Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Monday 7 February 2005

The Piping Centre, Glasgow, Saturday 29 January 2005

Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sunday 30 January 2005

ANDY THORBURN tells the Arts Journal about the long journey that took him to the making of his first album of solo piano music

COLIN MARR, the Director of Eden Court Theatre, tells the Arts Journal what is likely to be happening when the theatre closes its door for massive refurbishment in June

FIONA MACKENZIE finds her senses seduced by the haunting Celtic music of Ireland’s Anúna.

KENNY MATHIESON catches the final New Voices commission at this year’s Celtic Connections festival.

KENNY MATHIESON hears multi-instrumentalist Anna Massie take the least adventurous option in the second of this year’s New Voices commissions at Celtic Connections.

The Piping Centre, Glasgow, 23 January 2005

GEORGE MACKAY sees a sensational piping performance triumph from another strong field in the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2005.