Category: world music
When it comes to lochs in Scotland You may know a bit about Loch Ness and the many theories concerning its mysterious monster You likely have heard or sung …
Northwest Highlands Geopark: a place where sea and mountain frame day to day community, where history, geology, exploration and wilderness meet. In case you might be thinking the word …
A world of piping and bagpipes: that is what Glasgow becomes for a week in August every year. It is when Piping Live! happens. This year, things will be …
Connecting with nature: that’s part of travel. If you are staying in one place, that can be a part of exploration nearby. If you are in a city, it …
Part of travel is the direct experience of being present, walking streets, hiking hills, tasting food, hearing conversations, seeing the quality of light, seeing the quality of life…being present …
Scotland: it is a land of long coasts, vibrant rivers, splashing waterfalls, mysterious lochs. No wonder then that 2020 was meant to be Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters. …
Orkney: this group of islands off Scotland’s north coast has been drawing people to visit and to live for 10,000 years. That’s right: ten thousand years. There’s much evidence …
Music is a deep part of life and history in Ireland.. It makes sense then that a well known symbol of the country is a musical instrument: the harp. …
The streets and businesses around Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Glasgow’s city centre and West End in Scotlans will be rather quieter than usual this January. Gathering …
Music is an essential part of winter. Sometimes, though, those familiar winter music songs and carols can get a bit overdone or seem a bit , well, too familiar. …
Saint Andrew’s Day, 30 November, is the national day of Scotland. It is celebrated in Scotland itself and in many places across the world,where Scotland’s sons and daughters have …
A festival steeped in and celebrating the culture, landscape, and music of a beautiful albeit rather remote place: this is Celtic Colours. –>Update, late May 2021: Word has just …
