In July 2011 Cape Farewell embarked on a month-long expedition by boat across the Scottish Islands, bringing the notion and experience of expedition home to the UK, with an exploration of island ecologies and cultures, and of the strategies for sustainable and resilient futures being implemented across the Scottish Isles. More ›
The expedition crew of 40 includes island artists, storytellers, film makers, playwrights, architects, designers, musicians, community leaders, social scientists, ecologists, marine biologists, oceanographers, poets, acclaimed Gaelic singers and a chef.
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When the gales came in last Old New Year from nowhere
And communication lines long-standing were felled,
All the single-tracks with passing places were closed
And we couldn’t make it out over the sound.
We were all stranded and left without power on our own
And taken in time back two generations or more
To not so long before they went and brought in
The first real artificial light to the island.
Joins the expedition for week 1
Rody Gorman lives in the Isle of Skye, and has published many poetry collections. He has worked as a songwriter, lecturer, creative writing tutor and adjudicator of literary competitions.
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There is something special about being on the Island when the winds roar and all about is dark.
Something elemental about the light of fire and candles being the only flicker of light within, and the stabbing of sheer silver, shredding the sky without as forked tongues of lightning grace storm broiling skies.
Somethign warming as hot griddled pancakes steam with dripping butter, running through and over greased fingers and chins.
Something tribal, as hunkered down in houses across the Island, folk gather and courrie in, awaiting the sometime end of this maelstrom.