SOME of Britain's greatest artists are to travel to a tiny Highland village to pay homage to John Lennon.
The John Lennon Northern Lights Festival will also be attended by several members of the ex-Beatle's family, including sister Julia Baird, as well as Liverpool writer Alan Bleasdale.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Queen's Master of Music, will lead a classical programme and present a world premiere of a Beatles Prom with the Royal Academy of Music.
The three-day festival is being held in Durness, the most north westerly and remote village on mainland Britain, which has a population of 356.
Lennon spent his childhood holidays between the ages of nine and 13 in the village, and returned with his son Julian, Yoko Ono and her daughter Kyoko in 1969.
Organisers say he also asked relatives shortly before his death in 1980 to try and buy Durness, which has a memorial garden to the Liverpool legend.
Julia Baird, who will take part in the festival, said: “John really loved Durness and would be very pleased that his influence was being celebrated with this festival.”
Tickets for the festival, which runs between September 28-30, are on www.northhigh landsscotland.com/festival
