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From the Blog
Hogmanay programme
See The Walks page for the Hogmanay programme. It will be good to have you along. If you're just interested, I'll get you fired up, and you'll begin to understand what all the fuss is about. If you've seen the film, you'll want to read the book. And if you've read the...
read moreThat was fun!
At the request of the Dutch tv company (see previous blogs) I and some people on the tour walked into Central Bar while they were interviewing Big Man Welsh. My companions were from USA, Musselburgh, Spain, Glasgow, that sort of place. We sat round one of the tables...
read moreThis time the sun did shine…
They were shooting a scene from 'Sunshine in Leith' in Constitution Street outside the Port o' Leith this week, in bright winter sunshine. Dubbed Leith's Mama Mia, it is a narrative spun around some of the Proclaimers' output. The stage show was a runaway success....
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