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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2023 · 52 MIN

70 Andrew Macfarlane

from What We Do In The Winter · host Alasdair Satchel

This episode is a conversation with Andrew Macfarlane of Glen Aros. Aged 81 he has lived all his life here on the island, starting off at Tiroran, moving to Pennygown, then onto Salen and to Glen Aros. His family hale from the Isles of Gometra and Coll. We cover a great number of subjects in our chat including childhood memories of Coll, the people around him here on Mull as he grew up, his schooling in Gribun, elements of the second sight which, Gaelic language and culture, farming Aberdeen Angus and so much more. We recorded our conversation at the Glen Aros road end, where you can often find Andy sat in his jeep watching the world go by. For links to the topics covered and more info please visit whatwedointhewinter.com Thanks for listening!

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This episode is a conversation with Andrew Macfarlane of Glen Aros. Aged 81 he has lived all his life here on the island, starting off at Tiroran, moving to Pennygown, then onto Salen and to Glen Aros. His family hale from the Isles of Gometra and Coll. We cover a great number of subjects in our chat including childhood memories of Coll, the people around him here on Mull as he grew up, his schooling in Gribun, elements of the second sight which, Gaelic language and culture, farming Aberdeen Angus and so much more. We recorded our conversation at the Glen Aros road end, where you can often find Andy sat in his jeep watching the world go by. For links to the topics covered and more info please visit whatwedointhewinter.com Thanks for listening!

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