Saturday 23 August 2014

Scotland Day One – the evening - Bankfoot, Perthshire



As we were finishing our dinners it became apparent that something was afoot.  Tables were being moved and people were producing musical instruments.  It turned out Wednesday Night is Folk Music night at the Bankfoot Inn.   
 


Anyone is invited to bring along an instrument or a song and the rest of us joined in with the tunes we knew.  The variety of instruments was enormous - there were nine musicians and most had at least two instruments.  There were also some men and women who sang solo pieces a cappellaThe evening started with a Buddy Holly number so I felt quite at home singing along.  The quality of the pictures is not brilliant because I didn't want to use flash as it might have disturbed the musicians.  Relying on the light from the lamps made for very slow shutter speeds.







 Partner-who-loves-tea listening to one of her favourite songs -  The Fields of Gold.

 







Then it was off to bed up the winding staircase of this 18th Century coaching inn.  


17 comments:

  1. Lucky, lucky you! This is the sort of evening that travelers dream of but rarely encounter. Perfect.

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  2. Looks like a lovely evening. Tell Jo that I too like "Fields of Gold." xoxox

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  3. How fun! Serendipities like that sure help make life special. I think your photos are great, I love the mellow golden tones, they go well with the old inn and with Partner-who-loves-tea's favorite song title. :-)

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  4. That looks like an incredible fun-filled evening....wish I had been there.
    I am stealing the words to that sign, since I have a low door entry in my storage room that I always have to remind everyone to watch their heads when passing through.

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    1. It is a great sign, isn't it. I'm stealing it too for our cloakroom!

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  5. How lovely to be there for the folk music night! One of the reasons i like Saturday evenings and Sunday evenings are the local radio shows that do Cajun music, keeping our local heritage alive. It's so important that each place keep some of what makes it unique in spirit alive and well.

    And i love that sign!

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  6. I always enjoy such nights. I'm usually amazed how competent the musicians are and how tolerant they are of people like myself who are incompetent.

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  7. What a great way to bring people together by holding such an informal music event every week! Actually, I think the way you took the pictures shows the dynamics of the music much better than if they had been perfectly clear and static-looking.

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  8. That's my sort of evening: informal and enjoyable and not deafening. Fields of Gold: for me it will always be a reminder not so much of Sting as of Eva Cassidy.

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  9. T|here is something very nice about lots of people participating in making music. That was a lucky find.
    Thank you very much postcard, by the way, I have been meaning to do this for a few days. It's always nice to get something in the mail other than bills and other similar stuff!, as of course you well know.

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  10. What a nice surprise adding a bit of extra holiday feeling to your trip!

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  11. A right proper ceilidh! Someone should have told the girl her pants were unzipped, though...

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    1. Trust you to notice that - no one else did!! :-)

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  12. What a fun place! I love all the pics of the Inn. It looks just like I imagine a pub would look in Scotland...I sure wish I was there but you brought it all to us! Lovely shot of your sweet Partner too. I'm looking forward to more pics of your vacation!

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  13. what a grand way to spend an evening! at first I thought I had never heard of "Fields of Gold", but GB's mentioning Sting with it, I think perhaps I do. Off to see if I can hear it elsewhere.

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    1. I didn't even know Sting had done a version - I'm an Eva Cassidy man myself.

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  14. Have experienced similar in Eire.

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