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Our journey across Skye
We are on our way to Dunvegan to see the Fairy Flag, but stop to stretch our legs in Portree. Yes, we missed our turn off the A87, so we're taking a roundabout tour of the island! In Portree we find a busy street packed with people, all headed towards the pub. It doesn't take long to figure out why, the music is deafening when the pub door opens. Not the traditional sort we expect at a session, but this obviously isn't a sessiún. It beckons us in, along with everyone else on the street. Surely this rock band wasn't just singing in Gaelic? But they were. It's Runrig! We think to settle back for a pint and a bite to eat, but soon realize there are no tables. That's ok, our feet can't stop moving to the beat anyway.
Where is Hamish?
Our journey on Skye has ended. Tune in next time as we travel the Road to the Isles, well, from the Isles!
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Skye: the Island and its Legends by Otta F. Swire is a book I picked up while in the Highlands. I wish I'd read it before we visited the area, as we missed several sites that we were practically standing on. Written by a woman who wanted to share with her children the old Skye stories she had heard from her great-aunt, she "threaded theses stories... on the roads of Skye as on a necklace." Be sure to read this before visiting!
Runrig is an internationally popular Celtic rock band. They're frequently credited with singlehandedly causing the resurgence of interest in the dying Gaelic language. They have so many fabulous songs to choose from, but I thought a clip of "Skye" (from Once in a Lifetime) was an obvious choice for this page. Skye is actually the home of Runrig, and they have several songs of here and the highlands. You'll see them on many pages on this site, as they're an amazing band.
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