I flew through London to Glasgow, jumped off the plane and shot a wedding the next day:
The wedding took place at the Glengoyne Highland whiskey distillery and we all enjoyed the generously poured high-quality scotch! wowsa!!
Congratulations Gerry and Jenny - thanks for bringing me to your wedding!
I had an awesome time visiting the clubbing scene in Glasgow and partying till 3am - at that latitude the sun rises at that hour and I got to experience my first Celtic ‘time between’ with a beautiful sunset departing Gelengoyne, and a sunrise after dancing all night through the packed clubs of Glasgow.
And his family with whom I stayed in the Lake District
Ever recognize something the first time you hear it?
Well it was the same when Steve had some John Martyn playing the Sunday morning I was headed for the train…We were drinking coffee in the back garden shown above. I instantly wanted to know who it was, and he informed me - and sent me on my way with a few tracks. I’d like to pass on his recommendation and this two disk set (available as download also) retrospective for your consideration over the weekend. The album is Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology The Amazon reviewer glows:
“Martyn has the whiskey-soaked voice of (fellow scotsman) Rod Stewart with Louie Armstrong thrown in, the spiritual intensity of Van Morrison and the jazzy folk sound of Joni Mitchell.
I’ve never heard anything quite like it. All of his songs are melodic and interesting and some, like “one world,” “small hours” are transcendent and as beautiful as any music i’ve ever heard.”
The history on Martyn goes back through the seventies and I don’t know why he’s not more recognized than he is - cause in my perception he deserves it. Take a listen with this player:
I’ve now used two of his songs in my slideshows, and we’ll see what else may develop in the future.
International destionation weddinging photojournalist in the United Kingdom: Ireland, Scotland, and Englad - the Great Briton.
The image of Joel and rebecca walking on Mount Dark in New Zealand places as a Gold image in the June competition by the British Professional Photographers Association + Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers in the United Kingdom. … Read more
International destionation weddinging photojournalist in the United Kingdom: Ireland, Scotland, and Englad - the Great Briton.
Yes, thank you, thank you, please hold your applause.
The site that used to host everything, got way too big, way too confusing now hosts a simple wedding portfolio, and to introduce that I’m posting a podcast version of the main gallery here, but do check in to the www.NeilCowley.com gallery and view the fullscreen, high resolution view of this show as it will certainly knock your socks off as you view the photos in high resolution clarity and brilliance.
The Amazon reviewer glows:
