One woman’s exploration of the question: what is folk music anyway? Carolyn Scott details her troubles in finding a definition for Scottish folk music that actually fits.
Category: Arts and Culture
The Search for a Familiar Face
What does it mean when there’s no one on TV or in films that really looks like you? When you can’t find a character to relate to does it make you an outcast, a stranger or “not allowed”?
Review: Latest and Greatest Podcasts
Our in-house podcast fanatic, Rachel Mackie, gives a rundown of what’s new and what’s hot in the land of podcasts.
Review: Adam Kay, This is Going to Hurt
When the 2016 junior doctors’ dispute kicked off one former doctor-turned-scriptwriter armed himself with a pen.
Now Adam Kay’s debut book is set to be adapted into a major eight-part BBC comedy-drama exploring the secret diaries of a junior doctor.
In Conversation: Sounding Structures with Dr Katrina Burton
Dr Katrina Burton is an accomplished composer who takes inspiration from the visual arts, particularly architecture. But, unlike many who would approach site-specific compositions through working with the acoustics of a room, Katrina takes a different approach…