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SINGING and politics may seem natural bedfellows, from the Horst Wessel to the Red Flag, from Billy Bragg’s A New England to Andy Stewart’s well known nationalist anthem Donald, Where’s Yer Troosers. But never has the formation of a new party been so…well, perhaps tuneful is the wrong word – as that of Solidarity (West…

One male puppy didn’t make it, I’m afraid. Apparently 24 hours is a danger period for St B pups. Och well. Lucy has been to the vet along with all the other wee ones and everything appears fine. Can’t wait to see them! I think a trip to Yell will be in the offing at…

Aberdeen, and onto the airwaves for the first time in four weeks. The first hour of the first programme feels a bit odd, but after that it’s plain sailing, encouraged by the hundreds of emails, texts, letters and the occasional bottle of whisky welcoming me back. Back home, Lucy has delivered nine puppies, mother and…

Lucy is heavily pregnant and is off to the island of Yell tonight, there to be delivered, we hope, of her (seven and counting) puppies. Doesn’t she look happy? Meanwhile, I took advantage of what was probably the last fine day of the summer to do a walk I’ve been promising myself for nigh on…

I wouldn’t know where to begin in describing Da Big Bannock. Suffice to say that the biggest bannock (cheese, this year) in the world is cooked. Teams compete to make butter (Da Kirnathon). There is a stunt 'iron horse' display (an iron horse, tiller or cultivator is a motorised plough) and of course the Merry…

Well, no, actually. Glasgow ABC2 was the last of the tour (pictures by the excellent Stewart Cunningham), and now it’s back to mowing the grass and cooking the tea (bolognese). But it’s impossible to leave the guitars alone, and also impossible to avoid searching eBay frenziedly for that brilliant wee valve pre-amp Gypsy Dave Smith…

Heading off on the boat tonight (Wednesday) for nearly three weeks on the road playing music…me and James (The Tom Morton Two. Blogging will be conducted via the Moblog site – pictures and text daily, I hope, at http://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/tommy or HERE. I won’t be on the radio for four weeks…but stay tuned! for details of…

Monday, July 31, 2006 Home again…briefly…before heading off with Joe West on the Meeting of Minds Tour… …and the Big Bike ride is OVER. Pictures of the entire extravanganza are at http://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/tommy or by clicking here Many, many thanks to all those who gave money and are giving money via the CATS website (link at…

FROM NOW ON ALL BLOGS FROM THE BIKE RIDE, WITH PICTURES, WILL BE HERE OR YOU CAN CUT AND PASTEhttp://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/tommyI’LL BE FILING PIXTURES AND TEXT VIA MY NOKIA COMMUNICATOR, SO I MAY BE MORE TERSE THAN NORMAL! But for the moment…I’m verbose and nervous! Last night I did the first leg of the trip, home…

Well, the ride begins officially next Wednesday, the 19th, and tonight I managed 12 miles in calm conditions round the Ronas Voe/Gluss Water circuit. I’ve abandoned the toeclips and returned to clipless SPD pedals, and what a difference. How I ever thought I could manage without them I don’t know.The biggest worry is the weather,…