Holiday Scotland

  January isn’t exactly the most heart-warming of months; it’s cold, snowy, dark and full of post-festive blues. Still, there is one bright light shining amid the gloom, navigating us through the murk to cheerier shores – Burns’ Night. Every year, on the 25th of January, Scots the world over gather in celebration of our [...]

  Neil Clark here, of Torwood, Stirlingshire. Basically, I’m 47 and have been a piper all my life. So was my Dad, and my Grandfather. Proud to say my son James is too. I think he’d say he didn’t have a choice. I’ve been playing since age 4, via the Scots Guards (2nd Batt), Strathclyde [...]

  Most people think of bagpipes as an exclusively Scottish instrument.  This isn’t really the case, as pipes have existed in many countries since ancient times. In fact, it has been claimed that Nero didn’t fiddle as Rome burned, but played the pipes.   Well, maybe. And the pipes still exist in many forms, all [...]

  Scotland is renowned for its tourism but often forgotten is how much it’s music rich culture has shaped the UK charts and beyond. For centuries Scotland has been wrapped in a vibrant patchwork quilt of musical variety from Yon Burns to Happy Hardcore, pop to rock. From our fair shores hail such historic talent [...]