Northings | Marcus J Wilson | Activity http://northings.com/members/marcusjwilson/activity/ Activity feed for Marcus J Wilson. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 a752b4d9139d4d86f54a62d74ee21b7f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 3: Highlands and Islands at Edinburgh Fringe, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/08/19/podcast-3-highlands-and-islands-at-edinburgh-fringe/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:07 +0000 MARCUS J WILSON reports on three Highlands and Islands shows at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Dogstar Theatre’s The Tailor of Inverness, The Sorren Maclean Band, and Mull Theatre’s production of Right […]

]]> 0 efbfa1be6b7bb51eacbb6de291b8e27c Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Andy White, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/10/20/andy-white-2/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:24:59 +0000 ThumbnailANDY WHITE is a poet and powerbook-toting troubadour.  He grew up in Belfast, surrounded by Irish beauty and terrorist violence.  His 13th international release, Garageband, is released this month to coincide […]

]]> 0 71bcf78ab975237874a9e3377216c3f4 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Learning Another Life: The Vashti Bunyan Interview, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/12/12/learning-another-life-the-vashti-bunyan-interview/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:06:45 +0000 ThumbnailMARCUS WILSON spoke to singer/songwriter VASHTI BUNYAN about the importance of her journey to the Highlands and Islands four decades ago

In July 1968, Vashti Bunyan had set off by horse and cart for the Isle […]

]]> 0 f967e16d2700ef7bed4fe20c3a5580b5 Marcus J Wilson commented on the post, Fund-raising Tea Party at Dingwall's Tea Posy, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/20/fund-raising-tea-party-at-strathpeffers-tea-posy/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:40:27 +0000 Sounds great!

]]> bd1c45d7c0cfc8d2627093eb45c3bc5b Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, The Nub, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2003/06/09/the-nub/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:27:58 +0000 Nub of the Art
MARCUS WILSON investigates the weird and wonderful world of ‘Nub’.
INHABITANTS of Easter Ross are witnessing a strange phenomenon, as the cream of Highland-based artists gathers to plot the […]

]]> 0 f22e54766e31cb8b6da2864e5eeefc6c Marcus J Wilson posted an update: Glasgow for Digital 2011! http://northings.com/activity/p/3973/ Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:17:49 +0000 Glasgow for Digital 2011!

]]> 0 bd92381c170b73f672539accde713a2b Marcus J Wilson posted an update: My last meeting as a staff member of HI-Arts http://northings.com/activity/p/3805/ Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:42:11 +0000 My last meeting as a staff member of HI-Arts

]]> 1 b8f48f11be6366c7788753222a8204d9 Marcus J Wilson posted an update: Working on Taigh Chearsabhagh web project http://northings.com/activity/p/3370/ Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:51:40 +0000 Working on Taigh Chearsabhagh web project

]]> 0 bf3fd4df098b0239031c131b33aa54f4 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2303/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:57:38 +0000 0 ebb9f68a20cf9d3b3760f5d592ee2878 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2281/ Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:56:33 +0000 0 e9061117460b989dece58e9736883f89 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2102/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:33:33 +0000 0 a1e656f7b5dcd8ca044fa40e1eee04bf Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2019/ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:30:58 +0000 0 5fe23081963492e8728b57dd7b64bbc1 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1864/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:35:10 +0000 0 0f22c3786270b4fe76893cc6502954cf Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1773/ Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:21:53 +0000 0 0f95f4c114e3fbdde39a4070970c12b3 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1764/ Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:13:39 +0000 0 1b394721de26569c233fc34c185c45b0 Marcus J Wilson posted an update: Enjoyed the #oldmapnew Live Webcast this afternoon... more tomorrow! http://northings.com/activity/p/1752/ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:10:49 +0000 Enjoyed the #oldmapnew Live Webcast this afternoon… more tomorrow!

]]> 1 284f216d3839ed260a1048362f57626a Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1667/ Sun, 07 Nov 2010 09:34:43 +0000 0 050b05b4d32ff2938f3b912a5c13c3dc Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1650/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:22:50 +0000 0 710f7a1f4ed70cb2acc47b054b82e1b9 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1631/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:25:02 +0000 0 739f88faf3c4891f870e463c06a97f16 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1622/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:53:09 +0000 0 81be5dffe4f65e03ccd50e9da209e001 Marcus J Wilson posted an update: @lucyconway doing great work blogging about next week's […] http://northings.com/activity/p/1601/ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:33:42 +0000 @lucyconway doing great work blogging about next week’s Cultural Conference #oldmapnew

]]> 0 9de97dc495aacf405c935795ead9004c Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1580/ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:20:39 +0000 0 d0d2308c548759c65e6c11982c5a2cfb Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1515/ Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:17:15 +0000 0 2dba6cdf5ecbff37a949ee8aced6812d Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1469/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:27:41 +0000 0 e55c03fc2ca316e533c32782fe8deae4 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1458/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:31:00 +0000 0 8801dcabf706783a7a17486c7ba9107b Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1455/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:20:33 +0000 0 ebb5e756cac8029e70ad03e3801f1520 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1452/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:29:07 +0000 0 0da7a40391dd12cfc5e4eab25db37356 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1450/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:59:17 +0000 0 e8a6efbead99a7e898be102bdf8777b8 Marcus J Wilson posted an update: Running a WordPress training session with @kennymathieson http://northings.com/activity/p/1449/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:01:15 +0000 Running a WordPress training session with @kennymathieson

]]> 0 b98b37bb0bdd9871a3f1084ec4239dac Marcus J Wilson posted an update: Doing some WordPress training with @avrils http://northings.com/activity/p/1444/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:22:23 +0000 Doing some WordPress training with @avrils

]]> 0 90f3d192605085b34bac47281ebe7d71 Marcus J Wilson and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/6/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:54:05 +0000 Marcus J Wilson and Kenny Mathieson, Northings Editor are now friends %s

]]> 0 a5b41bdfeb6059f2c38385dad6879cc3 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Arizona report online, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/05/14/arizona-report-onlin/ Thu, 14 May 2009 12:55:26 +0000 Thumbnail In November 2008, I was fortunate enough to travel across Arizona visiting cultural organisations throughout that great State. The project was part of a research sabbatical supported by HI~Arts and the Scottish Arts Council. At this time of economic uncertainty and structural change within the cultural sector of Scotland, I found it very …[Read more]

]]> 0 83f424d720ac26a5a4389cc16c2bbd3f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, It's a Wonderful Life, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/11/26/its-a-wonderful-life/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:54:34 +0000 Thumbnail The city of Yuma is a similar size to Inverness in the Highlands, and I came here to visit the Yuma Art Center . Yuma seems to have a robust economy – like Inverness, it is the largest settlement in a predominantly rural region, and provides services for many smaller communities.  It is well connected on the Arizona/California state line, […]

]]> 0 ed79cda6dfaa6fa4943c06142cb4b7cd Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://marcusjwilson.northings.com/2008/11/26/its-a-wonderful-life/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:54:34 +0000 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: It’s a Wonderful Life %s
It's a Wonderful Life in Yuma
The city of Yuma is a similar size to Inverness in the Highlands, and I came here to visit the Yuma Art Center.
Yuma seems to have a robust economy – like Inverness, it is the largest settlement in a […]

]]> 7d01a1e1100bc2853184f5b8cc974bfe Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, A home from home in Ajo, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/11/18/a-home-from-home-in-ajo/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:46 +0000 Thumbnail I have found my new hot desk at the International Sonoran Desert Alliance offices in south-west Arizona.  This week I’ll be in residence here in Ajo (pronounced ‘Ah-ho’), the largest town to be found in the US half of the Sonoran desert. Ajo began life as a copper mining town in the late 1800s.  Over the years […]

]]> 0 2dde01aad4dab7ae2d5aacf7165d71fb Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://marcusjwilson.northings.com/2008/11/18/a-home-from-home-in-ajo/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:46 +0000 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: A home from home in Ajo %s
Marcus at the Curley School, Ajo AZ
I have found my new hot desk at the International Sonoran Desert Alliance offices in south-west Arizona.  This week I’ll be in residence here in Ajo (pronounced ‘Ah-ho’), the largest town to […]

]]> bd61289b060b9839c161a533842849bb Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, The Mexican connection, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/11/15/the-mexican-connection/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:15:14 +0000 Thumbnail I moved on from my retreat at Diamond Mountain in the middle of the week – brain and body sore from a strict regime of aikido, debate class and sleeping outdoors. Traveling south from the cooler air of the high desert towards the Mexican border, I’ve noticed the air getting warmer, a growing number of Mexican […]

]]> 0 a6c6194b3e6c49e11be87e35968449c4 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://marcusjwilson.northings.com/2008/11/15/the-mexican-connection/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:15:14 +0000 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: The Mexican connection %s
Mariachi statues in Tubac AZ
I moved on from my retreat at Diamond Mountain in the middle of the week – brain and body sore from a strict regime of aikido, debate class and sleeping outdoors.
Traveling south from the cooler air […]

]]> d3c0d551abf1efe2a674d24d0f80b330 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Tucson, Arizona, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/11/06/tucson-arizona/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:22:23 +0000 Thumbnail Yesterday I picked up a surprisingly large hire car and moved on to the second stop on my trip, Tucson. So far I’ve had to run the gauntlet of conversations with the taxi drivers of Sunrise Cab Co, which has been an experience ranging from fascinating to unnerving – especially in the case of one driver […]

]]> 0 7b7962f24a95563b52f5971e3e14510f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://marcusjwilson.northings.com/2008/11/06/tucson-arizona/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:22:23 +0000 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: Tucson, Arizona %s
'Saguaro' by Maynard Dixon
Yesterday I picked up a surprisingly large hire car and moved on to the second stop on my trip, Tucson.
So far I’ve had to run the gauntlet of conversations with the taxi drivers of Sunrise Cab Co, which […]

]]> 8abb84b655e77b0bd36ba2a7aed5992c Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://marcusjwilson.northings.com/2008/11/04/signed-sealed-delivered/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:35:38 +0000 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: Signed, sealed, delivered %s
Obama's Phoenix Headquarters
It has been a long and historic day.
It started at 9am with a meeting at the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix – an agency charged with helping cultural organisations to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the commercial sector, […]

]]> 83a41542377cf5c143a59aa030aa7b2b Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Signed, sealed, delivered, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/11/04/signed-sealed-delivered/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:35:38 +0000 Thumbnail It has been a long and historic day. It started at 9am with a meeting at the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix – an agency charged with helping cultural organisations to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the commercial sector, and an American cousin to Arts & Business Scotland . Debbie Paine and her small team manage to […]

]]> 0 d40e7b11b3a87b9c3b29978ca8f2700d Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://marcusjwilson.northings.com/2008/11/02/all-the-fun-of-the-state-fair/ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:27:14 +0000 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: All the fun of the State Fair %s
Arizona State Fair 2008
I woke early at 6am – which isn’t so bad considering that is 1pm British time.  I think I may have beaten the jet lag by staying up late last night.
As a result, I left the motel by 8.30am […]

]]> 7f9ebab130fbef42ef25de06b49861ec Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, All the fun of the State Fair, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/11/02/all-the-fun-of-the-state-fair/ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:27:14 +0000 Thumbnail I woke early at 6am – which isn’t so bad considering that is 1pm British time.  I think I may have beaten the jet lag by staying up late last night. As a result, I left the motel by 8.30am and found the neighbouring barber show already open for business so I went to get a haircut.  Odd to […]

]]> 0 ac27c850c18561ab34799a00037acd5f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Martin Stephenson: Beyond the Leap, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2003/09/24/martin-stephenson-interview/ Wed, 24 Sep 2003 16:30:29 +0000 ThumbnailBorn in County Durham, MARTIN STEPHENSON is a gifted singer, songwriter and performer.  In the ’80s, he found considerable fame and critical acclaim with his band, The Daintees.  However, when the band split in 1992, Stephenson’s disenchantment with major label politics led him to sever ties with the mainstream industry completely. Stephenson r…[Read more]

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