As old as the Hills
January 6th, 2010 3 Comments » RSS 2.0 Pingback
After ten years of living an almost completely urban life in the city of Glasgow, 2009, for me, was the year that I emerged from the cocoon to discover the majestic Scottish wilderness. Perhaps it could be same for any of the world’s great wildernesses, I don’t know any of them well enough to know if they have the same depth, but something of the way the landscape and people have woven together through time, is truly magnificent. It is said that the Scottish mountains are amongst the oldest in the world, and the poetry, the music and the people, even to this day, move forward with echos of this ancient history. It might be foolish to try and convey this – like describing the taste of one of the finest single malt whiskies – but here are a few things that speak to me the loudest against this backdrop. I’ll let you peel back the layers:
Sounds
‘Walts for Hector’ from Bothy Culture by Martyn Bennett
‘Why’ on Grit by Martyn Bennett ‘
‘Blackbird’ on Grit, by Martyn Bennett
’4 Notes’ from Bothy Culture by Martyn Bennett
more info | buy Grit | buy Bothy Culture
A Man In Assynt_Norman Maccaig
more info | book available here
Pictures
January 21st, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Loved this post Mish
After reading that first line I thought you were about to announce your conversion to a hermit! How glad I was to be proved otherwise!
That last shot. Don’t know what it is about it … but I just keep coming back to it. Waltz for Hector hits you beautifully while flicking through….
May 27th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
DONT KNOW YOU PAL BUT THESE BEAUTIFULLY ATMOSPHERIC SHOTS MAKE ME THINK YOU MUST
BE A KINDRED SPIRIT.THEY SHOW A TASTE OF WHAT OOR WEE COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER AND AS SOMEONE WHO’S ONLY JUST TRYING TO GET INTO PHOTGRAPHY THEY INSPIRE ME TO GET THE CAMERA ,BOOTS,JACKET AND TENT OOT AND GET OUT INTO OUR OWN WILDERNESS.MUCH RESPECT N CHEERS .JOHN.
November 5th, 2010 at 1:49 am
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