Scotiana

A short 30-minute journey from Edinburgh’s Bathgate railway station brings you to the small Scottish village of Blackburn, where resides Susan Boyle, who became, only six months ago, following her performance at “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show in London,  a worldwide acclaimed star. It’s been a while now that folks at the local Happy Valley Hotel Pub [...]

Upon viewing a documentary on TV about the medieval harp, master carver John Donaldson sprung off his seating when he heard narrator mention that in earlier historical periods, zero’s and one’s were utilized to form music descriptives. This fact would explain the particular pattern of one of the oak wooden medallion-shaped that he was commissioned [...]

Wow Janice you’ve touched the heartstrings here ! Call me a romantic if you want, though I know you share my feelings, but nothing can move me more than listening to Scottish music. I’m quite a novice in the  field but I know how Scottish people do love music.  Indeed a number of them are born [...]

Hi Mairiuna   You’ve now triggered my curiosity. Can’t wait to see the photograph of William Wallace’s sword.  He must have been a very tall and strong man to be able to manoeuvre such a big sword ! When I last searched my photos for that famous sword, I came across a picture taken by [...]