Benighted on the Moor - Corrour

This geolocated audio walk takes you through the same terrain as a slightly odd group of gentlemen did in January 1889 to map the route for the now famous West Highland Line. Please download the walk by clicking on the download symbol adjacent to the stream button. When you are ready to begin press the play symbol - audio will begin when you are inside a blue-marked zone. Headphones are advised for this experience. The walk starts at the station carpark and takes you across the railway and along the dirt road to the north shore of Loch Laidon (the second and larger body of water on your left). When you hear dialogue, please stop for a moment, and listen to the scene play out to hear the full story. Please allow at least an hour to do the walk and arrive back at the station. We hope that you enjoy the experience!

This geolocated audio walk takes you through the same terrain as a slightly odd group of gentlemen did in January 1889 to map the route for the now famous West Highland Line. Please download the walk by clicking on the download symbol adjacent to the stream button. When you are ready to begin press the play symbol - audio will begin when you are inside a blue-marked zone. Headphones are advised for this experience. The walk starts at the station and takes you under the railway, away from Bridge of Orchy village and southward along the West Highland Way towards Glasgow. When you hear dialogue, please stop for a moment, and listen to the scene play out to hear the full story. Please allow at least an hour to do the walk and arrive back at the station. We hope that you enjoy the experience!

Grab ur headphones and take a hike along tae loch tay.

🥃 Congratulations on finding this lovely guide to Scotch whisky in “Echoes”. It will take you on a virtual tour of Scotch whisky. Of course, if you have the opportunity to visit any of the six distilleries it covers, feel free to open “Echoes” and listen to these fascinating Scotch whisky regions...... 👉 The introduction to the six regions of Scotch whisky (the information based on VisitScotland.com). 👉 Drink Scotch whisky with me – Six Scotch whiskies from different distilleries. 📖 If you would like to apply for the lovely little e-book "The Little Guide to Scotch Whisky and Journaling", please contact @vinoreads on Instagram or @VinoreadsBooks on Twitter. Enjoy your tour!

My journey along the West Highland Way in 2019.

Soundwalk created for the Loch Shiel Festival by Paul Hernes Barnes and Jamie Smith.

These sound tracks have been compiled by artist Liz Crichton from autobiographical interviews with people baptized as infants at St Michael and All Angels, Ballintuim. Read more about this project or listen from your computer here: **[www.revelationarts.org.uk/dedication](https://dedicationtheproject.weebly.com/)** Each person was asked to talk about their life, what had influenced them and what had made them who they are, and what traces may they leave behind. Starting at the font of the church in Ballintuim and ending in the graveyard at Kirkmichael, the audio trail had been designed to be an immersive and emotional listening experience, stimulating a sustained time based and ordered engagement with other peoples stories. You are invited to make a pilgrimage along the Cateran trail from Ballintuim to Kirkmichael listening to the audio tracks, and reflecting on them in these beautiful surroundings, to perhaps discover something not just about those who were interviewed, but also about yourself. Come and share in the tracks and traces of those who traveled this road ahead of you With grateful thanks to Delia Napier and Ettrick, Michael Nairn, Melinda Measor, John Kiszley, Caroline Steel, Neil Constable, Simon Fairclough, Kerry Faucett-Reid and Erica Hunter for agreeing to share their thoughts with us all. I do hope you enjoy the trail. Please let me know what you thought of this experience by completing this online **[feedback form](https://forms.gle/8dQTN3gNFJZrVsQw8)**

RIVER ALMOND - BESSIE BELL AND MARY GRAY FROM THE ALBUM "SAND, SILT, FLINT" BY FIONA SOE PAING https://FionaSoePaing.bandcamp.com The sad tale of Bessy Bell and Mary Gray has been sung by many since their tragic death from the plague in 1666 including British folk rock band Steeleye Span. Bessy and Mary were "twa bonnie lassies" and the daughters of two Perthshire gentlemen. According to tradition, Bessy’s father was the Laird of Kinvaid and Mary’s the Laird of Lynedoch. Bessy and Mary were the best of friends and said to live together at Lynedoch House to the west of Perth. However, as plague spread they decided to leave the house and instead live in total seclusion to avoid getting infected. They moved into a bower in an isolated spot called Burn Brae close to the north bank of the River Almond. A local lad, said to be in love with both Bessy and Mary, kept them supplied with food, however this lifeline tragically led to their deaths as the lad became infected with plague and in turn passed it onto Bessy and Mary. All three died and because it was the ‘pestilence’ that killed the girls they weren’t allowed to be buried in the traditional burial grounds of their respective families. Instead, Bessy and Mary were laid to rest near where they died in a secluded grave at Dronach Haugh by the edge of the river. The Walk The grave of Bessy Bell and Mary Gray is tucked away in a very off the beaten track spot and not easy to find. The walk culminates in a steep scramble down to the river bank which should only be attempted in good weather. The walk starts on a track that leads though forest off the B8063 at Murrayfield north west of Perth. Follow the gravel path south as it leads through woods of ash, sycamore, beech and birch trees before it emerges into flat farmland and then again through woods of sitka spruce. Look out for red squirrel and listen hard for the cries of jays and crows. Turn right at a T junction and follow the track as it curves downhill and becomes increasingly grassier as it leads through birch and then spruce forest dotted with bright blue containers filled with feed for the many pheasants reared in these woods. The track ends at a gate which opens into a large field. Don’t go through the gate, instead turn towards the river and keep walking straight until you come to a steep scramble down a woodland path to the banks of the River Almond which flows wide at this melancholy spot, whose peace is disturbed only by the sound of fast flowing water. The grave lies against the steep bank and within tall iron railings beneath the branches of a large yew tree. Breath in deep the smell of damp earth and look out for old graffiti carved into the moss covered stone that marks the spot where Bessy and Mary lie eternally together. Practical Information Getting There The B8063 is a small road that leads west off the main A9 a few miles north of Perth. Follow the road as it winds west through flat Perthshire farmland and a series of tiny hamlets. Although the walk starts at Murrayfield, a better place to park is by the gates of utility station further west along the road. The B8063 is not served by public transport. Toilets & Refreshments The nearest public toilets and refreshments are either in Perth or at one of the chain coffee shops off the A9 at either the junction with the A912 to the north (Starbucks) or the intersection with the M90 to the south (Costa Coffee). Accessibility This walk is not accessible to wheelchair users. An alternative place to listen to this track is Huntingtower Castle located off the A85 near Perth and owned by Historic Environment Scotland. Text for the Soundwalk researched and written by Lesley-Anne Rose at https://OpenRoadLtd.co.uk , with many thanks. Image with thanks to Isla Goldie Photography

A remote collaboration between two artists in Cornwall and rural Aberdeenshire. Initially based around the notions of parenthood, whilst also considering personal, geographical and political space. Composition naturally began to accommodate responses to the pandemic as the album was written during the COVID19 lockdown of 2020. The first five tracks use only the voice and audio production techniques, field recordings, an impulse response harvested from a cave on the north east coast of Scotland, and radio excerpts, whilst the final track contains additional instrumentation.