RISING young tenor Liam Forrest will take another step up the ladder of his singing career when he returns next month to perform as a soloist in Dunfermline Abbey.

Liam, 19, gave his first official performance in 2014 at the Abbey and this time will feature in solo spots at the annual Christmas concerts being staged by the Rosyth-based Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland with the support of the Rotary Club of Dunfermline.

The evening events on December 12 and 13 will aid local and military charities.

After taking singing lessons, Dunfermline-born Liam auditioned successfully for the National Youth Choir of Scotland Boys’ Choir and while a pupil at Dunfermline High School, he entertained at events ranging from concerts to Remembrance services and award ceremonies.

Last year, he took part in the town’s Outwith Festival an appearance which led to an invitation to sing for Dunfermline United Burns Club at their 2018 supper. His performance proved so successful that he has been invited back for 2019.

In September, he began studies for a BA degree in Music at Aberdeen University, where he was also awarded a choral scholarship. He is currently a chorister in the choir of St Machar’s Cathedral.

Liam said: “I always am very excited to perform in Dunfermline Abbey, as it was the place where it all started for me in 2014.

“The performance was a true baptism of fire! To this day, I remember it quite vividly… the walk up to the front and centre of the aisle. I was terrified. However, when I began to sing, I relaxed, and my nerves just disappeared.

“It was at that moment that I realised that it was a career in music that I wanted. I think it is fair to say that performance of ‘Stars’ from Les Misérables in Dunfermline Abbey changed my life!”

The tickets, priced £12.50, are now available from the Carnegie Hall booking office (602302); Sew Yarn Crafty! 61 High Street, Dunfermline (723995), and the Gift Shop, Queensferry Road, Rosyth (418230).