The day we begin our Live & Unlocked festival seems like the right moment to draw our daily blog to a close after almost 500 posts.

A flashback to our Carnival in 2010 when thousands lined Perth's streets to see hundred of locals perform alongside international artists.

This beautiful piece from Perth musician Fraser Campbell features the other-worldly vocals of Dafne and a suitably atmospheric video.

A wonderful fun piece from the hugely talented Pitlochry & Blair Atholl Pipe Band from the 4th Gordon Duncan memorial concert in Sep 2010.

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We love this new single and video from Talisk, which is a perfect example of their brilliant blend of the traditional and contemporary.

Scone's own Roberto Cassani beautifully combines his native northern Italian Rivoltano dialect with the sounds of his adopted Scottish home.

Gary began his career in Perth and is now one of Scotland's best lighting designers, as this superb Elephant Sessions video clearly shows.

A great example of The New Madrids' killer blend of country, soul, blues and rock. Catch them at the Joan Knight Studio on Sat 4th Dec.

This superb music video is great fun and was created by Owen Nicholson, Adam Bulley and Gordon Baillie, PKC Music Service's guitar tutors.

Enjoy this lovely taster for Alison and Martin's performance of songs from the Roaring 20's at Perth Live & Unlocked on Mon 2nd August.

An unforgettable moment from 2018's Southern Fried, when the brilliant Whiskey Shivers played impromptu in the bar of The Salutation Hotel.

Best known as the brilliant fiddler with Capercaillie and Session A9, this is a great introduction to Charlie McKerron's superb solo work.

Largely recorded in Highland Perthshire, the great Irish songwriter Foy Vance talks about the making of his new album Signs Of Life.

A fiery fusion piece featuring the great Galician piper Budiño, guitarist Tim Edey, drummer Fraser Stone and Ronnie Goodman on percussion.

Perth electronic duo Clouds released their third album, The Parallel, earlier this year, from which this great atmospheric track is taken.

Perth's very own Parliamo have really surpassed themselves with a new lineup, new sound, new label and this brilliant new single and video.

Take a few minutes to enjoy this amazing 3-song freeform “off pop” piano-and-vocal session from Scottish-based German artist Becky Sikasa.

We revisit our No Man's Land show from Nov 2018 and this piece from the amazing Eska, exploring African involvement in the World War 1.

Aberfeldy-based artist Ryan Hannigan's rich Ulster brogue and Jay Chakravorty's soundscape combine to create a gorgeous, atmospheric track.