Joss Ackland at Winter Words Festival

IT is so appropriate that Joss Ackland should put in an appearance at Pitlochry’s increasingly-renowned Winter Words Festival, now six years old.Read

Fair City Junior Singers prepare for new show

THE Fair City Junior Singers are looking for talented young singers and actors to present the fun musical ‘Frankie and Me’, based on the famous story of Frankenstein.Read

Glenfarg Folk Feast line-up announced

THE world-famous Sands Family from Co Down in Northern Ireland headline this year’s Glenfarg Folk Feast (April 9-11), with Dundee’s Michael Marra also certain to be a crowd-pleaser.Read

Winter Words Festival in Pitlochry

RIVER City actress Deirdre Davis and Pitlochry Festival Theatre regular Dougal Lee will take to the stage next Friday (February 5) to bring to life the words of writer Alasdair Gray.Read

Proof opens at Perth Theatre

THE award-winning drama, Proof, opens at Perth Theatre tonight – the first Horsecross production of 2010.Read

Barbara Dickson in Pitlochry and Perth

BARBARA Dickson’s remarkable career spanning more than 40 years has harvested success as a singer and actress. And now she has the luxury of being able to turn her back on acting and do what she loves best – singing.Read

Local Perth band reform for Haiti benefit gig

LIVE music fans will get a rare chance to see legendary Perth act Lateshift play at forthcoming benefit gig Rocking for Haiti.Read

Proof at Perth Theatre

WELL-known faces of stage and screen appear in Perth Theatre’s production of David Auburn’s award- winning play Proof, which opens next Friday (January 29).Read

Off Kilter dance spectacular launches Perth 800

PROVOST John Hulbert joined Horsecross Arts chief executive Jane Spiers at Perth Concert Hall yesterday to welcome Perth800 launch act Off Kilter to the Fair City.Read

Off Kilter dancer talks about the up-coming show

OFF KILTER – which promotes contemporary and traditional Scottish dance at home and abroad – was created thanks to £343,863 from the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund.Read

Busy Celtic Connections for Perth’s Brian MacAlpine

ONE of the busiest musicians on the traditional music scene in Scotland has to be Perth’s Brian MacAlpine – music arranger, director, keyboard and accordion player and occasional actor.Read

Pianists to the fore in Perth Concert Hall

THE upcoming classical season at Perth Concert Hall will see some memories in the making as two top pianists take up special invitations to perform in the Fair City venue.Read

Perth celebrates work of Robert Burns

ONE of Scotland’s leading nights celebrating the work of renowned Scots poet Robert Burns is set to take place in Perth.Read

Local musicians in Perth with True North Orchestra

METHVEN’S Ali Hutton is looking forward to playing to a home crowd tomorrow evening when he takes to the Perth Concert Hall stage as part of the exciting 30-strong True North Orchestra (TNO).Read

Whisky guru Ian Buxton is behind a new book on the history of John Dewar and Sons Ltd

AS creator of Dewar’s World of Whisky, there is not much Ian Buxton does not know about the Aberfeldy distillery or its spirited products.Read

Craigie Choir set for Northern Ireland appearance

THE many voices which make up Perth’s successful Craigie Choir are heading to Belfast in the spring for a top music event.Read

Dance spectacular launches Perth 800

To MARK the launch of Perth 800, the Fair City welcomes Off Kilter – a feisty and fabulous celebration of dance and music styles alive and kicking in Scotland today.Read

Perth Academy student in BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010 category final

BBC TV cameras will be focussing next week on gifted Perthshire musician Joe Norris who has reached the final five for Woodwind entries for the prestigious title of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010.Read

Perth Festival of the Arts programme taking shape

2010 is shaping up to be a special year for Perth Festival of the Arts, which features a sparkling gala concert to celebrate Perth 800.Read

True North Orchestra’s Glasgow and Perth dates

THE Celtic Connections Festival brings 18 days of red hot music to a frozen Scotland from Thursday, opening in explosive style with the ground-breaking, 40-plus strong True North Orchestra, writes Alison Anderson.Read