The Arts Journal profiles DÒCHAS, one of the top young bands on the Scottish folk scene

Inverness-born composer STUART MACRAE has just completed a five-year Composer-in-Association contract with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He reflects on that experience, and on his new piece for the Scottish Ensemble.

Venue profile: Hootananny, Inverness

ALYTH McCORMACK tells the Arts Journal about her dual career in the performing arts.

FIONA MACKENZIE, the Mairi Mhor Gaelic Song Fellow, recently had the chance to visit Estonia, and naturally she was determined to take Gaelic song with her.

Celtic Connections will host a stellar gathering for Harvest, the opening night concert in this year’s festival, combining major names from the Celtic heartlands with the up and coming youngsters of the Fèisean movement. Capercaillie’s DONALD SHAW is the man behind the project, and explains what it is all about.

As Mull Theatre company prepare to leave their tiny base at Dervaig, director ALASDAIR McCRONE writes an open letter in which he describes their hopes and plans for a new theatre in Tobermory, and invites support and feedback for the project

In autumn 2003, AN TOBAR Arts Centre on Mull embarked upon an ambitious film project to develop videos to three tracks by up-and-coming young bands from the island

KENNY MATHIESON talks to MARTYN BENNETT about his work at the cutting edge of the fusion of Scottish traditional music and contemporary club culture, and his battle with cancer.

Venue profile: The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool