Sit back and enjoy traditional music from Orkney and other parts of the north - from Norway, Faroe, Shetland, played by Lesley MacLeod (fiddle), Fran Gray (accordion) and Hamish Bayne (concertina), with Tom Ward (concertina and small pipes) making a welcome return to Orkney; and meet some of the northern guests taking part in the Festival.
A hundred years ago gramophone record technology made a breakthrough with electrical recording. The wax master disc was still stamped out mechanically – but the recorded sound could now be amplified, filtered and balanced electronically and the process was under way that would lead to LPs and CDs and all the digital forms of today. Prof. Tom Stevenson tells the story, with recorded examples.
Behind every big construction project is a massive world of logistics planning, movements, and producing materials. It all goes by the name of temporary works, and it’s anything used to support people, plant and the ground, and to test things onsite. Chartered civil engineer Jemma Quin has worked on airports, buildings, electrical substations and railways. The work at times has involved varied challenges – like having to demolish and rebuild a bridge in a weekend.
