Castlelaw Hill walk
Weather just about good enough for a little walk – up Castlelaw Hill (tautology from the OS map). Very windy […]
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Altan concert
Was at the Queen’s Hall for an excellent Altan concert – and saw Thistly Cross on draught for the first
Solway Sportive 2015
Solway Sportive cycle ride 2015 – great fun, I’ve never ridden with lots of other cyclists before. The weather could
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Bike tour from Gatehouse
Tour de Gatehouse – on Strava at https://www.strava.com/activities/302354495 – views in order 😉 – Isle of Man from Knockbrex:
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Recent nyckelharpa activity
Not content with seeing Frigg and Väsen (plus Chris Stout, Catriona McKay and the Scottish Ensemble) at a superb concert
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Home improvements
Marwyn’s room is practically done – though the acoustics are still pretty good at present, so I might sneak in
Nyckelharpa custom flight case
Making progress with the new custom case for the nyckelharpa. It will take a while to fit out though! It
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Galloway cycling April 2015
Had a good few days in the sunshine, including a good 57km ride; nearly up to the distance for next
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Låt till far
Couldn’t miss the opportunity of an empty room for a bit of recording!
Increasing cycling distance … slowly
Got in about 120km of cycling in the last week – South Queensferry with Malcolm last Wednesday, then a few
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Partial solar eclipse
A partial solar eclipse visible from Edinburgh. My setup to view it was half a pair of binoculars set up
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Physics
Science on the BBC
BBC Horizon’s “Dancing in the Dark – the End of Physics?” http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05n8jqs was actually one of the few good science
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Life
McGoldrick, McCusker, Doyle
Just got back from Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle at the Queen’s Hall Edinburgh. Next to last concert
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Cycling
Cycle amble around Edinburgh
A very pleasant little amble right round Edinburgh, with Malcolm (on his old bike I rode until this year!). A
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Moon, Venus, Mars conjunction
Mars, Venus, Moon (with Earthlight) – overexposed, a bit out of focus, but hey they are pretty. Taken from indoors
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C.T.R. “Cloud” Wilson
On a walk today – I thought I should start a collection of photos of places remembering famous physicists!
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Young Trad Musician Final 2015
Been at BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2015 – a great end to our Celtic Connections
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Life
Celtic Connections 2015
Fabulous concert at Celtic Connections this evening – not just a Blazin Fiddles spectacular, but including superb singers Adam Holmes,
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Short nyckelharpa performance
Played two short sets this afternoon at Cafe Ceilidh to introduce a few more of the gentlefolk of Edinburgh to
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