Episode 45.
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Background music:
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01: ‘Sí Bheag Sí Mhor’ – attributed to Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). Performed by Lily Neill on harp. Reproduced with her kind permission.
The original performance can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahErpfyEcnE&t=0s
02: ‘O’Carolan’s Welcome’ – attributed to Turlough O’Carolan. Performed by Reidun Schlesinger on harp. Reproduced with her kind permission.
The original performance can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq8bVA3z-pM
03: ‘Hugh O’Donnell,’ – attributed to Turlough O’Carolan ‘. Performed by unknown on harp. Reproduced with kind permission.
04: ‘The Earl of Salisbury ‘ – attributed to Pavane. Performed by Lily Neill on harp. Reproduced with her kind permission.
The original performance can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlDI2uixJ44
05: ‘The Clergy’s Lamentation’ – attributed to Turlough O’Carolan ‘. Performed by unknown on harp. Reproduced with kind permission.
06: ‘Sí Bheag Sí Mhor’ – attributed to Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). Performed by Lily Neill on harp. Reproduced with her kind permission.
The original performance can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahErpfyEcnE&t=0s
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Please support all of the talented musicians who kindly give their music to be featured in ‘The Scottish Isle’:
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Reidun Schlesinger’s YouTube channel can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@Reidun_Schlesinger
Reidun Schlesinger’s website can be found here: https://harpmusic.ie/
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https://www.facebook.com/harpmusic.ie
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Lily Neill’s YouTube channel can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@lilyneill8169
Lily Neill’s website can be found here: https://www.lilyneill.com/index.html
Lily Neill’s Facebook page can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/LilyNeillMusic/
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Maija Lindaas’ YouTube channel can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@UCiSIQtiwfoJGG4AczYRQdHw
Maija Lindaas Turlough O’ Carolan performances can be found here (reproduced with the kind permission of Land O’ Lakes Arts (LOLA)):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy-Nq3y5EUw&t=131s
Maija Lindaas website can be found here:
https://www.lessonface.com/instructor/maija-lindaas
Land O’ Lakes Arts’ website can be found here:
https://lolaartswi.com/
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There's a paiste I used to use on the wood burner called Stove Black really works well never need to use spray paint just remember to youse rubber gloves , really hard to get off hands you apply it with a wet rag . You will like the product.
“Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do. I’m half crazy all for the love of you.” Best remember that’s how it goes.
The stove came out great! It makes such a difference.
Great video:)
It is interesting how the need for finance is always a potential barrier. No matter what you want or need to do in life, money is always at the back of things! Splitting the cedar sounds like a mission, but it could make for some interesting objects in the future. You made a great job of the stove! How are the cats getting on? I really feel the longer you are on the island the more a natural rhythm and rotation of tasks will happen. You have done a lot since July. It may not feel like it, but you have! Patience is never easy.
"Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do… and I'll be damned if I'll be crammed, on a bicycle built for two!" Yup, some of us "got it".
Katie "just wants to sing…" (like Herbert, the son of the king who built the castle that fell over and sank into the bog; clever M Python!)
Some of those larger branches will make ad hoc fence posts. Just strip the bark and let 'em sit in the sun/wind for a few weeks; should be strong enough for garden/sheep fencing. Cedar makes poor firewood, it'll do in a pinch, but the birch, oak or ash are much better.
That big snag on the left (10:30 mark) will make a great habitat tree for bird and critter watching.
"Unscathed" now that's a great word not much in use nowadays!
A "Froe" is a shingle splitting tool, but wide boards could be split using a selection of wedges and a maul, (as Katie noted).
Cheers from the Willamette Valley, Oregon
I live on a Scottish island and if I was a little bit closer I would mill that tree for you, I have an Alaskan chainsaw mill and big chainsaw, it does a pretty decent job but you loose a wee bit more wood with the big kerf it takes compared to a band saw. Please consider some chainsaw PPE when using it, have seen some nasty accidents.
Do you have the title of the English cookery book you mentioned please?
I have a love hate relationship with bracken!
My little cottage originally had a bracken roof, imagine that!
I fill empty toilet rolls with dry bracken, it makes great fire starters and I make bracken briquettes, it burns hotter than oak.
Scott, never feel badly about stating the obvious when it comes to safety. You are obviously an intelligent man with some experience in taking limbs off fallen tree. Not everyone is. Katie, the stove looks great with the new coat of paint – the trick with masking tape is to fold over a tiny bit of the end, so you can easliy pull it up. You lose the 1/8", but it saves a lot of time and frustration. The ceiling project is coming along fantastically. Nothing like a lengthy indoor project to make the winter go by faster!
When you get your internet back, find a couple of tutorials on splitting cedar shakes. Once you get the log cut to the right side, you can use hand tools to split them. I've seen it done – physically it's not difficult, but it's a bit of a skill to learn. I think you could do it'
I spent a lot of time as a child with my grandparents. My grandfather carried calluses on his hands all the time from working outside. Chopping wood with an ax was a regular job. He never complained because the heat was a way of showing his love for us. He had a system to everything he done. Not only did we use wood, we used coal which had to be broken into smaller pieces. We used oil and electricity as well. We lived in the country along the Appalachian Mountains.❤ I always learned lessons from grandpa. One summer he taught me about the study of insects as he broke a sweat from chopping wood. He said, "there are 5 different flies boo, shoe fly, horse fly, camel fly, house fly and the green fly." All are aggravating especially while working." There's nothing more intimidating than finding a fly in the parlor" said one of his friends years ago. So you are so lucky!! No flies.😉😉😉. I know about back and hip pain..sometimes you get that pain just rolling your eyes the wrong way. Love your hat.😊 Please take care. Stay safe and blessed🕊🙏🕊.
Hi guys ,I just read Anchorage got 8'🫢.
I hope you got a fresh snow too👍.
The Trees are Epic Beauties ❤.
We are fairly snowless this year so far, so it's nice to see😊.
Delish
I hope your hip and back are feeling better Scott. We did feel for you having to tackle those trees and fences after the storm. Love your positive attitudes that there is plenty of firewood, apart from the cedar but the girls enjoy the foliage, and I am sure you will find a use for the timber. We were pleased to see the update that you've got enough now for the skylink 😊
Hi Thank you once again for a fabulous (45) podcast Beautiful scenery and extremely interesting dialogue. Love also learning about the history of your island.
Have you considered starlink for internet? Great vid again guys. Love how remote you are.
Bracken is strongerscott and taller ferns are softer to touch and smaller in height 😂
You can always use a chain saw to mill wood. You don’t need a milling machine. YouTube milling with chainsaw.
Warning not to cut branches beneath such a huge tree is a bit of potentially life-saving advice for those not accustomed to processing felled trees. Thank you, Scott, for taking the risk of stating the obvious and going for what is in your viewers' best interest. Katie, I really appreciate that you would work so hard to restore the "workhorse" stove and save it! Beautiful job!!! ♥
Scott, really hope you are soon on the mend with your back. So brave to carry on sorting out the deer retention fence and be in pain. Love all the videos you both have put out. Love them.
I think I've just joined 😮😮
So how do you make a living, do you work online?
We in Nova Scotia use a lot of wood. It does need to be stacked properly to dry though. We spend an enormous amount of time managing wood. Each piece is handled many, many times.
Katie love the hat! Scott thanks for the info on taking the limbs off and leaving the lower supportive branches🙌🏻never knew but totally logical. Awesome video❤
I have reached episode, 45 and very much enjoyed your channel which I discovered only a short time ago. I love the combination of history, archeology, insightful commentary, renovation as well as the sheer beauty of your location. The scenery is absolutely incredible and the two of you represent the spirit of the Island so well…both of you are delightful. This is truly quality viewing that uplifts the soul and the imagination. Having some Scottish ancestry myself makes your channel even more endearing. New subscriber from the USA.
Bless the 200 donation ❤