Hot news from the HI-Arts online arts journal

News from the www.hi-arts.co.uk online arts journal

Here are just some of the features that you will find in this month's journal...

Highland 2007 – Interview with Fiona Hampton, the Director of Highland 2007

Eden Court Theatre – Interview with Colin Marr outlining the plans for the big closedown

Duncan Chisholm - Interview with the Inverness-shire based fiddler

National Gaelic Choir – Fiona MacKenzie outlines exciting plans for a new National Gaelic Choir of Scotland

February editorial – Kenny Mathieson pays tribute to the talented multi-instrumentalist Martyn Bennett, who sadly died last month.

Celtic Connections – Review coverage of Christine Hanson, Dougie MacLean, Anúna, Karen Matheson, BBC Young Tradition Previous Winners Concert, Anna Massie.

Christine Hanson

Dougie MacLean

Anuna

Karen Matheson

BBC young tradition winners

Anna Massie

Gaelic feature – Rody Gorman explores the connection between synaesthesia and creativity in Gaelic

Watch out for more features, reviews, film reviews and What’s On information throughout the month of February 2005.

www.thebooth.co.uk - online arts ticketing and booking

If you didn't already know ... it's coming soon to a computer near you: a new and effortless way to book tickets for all your favourite events in the North of Scotland and beyond.  No queues, no long phone calls and no fuss, just switch on your nearest computer, login into www.thebooth.co.uk and simply click to book.  Thebooth is the answer to all your booking needs, a ticketless service where you can book online using your credit or debit card.  Why miss out on all the best events across Scotland when it’s so easy?

Thebooth is the new online ticketing service for the Highlands and Islands and beyond.  Funded by the Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, European Regional Development Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the project aims to provide a simple and effective channel to buy and sell tickets for a variety of different events.  It will allow cultural organisations across the region and further afield to sell tickets to customers anywhere in the world, either through their own websites or through a central ticketing portal at www.thebooth.co.uk