Saturday, 26 November 2011 01:43

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First Minister Alex Salmond issued a St Andrew’s Day message today, ahead of celebrations across the country to mark Scotland’s national day.

Filmed at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh – which will reopen to the public after an ambitious £17.6 million restoration project on December 1 – the message gives the First Minister the opportunity to reflect on Scotland’s great contributions to the world.

Friday, 25 November 2011 17:00

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This week, listening to a Scottish folk group with glam rock sounding name, a Scottish popular music group with a religious sounding name and a Dutch girl with a precious sounding name…

Silly Wizard – So Many Partings (1979)
Silly Wizard produced one of the finest Scottish folk albums ever recorded with ‘So Many Partings’ – the theme of the album is in the name – a sense of loss pervades the album. The loss of love; the destruction of the heart of the highlands after the clearances; the loss of times past and a more innocent age. Silly Wizard’s rare musicianship, intelligence and sensitively produced this touching work.

Sunday, 20 November 2011 04:35

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By a Newsnet reporter
 
Musicians and campaigners angered at the planned axing of a Radio One show that promotes up and coming Scottish bands are today staging a mass busking session outside the BBC’s Glasgow HQ at Pacific Quay.
 
The Radio One show ‘Introducing in Scotland’, hosted by Ally Macrae, is facing the axe as part of the recently announced cut backs from the corporation.