★★★★★ A wonderful evening of stories, music, and song celebrating the bothy culture of rural North East Scotland. Join ballad singer Allan Taylor, fiddler Karin Paterson, and storytellers Phyll McBain and Jackie Ross for a ceilidh of land, laughter, and a hearty dollop of Doric! Not since my childhood days spent in front of the TV with my grandma watching…

★★★★★ Hailing from the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands, fiddler and composer Lauren MacColl has built a reputation for music steeped in place and atmosphere. Whether performing solo or as part of groups like RANT, Salt House, or Heal & Harrow, MacColl’s playing is known for quiet intensity, favouring subtlety and depth over flash. However, I left her future-looking retrospective…