Three generations. Timeless ballads. One unforgettable story. From award-winning songwriter Finn Anderson (Islander) and visionary director Tania Azevedo (But I’m a Cheerleader), Ballad Lines is a ...

We may not today meet witches, fairies and elves round every corner, but we are only too familiar with the big themes in ...

Burns spent a third of his creative life at Ellisland, drawing inspiration for some of his most famous works including Auld ...

The year may be closing out, but there’s still plenty of exciting new Scottish music to be squeezed into what time we have ...

But as the knife descends, “she screams, evidently perceiving how final is finality.” Spark’s kill count is often taken as ...

The writer behind the legendary Jeely Piece song, Adam McNaughtan, has died aged 86. The beloved songwriter died on December 2, as confirmed by family friend Linda Cheyne. McNaughtan was best known ...

Sweeney Todd arrives at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this December, where director Aaron Lee Lambert delivers a ...

Book theatre tickets for Ballad Lines, Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Uncover the power of ballads that connect past and ...

McNaughtan's most famous song, also called Skyscraper Wean, questions the likelihood of being able to fling a sandwich down ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Paul McCartney about his new book, "Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run," an oral history of the band McCartney formed after The Beatles broke up.

As Mariah Carey would say, “It’s tiiiii-iiiime.” What Mariah is referring to is the release of her iconic Christmas anthem ...