story been used to portray women as incapable of holding power? ...
Dumfries Music Conference Reveals 2020 Digital Programme

Dumfries Music Conference Reveals 2020 Digital Programme

Dumfries Music Conference is set to return next month on 15-17 October for its first ever digital conference. The eighth annual conference features a...
The spirit of Wigtown – from kirkyard ghosts to witchcraft and fine whisky

The Spirit Of Wigtown – From Kirkyard Ghosts To Witchcraft & Fine Whisky

  Karen Campbell’s Ghosts of Wigtown to be read by actress Kate Dickie Bladnoch’s master distiller leads an online whisky tasting A modern Scottish...
Wild Goose Festival Gears Up for Two-Weeks of Nature, Creativity and Place

Wild Goose Festival Gears Up for Two-Weeks of Nature, Creativity & Place

The inaugural Wild Goose Festival comes to Dumfries on 9th October for 2 weeks of storytelling, literature, riverside walks, creative activities and fantastic opportunities...
Lone piper and Alexander McCall Smith’s songs of the saints to launch Wigtown Book festival

Lone Piper & Alexander Mccall Smith’s Songs Of The Saints To Launch Wigtown Book...

Lone piper and Alexander McCall Smith’s songs of the saints to launch festival Festival piper is a symbol of resilience Composer Tom Cunningham’s music...
Carnival will go ahead says Big Burns Supper 

Carnival Will Go Ahead Says Big Burns Supper 

Organisers of a Winter Festival in Dumfries say they will continue to make plans for their activities in 2021 even if they have to...
Dumfries Music Conference Offers Free Mentorship Opportunities

Dumfries Music Conference Offers Free Mentorship Opportunities

Dumfries Music Conference (DMC), which has been organising educational music events in Dumfries and Galloway since 2012 and is committed to providing learning opportunities,...
Raise a Glass with Skerryvore as they perform ‘Live Across the World’ from the Clydeside Distillery

Raise a Glass with Skerryvore as they perform ‘Live Across the World’ from the...

Hot off the release of their latest album Live Across Scotland, multi-award-winning Scottish band Skerryvore will perform their first live performance in over 6...
StubHub makes changes to its UK site to address CMA concerns

Stubhub Makes Changes To Its UK Site To Address CMA Concerns

Earlier this year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) called on StubHub to address concerns that its website was not complying with commitments it made to...
New support for Scottish grassroots music venues

New Support For Scottish Grassroots Music Venues

New support has been made available for grassroots music venues across Scotland through the Scottish Government’s Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund.  The £2.2m fund, which was...