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Celtic Connections 2012: the music continues
Blog: Music Road - 31 January 2012
Celtic Connections, in Glasgow, Scotland, is one of Europe’s and the world’s premiere winter festivals, bringing hundreds of artists for sharing of tune and song, in venues ranging from a rock club to a cathedral, from a quiet song session in a concert of the concert hall building to a grand performance onthat same buildnig’s main stage. As the music continues, here’s a bit of what all that looks like
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Edinburgh with Kids
Blog: My Little Nomads - 29 January 2012
The best and funnest things to do with kids in Edinburgh, Scotland. Continue reading → Related Articles: London With Kids – Things To Do Kid-Friendly Hotels In London
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Celtic Connections 2012: the music begins
Blog: Music Road - 21 January 2012
January. Glasgow. Celtic Connections.Celtic Connection's is Europe's premiere winer festival, and one of the top music festivals across the world. Both the Celtic side of things, with artists from all across Scotland, from ireland, the United States, Canada, and elsehwere in the Celtic world come to share their music, as do musicians from other traditions.Celtic Connections 2012. The music begins...
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Greenie on the move
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 19 January 2012
Frosted window pane I left South Africa a week ago and spent a few days in London. From there, my other half and I did a mini road trip to Scotland.
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Songs of Love from the Celtic World: A Stor Mo Chroí
Blog: Music Road - 14 January 2012
Love: subject of eternal questions, eternal answers, and loads and loads of songs and tunes. Love from many directions is the focus of A Stor Mo Chroi, a two disc collection of thirty tracks. Artists from the varied worlds of Celtic music contribute music, among them Niamh Ni Charra, John Spillane, Capercaillie, Damien Dempsey, Loreena McKennitt, and Grada.
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From Insomnia to Scotland: Climbing Arthur’s Seat
Blog: Vagabond3 - 10 January 2012
It is 2:11 am and I realize that I took my first international flight twelve years ago. Twelve. As in two more than ten, as in… I’m freaking old. Insomnia has struck. I couldn’t have asked for a better first trip abroad. My high school was asked to perform at The International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh and we would spend four days in London, and the other ten in Scotland....
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turning of the year and music: favorite stories and a hint of what's ahead
Blog: Music Road - 9 January 2012
At the turning of the year, Music Road and the journey of music winds on.Among your favorite articles published this year were seasonal posts on Advent and music, the conclusion of the great American Road trip series, and these
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Victorian Graffiti at Edinburgh Castle
Blog: Solo Traveler - 4 January 2012
Of all my travels in 2011, here is the smallest detail that held the greatest intrigue for me.
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Auld Lang Syne
Blog: Music Road - 31 December 2011
It's a time of year when people all over the world join in singing Auld Lang Syne, a song Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote and adapted from an even older piece of music. Here's a fine version of it with Emily Smith taking the lead vocal, supported by Jamie McClennan and her own band members as well as members of the band Breabach. Smith, an award winning singer and songwriter, is from the area in the southwest of Scotland where Robert Burns made his home.you may also wish to see
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New Year's Traditions Across Europe
Blog: Travel With Julie - 29 December 2011
Photo courtesy of France Tourism.
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Travel Inspiration: The Yoga Retreat That Made Me Ditch My Day Job
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 21 December 2011
As a busy urbanite, you don’t always realise the stress your body is under. I had been in a job I had disliked for a while. I was sick at least once a month so I felt I owed myself a holiday.
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listening to Christmas: Celtic artists tell their favorite winter holiday music
Blog: Music Road - 20 December 2011
Those who make music for their work enjoy music of the winter holidays as much as those who are in their audiences.
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10 Famous Beer Breweries to Visit Around the World
Blog: GoBackpacking - 15 December 2011
This post was written in partnership with TravelSupermarket.com. here’s a saying amongst travellers that if you want to get to know the locals, get to know their beer first. Beer is the third most popular beverage in the world, beaten only by tea and water. With this in mind, a great idea when travelling abroad [...]
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BOOK REVIEW: Spirit Stones by Dianne Ebertt Beeaff
Blog: Travel With Julie - 8 December 2011
While working with clients, I've identify two types of travelers: 1. Those who run a race to get from one site or monument to the next, striking them off their checklist one by one.
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Finding Local Stories: Edinburgh, Scotland
Blog: Solo Traveler - 5 December 2011
Storytelling reflects the essence of place. In Edinburgh, I found the stories and the storytellers making for a not so solo evening for this solo traveler.
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music and late autumn
Blog: Music Road - 18 November 2011
Miracles are everywhere. So is music. So is friendship. This is a time of year to invite and be open to and to celebrate all these things.
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Best Music, 2011
Blog: Music Road - 17 November 2011
This is a time of year for gift lists, shopping lists, and best of lists.
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Celtic music and Nordic music meet: Fribo
Blog: Music Road - 9 November 2011
The name of the band Fribo means open house, and the name of their most recent album, Happ, means be of good cheer. That’s a welcoming and inviting description of the music they create, a music born of intersection of past and present, of culture and land and style, of voice and instrument.
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Scotland Part Two
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 4 November 2011
Scottish heather This article follows on from Part 1 of my Scotland holiday. . . .
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The Scottish Parliament Building
Blog: Quillcards - 1 November 2011
The New Scottish Parliament Wouldn’t you think that there has been a parliament continuously since Scotland became a country many centuries ago? It’s a natural question to ask – and indeed the first recorded reference to a meeting of the Scottish parliament dates from 1235 and the first permanent meeting place for the parliament was [...]The Scottish Parliament Building is a post from the Quillcards Blog
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Scotland Part One
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 27 October 2011
Scottish heritage shop Scotland is to England like chalk is to cheese. If you plan to give Scotland as miss because you have been to England, think again.
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Three Hidden Gems of Edinburgh
Blog: Heather on her travels - 18 October 2011
In today’s guest post, Ryan Morrison of Scotland Here and Now, gives you an alternative view of Edinburgh, with recommendations for a few things that may not be on the tourist’s radar. The beautiful city of Edinburgh is a delightful place for a trip at any time of year, with such a diverse range of [...]
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Living History at Culloden, Scotland
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 4 October 2011
Cultural Travel Tuesday Destination: Scotland Inspiration: Museum at Culloden Visitor’s Center By Dr. Jessie Voigts Imagine the moors of the Scottish Highlands – it’s a rainy, misty day, with a bit of a chill in the air. The sunken bogs are wreathed in fog, and human noise is eerily absent – just a raven’s caw [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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The Forth Rail Bridge
Blog: Quillcards - 30 September 2011
This is the rail bridge over the river Forth. On the southern shore, on the far side across the water in this photograph, is Edinburgh. Note: You can find the ecard of this image in the Urban Landscapes category of Quillcards. Just head over there and then navigate to the images on page two of [...]The Forth Rail Bridge is a post from the Quillcards Blog
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Edinburgh’s Camera Obscura – In Photos
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 16 September 2011
Besides the actual, ancient Camera Obscura, the interactive displays at this Edinburgh exhibit were highly entertaining!
