We've had a great week...

We've had a great week at Tinto Summer School. The weather has been up and down but the young people don't seem to worry about it. We're very lucky to have such great young ones involved in the week - they're all up for learning tunes, playing tunes, dancing, football, rounders, fancy dress, teaching others tunes and sessions. In the organising of this event (done mostly by Paul Murray this year) I feel quite jaded at times and often question carrying on with it but as soon as I arrive it is amazing. There's so much talent in our young folk. We should have no worries for the future. It's great being at the coal face, witnessing what's going on. The concert tonight will be fun and heart warming at the same time. It starts at 7.30 and is scheduled (on my fancy spreadsheet) to finish at 9.53pm! We'll all come back to Wiston Lodge and have a big party.

My bagpipe concerto is finally happening on the 9th August in the Piping Centre. I've have to finish it quickly! I visited the soloist Simon McKerrell on Wednesday to introduce him to some of the music which was a positive experience. I need to do a pile of writing tomorrow - just the third movement to go and then I have to orchestrate for the ensemble.