NEWS: May Festival Gets Underway

The second-ever May Festival's getting underway at Aberdeen University later.

Between today and Sunday a number of music, speech and food events are taking place - with journalist Kate Adie and author Tony Parsons among some of the star names taking part.

You can still get tickets online at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mayfestival/

Co-ordinator Jill Burnett spoke to Northsound's Finlay Duncan on Thursday before the festival got underway: