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Picture shows the opening the 18th Celtic Connections festival, sponsored by ScottishPower, at a glittering concert featuring an international cast of musicians - entitled The Pulse of the World, the concert was a cross-cultural fusion between Scotland, India and Ireland, led by renowned Tabla (drum/percission instruments) virtuoso Zakir Hussain (on left of picture). Over the next 18 days, approximately 1,500 folk, roots, world, traditional, indie, bluegrass, jazz and classical musicians will perform in around 300 events taking place in 19 venues across Glasgow as part of the festival. Celtic Connections' diverse programme celebrates the influence of Celtic music on cultures around the globe, with acts from as far afield as India, Cameroon, Japan, Israel, Argentina, Senegal as well as across Europe, the USA and Canada all visiting Glasgow to take part in the festival. In November the festival unveiled that it had scored a major coup in bringing Tom Jones to Glasgow for an exclusive performance of his acclaimed latest album, Praise and Blame, a highly acclaimed collection of gospel, blues and spiritual songs. The musical icon's appearance at the festival is part of its gospel strand (a major programming theme in 2011), which also features Mavis Staples, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bettye LaVette. Other programme highlights include Richard Thompson, Seth Lakeman, The Waterboys, Kepa Junkera, Ani DiFranco and Forever Young 70th Birthday Tribute to Bob Dylan - Picture by Donald MacLeod 13.01.11 - mobile 07702 319 738 - clanmacleod@btinternet.com
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