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A Woman of Letters
A letter in the post. Not a bill or a fast food flyer but a real letter. One of the lasting rediscoveries I have made in researching and writing John’s life is that letters are a great way of making … Continue reading
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Tagged Kathleen Raine, Margaret Fay Shaw, The Isle of Canna
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A short story for Valentine’s Day
There was an inevitability about the meeting of John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw; their paths and their interests had been intertwining for years. Several times they had been in the same place at the same time, but had not met until … Continue reading
‘There is even a raincoat over the end of the piano’
Before the hurricane struck, I was looking for words to end the old year or, since the clock was ticking, start the new one. I found Margaret’s letter typewritten late at night during another storm-tossed Christmas. At almost the same … Continue reading
A dram, a fag, a piper – here’s to a remarkable life full of music
Pictures of Margaret with kind permission of Kildonan Museum. “Margaret Fay Shaw I always remember from a 100th birthday photo in the South Uist museum: fag in hand, dram on the arm of her chair!” Memories, memories. With the anniversary … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic Connections 2012, Ceolas, Kildonan Museum, Margaret Fay Shaw, South Uist
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