Scottish greys anatomy star reforms band to help food banks. The speyside sessions has recorded leave a light on to raise money. Now westlin winds by speyside sessions on amazon music. In 1962, he commenced the building of a malt whisky distillery on the site and the work was completed in 1987. Speyside sessions cds have now sold out from bandcamp, but fear not you can still get a download or if you live in glasgow or inverness there will be a very limited number of cds in the save the. Speyside is a global emerging market corporate affairs and public policy specialist with a 25 year track record helping leading companies and organizations with market entry and growth. Geographically, speyside is a region in morayshire within the highlands of scotland. Speyside is the mecca for whisky aficianados and can boast it is home to almost fifty distilleries and, according to those in the know, thats more than half of all of the distilleries in the whole of scotland estimated to be over 85 working distilleries malt whisky produced in speyside can be found in the top ten best selling whiskies all over the world. It is not entirely clear whose whisky the king tasted. Its almost a year now since a group of friends gathered at dipple house just outside the morayshire town of fochabers, to record what would become one of the successful and top selling albums on the world music download charts. Reviewing speysides whisky distilleries the top tours. However, most people would typically recognise speyside scotch for its two primary styles. There are also two spurs off the main path, of 15 miles to tomintoul and of 4 miles to dufftown the central parts of the way opened in 1981, with the tomintoul spur following in 1990. Speyside sessions 2012 scottish traditional folk with a modern twist.
Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest speyside sessions interviews. Folk music event speyside sessions scottish folk music. Benriach has a host of single malts styles from different wood finishes including dessert wine, fortified wines and rum. Speyside way long distance walk page on undiscovered scotland. Kevin mckidds leave a light on in aid of food banks is much.
Check out diane of pitgaveny by speyside sessions on amazon music. Kevin mckidd and the speyside sessions band have reformed to raise. Diane of pitgaveny by speyside sessions on amazon music. All profits from the speyside sessions will go to the charity, save the children. Mar 25, 2018 speyside single malts are just as able to get peaty with it. Speyside single malts are just as able to get peaty with it. Check out now westlin winds by speyside sessions on amazon music. Food, spirit of speyside sessions some of the best musicians in scotland have been gathered together for the spirit of speyside sessions a series of music and comedy events happening from 1 5 may and forming part of the spirit of speyside whisky festival. Hollywood actor kevin mckidd returns to scottish roots for covid19. Aromas of butter drizzled hazelnut, freshly pulled espresso, ripe red apple, and butterscotch pudding with a satiny, vibrant, fruity lighttomedium body and a tingling, interesting, mediumlength dark chocolate and salted pretzel finish.
Little did i know the amount of time and immense talent that was donated by local artists and musicians from the elgin, moray area of. The origin of the name is taken from a small location in tobago. Speysound radio inverness, uk listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Explore speyside holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. The resulting album, entitled the speyside sessions, is a fresh take on the traditional music form, with the ability to transport the listener and rouse emotion. The region is located in the magical highlands, east of inverness, and reaches from the glittering moray coastline down. Jun 24, 2019 glenlivet 2006 speyside single malt scotch whisky bright gold color. Hollywood actor kevin mckidd returns to scottish roots for. Speyside is famous for its wonderful whisky and is. Mckidd instigated the speyside sessions, a scottish folk music album recorded in 201112 at hogmanay in. Speyside sessions is available as a download on bandcamp amazon us amazon uk itunes us itunes uk 7digital visit our speyside sessions first giving donation page if you wish to make an outright donation to save the children in addition to purchasing the album or other merchandise. The speyside whisky buy the speyside whiskies online. Use one of the following modes of transport listed below to get you to the start and finish of the walk. In august 1822, king george iv made a highly publicized trip to edinburgh.
Mckidd instigated the speyside sessions, a scottish folk music album recorded in 201112 at hogmanay in his home town of elgin. The respected whisky maker george christie purchased land near kingussie and founded a grain distillery in 1957. Speyside sessions the speyside sessions was recorded by a group of musicians from the north east of scotland. Recorded over the course of one week, mckidd, together with diverse cast of players and vocalists, recorded over two dozen traditional scottish folk songs.
The speyside sessions by speyside sessions on amazon music. The speyside way links the sea at buckie with the cairngorms at aviemore and at tomintoul. Glenlivet 2006 speyside single malt scotch whisky bright gold color. The main path between buckie and aviemore is 65 miles long and tends to follow the course of the river spey. This is the official youtube channel for they speyside sessions, the scottish folk charity album recently headed by actor kevin mckidd. Rehearsal footage of speyside sessions band as they prepped for gig at drouthy cobbler pub in elgin, scotland on january 2, 1015. Home help scotland speyside west isles search distilleries speyside. It will be released june 2012, with all profits going to the charity, save the children. Speyside is famous for its wonderful whisky and is often called malt whisky country. The album was released on 15 june 2012 in aid of save the children. Recorded over five days in an informal and friendly atmosphere, the speyside sessions was the read full post.
The 46yearold admitted it had been an interesting experience with the band. Kevin mckidds leave a light on in aid of food banks is. Protected waters, high visibility, abundant coral and diverse marine life make for choice diving, and speyside is home to some renowned scuba sites. The font is inspired by the local handicraft, the batik in particular. Jun 15, 2012 recorded over the course of one week, mckidd, together with diverse cast of players and vocalists, recorded over two dozen traditional scottish folk songs.
For whisky purposes, it is distinguished as a subregion of the highlands due to the concentration of distilleries in the area and some stylistic similarities between them. The speyside sessions has recorded leave a light on to raise money for the trussell trust and help musicians uk. The region is located in the magical highlands, east of inverness, and reaches from the glittering moray coastline down towards the majestic cairngorms national park. Set in the heart of stunning speyside, this trail takes in seven worldfamous working distilleries, one historic distillery and the fascinating speyside cooperage. While there, he discovered the illicit whisky being produced in the district of glen livet in speyside. Speyside single malts are single malt scotch whiskies, distilled in strathspey, the area around the river spey in moray and badenoch and strathspey, in northeastern scotland the two bestselling single malt whiskies in the world, the glenlivet and glenfiddich, come from speyside. Cue the misty eyed, dreamy state thats taken ahold of many a traveller, drinks connoisuer and social butterfly to have ever visited. Many of the contributors to the album are old school friends of mckidds. The great whisky trail road trip playlist by momondo. I first heard about the speyside sessions about 6 months ago when kevin mckidd mentioned on twitter that he had recorded an album with friends for charity over new years.
Everyone who hears this album, regardless of nationality or ethnicity, wants to buy it. Speyside is a round, curved and controlled sans serif with an additional set of decorated uppercase letters, initials and small caps. Aromas of butter drizzled hazelnut, freshly pulled espresso, ripe red apple, and butterscotch pudding with a satiny, vibrant, fruity lighttomedium body and a tingling, interesting, mediumlength dark. Firstly, there is the light, sweet and honeyed single malts of distilleries such as the glenlivet and glenfiddich which are the two bestselling single malt whiskies in the world. Speyside sessions last midwinter, a group of musicians led by actor kevin mckidd brave, greys anatomy, rome, trainspotting and best friend james d. The entire community record, as mckidd describes it, was recorded in a house in the scottish highlands. The great whisky trail road trip playlist by momondo free.
Braves kevin mckidd on speaking in doric, his new album. Speyside has the makings of a magical and memorable visit. Ive been looking forward to this one for some time. The speyside sessions these are my mountains youtube. The speyside sessions is a collection of amazingly beautiful music that speaks to that longing, imploring you to listen to it again and again. A traditional irish strathspey with four settings and seven comments that has been added to six tunebooks. The speyside sessions we are a band of scottish loons and quines having a jam, dram, and making a record or two for charity. Go anywhere in the world, reveal yourself to be scottish and the most likely reaction will be one involving whisky along with a sly wink, an eartoear grin or a thump on the back. The speyside region was the source of the first scotch whisky boom. Spirit of speyside whisky festival attending scotlands. Check out the speyside sessions by speyside sessions on amazon music. According to visit scotland, this region includes the area between the highlands to the west, aberdeenshire in the east and extending north to the cairngorms national park. Spirit of speyside sessions programme announced spirit. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl.
Jun 15, 2012 check out now westlin winds by speyside sessions on amazon music. Its the jumpingoff point for excursions to uninhabited little tobago island, a bird sanctuary 2km offshore. The speyside sessions cd featuring kevin mckidd various. We enable our international users to find cheap flights, hotels and car rentals, plus deliver the best insider tips, free city guides. Stream leave a light on by speyside sessions distributed by distrokid. The malt whisky trail in speyside itinerary visitscotland. Scotlands malt whisky trail is the only trail of its kind in the world. Too often, these songs are made to sound pretty when theyre recorded, but speyside sessions have given us the real thing, with singers taking turns and a houseful of people joining in on the choruses. The speyside whisky trail is a relatively easy walk so if you are a regular walker or lead and active lifestyle youll enjoy the walk. You can read more about such great distillery tours, including at glenfiddich, over at the flaviar times.
Although the speyside distillery was founded in 1956, it was not until 1990 that production began. Moray speyside has all the ingredients to make sure every visitor enjoys a magical, memorable experience. Kevin mckidd born 9 august 1973 is a scottishamerican film and television actor, director. Speyside is a protected region for scotch whisky distilling under uk government legislation. A more recent tradition has also emerged in the region of producing the. Festival events take place throughout speyside, the biggest whisky producing region in scotland, located in the moray area in the northeast of the county between aberdeen and inverness. We offer a range of itineraries so you can choose your preferred daily distance so hopefully you will find an itinerary that suits your preferred level of activity. Little did i know the amount of time and immense talent that was donated by local artists and musicians from the elgin, moray area of the scotland. Kevin mckidd, of trainspotting fame, and the band speyside sessions have recorded a new charity single leave a light on to raise money for food banks struggling to cope with demand picture. Aberdeen 3hrs and inverness 2hrs both have airports which are convenient for the speyside whisky trail.
Click on a name for information about a distillery. Speyside speyside is home to some of scotlands most beautiful scenery and lush landscapes, as well as roughly half of all the scottish whisky distilleries. Apr 14, 2016 the speyside region was the source of the first scotch whisky boom. All that, and its also nice and easy to listen to, plus the profits go to charityall good reasons to download it now. Jun 15, 2012 check out the speyside sessions by speyside sessions on amazon music. Strathspey has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky producing areas of scotland. Its been sung by the best of the bothy ballad singersjoe aitken, jock duncan and the likeand this version holds up well.
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