Karine Polwart: Gregoryβs Girl landed big in Banknock
The folk singer on her favourite family holidays, her first celebrity crush and the career sheβd choose in a parallel life
You get to see Karine Polwart in two v different shows next month. Windblown (Aug 9-13, Ed Fringe) is a dreamlike theatre piece about the longest lived tree at the Edinburgh Botanics, and she's playing Kelvingrove Bandstand on Aug 5.
She's in today's Times Scotland.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
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Rock music, sport and Cold War collide in Amazing Sport Stories podcast
The latest Amazing Sport Stories podcast tells the true story of how the Lithuanian basketball team made it to the 1992 Olympics with help from the US rock band, the Grateful Dead.
Dropping Monday 19th! A podcast I made for BBC World Service with @bespoken.bsky.social about the fall of the Soviet Union, the Grateful Dead and some amazing Lithuanian basketballers at Barcelona 1992 Olympics. Presented by the late Bill Walton.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/rock-music-s...
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BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, A Succession of Repetitive Beats
The rave that changed Britain, 30 years on from the Castlemorton Common festival.
The rave that changed Britain - this Saturday night at 8pm, on BBC Radio 4. Political journalist Tom Barton meets some of those whose lives were turned upside down in the aftermath of Castlemorton Common in 1992.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Sound Design: Barney Philbrick and Joel Cox
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BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated, A Georgian Polyphonic Feast
Come to a banquet of Georgian song, food and wine.
This podcast episode on Georgian feasting and polyphonic singing is simply wonderful
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated, A Georgian Polyphonic Feast
Come to a banquet of Georgian song, food and wine.
Our programme βA Georgian Polyphonic Feastβ was on Radio 4 tonight - and available to losten now at this link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #illuminated #bbcradio4
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βdouble βaward success!
β LANTERN SCOTTISH POETRY -
for the 2nd year in a row, shortlisted for a Celtic Media Award.
βAMAZING SPORT STORIES: CHASING MOUNTAINS
Also this year, our nail-biting BBC series Chasing Mountains has been shortlisted in the Sport category.
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NEWS: Our BBC #podcast 'Amazing Sport Stories: Chasing Mountains' has been shortlisted for a global #Ondas award, run by PRISA Audio, Cadena SER, and El Pais.
It tells the story of 5 incredible women competing to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains.
Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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Don't forget our first SAN Q&A is this month!
Our guest is Mark Vernon, a Glasgow based artist who explores the concepts of audio archaeology, magnetic memory and nostalgia through his sound works.
If you haven't already, join our Google group for updates.
groups.google.com/g/scaud
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This was a brilliant performance. @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social
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"With opportunity, determination, and support, anything is possible." - Chris McCausland β€οΈ #strictly
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A free, public space for culture in the heart of Edinburgh, the Fruitmarket provides inspiration and opportunity for artists and audiences.
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Singer, musician, voice artist, composer. GΓ idhlig/Gaelic. Singer on Disney Pixarβs βBraveβ. TV/radio presenter and creative collaborator. Love the Scottish outdoors and sport.
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Arts journalist (comedy specialist), Times Scotland (Alba) and Metro mainly. Scotsman comedy reviews during Edinburgh Fringe. Wanging on about birds all year round.
North Berwick, near Edinburgh. She/her
Writer, broadcaster, host of @papercutsshow and other chatty bits, I HAVE A BOOK OUT! Uncommon People - Britpop and Beyond In 20 Songs here it is https://amzn.eu/d/g2WxjyS
Writer, actor, audiobook narrator, notorious tryhard
Partnership between The James Hutton Institute & all Scottish HE & Research Institutes, supporting the development & implementation of water policy.
#ScotlandHydroNation
The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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BBC Russia Editor, Moscow
We provide over 700 services to Scotlandβs capital city. Follow for news and information on life in Edinburgh.
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Playwright. Passionate about harm reduction and recovery.
The Scaff & Dancing Shoes with Graeme Smith.
Theatre journalist and critic. Scotland correspondent for The Stage. Words in FT, Standard, Scotsman and elsewhere. The Crush Bar on Substack: thecrushbar.substack.com
Season 25/26 now on sale:
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Scottish theatre company. Based in Glasgow. Producer of short plays. Part of the collective at Theatre 118.
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Overlooked tales of Edinburgh, Leith & Scottish local history. Expect the unexpected: people, buildings, transport, maps & occasional attempts to be funny. Stories also published at https://threadinburgh.scot π¦ ex-Cocteautriplets
Underemployed flΓ’neuse sharing info about #Edinburgh beyond the castle ie overlooked, neglected, underappreciated, everyday & mundane treasures inc
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On stage, on screen, on tour