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Josiah Walters: On His Own Pilgrimage

Stirring his coffee in a bustling city centre café, the relief was palpable for Joe Walters.

A bass trombone student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), the 21-year-old from Carnoustie is also a talented composer.

His latest work – The Pilgrim – will provide the set test for bands competing in the Challenge Section at May’s European Brass Band Championshipsin Perth. His most substantial…

Just the Two of Us

For some, it’s a teddy bear. Or a blanket. One of those battered, broken, faded yet utterly…

Scotland: How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Nationals?

As the final coach trundled away from The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse, Welsh banding…

Trade Right Internationalworks with women in Ghana, employing them to harvest shea nuts and turn them into butter. The butter is then transported to the company’s base in Greenock, Inverclyde, where individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds help produce…

Tammy Davidson may appear to be an outgoing, bubbly character with her own successful entertainment company, Tamtastic Entertainment – but it wasn’t always this way.

Hailing from Dumfries and Galloway, Tammy overcame her own hurdles to get where she is…

Glasgow’s Piping Live festival celebrated its tenth birthday in August 2013 with thousands of people flocking to the city for the event.

Much of the action took place in the city’s St Enoch Square and the National Piping Centre. Street cafes, come-and-try…

Spring Concert, Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Galashiels Town Band, Youth & Junior Bands. Guest soloists: Les Neish & Drew Ness

May 25 2013

  Everyone loves a success story – no more so than when after a tough period, a setback, one comes out the other side…

Members and tutors of the Gorbals Youth Brass Band celebrated the ensemble’s first birthday in March 2013.

  The young musicians thought about everything they had accomplished in a jam-packed 12 months, which saw them perform everywhere from Perth Concert…

Privacy and Defamation: Walking the Tightrope

As arguments go, this is about as contentious as they come.

Privacy and defamation laws continue to…

Jenna and Bethany Reid with NYBBS: Escape

Escape: The Story of Jan Baalsrud and the Shetland Bus

Reid Folk Ensemble & National Youth Brass…

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'Tis the Season

It’s that time again. The tree’s going up and there’s even been a decorative flurry of snow. Shops…

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Allan Withington: Beating Outside the Box

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Glasgow Studio Orchestra: Breathtaking Broadway

Breathtaking Broadway

Glasgow Studio Orchestra & Guests, Reid Hall: Community Central Hall,

Decemb…

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Allan Withington: Beating Outside the Box

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Allan Withington: Beating Outside the Box

Seven National titles with four different bands. The first National / British Open double for Foden…

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Allan Withington: Beating Outside the Box

Seven National titles with four different bands. The first National / British Open double for Foden…

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Making Their Own Big Noise

Something special is going on in the Gorbals.

Located on the south bank of the River Clyde in…

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