Folk music pub in Scotland

[Mike Bell]

The Taybank www.thetaybank.com (http://www.thetaybank.com) is a live music pub on the banks of the River Tay at Dunkeld in Perthshire. My wife Carolyn and I were there on Sunday evening after she attended a classical music seminar. The tutor was Laurence Perkins, professional bassoonist, conductor, recording musician and teacher http://laurenceperkins.members.beeb.net/index.htm

Laurence and Andy Turnbull (classical clarinettist and folk musician) produced some bombards, small pipes and whistles as we sat in the garden. One thing led to another and a lot of good folk music was made over the next hour or two.

All these shots were taken with my 350D and newly acquired E28 f1.8. It proved its worth in the relatively low light and the combination is small, light and unobtrusive. Perfect for when you are sitting right next to performing musicians. Between shots I picked up the low D whistle you can see on the table and tried to harmonise with a few of the tunes. I'm hopeless ... but nobody minded as folk music is naturally inclusive. I think it made my photography more acceptable as well.

1. 1/160sec f4 ISO 100
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2. 1/125sec f3.5 ISO 100
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3. 1/60sec f1.8 ISO 400
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4. 1/60sec f2.5 ISO 400
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5. 1/60sec f2.2 ISO 400
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Comments welcome.

[corterlifecrisis]

wow, those are so cool. I really wish that kind of stuff happend over here, awesome!

[thescottandrew]

nice shots, the colour seems a bit washed out, but it may be my monitor, good job :)

[Mike Bell]

nice shots, the colour seems a bit washed out, but it may be my monitor, good job :)

That is true-to-life Scottish daylight there! :lol:

Actually.......... I did boost the saturation just a little in the outdoor ones - maybe not enough? :)

[DwightMcCann]

This sort of thing happened here in the USA in the 60s and 70s, sigh. Very nice images of one of the most social of activities.

[Mike Bell]

This sort of thing happened here in the USA in the 60s and 70s, sigh. Very nice images of one of the most social of activities.

Thanks Dwight. Folk music at this sort of local level has seen quite a revival in Scotland. It never really went away in the more remote areas. Here are a couple of shots from the Orkney Folk Festival 2004:

http://static.flickr.com/55/141034075_4c42753e60_o.jpg

I particularly like this shot of local kids - not staged, this is just kids doing what kids do in Stromness on Orkney.

http://static.flickr.com/44/141034076_b48631e68e_o.jpg

[Rumjungle]

That's fantastic. I'm saddened by the fact that I've lived in southern california so long that this sort of thing seems completely alien to me.:)

[DwightMcCann]

So, those kids are begging, eh? :-) At least they aren't stealing! Love the shot at the bar with fiddles.

[ACDCROCKS]

my gosh seems like a dream. Across the pond here in Ohio All i see kids doing is vandalism, smoking, drugs, and games. You deffinatley live in nice place, be happpy