Idlewild News

A WORLD of magnificent music and dazzling dance will unfold next weekend at Mugdock Country Park at the third annual Music Festival.

Another top Scottish act has been confirmed to play at this year's Wizard Festival.

With a sixth album on the horizon, Scottish rockers Idlewild have weathered all sorts of here-today-gone-tomorrow music trends.

The latest acts confirmed to play at the Lake District's most beautiful Deer Park, from Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August, include Ash, Idlewild, Goldie Lookin Chain, Frank Turner, Twisted Wheel, Red Light Company, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts and Aim, for this year's Kendal Calling, www.kendalcalling.com Northern Irish stalwarts Ash will be ...

LIKE many bands facing up to the challenges of making a living in the internet age, Idlewild are taking control of their own destiny.

WITH 150 bands playing in more than 40 venues over just 48 hours it's impossible to see everyone on the Camden Crawl.

Idlewild were brought in as last-minute replacements after The Enemy pulled out of their headline slot at the Camden Crawl festival last night .

ROCKERS Idlewild found a unique way to beat the credit crunch after their record label went bust.

Caption: Idlewild Picture perform at 'Rock the House Live,' the Children's Society charity concert at Harewood House Leeds, England .... Click for the IDLEWILD Gallery British rockers IDLEWILD have come up with an innovative scheme to fund their new album after their record company went bust - the project will be paid for by fans.

ONE of Scotland's best-loved bands have a headline slot at a major festival revived for the Year of Homecoming.

Idlewild are set to play their albums in full at a series of London shows. The band did a similar live run in Glasgow last year.

THREE of Scotland's most successful young musicians will perform as a trio at Lancaster Grand on Monday night.

One Sky is an hour-long vocal and instrumental suite by the Scottish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer John McCusker, performed by a dozen of Britain's finest musicians including Idlewild's Roddy ...

THE celebrity curators of a book of Scottish short stories gathered for its launch.

A TALENTED trio of folk musicians will perform live at Lancaster's Grand Theatre on Monday, February 9. Scottish-based Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble will perform live from 7.30pm with support ...

West Lothian residents are being urged to look after their mental health. Breathing Space Scotland a ' the phoneline and web service for people experiencing low mood or depression a ' will host the 3rd annual ...

ANYONE WHO has seen the documentary Some Kind Of Monster, about the heavy metal band Metallica and the trials and tribulations they suffered making an album, will have learned that the process isn't always a ...

DESPITE the enthusiastic endeavours of Paolo Nutini and his band, racing down the M8 to headline George Square after opening the Hogmanay party in Edinburgh, this seemed a more muted celebration than in years ...

IN BOTH a new spin on the pre-Christmas local show for a home crowd and an extension of the recent vogue for performing classic albums in their entirety, this was the first of a five-night stand at King Tut's ...

IRVINE'S Magnum has signed up one of the country's top rock singers to play next year.