Musician Ian Powrie has died at the age of 88.
An accomplished fiddler, Mr Powrie was born near Kirkmichael in 1923. He displayed his first interest in music making from the age of four.
Between 1933 and 1935 he won a hat-trick of titles at the Perth Music Festival after receiving lessons from famous fiddler Adam Rennie.
During the Second World War he served in the RAF in Canada, allowing him to learn to fly and signalling the start of a hobby that he would carry into later life.
Returning to Scotland following the conflict, he played in his father William’s band before auditioning for the BBC in 1949.
The move would see him become a regular feature on soundtracks for television and radio programmes.
As well as music, Mr Powrie devoted much of his time to farming, having grown up on farms including Bendochy at Coupar Angus.
However, after moving to Auchterarder in the late 1950s he decided to follow music full-time.
It would pay dividends for Mr Powrie, who enjoyed huge success touring as part of the White Heather Club.
In 1966 he and his family emigrated to Australia where he continued farming.
Although the Powries returned to Scotland in 1984, they again emigrated to Australia in 1999.
Mr Powrie passed away this week in Perth, Australia, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Leila, children Ailsa and Finlay, his daughter-in-law Gwenda and four grandchildren.See Friday’s Courier for a full tribute to Mr Powrie