August Travel News
Hi from Rick: All Together Now
I was with my TV crew in a Glasgow pub, the Ben Nevis, excited to film some traditional Scottish folk music. The evening was billed as a "traditional session" — not a formal concert but a casual gathering of musical friends who just show up to jam. The guy on the squeezebox was Welsh. An Irishman was on the bagpipes (I should have known by the pint of Guinness at his side), an Englishman was on the fiddle, and the guitar player was Scottish. My agenda was to feature Scottish traditional music on my show, so at first, I was disappointed. I talked with my producer about finding a different bar with a solid Scottish band. Then we realized, this is the reality…and it's a fun one… Read more
