Underwater again with the Apeman
Lovely to be back swimming in the sea and playing with my waterproof camera. It’s a cheap “GoPro” style camera […]
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Life
Pies in Newcastle
This is a place for a Wiganer in Newcastle. All the meals are based on pies (or that’s what it
That time of year again …
Time for the Advent crown to come out again. It’s not made from Blue Peter coat hangers, it’s made from
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Marwyn’s new tune
This one came to me a month or two ago. To me it sounds more Scottish than the usual sort
Port Logan Jellyfish
More fun with the waterproof camera. It’s a great toy!
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Another session with REAL PEOPLE!
Another chance to play with real people – the nyckelharpa sounded great with two autoharps, and we had the fiddle
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Session with REAL PEOPLE!
At last! Some music played with real people, rather than the unreal Zoom sort! Both the fiddle and the nyckelharpa
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A sign of the year coming to an end …
… thank goodness! Here’s hoping for a return to sanity for governments worldwide and the fearful people on social media.
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Escape from lockdown …
A small number of Scandi music enthusiasts, including several nyckelharpa fiends, managed to fit in a weekend of music with
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Midsommar!
It’s Midsommar! Last year this time we were in Sweden – this year we’re in lockdown 🙁 I decided I
Celtic Connections – second week
It was a busy Celtic Connections this year – across to Glasgow six times in total. The second week included
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Celtic Connections – first week
As usual January is brought to life with a few trips over to Glasgow, to attend some Celtic Connections concerts.
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Last Boda Bar Scandi Session
We have been at the Boda Bar for about a year, but it’s closing on Tuesday. The Boda Bar group
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Swimming on the warmest day
A lovely warm day – up to about 29C at maximum inland – so rather than the usual swim at
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Loch Tay Crannog
We visited this reconstruction of an iron age crannog – at the Scottish Crannog Centre. It’s really well done. It’s
Weekend concerts
We enjoyed a couple of great concerts the last two weekends – Baltic Crossing last Sunday (after the Northern Streams
Sunny Easter!
We had a great week in Dumfries and Galloway over Easter, with glorious weather. The wicker horse was decorating Kirkcudbright