Friday 15 September

8pm Award winning Scottish folk singer Emily Smith and New Zealand born multi instrumentalist Jamie McClennan celebrate 15 years of making music together in 2017, showcasing new material drawing on influences from the folk tradition, Americana and beyond, their sumptuous vocal harmonies and sensitive guitar accompaniment make them one of the most vibrant duos on the UK acoustic music scene today .The Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock. http://beaconartscentre.co.uk/

Saturday 16 September

All day - The Psychedelic Forest Carnival, Kelburn Country Centre, featuring sets from Toddla T, The Heatwave, Orkestra Del Sol, Afriquoi, Samedia Shebeen and many more powered by Electrikal Soundsystem

10.30 Largs Rotary Coffee Morning, Clark Memorial Church Hall.

10.30am-3.30pm Millport history and heritage conference, Field Studies Centre, Millport.

4pm Come and listen to local historian Stephen Brown speak at Micro Talks, The Barony Centre, West Kilbride. Stephen has written four local history books including The Portencross Armada Conspiracy

Largs and Millport Weekly News:

9.30pm - Live Music, Artistic Licence, The Waterside, Bath Street, Largs.

Sunday 17 September

3pm - Live Music, Eugene, Twa Dugs, Millport

3pm Andrew Johnston & Michael Jones, pianos A brilliant 2-piano recital to include music by Bax and Medtner, together with Rachmaninoff’s famous 2nd Suite Op. 17, Cathedral of the Isles, Millport.