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January 28th, 2012 | 
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Blue Black Permanent was Margaret Tait’s first and only feature-length production. Although her abstract animations and densely allusive film poems such as Where I Am Is Here (1964) or On the Mountain (1974) earned Tait a small but devoted following among the English and Continental avant-garde, she was still something of an unknown in her native Scotland. The film’s complex, ‘Russian Doll’ narrative spans three generations of an Orcadian family. Barbara’s attempt to understand her past forms its outer shell. Flashbacks to her mother Greta and Grandmother Mary form the second and third layers, as the action in both past and present switches between Orkney and Edinburgh. At its core is Tait’s abiding interest in natural cycles, which in her films seem to dwarf all human concerns. The final five minutes of the film is a leanly edited sequence of shots from the Orkney coastline, juxtaposition grand sweeps of the seafront to details of shells, driftwood and shale. By the time Blue Black Permanent was released, Tait was already 74, and it is in some respects an abstract autobiography; Greta and Barbara are representative of Tait’s joint passions of poetry and film/photography, while Greta shares Tait’s ecstatic sympathy with nature, her loyalties forever divided between Orkney and Edinburgh. Tait is a fiercely independent and self-sufficient artist, and Blue Black Permanent showcases her wider influences as well as her remarkable singularity of vision. The use of static …
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Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. It is a city of culture, of impressive architecture, enterprise and endeavour, and is one of warm-hearted, generous people. But it also has a dark side. Beneath the busy streets, the Victorian sandstone and urban trendiness lies a black heart that beats in rhythm with the roar of the traffic and the echo of footsteps on concrete. It is a black heart pumped by greed and lust, violence and murder. And it has beaten since the ci… More >>
Recorded on May 29, 2011 using a Flip Video camera. This is a filk based on the Irish folk song “The Wind that Shakes the Barley”. Written for the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands in the Kingdom of Aethelmearc. These are groups under the umbrella of the Society for Creative Anarchronism, an international Medieval History Enthusiasts organization. More information about the SCA can be found at www.sca.org .
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Originally posted 2011-04-28 22:28:52.
OLYMPIA THEATER – PARIS (24 Jun 2005) Bad quality of video tho, sorry! 
A view of the Scottish countryside taken from across Scotland. Accompanied by the music The Dark Island. Performed by The Pipes and Drums Of The Black Watch. I hope you enjoy viewing.
Some Scottish Black/Pagan/Folk Metal Bands. More soon. 1. Askival – The Last March Of The White Wolves 2. Cnocantursa – Bannockburn 3. Carpathian Breed – Hammer Of The Gods 4. Cuntwitch – Conqueror Worm 5. Burning Earth – The Scaven Cleaver 6. Ainshval – Pictish Pride 7. Necronoclast – Vultures 8. Orthodox Divinity – Witching Hour
Image taken on 2006-09-21 12:07:34.
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Celtic Ring Carved Bone Pendant With Jade Stone Bead Adjustable Black Woven Necklace
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- 8mm wide
- 13.7 grams
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