Greetings Froma Scottish Playwright

Hi,

Just joined the forum and wanted to say hello from Aberdeen, Scotland.

For several years now I have been trying to bury the image of Scottish musicals created by "Brigadoon" and have seen several of my works reach the stage around Scotland. Indeed in the next few months "Mother of All the Peoples" (Based on the life of Mary Slessor) will be performed in the Scottish Parliament at holyrood in Edinburgh before an audience of MSPs and invited guests, "Five Pound And Twa Bairns" (about the Tay Rail Bridge Disaster) will be at Dundee REP and "Sunday Mornings On Dundee Law" at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews.

I am currently writing two new works with KEVIN WALSH (who may be known to readers through his brilliant Celtic album "Clarinda's Reply" - SUNDAY MORNINGS ON DUNDEE LAW and CLARINDA (about Nancy McLehose and her platonic love affair with Robert Burns).

I would be delighted to hear from anyone who might be interested. Meantime you might like to check out my web site at www.hamepages.com and our site at www.clarindathemusical.com

welcome home!!greetings from the great white north!!!you should check out some of our other writers in residence!!the forums are full of it...ooopppss...i mean writers of poems, stries and of course music!!!hehehe anyways enjoy your stay!!

Hello from the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona, USA! Glad you found this place and we are happy to have you here. I will certainly be checking out your websites! Hope you enjoy all this site has to offer and the folks that inhabit the place.

Welcome aboard and have a great day!

Hello and Welcome! You have come to a really wonderful place and thanks for the links, I will check them out

Hello hamepages! Fàilte gu Celtic Radio! Welcome to Celtic Radio!

In my humble opinion, you have found one of the best websites ever. The people here are some of the nicest to be found anywhere on the net, and the music is simply out of this world.

So kick off your shoes, grab a mug of your favorite hot (or cold) beverage, turn up the music and have fun! I look forward to getting to know you better through your posts.

If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to ask anyone with the word "Guide" beneath their avatar. That's why we're here!

Again, it is so nice to have you with us. We are like one big family here, and we just love welcoming new members to the fold! I hope that you will enjoy your stay with us, and that you will come back and visit with us often. I feel quite certain that you will grow to love the place as much as I have.

Welcome to the family, my friend!
And welcome home!

Hello Mike,

So glad you found us - I certainly hope you not only like the music, but the forums and very nice people, too!

I am very glad to hear that you write musicals based on the land that you know best - as well as historical figures that most people can relate to. It's also very interesting to hear your take on "Brigadoon", since I was never aware what most Scots thought about the musical before. My wife and I have a very warm place in our hearts for that musical, but we know that it's much more Hollywood than Holyrood.

I look forward to reading more of your posts, as well as perhaps seeing one of your works!

Blessings upon your day!

Welcome to you hamepages. I am glad that you have found us. I hope you enjoy the music as well as the wonderful people that are here on the forum. Sounds like you are in good company with Kevin Walsh. I wish you lots of luck in all that you do. I will definetly check out your website. Thanks for coming here.

Sona Nollaig

Welcome to Celtic Radio Mike - it's lovely being able to welcome you into our online family

Many thanks to all that have posted messages welcoming me to the site.

I have been reasonably content seeing my theatre works performed around Scotland but your comments have set me thinking.

I am sure the plays would travel well to ex-pat communities and I'll file a post to see if there any one out there interested

Welcome to fantasy land.

JC

Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula . You found a great place on the net. Hope to see one of your plays in the states someday. Glad someone is doing something about the Brigadoon image. Always wanted to rewrite that one into a fantasy drama. That and the stage version of Dracula both need updating.

Hi Lynda,

I hope that the Byre Box Oofice is right. We have been luck enough to sell out the last twice we have been there and it would be nice to complete the hat trick!

Mike

Welcome from a fellow writer!!!!

Alexandria