scottish festival cancelled

The organizers of the Outsider Festival have blamed the recession for forcing the cancellation of June's event.

The festival was first held in 2007 and organizers had promoted it as an environmentally-friendly event with an emphasis on outdoor pursuits.

The message on the site says "The Outsider programme was ambitious and ground breaking, combining live music and DJs with activities - including mountain biking and running - with debate and discussion, film, comedy and food in a uniquely beautiful and environmentally important setting; Rothiemurchus in the Cairngorm National Park.

"Clearly a recession is not the time to realise this bold new concept but we still believe the Outsider was right for its time and perfect for its place and are hugely disappointed that it is not going ahead."

carbon neutral music

From our friends at the daily green, here's today's 'one thing' - see a show by a musician that's going green.

If you enjoy live music, think of the substantial footprint - staging, signage, costumes, tour buses, and lights, not to mention the pounds of food wrappers, cans and other garbage left behind at the venue.

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has been taking the issue of global warming to the fans, while Coldplay innovated by making their CDs carbon neutral. Scottish sensation KT Tunstall tours in buses fueled with biodiesel...read on

Support homegrown talent too, like the Barenaked Ladies and Sarah Harmer. (Jack Johnson is American, but pictured for his green efforts and good looks ;)