Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jan 27, 2025
Following the huge two night sell-out success of 2024’s Songs Of Modern Scotland, Roaming Roots Revue returns to recreate some legendary moments from some of Britain’s most iconic songwriters and bands ever.
Photos: RSC's EDWARD II in Rehearsals
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025
All new rehearsal photos have been released for the RSC’s production of Christopher Marlowe’s rarely performed tragedy, Edward II, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon beginning next month.
Review: CELTIC CONNECTIONS OPENING NIGHT, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jan 17, 2025
The festival’s iconic annual Opening Concert is set to live up to expectations with an epic marking of Glasgow 850, heralding the start of the city’s year-long 850th birthday celebration. ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’ is the motto on the city’s coat of arms, and this unique concert will pay tribute to the city’s rich artistic heritage and flourishing future through a special night of surprises incorporating music, spoken-word, dance and film.
Cast Set For RSC's EDWARD II
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2025
Casting has been announced for the RSC’s forthcoming production of Christopher Marlowe’s rarely performed tragedy, Edward II, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Celtic Connections to shine bright this winter as 2025 programme unveiled
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Oct 15, 2024
The premiere winter festival and international celebration of Celtic music will illuminate stages across Glasgow from Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February, eclipsing dark winter nights with a kaleidoscope of internationally-renowned music, exciting new performances, unique showcases and one-off collaborations.
Curtain closes on Celtic Connections 2024
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Feb 5, 2024
From Thursday 18 January to Sunday 4 February, the city came alive with over 300 incredible events involving 1,200 artists across 25 of the city's venues.
Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jan 22, 2024
Now in its 12th year, Roddy Hart’s ever popular festival staple Roaming Roots Revue returns with an epic concert celebrating - for the first time in its history - the great Scottish Songbook.
Celestial North Releases Her Debut Album 'Otherworld' on Friday
by Michael Major - Jul 3, 2023
Deeply influenced by her natural surroundings and wild Scottish upbringing, the album was co-recorded and produced with Woody (Sea Power) in the Lake District, creating a stunning tapestry of work that adds a human heart and touch to elements of dream pop, electro-pop, folktronica, gaze, and techno, offering an escape to new realms.
Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jan 23, 2023
This is Celtic Connection's annual highlight-packed exploration of classic influences on contemporary music. Tonight’s show revisits themes including tributes to The Women of Song, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles’ Abbey Road and the music of Laurel Canyon. Curated as ever by Glasgow’s own Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, the guestlist likewise comprises an array of return visitors.
Celestial North Announces New Single 'The Nature Of Light'
by Michael Major - Jun 9, 2022
Celestial North’s luminary new single ‘The Nature Of Light’ was inspired by her studies as a Herbalist and by the concept of The Light Of Nature, which she describes as, ‘innate knowledge imbued within us all and accessed through intimate, synergistic and intuitive relationships within our natural kingdoms’.
Celestial North Releases Her New Single 'When the Gods Dance'
by Michael Major - May 5, 2022
Lake District based Scottish solo artist Celestial North marks her return with her intoxicating new single ‘When The Gods Dance’ which invites you into the heart of her fascinating wyrd-dreampop world. It’s a cosmic detour into a land of impossibility and beauty - bathed in folklore, the ancient and the unknown.
BWW Review: ORPHANS, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Apr 9, 2022
Glasgow, 1998, one hell of a storm is ripping through the city. The Flynn siblings just need to survive the night and make it to their mother's funeral in the morning. Read our BWW critic's review.