Music, "Inverness"

Traditional song, poetry and storytelling competitions, plus an evening ceilidh.

The Inverness Mahler Players perform with soprano Emily Mitchell.

The Village (a space for small independent retailers in Inverness) presents a vintage fashion show followed by a club night with a DJ set from The Heart of The Highlands Vintage Soul Club and live music from The Leonard Jones Potential.

Emerging fiddle maestro.

Scotland's much loved purveyors of jangling indie magic.

These two iconic soul singers and their backing band The Vagabonds perform such classics as 'Stand By Me' and 'Spanish Harlem'.

The Blues Band line-up of Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Rob Townsend, Gary Fletcher and Tom McGuiness continues to pay tribute to the blues and R&B boom which inspired them to pick up their instruments in the first place.

One of Britain's finest blues pianists, Bob Hall has accompanied many great blues originals including John Lee Hooker and Chuck Berry.

Larger than life tribute to Queen, featuring all the beloved hits.

Chris Stout (fiddle) and Catriona McKay (harp and piano) play together as part of Fiddlers Bid. Here they perform an exciting blend of traditional Shetland tunes and modern compositions, as heard on their joint album, White Nights.

Jazz and blues band from the far North of Scotland.

Indie rock band from London on tour to promote their new EP Flag.

Cuban music and dance night including performances from professionals Indira Roman, Yainer Carbonell Vegueriz and Noel Hernandez-Roque.

Comedy rap rascals from Cornwall.

For those who like a little ska with their ghouls and goblins, Bombskare is happy to oblige. The nine-piece takes to the stage the weekend of All Hallow's Eve to give you thrills and chills.

Alt.country quartet from Los Angeles.

Modern jazz from drummer Bill Kyle and trombonist Brian Keddie.

Venezuelan pianist, arranger and composer Leo Blanco draws on jazz, classical, African and pop traditions in his music, and has played with musicians as diverse as Dave Liebman and Lionel Louke. He's a frequent visitor to Scotland (he won a Herald Angel award a few years ago) and he's currently on a UK-wide tour.

Songs, dance and musical games to introduce children to Gaelic. No previous knowledge of Gaelic is required. Age 1–4.

The West End star weaves the story of her career around performances of songs from the Broadway and West End shows which have made her name.

A free, hour-long peek backstage at the inner workings, characters, scenes and high points of The Pirates of Penzance.

Spontaneous, rootsy collaboration between English songwriter Hewerdine and Georgia slide guitarist Williams.

The Britain's Got Talent surprise hit has only left it four years since coming second in the talent show to embark on her first live tour, promoting her fourth album Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage.

Reformed Glasgow rockers fronted by Sharleen Spiteri have another crack at the whip, touring in support of new album The Conversation.