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Scotland Magazine section Scenic ScotlandDrumochterThis issue, Andy Hall photographs the favourite place of Alastair Mackenzie, star of BBC television series Monarch of the Glen Most people recognise Drumochter as a high point on the A9 from Inverness to Perth, but to actor Alastair Mackenzie of Monarch of the Glen, it is much more significant than a signpost on one of Scotland’s most beautiful roads. In A Sense of Belonging to Scotland: Further Journeys, Alastair describe... Port Grullain Bay, Isle of IonaPhotographer Andy Hall looks at the favourite place of actor Kevin McKidd Perhaps it is because you cannot take a car on to Iona or more probably because it is of historical and spiritual significance, whenever you set foot on this tiny Hebridean island, you can feel a wave of peace and tranquillity wash over you. I’ve visited Iona on many occasions but on the day that t... ArisaigPhotographer Andy Hall looks at the favourite place of singer and songwriter Gerry Rafferty When I’m on my photographic travels, there are several tracks I love listening to and I always associate them with roads. One of these is the seventies classic, Baker Street, by Gerry Rafferty. This is usually played as I travel up the A9 from Pitlochry before turning off to Fort William and on up t... Pattack Falls – Strathmashie, BadenochPhotographer Andy Hall captures the favourite place of accordonist and musical producer Phil Cunningham Pattack Falls near Loch Laggan is a hidden secret of the Highlands. It is the favourite place of accordionist and musical producer, Phil Cunningham. Deceptively close to the road west from Dalwhinnie, it needs to be sought out. Phil had to send me map references before I could locate this beautiful... The Isle of HarrisPhotographer Andy Hall captures the favourite place of the Queen’s artist These rocks are the oldest rocks in the world, Lewisian gneiss, looking across the Golden Road on the east coast of the Isle of Harris, towards Scalpay and in the far distance, the Shiant Islands. I took this shot for my recently published A Sense of Belonging to Scotland: Further Journeys. It is ... Saligo Bay, Isle of IslayPhotographer Andy Hall captures the favourite place of former NATO secretary general and Labour minister Lord George Robertson I visited Islay for the first time in the summer of 2004 in the course of taking photographs for A Sense of Belonging to Scotland: Further Journeys. Saligo Bay is the chosen place of Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen, former NATO secretary general. When I saw it for the first time, I realised that... The Lake of MentiethNick Nairn is one of Europe’s top chefs and he has a cook school near Aberfoyle. Text and pictures by Andy Hall The Lake of Menteith, near Aberfoyle in the Trossachs, is Scotland’s only lake as opposed to loch. For the purposes of A Sense of Belonging to Scotland, it was chosen by chef Nick Nairn as his favourite place in Scotland. My family and I spent a week at Lochend Chalets, which is run by Nick’s siste... Beall, Portree, SkyeThis issue Andy Hall photographs the favourite place of Donnie Munro, former singer of Runrig, solo artist and Skyeman Here in the stillness of time is a settled feel, of all that has gone before, and a sense of scale that seems, at least for a moment, to make sense of all things.” This is how Beall in Portree is described by Donnie Munro, former singer with Runrig and now a solo performer, songwriter and musician a... Benachally PerthshireSinger songwriter Dougie MacLean adores the view over Benachally. Main text and pictures by Andy Hall The view from Benachally near Dunkeld in Perthshire has the highest ratio of beautiful but different views of any vantage point that I know. It is the favourite place of Dougie MacLean, one of Scotland’s most successful songwriters, composer and performer of instrumental music. As well as this fabu... Knoydart Loch and peninsulaThis issue theatre great Sir Cameron Mackintosh chooses his favourite place. Main text and pictures by Andy Hall I had the privilege of meeting Sir Cameron in Edinburgh for the last night of his production of Miss Saigon and it was then that I fully appreciated the strength of his affinity and affection for the Knoydart peninsula on the west coast of Scotland, particularly his estate between Loch Morar and Loc... The Oxford Bar EdinburghTop crime writer Ian Rankin is happiest in one of Edinburgh’s best bars. Main text and pictures by Andy Hall During the making of A Sense of Belonging to Scotland, I travelled 15,000 miles to take only 50 pictures, often returning four or five times to capture light with the quality and direction that I wanted. My companion on many of these trips was Inspector Rebus, Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh detective. Ian i... Kinnoull Hill PerthThis issue successful Hollywood actor Brian Cox picks his favourite place. Main text and pictures by Andy Hall I have been fortunate enough to have met Brian many times throughout the making of ASense of Belonging to Scotland, and also in a joint presentation in Brussels to raise the profile of Dundee University’s globally significant work in diabetes and tropical diseases, of which Brian is a patron. He is... The Summers IslesThis issue we look at the favourite place of award-winning solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie, with words and photography by Andy Hall As a native of the North East of Scotland, I was delighted to enlist the participation of Evelyn, whose roots are firmly set in Buchan. She has enjoyed fantastic worldwide success as a musician since her debut as the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. To mark her achievements, many a... Forth rail bridgeThe fourth celebrity to pick a favourite place in his homeland is writer Iain Banks, with words and pictures by photographer Andy Hall If asked to name Scotland’s most identifiable landmark, the Forth Rail Bridge would be near the top of many people’s lists. On any journey to Edinburgh from the North, one that I make regularly, you cannot fail to be impressed by this wonderful feat of engineering. The two photographic features I ... |  | ||||||||||||
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