East Neuk of Fife - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2015, 02:49 PM

What could be better than a bunch of horny people in a walled garden.

limey · 07-05-2015, 02:57 PM

As you can see there were a lot of horn players. 28 to be precise including several of Scotland 's top professional players alongside amateurs and students.
We started in a group surrounding the audience quite closely. Each of us had a series of "horn call" type phrases to play and in between them we walked away a few paces at a time towards the perimeter of the garden. The audience could stay on the lawn or move around the garden as they pleased. At the end of the piece all the horn players were at the very edges of the garden passing a few last notes to each other Across the Distance.
It was a truly wonderful experience, a lovely and imaginative piece, and a pleasure and a privilege to play with the professionals. The kids all held their own marvellously, too. I'm thrilled to have been involved and sorry that is over. Mr Limey enjoyed it too.
Then off for a bite to eat in St Andrews (there's nowhere nearer really) and back to the tent. Just in time. The rain held off for our outdoor performance but it's chucking it down now.
Homeward tomorrow.

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xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2015, 03:05 PM

Does that explain your earlier picture of the horn players stretched down the path from the horn on the ground?

limey · 07-05-2015, 03:28 PM

Yes. That was yesterday's rehearsal. The nearest horn is mine. A beaut.

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limey · 07-05-2015, 05:09 PM

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xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2015, 05:13 PM

That's an amazing camp. Is it a public business renting out spaces like a motel?

glatt · 07-06-2015, 07:48 AM

What an awesome time! I love that onion shaped tent. Looks very civilized but still lets you get away from it all.

footfootfoot · 07-06-2015, 08:37 AM

you can camp out like a sultan in your onion shaped tent...

limey · 07-06-2015, 01:32 PM

The "camp" consists of two tents, separated by the shared "kitchen" and scarcely visible/audible to each other. It is in woodland in the grounds of an enormous estate which has been in the hands of the same family for several hundred years. The house is a Victorian pile which they have now divided up into holiday accommodation for groups of various sizes (also available for functions). Don't wince. Although I didn't inspect these premises, some were already self-contained (upper and lower servants' quarters, for example) and I am certain the rest have been very stylishly handled, too. All over the place there were bits and bobs completely I keeping with the house because they clearly were part of the family's history/life story. It reminded me of the Art Deco hotel in a way, clearly privately owned because a corporate owner would have skimped somewhere to improve the bottom line, while private owners are able to see that improving the visitor experience with authenticity is a better investment. That being said the family owners have several generations' worth of quirky family knick-knacks to exploit for character.
It was in the magnificent walled garden of this pile that the concert I played in was held. Google Cambo Estate for more info. I wouldn't be surprised if the same family also own the adjoining golf links and newly opened distillery. They also manage a farm (potatoes, cattle).
I picked the glamping because it was the nearest affordable accommodation. St Andrews (nearest town) is the home of golf which is a rich man's sport and the accommodation over that way is a little pricey accordingly.

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limey · 07-06-2015, 01:52 PM

The only two photos I have of the interior are fireplaces.

in the entrance hall.
And

in what was referred to as the "ballroom" but seemed more like a library to me.

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xoxoxoBruce · 07-06-2015, 01:58 PM

Lucky to get one of the two tents, with all those people involved in the concert. Of course a call to M would smooth the way.

07-05-2015, 02:49 PM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What could be better than a bunch of horny people in a walled garden. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-05-2015, 02:57 PM	#17
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	As you can see there were a lot of horn players. 28 to be precise including several of Scotland 's top professional players alongside amateurs and students. We started in a group surrounding the audience quite closely. Each of us had a series of "horn call" type phrases to play and in between them we walked away a few paces at a time towards the perimeter of the garden. The audience could stay on the lawn or move around the garden as they pleased. At the end of the piece all the horn players were at the very edges of the garden passing a few last notes to each other Across the Distance. It was a truly wonderful experience, a lovely and imaginative piece, and a pleasure and a privilege to play with the professionals. The kids all held their own marvellously, too. I'm thrilled to have been involved and sorry that is over. Mr Limey enjoyed it too. Then off for a bite to eat in St Andrews (there's nowhere nearer really) and back to the tent. Just in time. The rain held off for our outdoor performance but it's chucking it down now. Homeward tomorrow. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-05-2015, 03:05 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does that explain your earlier picture of the horn players stretched down the path from the horn on the ground? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-05-2015, 03:28 PM	#19
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Yes. That was yesterday's rehearsal. The nearest horn is mine. A beaut. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-05-2015, 05:09 PM	#20
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-05-2015, 05:13 PM	#21
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's an amazing camp. Is it a public business renting out spaces like a motel? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-06-2015, 07:48 AM	#22
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What an awesome time! I love that onion shaped tent. Looks very civilized but still lets you get away from it all.

07-06-2015, 08:37 AM	#23
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	you can camp out like a sultan in your onion shaped tent... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-06-2015, 01:32 PM	#24
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	The "camp" consists of two tents, separated by the shared "kitchen" and scarcely visible/audible to each other. It is in woodland in the grounds of an enormous estate which has been in the hands of the same family for several hundred years. The house is a Victorian pile which they have now divided up into holiday accommodation for groups of various sizes (also available for functions). Don't wince. Although I didn't inspect these premises, some were already self-contained (upper and lower servants' quarters, for example) and I am certain the rest have been very stylishly handled, too. All over the place there were bits and bobs completely I keeping with the house because they clearly were part of the family's history/life story. It reminded me of the Art Deco hotel in a way, clearly privately owned because a corporate owner would have skimped somewhere to improve the bottom line, while private owners are able to see that improving the visitor experience with authenticity is a better investment. That being said the family owners have several generations' worth of quirky family knick-knacks to exploit for character. It was in the magnificent walled garden of this pile that the concert I played in was held. Google Cambo Estate for more info. I wouldn't be surprised if the same family also own the adjoining golf links and newly opened distillery. They also manage a farm (potatoes, cattle). I picked the glamping because it was the nearest affordable accommodation. St Andrews (nearest town) is the home of golf which is a rich man's sport and the accommodation over that way is a little pricey accordingly. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-06-2015, 01:52 PM	#25
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	The only two photos I have of the interior are fireplaces. in the entrance hall. And in what was referred to as the "ballroom" but seemed more like a library to me. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-06-2015, 01:58 PM	#26
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Lucky to get one of the two tents, with all those people involved in the concert. Of course a call to M would smooth the way. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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