GOVAN-based orchestra, The Glasgow Barons, have been using their skills to help cheer others up during lockdown.
Musicians can be seen performing at the Mary Barbour statue every Wednesday, with a two-metre radius around the performer to adhere to social distancing rules.
"It's like I'm the bouncer, and no one encroach past the two-metre line!" said The Glasgow Barons founder and artistic director, Paul MacAlindin.
"The Salvation Army and Govan Youth Information Project got straight to work when lockdown happened, working in and around the street of Govan.
"This was a way to lift spirits in the streets."
Musicians can be heard playing a mix of both classical and folk music, and Paul says the power of music of what helps other at this time: "People have said that these performances have made them feel like a human being again.
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"Bringing classical music out onto the street, as opposed to inside a venue where it may in inaccessible to many, it takes the class out of classical music.
"People ahve a completely different reaction and drop the preconeption they had about classical music."
The performances have also been a way for Paul and The Glasgow Barons to support the local music community, many of which have seen jobs disappear since lockdown began.
Paul said: "The lockdown meant that many musicians lost their income almost instantly, with venues closed down and performances posponed or cancelled.
"We pay our performers to come and play. It's quite symbolic for the artistic community to see that there is a way forward from this and that we can continue to perform in some way.
"There is just something that live music gives you that an amp beside the Mary Barbour statue doesn't; musicians are trained to connect to others through their performance, and that is a warmer, more loving way to reach others through music."
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