Sea Stories – A competition for Young People

Sea Stories-konkurrence – See below Sea Stories keppni – See below Are you fascinated by the sea, the sound it … More

Histories and Herstories at the 5th International St. Magnus Conference, University of the Highlands and Islands Institute of Northern Studies

On International Women’s Day we are pleased to announce that our concert of music by women composers from the islands … More

Histories and Herstories at Orkney International Science Festival 4th Sept

I hope you have enjoyed our series on women composers. I am delighted to announce that we will be presenting … More

Histories and Herstories Composers part 4

Lillie Harris Some composers just have a feel for the North. Lillie Harris is one of these. I commissioned her … More

Histories and Herstories Composers Part 2

Anderson High School with Katherine Wren The next in my series of featured women composers from our Histories and Herstories … More

Histories and Herstories – Meet the Composers

I should should have been in Shetland for the next two weeks with my colleagues Emily Nenniger, Anne Bünemann and … More

Thoughts of Shetland and learning the Viola d’amore.

Next Saturday I should have been travelling out to Shetland prior to playing in the 5th International St. Magnus Conference … More

Histories and Her-stories – Institute of Northern Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands

Island life would have been impossible without the equal contribution of both women and men. Women have often taken leading … More

Isle of Coll Music Group September 2019

Invigorated after sharing ideas of cultural practice in the rural economy at Shoormal Conference in Shetland, I travelled straight to … More

Shoormal Conference Shetland

Sometimes it feels like the places I love most don’t want to let me go. The time I almost missed … More