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Shona McMillan 2009 Photos, Writing & Music

About Me


WELCOME! I hope you enjoy my photos and stories
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For additional pages with other slideshows and photos please see:MUSIC & PHOTOS http://www.myspace.com/shonaMmcmillan
FISHER FOLK UK http://www.myspace.com/fisherfolkuk
ART & PHOTOS http://www.myspace.com/delfiniproductions
My Background
I grew up in the cultural mix of Edinburgh, Scotland's Capital City; Fisherrow, a fishing village swallowed up by Musselburgh in East Lothian and Kinlochbervie, "KLB" a small North West Highland village. Abroad, I've lived in Galway, Seattle, Vancouver, Rome and Quimper. I love the outdoors and my favourite interests are photography, writing, painting and music (fiddle, guitar, mando, cello and I sing)
Music Biography
Shona is a fiddle-playing photo journalist who learnt to play the fiddle by ear with Edinburgh’s Shetland Fiddlers Association before receiving a scholarship from Alasdair Fraser to learn in America with Willie Hunter from Shetland and Buddy MacMaster from Cape Breton. In Canada, Shona guested with the Waterboys before journeying to Ireland with Martin Hayes and continuing to learn from fiddlers John Sheahan Dubliners, Steve Wickham Waterboys and Gerry O’Connor La Lugh. [Fiddler Magazine, 2008].

My Interests

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My Work

I work in project management and specialise in marketing, communications, funding and events. Having worked in different countries and around Scotland, in 2006 I moved back to Edinburgh and established my portfolio career. I enjoy the challenge I get from delivering business projects together with the satisfaction I feel from realising my own creative pursuits. In my 'Day Job' I work in the management of business, arts and community development projects. Freelance, I work as a Photo-journalist, Musician and am an Arts Adviser. In addition, I am engaged in the delivery of my own creative projects including photo exhibitions, books and a CD of my own music.

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My Blog

ARTICLE: Shona's Fishing Community Recording on 18 March 2009

Eyemouth fishing community invited to record songExhibition also planned for Autumn 2009Traditional fiddle player and singer Shona McMillan pictured at Eyemouth harbour.Published Date: 04 March 2009 B...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:51:00 GMT

PEOPLE AND SONGS OF THE SEA EXHIBITION & CD DETAILS + INVITE

PEOPLE AND SONGS OF THE SEA DETAILS AND INVITE Please accept this invite and also pass on to those who may be interested PROJECT and CD: PEOPLE AND SONGS OF THE SEA (HOMECOMING 2009) Free photography ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:51:00 GMT

Poem for Ronnie Drew by Dubliner John Sheahan

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GQAAFzv44uk Ronnie Drew's Heaven - a poem by Dubliner John SheahanI first met the Dubliners in 1992 when I was working with the BBC and went to interview them on...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:12:00 GMT

Shona's John Lennon Festival, Durness Event, Oct 2008

NORTHERN TIMES: Photo show brings Durness into focusPublished: 09 October, 2008BUILDING on the success of her Highland Holidays Remembered exhibition last month in Kinlochbervie, Shona McMillan retur...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:48:00 GMT

Highlands Exhibition & John Lennon Festival Oct 08

My Highland Holidays Remembered Exhibition in Durness will include photos displayed from my earlier Highland Holidays Remembered exhibition in Kinlochbervie (held in September 2008). However, it will ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:08:00 GMT

Highland Holidays Remembered Exhibition Kinlochbervie

NORTHERN TIMES   Photos recall 50 years of Highland holidays Published:  28 August, 2008..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> FISHERMEN, crofters, fr...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:29:00 GMT

Shona’s P3P Project Launch in Prestonpans

EAST LOTHIAN COURIER   Thursday, 24th July, 2008 08:00..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Just desserts at backward supper A BUSY evening was in store i...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:23:00 GMT

Prestonpans: Past, Present and Potential Exhibition

EAST LOTHIAN COURIER  Thursday, 17th July, 2008 08:30..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Exhibiting a strong desire for the coast   THE story of Preston...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:21:00 GMT

Shona and Fisherrow Community Development

EAST LOTHIAN COURIER Thursday, 19th June, 2008 08:00..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Shona at the helm AN ANCESTOR of one of Musselburgh's prominent fishing fa...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:19:00 GMT

Cockenzie & Port Seton 60-4-60 Exhibition

EAST LOTHIAN COURIER Thursday, 29th May, 2008 08:05..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Fisherman forced to sell up A fishing boat that is the main focus of a phot...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:16:00 GMT