Thursday 24 November

When it comes to writing music that captures the mood of a landscape nobody does it better than Inverness fiddler Duncan Chisholm who captivated a full house at Cannich Hall on  Saturday with pieces from his Strathglass Trilogy. Duncan was joined by Irish guitarist Tony Byrne, a brilliantly intuitive player, for an evening which will go down as the biggest highlight (in these parts anyway) of the year. An unforgettable evening which, lest we forget, also raised £996.57 towards the refurbishment of Cannich Hall. Not bad for a hall which less than 18 months ago was in danger of being closed until the local community stepped in and decided things could be a whole lot different. Duncan's already promised a return visit. Can't wait!