Ten Celtic Connections festival highlights

Monumental Scott Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 JanMarking 200 years since Sir Walter Scott's The Lady Of The Lake, Monumental Scott features a new work by Phil Cunningham, hailed as the man who "made the accordion respectable again".

Forever Young- A 70th Birthday Tribute to Bob Dylan

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 24 Jan

Forever Young celebrates Dylan's birthday with fans such as Roseanne Cash and Tim O'Brien exploring the Scottish influence on his work.

The Burns Unit and Broken Records

Old Fruitmarket, 16 Jan

The Burns Unit describe themselves as "indie pop meets carnival rock". They will play hits from their 2010 album Side Show and will be joined by Edinburgh band Broken Records.

A Night of Celtronika

Old Fruitmarket, 28 January

A sample of the Celtic music scene and its transformation with influences from modern technology. One highlight is likely to be the resurfacing of former Blue Nile keyboard player PJ Moore, with a new commission just for the festival.

Fran Healy

Old Fruitmarket, 30 Jan

With Travis, Fran Healy tasted global commercial success; now he has returned to his roots and will play songs from his solo album Wreckorder, along with stripped-down versions of the old favourites.

Feis Rois is 25!

City Halls, 22 Jan

Feis Rois encourages tuition in traditional music and Gaelic. To celebrate this birthday, former and current students participate under the musical direction of Corrina Hewat.

Tom Jones: Praise and Blame

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 17 Jan

As a reminder of our Celtic cousins throughout the United Kingdom, Sir Tom Jones delivers the entirety of his latest album Praise And Blame, and in doing so sprinkles some superstar magic on to the festival.

The School of Scottish Studies: A Celebration of 60 Years

Strathclyde Suite, Saturday

The School of Scottish Studies aims to maintain the unwritten histories of Scotland and this concert celebrates 60 years of its work.

BMX Bandits

Oran Mor, 23 Jan

It's the 25th anniversary of debut single E102 and to mark it, BMX Bandits frontman Duglas T Stewart has put together a show with the latest line-up.

Hazy Recollections

O2 ABC 2, 16, 23 and 30 Jan

With various acts from the indie-folk and roots genres, these are three Sunday afternoons to keep free. The first show features up-and-coming artist Rachel Sermani; the second has Lewis-born musician Iain Morrison; and Edinburgh singer-songwriter Alex Cornish appears on 30 January.

This article was first published in Scotland On Sunday, 9 January, 2011