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Joan Eardley – Formative years on Arran
Joan Eardley - Formative years on Arran
The Fiddler’s Pupil’s Tale
A response from one of the Fiddler's pupils to the piece A Fiddler's Tale that was printed in last month's Voice As one who had never been nearer to a violin than…
Living the Celtic Year – An Introduction
For thousands of years the indigenous peoples around the world have lived their lives around the seasons. Many of these formed the spiritualities or religions of the people. As the seasons changed,…
ArranSound writing competition
For more details and competition rules see here Submissions must be received before midnight on 30 June, 2021. All correspondence will be done by email The winner will be announced at noon…
Photos from April 2021
April photos thanks to Jim Henderson and John Campbell [slideshowck id=9535]
The new Arran Arts Heritage Trail is launched
Last month saw the launch of the new Arran Arts Heritage Trail, a project initiated by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust and which has taken shape over the last year through…
A Fiddler’s Tale
The violin is a most democratic instrument and since its appearance in the 16th century it has remained wonderfully oblivious to social boundaries. It has graced the music of common folk, gypsies,…
Poem for May
Silent Space The spring, softened and acquiescent, with her bees humming and gnats dancing threw her cloak about her, veiled her eyes, averted her head, and among passing shadows and flights of…
Poem for April
Spring Equinox dearest earth mother of returning balance of welcome light to our lives of heat to our tired bones&spirits this surreal winter now behind us healing regeneration in front time to…
Arran Arts Heritage Trail online symposium
The Arran Arts Heritage Trail, in partnership with Paisley Museum and the School of Culture and Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow, will be hosting an online symposium on 29th April…
An interview with the pianist Gamal Khamis
Gamal Khamis is a concert pianist who spent a week on Arran in December 2017 and gave a wonderful recital of Liszt and Brahms hosted by the Arran Music Society. Here he…
String Road Romance
In last months Voice for Arran, Alice Maxwell reported on the Arran Drama Festival which was held on ArranSound radio in February. One of the pieces performed was String Road Romance, written…