Musicians go on the fiddle

the highlights of this year's Fiddle Festival have been revealed. The event will open with the Heat the Hoose cabaret on November 12 with Shooglenifty and Gabe McVarish.

Martin Hayes and Danis Cahill, billed as the finest fiddle/guitar duo in traditional music, will headline the Grand Concert on November 13, along with Danish virtuoso Harald Haugard and singer Helene Blum.

The full programme will be announced in two weeks' time. All events will take place in the Assembly Rooms. For more information see www.scotsfiddlefestival.com.