Haddo News
A huge thank you to the wonderful Ronnie Gibson, who performed a lively programme of traditional Scottish fiddle music at our Free Courtyard Concert last Sunday. Ronnie played a selection […]
On Sunday 5th June we enjoyed a wonderful performance from The Flute Quartet of North East of Scotland Music School, directed by Catherine O’Rourke, as part of our monthly Free […]
An Exhilarating Journey through the Baroque
Truly Madly Baroque – Red Priest Richard Hammond, Cat Stevens and a recorder that looked like a cross between a drainpipe and a saxophone are just some of the impressions […]
A Richly Woven Tapestry
Opera Highlights -Scottish Opera Preparations for a drama-laden garden party provided the setting for Scottish Opera’s ‘Highlights’ show in the Hall on the last night of Haddo’s highly popular Arts […]
An Inspirational Day at Haddo
A Song for Haddo If you’ve ever wanted to escape the daily grind, seeking to cast your cares aside and search for inspiration, then look no further than A Song […]
Haddo Arts Festival goes to town
Angela East at St.Machar Cathedral One of the features of the Haddo Arts Festival, now in its eighth year, is the sheer variety of events that it embraces, ranging from […]
Jamie and the Knight – at Haddo!
Jamie pays tribute to the first knight of the music hall – Sir Harry Lauder Whether you’re ninety or nine years old it’s perfectly possible that the jaunty Scottish songs […]
Jackie Kay Delights a Haddo Full House!
It was the number and variety of questions the audience asked at the end of Jackie Kay’s poetry evening that demonstrated how Scotland’s Makar had entranced, entertained and ingeniously re-invigorated […]
The Maxwell Quartet – Sunday Perfection!
It’s just the beginning of the Haddo Arts Festival but one theme beginning to emerge is youthful vitality. The concert by the Maxwell Quartet on Sunday was another example, after […]
Storming Samson Launches the Haddo Arts Festival
The story of Samson, sometimes described as the biblical Hercules, a man of super-human strength, is full of drama and Haddo House Choral Society (HHCOS) channelled all its energy into […]
Music fit for The Makar
North East Scotland Music School cello student Ruaraidh Williams and pianist Jeremy Coleman will present a short programme of music fit for Scotland ‘s Makar, Jackie Kay. Ruariadh shares his […]