Review of Session A9 and Lau in Perth Concert Hall

LUCKY Perth was the confluence of separate tours by two of the most thrilling live acts to emerge from the Scottish scene in the past decade – but why was there not a flood of music lovers to Perth Concert Hall for this electrifying one-off double bill?Read

Katie Mitchell’s play wins a place in Five Minute Theatre

THE cameras are ready to roll for budding Perth playwright Katie Mitchell.Read

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra to Perth

FAMILIES from across Perthshire and beyond will have the opportunity to try out a range of Scottish traditional musical instruments during a weekend festival (Fèis) in Aberfeldy in June.Read

Review of Paul Lewis plays Schubert II in Perth Concert Hall

IN his second of five concerts surveying the late piano works of Schubert, pianist Paul Lewis attained an emotional perfection.Read

Review of I Do! I Do! at Perth Theatre

PERTH couple Amanda Beveridge and Ian Grieve produced and appeared in a little musical gem for just three nights at Perth Theatre, in a highly impressive and rare staging in Scotland of I Do! I Do!.Read

Beyoncé headlines latest T in the Park news

SUPERSTAR Beyoncé has been added to T in the Park, reinforcing the mega music bash as this summer’s hottest festival in Scotland.Read

Ruthven Parish Festival preview

THE Ruthven Parish Festival attracts music lovers from Angus, Perthshire and beyond to the idyllic, riverside surroundings of Ruthven Church.Read

Southern Fried Festival line-up revealed

THE full line-up was confirmed yesterday for the sizzling Southern Fried Festival of American Roots Music in Perth this summer.Read

A look at Visual Art at the Perth Festival

A REAL coup for the Perth Festival this year is an exhibition of the late works of Henri Matisse in Perth Museum and Art Gallery.Read

Perth Festival Classical music preview: A world-class programme awaits

THIS year marks the 40th Anniversary of Perth Festival of the Arts and the festival has come a long way since its early years.Read

Family ties and modern twist help make Festival ballet special

DANCE of a quality to match the other events on the Perth Festival programme has been an absentee in recent years. Happily that gap is poised to be filled on May 19 when the Peter Schaufuss Ballet perform the world’s most favourite love story Romeo and Juliet at Perth Concert Hall.Read

Stunning programme for milestone Festival

PERTH Festival of the Arts is poised to celebrate its 40th birthday between May 18 and 29 by staging a programme of world-class events with a truly international flavour.Read

Perth Theatre couple say ‘I Do! I Do!’ on Perth stage

LIFE has come full circle for husband and wife team Ian Grieve and Amanda Beveridge who are appearing together on the Perth stage where they first met 20 years ago!Read

Author Andrew Dempster to visit AK Bell Library

PERTHSHIRE-based author Andrew Dempster will visit the AK Bell Library in Perth on Tuesday, May 10, to deliver an illustrated talk on coastal walks in Scotland.Read

Kieran Goss live and solo

KIERAN Goss has long been hailed as one of Ireland’s leading performers and songwriters. Over the last 20 years, he has quietly and consistently delivered songs of quality and his deceptively simple melodies have won him fans across the globe.Read

Top trad acts combine for one-off Perth gig

TWO of the most thrilling live acts to emerge from the Scottish scene in the past decade are getting together for a one-off double bill in Perth Concert Hall next Saturday (May 7).Read

Review of Roddy Woomble and his band, supported by Laurie Cameron, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

IT’S highly unusual when writing a concert review to open in praise of the scenery on stage: whether by accident or design, the very fine and enjoyable evening in the company of Roddy Woomble – Idlewild’s frontman adopting his solo and folksie persona – and his three-strong band was played out in the set of a country house sitting room complete with wood panelling and curtains. The result was cosy and intimate, in keeping with the music and gentle banter.Read

Golden line-up for Perthshire Amber Festival

A CRACKING line-up of musicians from home and abroad feature on the 2011 Perthshire Amber Festival programme which is launched today, along with the opening of ticket sales.Read

PA Arts profiles Rachel O’Riordan, the new artistic director at Perth Theatre

RACHEL O’Riordan is all-set for the curtain to rise on her role as the new artistic director for theatre at Horsecross Arts.Read

St MARY’S Monastery, Perth, was the venue for Chansons’ sold-out concert where this excellent chamber choir, under the direction of conductor Howard Duthie, gave a programme of well-loved choral pieces.

Their accompanying group the Angus Chamber Orchestra also played a well-received performance of Mozart’s String Quintet in C minor.Read

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