Top names from the world of traditional music will gather in Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 24 September for the fifth annual concert in celebration of the late Perthshire piper Gordon Duncan.

Japanese Classical soloists visit Universal Hall.

North Highland Connections next residency begins on 20 September near Thurso.

Inverness Chamber Music to open new season with pianist Stephen Osborne.

Phipps Hall, Beauly, 9 September 2011.

An extravaganza of piping and much more when Blas 2011 takes over Eden Court Empire on the opening weekend of the festival.

Derry-Londonderry has been chosen as the host city for the 33rd annual Celtic Media Festival from the 18th-20th of April 2012.

An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, 2 September 2011.

Watercolour Music House would like to invite you to join them for what promises to be their best house concert yet! Move over Abba – they have secured the phenomenal talents of quite simply one of the greatest bands of any genre to come out of Sweden. Vasen are legendary – truly gifted, and very funny (in the way that only a Swede who speaks excellent English can be)!

Increased ticket sales with the start of Blas 2011 this weekend are setting organisers up for one of the busiest festivals ever.