A fortnight of folklore-inspired drama was enjoyed by participants at this year’s Gaelic Drama Summer School which took place in Portree between the 3rd and 15th of July. The residential school, supported by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Creative Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Highland Council, is aimed at fluent Gaelic speakers aged 13-18 years. A … Continued

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe kicked off in earnest last Friday with another jam-packed programme of theatre, comedy, music, family shows and much, much more. Here’s what’s been happening at the Centre so far: Our children’s shows have been delighting audiences, from the bilingual carrot-tastic The Wonderful World of Lapin, filled with French, furry friends and … Continued

How would you describe your show in one sentence? A storyteller’s dream of living on a Scottish island comes true. Through live storytelling, peep-boxes and projection, imagination and reality collide as ancient tales of boggarts and mermaids hold hands with contemporary accounts of supernatural landscapes against a backdrop of broken down ferries and the Mackerel … Continued

The Loud Poets return with a new show of spoken word for the masses, removing pretension and getting loud with video projections and resident band. We grabbed busy bee Kevin for a quick chat to entice you along. How would you describe your show in one sentence? Loud Poets is a little bit of everything … Continued

We are delighted to host the return of Puppet State Theatre to their Fringe home with their gorgeous production exploring Niggle and his life. Richard is a seasoned Fringe veteran, so here are his pearls of wisdom for your delectation. How would you describe your show in one sentence? Tolkien’s miniature masterpiece – the story … Continued

With support from Colmcille, a fund managed by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Fèisean nan Gàidheal is delighted to announce that the cultural exchange with the Oriel Centre in Dundalk, Ireland will again take place in 2017, building on the success of previous exhanges between the two organisations. This summer, we’re looking for six young musicians and … Continued

On the 1st of July, storytelling sisters Mary and Marion Kenny come together to present the latest in the Art of the Storyteller workshop and performance series. Read on to learn more about their backgrounds and storytelling inspirations… How long have you been telling stories and where do you perform? Mary: I have been telling … Continued

Enjoy a unique opportunity to delve into the rich song traditions of Scotland in two upcoming full-day workshops at the Scottish Storytelling Centre – Scots Song with Siobhan Miller on Saturday the 10th of June, followed the next week by Gaelic Song with Sineag MacIntyre. Siobhan and Sineag are two young women who have been … Continued

Experienced storyteller with a background in theatre arts, Alice Fernbank, leads a two-part workshop devoted to exploring how we embody the characters in the stories we tell and the songs we sing on Friday 2nd and Friday 23rd of June at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. During the workshop, she will share a variety of physical … Continued

Scotland’s music will take centre stage in Brittany, France this August at Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Europe’s largest Celtic music festival.  The Festival – set to attract an audience of 750,000 from 4-13 August –  offers an unprecedented opportunity to highlight the diversity and quality of Scotland’s finest musical talent on the international stage. Traditional … Continued