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Mark Beaumont at the Peebles Outdoor Film Festival

Submitted by Rich on Tue, 19/01/2016 - 21:19
  • Mark Beaumont headlines the opening night of the Peebles Outdoor Film Festival - Fri, 22 Jan
    Mark Beaumont headlines the opening night of the Peebles Outdoor Film Festival - Fri, 22 Jan

Now very much a household name, global adventurer Mark Beaumont is one of the star turns at this year’s Peebles Outdoor Film Festival. We caught up with Mark ahead of his headline appearance at the festival this coming Friday evening (22 Jan)

You are best known for your two-wheel adventures and feats of endurance … why bikes, what got you started riding?

When I was 11 years old, I read in the Courier... Read more

Ready for a BIG weekend ...?

Submitted by Rich on Thu, 20/08/2015 - 15:15
  • Eddi Reader headlines this year's Innerleithen Music Festival
  • Skipinnish - another top act at this year's Innerleithen Music Festival
  • Beyond Borders International Festival
  • King and Queen of the Hill

Even by Tweed Valley standards, this weekend is a busy one. The action begins on Friday with the start of the acclaimed Innerleithen Music Festival – a must-attend for all those with a love of Celtic music. This year’s terrific line-up sees the likes of Eddi Reader, Skippinish and the Friel Sisters steal the headlines, but there’s also the Live and Local Fringe (a chance for up and coming local talent to strut... Read more

Q&A: Robin Dempsey, Innerleithen Music Festival

Submitted by Rich on Sun, 16/08/2015 - 20:56
  • Eddi Reader will make her third appearance at the Innerleithen Music Festival
  • Skipinnish - voted Live Act of the Year at the 2014 Scots Trad Music Awards
  • Local boy Tommy Ashby will be a huge draw at the festival
  • The wonderful Friel Sisters ... the best of the Glasgow-Irish tradition
  • Live and Local ... a festival within a festival at the Vale Club
  • Former Scots singer of the year Shona Donaldson will perform with her fiddler husband Paul Anderson

With just a few days to go until this year's Innerleithen Music Festival, we caught up with Robin Dempsey, a member of the organising committee, to find out what's in store

You all set, or still a few final things to do?

All the main elements have been in place for months – bands, PA, hall bookings, ticket sales etc – so we’re down to the tasks we can only do in the... Read more

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