Features

Scottish Music in the USA

Eleven Scottish music artists head to South By South West Music Festival.

Year of Creative Scotland 2012

A year long programme of events to celebrate Scotland’s world class culture and creativity will run throughout 2012.

Scottish winter sports

A round-up of some of Scotland's best skiing and winter sports activities.

Scotland and New Zealand connections

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is being held in New Zealand. Scotland are there and have found plenty of reminders of home.

Do you Dare to be Digital?

Dare to be Digital is a Scottish video games development competition open to universities and colleges around the world.

Asian twist for Edinburgh Festival

The diverse cultures of Asia are at the heart of this year's Edinburgh International Festival. We look at some of the highlights.

Piping Hot!

Every August sees the Piping Live! Festival return to Glasgow. We look at the annual event and the history of the bagpipes in popular culture.

Scotland tees up for golf Open

Scotland is set to host two major golf events in the sporting calendar this month.

Highland Games and Piping Championships

Highlights of Scotland’s summer programme of traditional events.

Jazz it up

Scotland is bursting with talented jazz and blues artists and plays host to vibrant festivals in some unusual, and offbeat locations.