Northings Event Reviews archive from January 2010
Mike Vass. Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS - NEW VOICES: MIKE VASS (Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 24 January 2010)

BARRY GORDON reckons Mike Vass’s New Voices commission fits the man perfectly.
26 January 2010


Catriona MacDonald (photo - Leila Angus). Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS – THE FUTURE OF OUR PAST GOES LARGE (Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 23 January 2010)

BARRY GORDON gets a taste of the next generation of traditional musicians.
25 January 2010


Rachel Walker. Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS – CÈOL IS CRAIC (CCA, Glasgow, 22-23 January 2010)

FIONA MACKENZIE enjoys a celebration of authentic Celtic connections.
25 January 2010


Bethany and Jenna Reid Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS – THE SHETLAND BUS (Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glagsow, 21 January 2010)

JENNIE MACFIE feels this celebration of heroic wartime endeavour deserves a wider airing.
22 January 2010


Colin MacIntyre (Photo - Paul Kirsop) Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS – THE AN TOBAR SESSIONS (Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 January 2010)

NORMAN BISSELL reckons the An Tobar Sessions is not to be missed when it tours later this year.
22 January 2010


Charioteer Theatre's Shakespeare vs Shakespeare (© Charioteer Theatre 2010) Click for full size image THEATRE: SHAKESPEARE VS SHAKESPEARE (Charioteer Theatre Company, Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin, 19 January 2010)

STEVE COOMBER finds Charioteer focusing on Shakespeare’s language.
22 January 2010


Circling The Square premises at Artdogs in Maine. Click for full size image EXHIBITION: FROM AWAY – PRINTMAKING BY CIRCLING THE SQUARE FINE ART PRESS (Orkney Museum, Kirkwall, Orkney, until 30 January)

MORAG MACINNES surveys the results of a an exchange show with makers from distant Maine.
21 January 2010


Halflight! - aerial artist Jennifer Patterson (photo - Andy Ross). Click for full size image DANCE: OFF KILTER (Edinburgh Festival Theatre, and touring January 2010)

MARK FISHER caught up with the new version of a classic dance show ahead of its Inverness visit.
21 January 2010


Jarlath Henderson and Ross Ainslie. Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS – TUNES FOR GORDON (Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 17 January 2010)

JENNIE MACFIE enjoys a diverse tribute to the late Gordon Duncan.
21 January 2010


Chris Stout. Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS - CHRIS STOUT’S BRAZILIAN THEORY / HELENE BLUM & HARALD HAUGAARD (City Halls, Glasgow, 17 January 2010)

SUE WILSON sees the joins disappear in a classy collaboration.
20 January 2010


Iain Morrison (photo - Fergus Feggans). Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS - NEW VOICES: IAIN MORRISON (Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 17 January 2010)

JENNIE MACFIE drops in on a bit of a family affair.
20 January 2010


Blair Douglas. Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS – SKYE NIGHT (St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, 16 January 2010)

JENNIE MACFIE is transported to the isle of mists in the heart of Glasgow.
19 January 2010


True North Orchestra. Click for full size image MUSIC: CELTIC CONNECTIONS OPENING CONCERT (Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 14 January 2010)

JENNIE MACFIE hails an effective fusing of classical and traditional musicians to launch this year’s festival.
19 January 2010


I Did Not Break The Law (Photo - Ian Stephen) Click for full size image EXHIBITION: JOE MAHONY – LIGHT MATTERS / STUATH SOLAIS (An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 6 February 2010)

IAN STEPHEN welcomes a collective approach to creating art, led by Joe Mahony.
18 January 2010


Claire Robertson as Marie and Erik Cavallari as the Prince in Ashley Page’s The Nutcracker. (photo - Andrew Ross). Click for full size image DANCE: THE NUTCRACKER (Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 17 December 2009)

JENNIE MACFIE revisits Ashley Page’s re-working of a classic ballet.
12 January 2010


Portrait of Lord Byron, stereoscopic image, Calum Colvin, 2008. Click for full size image EXHIBITION: CALUM COLVIN : NATURAL MAGIC (Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 13 February 2010)

GEORGINA COBURN assesses the latest work from Calum Colvin.
12 January 2010


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