Chris Watson: Shadows & Reflections | Caught by the River

…In which, as we enter a new year, our friends and collaborators look back on the past twelve months and share their moments;

Väinämöinen’s Wakes

“In the early 1980’s whilst I was exploring Northumberland for recording locations I discovered a book by Alfred Watkins, first published in 1925. The Old Straight Track, together with the collected works of Tom Lethbridge, gradually illuminated a pathway for me through the Borders landscape as I discovered for myself that intangible sense of spirit and place…”

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