Last night I released two episodes at the same time. I've been away from my desk for a while, so I thought this may be a nice wee treat. I was a wee bit worried that one of them may get lost in folks podcast feeds, so here's a post to say that there are... Continue Reading →
72 – Anne Scott
What We Do In The Winter · 72 Anne Scott This episode is a conversation with Anne Scott about Java and Craignure from the late 1940's into the 1950's.Anne grew up in Falkirk, lived in Edinburgh for many years and now resides in Largs.Alexander Maclachlan, Anne's Grandfather, was the head gardener at Java Lodge. Anne... Continue Reading →
71 – Cameron Fletcher
What We Do In The Winter · 71 Cameron Fletcher This episode is a conversation with Cameron Fletcher. Born in Fanmore, Torloisk, Cameron tells us tales of his school life on the island and away in Oban. He talks about a wide variety of characters from his youth, then goes on to tell us about... Continue Reading →
70 – Andrew Macfarlane
What We Do In The Winter · 70 Andrew Macfarlane This episode is a conversation with Andrew or Andy Macfarlane of Glen Aros.Aged 81 he has lived all his life here on the island, starting off at Tiroran, moving to Pennygown, then onto Salen and to Glen Aros.His family hale from the Isles of Gometra... Continue Reading →
69 – Alastair Maclean
What We Do In The Winter · 69 Alastair Maclean This episode is a conversation with Alastair McIsaac Maclean of Tobermory. Alastair lives at the back of Tobermory main street in a building which used to be a bakery, where he worked as a young boy. Our chat we cover his early years in Tobermory... Continue Reading →