Clair Gilchrist

Such a great show. Saw it with my teenage son & the humour & storytelling cut through & started some great conversations

19.05.2025 22:43 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Poster for Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition

Photograph of Wave Rock concrete poem by Ian Hamilton Finlay

Couldn’t wait to get to NGS today to see the new Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition. Such a treat to see a dedicated exhibition of his work.

08.03.2025 17:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Record rise in the number of low-paid jobs recorded in 2024 - Museums Association Arts sector has one of the highest rates of low-paid jobs in the UK, Living Wage Foundation reveals

Research findings from the Living Wage Foundation on low pay

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

06.03.2025 15:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hamish Hawk at the Usher Hall bathed in red lights

Brilliant to watch Hamish Hawk perform in his home town at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall & thank the small independent music venues in the city that gave his band their first gigs - ‘we wouldn’t be here without Sneaky Pete’s’. Great gig!

23.02.2025 10:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Orchestra and musicians performing for Celtic Connections gig

Great night at Celtic Connections for the Roaming Roots Revue. Some stand out performances & RCS Orchestra brilliant too

27.01.2025 09:16 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How amazing. I don’t think I have missed any GRIT performances but that behind the scenes would have been special

19.01.2025 16:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ten years since I was lucky to be at the first performance it was once again a joy & delight to see the GRIT Orchestra. Looking forward to the next ten years

19.01.2025 09:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Valtos performing at Greyfriars Kirk

Finishing up with Valtos at Greyfriars Kirk #FirstFootin

01.01.2025 19:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

FirstFirstin event at St Giles Cathedral. Musicians & community choir

Come Away In. A beautiful start to the new year. #FirstFootin

01.01.2025 16:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Spyres performing at Greyfriars Hall

And then to something completely different. Spyres alt-rock at Greyfriars Hall #FirstFootin

01.01.2025 16:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

British TV industry must diversify to survive, Lisa Nandy warns Culture secretary says viewers will switch to streaming services if TV channels’ shows do not connect with them

Culture Secretary says the TV industry has a “major problem” with diversity. "Attracting young people from diverse backgrounds into the industry is one thing, but if what they then find is that they can’t progress, then we’re not doing them or us any favours"

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

09.12.2024 19:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Van Gogh painting of church as seen in a Doctor Who episode

Hard to see this at the Musée D’Orsay & not look for the monster in the window

01.12.2024 18:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A view over Edinburgh with morning skies

A view over Edinburgh and Arthur’s Seat with morning skies

Morning walk. The view from Rest & Be Thankful over Edinburgh

26.11.2024 10:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ONS may have ‘lost’ a million workers from job figures since pandemic Resolution Foundation says figures are ‘overly pessimistic’ as people in work are less likely to answer survey

Response rates to the key Labour Force Survey (LFS) have collapsed, from 39% in 2019 to just 13% last year. Resolution Foundation: Crafting good policy is made harder still if the UK does not have reliable employment statistics
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

20.11.2024 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

More than 1 in 3 children and a quarter of adults are living in poverty in the UK according to a landmark report. More than half of all people in severe hardship in the UK (54%) live in a family that includes a disabled person.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

19.11.2024 10:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Frosty ground & sunrise

Edinburgh this morning

18.11.2024 15:20 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Text painted on wall: Through Line

Ceramic pieces by Lara Scobie

Wave Rock textual art by Ian Hamilton Finlay

Delighted to be invited to the opening of Through Line at the City Art Centre Edinburgh. Beautiful exhibition well worth visiting

18.11.2024 14:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0