#SCOTTISHTOUR BUSCHMOBILE

#SCOTTISHTOUR DAY FOUR

#SCOTTISHTOUR DAY FOUR

Today's journey was from Glasgow to Stranraer. We were told to take the coast road as it would be more beautiful so we did. And it was. One of the most remarkable sights we came across was this small volcanic island that popped up on the horizon. Apparently it's for sale - anyone fancy a bit (actually rather a lot!) of solitude for £1.5m?

The venue for the evening concert was the cinema hall inside the local Leisure Centre. As unusual as that sounds were greeted with warmth and love for music, and with a little help from some well placed lighting we managed to create an intimate atmosphere for the evenings event. 

Afterwards we sampled some local food in the form of a Chinese meal (apparently the only good restaurant open late enough for us to eat post-concert in Stranraer!) and settled down in a beautiful little B & B.

TBE

#SCOTTISHTOUR DAY TWO

#SCOTTISHTOUR DAY TWO

After a wonderful start to the tour in the beautiful town of Peebles last night, today we set off to Dundee. Upon arriving...the first port of call was to celebrate our cellists birthday (26 today!). A sampling of some fine Scottish Angus steaks was requested and so we enjoyed lunch in a restaurant along the Quayside. 

The meat:

Happy Violinist:

Our concert this evening was in the chamber music room at the Caird Hall in Glasgow. The backstage reminded us of a bygone era, with large rooms with chaise longues and very comfy sofas perfect for pre-concert naps. After the concert (tonight was Beethoven, Bridge and Brahms) we drove to our hosts to enjoy a beautiful dinner and perhaps a glass or two of Whisky..!

Tomorrow..Glasgow!

TBE

#SCOTTISHTOUR DAY ONE CONT'D

#SCOTTISHTOUR DAY ONE CONT'D

Here's a lovely photo of us and our page turner and her fan club after our concert in Peebles!

#TBESCOTTISHTOUR DAY ONE

Currently flying somewhere over Milton Keynes we thought this would be the perfect moment to write the first diary entry of our Scotland Tour. As with every airport experience we have, the highlight is not the Duty Free, the exciting selection of cafés or the extensive selection of beverages at the World of Whiskies (which we definitely didn't visit this morning), it is watching the horror and disbelief on the faces of all the business class passengers as Jonathan, cello on back, smug grin on face, gently waltzes past them at the gate to be boarded first on the plane. British Airways - 'cello class'. 

Tonight's concert, the first of 10 here in Scotland over the next 11 days, is at Music in Peebles. Perhaps the most active twittering concert organisation we've had social media contact with so far, we are very much looking forward to meeting the team behind the tweets in a few hours! Oh and some Haydn, Mendelssohn & Brahms too! 

Signing off from 30,000ft.

TBE