Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Tour Scotland video of part of an outdoor Christmas Carols service by the Concert Hall at Horsecross Plaza on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland video of a gaelic mouth music song by the Horsecross Gle' singers on ancestry visit to Greyfriars Bar in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. There are many examples in Gaelic tradition of the lively dance-songs known as Puirt-à-beul. Puirt-à-beul means 'tunes from the mouth' and they’re also known in English as mouth music. Puirt is the plural of the word port and so a single dance song would be known as a port-à-beul. These are not so much songs as instrumental tunes that are sung.
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Tour Scotland video of cooking Arbroath Smokies at a Christmas Market in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Arbroath smokies are a type of lightly smoked small haddock with a particularly good flavour and texture. The bright yellow, coarsely flavoured smoked haddock sold in most supermarkets is not a very good substitute for the real thing.
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Old photograph of a horse and cart on Station Road in Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Moffat was a notable market in the wool trade, and this is commemorated with a statue of a ram by William Brodie in the town's marketplace. The ram was presented to the town by William Colvin, a local businessman, in 1875. From 1633 Moffat began to grow from a small village into a popular spa town. The infamous murderer and alleged grave robber William Hare may have stayed in the Black Bull Hotel during his escape to Ireland after turning King's evidence against William Burke. Robert Burns came for the waters and frequented the local bars. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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