Northings | Katie Laing | Activity http://northings.com/members/katielaing/activity/ Activity feed for Katie Laing. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 58b65d4abbcd758ed82cfe8cfcb71e42 Katie Laing wrote a new post, Donald S Murray: Weaving Songs, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/11/16/donald-s-murray-weaving-songs/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:31:40 +0000 ThumbnailLEWIS writer Donald S Murray’s new work, Weaving Songs , was many years in the making, though most of the poems were written in a matter of weeks. THE book is a collection of poems and short stories inspired by his childhood growing up in Ness, and is a tribute to his late father, Angus Murray, who was a […]

]]> 0 35d74fd934abcf42d2637dd19eee874f Katie Laing wrote a new post, Mod Memories and New Beginnings, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/10/14/mod-memories-and-new-beginnings/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:36:33 +0000 ThumbnailKATIE LAING looks back on memories of the first Stornoway Mod, and tells the story of a new choir using internet technology to overcome geographical separation ahead of this year’s event. FINAL preparations for this year’s Royal National Mod were bringing back memories for those involved in staging the first one in Stornoway in 1979 – none […]

]]> 0 22807be9933a996ad129f931f6078351 Katie Laing wrote a new post, Wising Up To Harris Art Potential, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/05/30/wising-up-to-harris-art-potential/ Mon, 30 May 2011 14:51:54 +0000 ThumbnailLUSKENTYRE, Seilebost, Horgabost and Huisnis – all names of beaches for which one particular corner of the Western Isles is justly famous. BUT while the west coast of Harris is certainly not short of a beautiful beach or two, it has arguably been somewhat lacking on facilities for the visitor in need of a cuppa. Until now, […]

]]> 0 f3f41d38bbe87079e3372fbbcd3353a4 Katie Laing wrote a new post, The Year of Scotland's Islands, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/05/20/the-year-of-scotlands-islands/ Fri, 20 May 2011 12:00:47 +0000 ThumbnailKATIE LAING reports on the aims and aspirations of the Scottish Government’s latest focus event, The Year of Scotland’s Islands IT’S to be a celebration of all that’s special about our culture, people and places – and with the flagship events now decided, the Year of Scotland’s Islands is hotting up. Scotland’s Islands is a programme of […]

]]> 0 da73f560d13c7a727df20bc3a4134b3b Katie Laing wrote a new post, Alyth McCormack, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/04/28/alyth-mccormack/ Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:37:18 +0000 ThumbnailIT’S all go these days for Lewis singer Alyth McCormack, who now lives in Dublin and has been busy touring and recording – so her gig at An Lanntair is a welcome opportunity to touch down on home soil and catch up with family and friends. IT was also, as she admitted beforehand, “terrifying”. For Alyth, there […]

]]> 0 cec3decd74c4453f53e0a17312118890 Katie Laing wrote a new post, Acair Go Back To Go Forward, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/04/07/acair-go-back-to-go-forward/ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:14:11 +0000 ThumbnailKATIE LAING reports on the latest phase of development for the Stornoway-based publisher. PUBLISHING company Acair are gearing up for a busy period of new releases and projects – but with former manager Agnes Rennie back in the driving seat after 20 years, they are in safe and familiar hands. Agnes, who hails from Galson, Ness, and […]

]]> 0 ddbad58300c3c2e4a238680d575b1d94 Katie Laing became a registered member http://northings.com/activity/p/4142/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:25:11 +0000 0