I went back up to Braemar yesterday to listen to a lunchtime fiddle concert by a local Braemar girl, Ellie McLaren, who was launching her first EP, 'Dargai'. A very talented young lady. My photography inside the building was 'rubbish' and the outside was tricky too as there are lamp posts, street signs, etc. getting in the way, and the church sits on an uneven bit of ground. Anyway, I took this one outside, just for the record.
Whilst waiting for the concert to begin, I had a chat with Pete, a retired architect, who has been involved in the 'old church project'. He was delighted that the building was now hosting all these super concerts and art displays, but is disappointed that the restoration work seems to have ground to a halt. He reckons that much, much, more needs to be done to preserve the building. It's always interesting to chat with people.
A lovely shot of this beautiful building, I sure hope that the restoration continues. How wonderful it must be to listen to concerts in these old walls.
I bet the acoustics are good in there. When I was at college, I used to take my flute in the late evening down to the college chapel because it always sounded amazing in there! Love a bit of good fiddle. All three of us play violin in our house, though me only a wee bit. The boys are brilliant.
Nicely brooding. I am going to enjoy your musical tips I see - have just looked up Ellie McLaren, a very talented musician indeed - and from the snippet I've heard, her bagpiper bandmate is also.
Much like you, I love taking to people and finding something interesting to flesh out my photo! He was perfect in sharing his back story about the church you photographed, and *I am* glad to hear about the hosting of concerts and art shows!
@Weezilou I love that this building is being used for this type of thing. I'm going back on Saturday for a Literary Festival there (going to hear Sebastian Faulks and Ian Rankin talk). Then another Scottish Trad concert in November. :-)
