Here’s the frog-adorned image which appeared on Google on 29 February 2012. It marked the 220th birth anniversary of Gioachino Rossini, one of the greatest composers of the 19th century who has often been called “the Italian Mozart”. He was born only three months after Mozart’s death, on the leap day of a bissextile year. . The funny … Continue reading →
. On this beautiful sunshined day, while reading away stories from Celtic Life – 25th Anniversary Special Edition which compiles the “Best of the Best” articles published in the last quarter century, a title grabbed my fullest attention: Child Slaves From Scotland; A Story rarely told . !!?? Written back in 2001 by Douglas MacGowan, it’s an … Continue reading →
Every year, it comes as a surprise. The leaves flare, for a time, to crimson and butter yellow, the air shifts, in the early morning, from te damp greens of late summer to soft graphites and an occasional miraculous quail grey. (John Burnside – A Lie About My Father) Hi everybody, Leaves fall in the garden and it’s getting … Continue reading →
Hi everybody! Without our last message from Iain and Margaret, it would certainly have escaped us that today was the anniversary of the death of Frédéric Chopin, nor would we have known that this genial composer owed so much to a Scottish lady who, in the last and painful years of his short life, looked after him … Continue reading →
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 have seen Susan sitting at her favorite … Continue reading →
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 to duplicate and which stroke … Continue reading →
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 musicians, either they sing, play … Continue reading →
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 Harfang of the welcome panel … Continue reading →
