Archive | July, 2009
Accordion & Fiddle Favourites: Isles FM 103
Just found out tonight that I am presenting the: ISLES FM Accordion & Fiddle programme on Saturday 1st Aug. The Minch Musicianess is off on the plane to Belfast tomorrow to some country music festival along with a friend’s wife so I will have to do this one myself-I know that you prefer her choice [...]
Continue reading...The Ceilidh King Fergie MacDonald plays in Inverness
31. July 2009
The Ceilidh King Fergie MacDonald Yes the “Ceilidh King”. The man who gave the world Ceilidh music. Offkilter featuring Fergie MacDonald Sat 1st August at The Ironworks in Inverness, Scotland, which boasts state of the art equipment and a fully professional team dedicated to bringing Inverness the best in live music entertainment. Looks like we [...]
Continue reading...Minch Musician-Stornoway:Clan Morrison Society Gathering
31. July 2009
We had a good dinner & Ceilidh for the Clan Morrison Society Gathering in Borve Hotel last night. 112 people were dined wined & entertained. Amongst the guests were the Clan Chief, Dr Iain Morrison and also Andrew Morrison otherwise known as Viscount Dunrossil who now lives in Texas. I met some very interesting people there. [...]
Continue reading...ACG: An Comunn Gaidhealach
30. July 2009
An Comunn Gàidhealach is a voluntary membership organisation, with charitable status, founded in Oban in 1891 as a vehicle for the preservation and development of the Gaelic language. It actively encourages the teaching, learning and use of the Gaelic language and the study and cultivation of Gaelic literature, history, music and art. Initially, the Association [...]
Continue reading...Clan Morrison Society Visits Lewis
26. July 2009
I am joining up with the Clan Morrison Society visitors on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are coming to Lewis to visit our place of origin in Ness Lewis and particularly ”Dun Eistean” which was the Morrison Stronghold. They are also going to visit other salient points of interest around Lewis & Harris followed by a talk and a [...]
Continue reading...The Minch Musician:
26. July 2009
I had a lovely email from my friend “the Minch Musician” yesterday.The email was accompanied with an attachment with a photo of the Stornoway Ullapool ferry in rough weather crossing the minch.It brought back some wonderful memories of my days in rough weather in The China Sea and The North Atlantic…. Not for the faint hearted! [...]
Continue reading...The Breves in The Highlands & Islands:
26. July 2009
The Morrisin Clan are meeting in Lewis this week.The Morrisins are a great Clan.They were the law makers for The Lords of The Isles.The Judges were appointed by The Clan Chiefs and the profession was handed down from father to son.This is where the expression Breves come from.A Breve was a Judge appointed by [...]
Continue reading...Homecoming opener boosted economy:
25. July 2009
Burns Light Events A report estimates the Burns Light event in Dumfries helped to bring about £150,000 into the local economy. About 17,000 people attended the celebration which started festivities to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Organisers said it had been such a success they now hoped to stage [...]
Continue reading...Lord of The Isles: The Foundation
21. July 2009
King of The Hebrides Somerled Gilledomman’s grandson, seized the Isles from the King of Mann in 1156 and founded a dynasty that in time became the Lords of the Isles. He was both Gael and Norseman: his contemporaries knew him as Somerled Macgilbred, Somhairle or in Norse Sumarlidi Höld (‘Somerled’ means “summer wanderer”, the name [...]
Continue reading...Armadale: The Clan Donald Centre
20. July 2009
Armadale Castle & Museum of the Isles Armadale Castle, ClanDonald Centre and Museum on the Isle of Skye sees around 50,000 visitors every year. The museum aims to help people trace their Scottish roots and understand the history of the Scottish Highlands. Visitors come to research their family history and learn more about Highland [...]
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31. July 2009