A new album of tunes was created to compliment the walking route and bring people and places together.
The musician walked several stretches of the route with the lead artist and residents, listening to personal and shared experiences of the pandemic. These experiences became the inspiration and catalyst for tunes and songs, a mix of slow airs, rants and sets, solo fiddle pieces and compositions with musical accompaniment.
This new body of work tells an Aberdeenshire-wide story reflecting general sentiments of the Covid experience felt by many and an embodiment of the heroic efforts of anyone who had to go out and keep things running, but ultimately Aberdeenshire emerging stronger and looking forward to a better future.
The album was recorded at St Moluag’s Church in Tarland and at sound engineer’s, Ali Napier's home studio in Meigle, Perthshire.
Dr Paul Anderson, MBE (DMus Hon) is a professional musician based in Tarland, Aberdeenshire and one of the most respected and finest performers of the Scots fiddle tradition today. During his competitive career he won most of the traditional fiddle championships in Scotland. He has composed more than 700 tunes including a symphony in the Scots style.
He performs regularly with appearances on TV, film and radio. He has been employed by various bodies to teach and lecture including The University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University, St Andrew’s University, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, University of Belfast, The University of the Highlands and Islands, The National Trust for Scotland, Scottish Culture and Traditions, Edinburgh International Festival, Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective.
Paul Anderson’s hand written copy of his music can be seen on the reverse of the From Mountain to Sea map: Download the map