Places

Every place in the archive, north to south, with what was written, recorded, mixed, mastered or sung there. Under each name is its position, then its true bearing and straight-line distance from Kyle of Lochalsh, in nautical miles.

NessIsle of Lewis

58°30.0′N 6°15.0′W · 347° · 75 nm from Kyle

Everybody Wants to Be Like Mary where AN_ comes from

AchnahairdCoigach, Wester Ross

58°03.6′N 5°21.0′W · 014° · 48 nm from Kyle

A Day A Month recorded, in a croft house

GolspieSutherland

57°58.6′N 3°58.8′W · 052° · 70 nm from Kyle

Last Day at the Fèis a tune

UllapoolWester Ross

57°53.7′N 5°09.6′W · 026° · 41 nm from Kyle

Everybody Wants to Be Like Mary recorded
Mairi Laghach recorded, 5 August 2020

St KildaOuter Hebrides

57°48.6′N 8°34.8′W · 290° · 98 nm from Kyle

Leaving St Kilda about
St Kilda Wedding a tune

NairnMoray Firth

57°35.2′N 3°52.2′W · 072° · 62 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn homecoming, 1 June
Threes recorded
Fèis Inbhir Narainn a tune

PortreeIsle of Skye

57°24.6′N 6°11.4′W · 297° · 17 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn the voyage began, May 2014

PlocktonLochalsh

57°20.4′N 5°39.0′W · 030° · 4 nm from Kyle

Leaving St Kilda recorded
The Sound of Sleat recorded

SleatIsle of Skye

57°05.0′N 5°52.8′W · 205° · 13 nm from Kyle

The Dead Stations tour, 26 February
The Sound of Sleat about

InverieKnoydart

57°02.4′N 5°41.4′W · 177° · 14 nm from Kyle

The Dead Stations tour, 27 February

BarraOuter Hebrides

56°57.0′N 7°29.4′W · 252° · 61 nm from Kyle

Everybody Wants to Be Like Mary where MAR and ’S_ were sung

ArisaigLochaber

56°54.6′N 5°51.0′W · 191° · 23 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn concert, 10 May

EiggSmall Isles

56°54.0′N 6°09.0′W · 212° · 27 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn concert, 9 May

DurorAppin

56°37.8′N 5°16.8′W · 160° · 42 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn concert, 24 May

TobermoryIsle of Mull

56°37.2′N 6°04.2′W · 197° · 41 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn Innes Watson joined

ObanArgyll

56°24.6′N 5°28.2′W · 171° · 53 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn a week moored, working with the Fèis

IonaInner Hebrides

56°19.8′N 6°23.4′W · 202° · 61 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn Iona Abbey, 17 May
Live at Iona Abbey recorded live, 17 May 2014

AnstrutherFife

56°13.2′N 2°42.0′W · 121° · 118 nm from Kyle

The Four Pillars written

ArdfernArgyll

56°10.8′N 5°31.8′W · 175° · 66 nm from Kyle

The Dead Stations tour, 28 February

Edinburgh

55°57.2′N 3°11.4′W · 133° · 115 nm from Kyle

The Dead Stations Queen’s Hall, 11 March
Mrs Thom a tune
Coming Home a tune

Reid HallUniversity of Edinburgh

55°56.8′N 3°11.2′W · 133° · 116 nm from Kyle

The Dead Stations recorded
The Dead Stations (Original Soundtrack) recorded

CastlesoundPencaitland, East Lothian

55°54.4′N 2°53.4′W · 130° · 125 nm from Kyle

Wait What? recorded and mixed
The Four Pillars recorded, 21 October 2018

InverkipFirth of Clyde

55°54.3′N 4°52.2′W · 161° · 87 nm from Kyle

Notes From the Boat recorded and mixed aboard Sweet Harmony
A Day A Month recorded, aboard Sweet Harmony

Gloworm, AnnieslandGlasgow

55°53.2′N 4°19.5′W · 151° · 95 nm from Kyle

String Theory mixed
Waiting to Fly recorded and mixed
Decemberwell mixed and mastered
Gloworm has moved twice: from Anniesland to Berkeley Street, then to West Regent Street.

Gloworm, Berkeley StreetGlasgow

55°51.9′N 4°16.4′W · 150° · 97 nm from Kyle

In the Wake of Neil Gunn recorded and mixed
The Dead Stations mixed
The Dead Stations (Original Soundtrack) mixed
Eyes Fixed mixed
Gloworm has moved twice: from Anniesland to Berkeley Street, then to West Regent Street.

Gloworm, West Regent StreetGlasgow

55°51.8′N 4°15.5′W · 150° · 98 nm from Kyle

Notes From the Boat mastered
Everybody Wants to Be Like Mary recorded, Studio 1
A Day A Month mixed and mastered
Save His Calm recorded and mixed
Decemberwell Decade recorded, Studio 2
Gloworm has moved twice: from Anniesland to Berkeley Street, then to West Regent Street.

Photographs of the room, 2017 to 2023. Mike worked here on his own records and producing other people’s; these are the studio rather than any one session.