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Fiddle traditions showcase is perfect start to HebCelt

Could there be a better choice of tune to open HebCelt 2017 than Crossing the Minch? If there is, I can’t think of it, and it was also the perfect choice of tune to open the Between Islands show in […]

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From bagpipes and piobaireachd to guitars and rock

There’s great excitement in my family at the musical weekend to come. On Saturday, hubby Jason will be playing at the Classic Rock Tribute Night in An Lanntair. This gig, blogged about lately in Stornowegians have Rock In Their Hearts, […]

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Posted by KatiePosted in Family, Gaelic, Music, Piping, Trad Music, Tradition
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There shall be a Hebrides Women’s Network, starting now

Encouraged by the very positive response to my blog post, A Plea For Some Feminist Action in The Isles, which advocated setting up a women’s network here in the Outer Hebrides in response to an inspirational talk by the First […]

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Stornowegians have rock in their hearts

Aww man.. what a night on Friday! I had the privilege of sitting in on a rehearsal for the Classic Rock Tribute Night and it was great. I felt like I should be putting money in a tin afterwards, it […]

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A plea for some feminist action in the isles

When I went to Glasgow University in 1992, I thought the world was my oyster. I soaked up lectures in the wonderful atmosphere of the quadrangles and felt absolutely assured of my place in society. Centuries of literature were at […]

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Celebrating small children, surf and sunlight on a Sunday

It’s Sunday evening, 9pm. Call the Midwife has finished. That means, in my house, the sacrosanct boundary is now passed and it can be the start of my working week. It’s a terrible wonderful thing, being a blogger / freelance […]

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Posted by KatiePosted in Family, Opinion, Outdoors, Tradition
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Breaking the silence on LGBT issues in the Outer Hebrides

A strange thing happened yesterday, after publishing my blog about LGBT History Month in An Lanntair. I realised I had broken a silence I didn’t even know was there. My blog — It was high time for gay pride in […]

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It was high time for some gay pride in Stornoway

This is a loud and proud shout out to An Lanntair for putting on LGBT History Month in the arts centre this month — the first time it has ever been celebrated in the Outer Hebrides, a place that has […]

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Christmas done and dusted. Next it’s Bliadhna Mhath Ur!

Everybody still standing, now we’re on the other side of Christmas and storms Barbara and Conor? Personally, I like Boxing Day. The madness of Christmas is behind you and everybody can chill out, enjoying a proper public holiday without the […]

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Empowering young performers at the local Gaelic Mod

There was only one story in our house last week… Michael, five, went to the Mod! This, as many of you will know, is a great festival celebrating all that is fabulous in the Gaelic tradition and includes a whole […]

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Posted by KatiePosted in Arts, Gaelic, Tradition
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