Sea Change (Tionndadh na Mara)
Sea Change is a four-year Cape Farewell programme of research and making across Scotland’s western and northern isles
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Mathematics, making and birding
Deirdre Nelson
Fair Isle bird made by Tommy H Hyndman At Da Fishin’ Hands premiere at the community hall I noticed a beautiful Fair Isle jumper in shades of mossy green and later discovered that the wearer was Inges grandfather Stewart, a retired Light House Keeper, fiddle player, spinner and spinning wheel maker. His wife Annie... Read More ›
Andy Crabb’s short film Sea Changes
Part 1 documents the Orkney Expedition
Sea Changes, part 1 featuring Karine Polwart from Andy Crabb on Vimeo. Filmmaker and SAMS artist-in-residence Andy Crabb joined Cape Farewell’s Northern Isles expedition in August/September and reflects here on the first days of sailing in Orkney waters. Sea Changes is the first part of a film about Cape Farewell’s Northern Isles expedition, on board... Read More ›
Sexy Peat/Tìr mo Rùin
Artist Diary 18 October - Jon Macleod. Territory – Dùthaich
I have started writing this moor blog whilst on a residency in St.Kilda. It seems that both these places have become defined by the notion of remoteness and as such are comparable. Also the language, culture and archaeology of both are largely shared. To fully experience both St. Kilda and the Moor it is necessary... Read More ›
Bird Yarns inspires ‘Tern’, by musician Mick Slaven: Listen here
Deirdre Nelson: Artist Diary March 2013
Tern, written and performed by Mick Slaven Listen here Copyright control Mick Slaven, 2013: www.trickyhat.com/mick–slaven.html Riding the Breeze Bird Yarns made a brief landing at Letham Nights in Fife late last year and managed to share the stage with Coal Town Daisies and The Bevvy Sisters. Letham nights aims to bring high quality music to... Read More ›
Air falbh leis na h-eòin – Away with the Birds
Hanna Tuulikki's Complete Audio Diary
28 June 2013 Listen here to an extract from Hanna’s diary: Voices at Dusk https://archive.capefarewell.com/seachange/wp-content/uploads/canna-diary-extract-13.mp3 29 May 2013 Listen here to an extract from Hanna’s diary: Tracing Lines https://archive.capefarewell.com/seachange/wp-content/uploads/canna-diary-extract-121.mp3 19 April 2013 The creation of Air falbh leis na h-eòin: Hanna on tumblr 14 January 2013 Listen here to an extract from Hanna’s diary:... Read More ›
Bird Yarns. Deirdre Nelson
Artist Diary - Arctic terns descend on Glasgow Botanics!
Birdyarns is gathering supporters and followers with each and every landing, each time making connections in new, exciting and unexpected ways . Recently singer Jo Mango (uk.myspace.com/jomango) got in touch having spotted Creative Scotland’s post about the birds landing in Glasgow. Much of her songwriting involves birds in one way or another so she... Read More ›
Abundance
Community Investment in Renewable Energy
Pioneering individual and community investment in renewable energy projects Abundance Generation is a new platform that lets small investors put their money directly into tangible, productive and sustainable assets – earning an attractive return from investing in UK renewable energy projects. Hundreds of communities and tens of thousands of individuals across the UK will be... Read More ›
Oliver Rowe’s Pop-up Cafe on Tobermory Beach
22 June 2012
This summer chef Oliver Rowe cooks local produce in a Pop-up café on Tobermory beach. Read More ›
Supported by
- Jon and NoraLee Sedmak
- With the support of the
Culture Programme of the European Union
as part of the Green Art Lab Alliance (GALA) 
