Thanks to everyone who has been following this blog, and welcome to those those who are new. Be sure to check out the archives, there are some great pictures. After over a month in Scotland, I had taken well over 1000 pictures. My favorites along with captions from the whole trip are on the archive pages. This page here is a big part of what this trip was all about. Part of my proposal for this travel scholarship was to bring a harp to destinations in Scotland after which the tunes are named, and film them on site. I took several hours of video. I have seven tunes posted so far, and a few more still in the can. I used youtube to host them, because it seems to be the most dependable. You can watch them all from this page (kind of tiny though), or click again and see them larger on the youtube page. There is some gorgeous scenery, you might prefer to see them larger. They can all be seen at the youtube site, posted by mikeconnorsharp.
These were all done outside, complete with the elements which are louder on some videos than others. We're talking wind, waves, bumblebees, sheep, etc...but the visuals are incredible. Believe me, there are some stories behind each of these videos and history behind each tune. People keep asking when they get to see the videos, so I'll save all that narrative for another day, and just show you what I've got so far.
This was truly a labor of love. All of the editing and posting was done while I was over there. I mixed in some still photos that I took along the way. I hope you enjoy them. Special thanks to the Scottish Harp Society of America for sponsoring this trip. If you are not yet a member, please go to their website and join this fabulous organization.The Battle of Sherrifmuir
Air by Fingal
The Skye Boat Song
Mull of the Mountains
The Harris Dance
The Sound of Sleat
Cam ye by Atholl
