There is musical excitement in the Dark Island tonight (11th September) as the book and CD put together by the Uist and Benbecula Accordion and Fiddle Club is officially launched. Proceedings at the Hotel start at 7pm.
Island Voices are delighted to share this excellent locally produced bilingual promotional video. Abair ceòl! Abair tàlant!
Some well-kent faces and voices here…
“I’ve done the Malta marathon ten times… And I’ve done London seventeen times… And I’ve done Glasgow thirty times. I’ve only missed it once, because last year I had a broken leg.”
For a man who didn’t start running until he was pushing fifty we can perhaps forgive that last unfortunate omission!
Grimsay resident Angus Nicholson, cousin to Ewen MacAskill, talks to Mary Morrison about his remarkable long distance running career, and shows us some of his many medals and trophies garnered over the last thirty years. Abair sgeulachd!
Thanks are also due to Chris Davies, who did a fine job of editing Mary’s clips together.