Top Scottish band Blazin Fiddles are getting themselves in shape for their annual Scottish tour with a gruelling cycle challenge from Inverness to Fort William. The 76 mile treck is being doen to help raise funds for the Highland Hospice. As is usual with the band things aren't quite as straight forward as they could be as Iain MacFarlane explains " We decded to do something that would be a bit of a challenge but also be a bit of craic so we're tying the cycle in with playing sessions in various hostelries along the way, with two big sessions in Fort Augustus and Glenfinnan. We're hoping the tunes will raise as much as the cycling. I certainly know which bit of the journey I'm looking forward to!"

The troup set off from Inverness on Wednesday 4th August and hope to get to Glenfinnan by the 5th.

Blazin Fiddles Scottish tour launches on 18th August which should give the guys enought time to recover from their exersions! 18th August Birnam Institute 19th Queens Hall Edinburgh 20th Lemon Tree Aberdeen 21st Eden Court Theatre Inverness 22nd Easterbrooke Hall Dumfries

25th Aug Aros Centre Portree Skye
26th Town Hall Stornoway
28th Brodick Hall Arran

3rd Sept An Aird Fort William
4th Queens Hall Dunoon
5th Dundee Flower show

For further information contact Bruce MacGregor on 0775 370 9180.