On the weekend Lisa and I were in Cardiff, Wales, to visit my friend and occasional songwriting collaborator Grahame Davies, the Welsh poet, novelist, and historian. Grahame and his family took us to see the Last Night of the Welsh Proms, where we enjoyed a rousing performance of classical and folk music by the Welsh National Opera Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes at […]
After a good week of reading in the National Library of Scotland, I find myself on the western edge of Rannoch Moor on the West Highland Way.  I’ve been walking with my brother Mike for three days, having set out from the charming village of Drymen before skirting the eastern shores of Loch Lomond, and then heading northward to my present location at the […]
As of today, I embark upon a year-long sabbatical leave, during which I’ll work to meet two major publishing deadlines and–if the muses allow–write some decent songs.  My leave begins with a visit to the UK, where I’ll attend the Transatlantic Studies Association conference at the University of Northumbria. After the conference, I’ll head to the National Library of Scotland […]
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Kevin Hutchings
