Scotland’s Islands are at the heart of this year’s Blas festival giving the audience a flavour of island culture – Blas nan Eilean.

Highland favourites The Side and Glasgow based trio GoGoBot will share the stage with two of the biggest Scottish rock bands of all time.

At One With Music will be presenting no fewer than four lunchtime concerts in Inverness Town House over the next few weeks.

The virtuosic Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind and Brass ensemble brings an uplifting programme of classics by Beethoven, Scheidt, Gounod and Mozart to Seil Island Community Hall in Easdale on Wednesday 6 July and Whiting Bay Hall on Arran on Friday 8 July 2011.

Now in its 11th year Blazin’ in Beauly has developed with internationally renowned fiddlers and musicians joining in the festivities.

Inshriach Estate, near Aviemore, 17-20 June 2011.

The first Scottish concert from a band combining two duos in an exciting new musical collaboration at the Sunart Centre.

SCO Strings brings a popular programme to Drumnadrochit, Banchory and Skye in July.

Dores, Loch Ness, 10-12 June 2011.

Fèis Rois is one of six groups to have been shortlisted in the STV North region with a chance of winning up to £60,000 in the Jubilee People’s Millions.