'An unco sicht...'
Welcome to the website for Scottish novelist, poet, writer and musician Andrew Greig.
NEWS
VERY PLEASED, chuffed, thrilled to be doing another gig supporting Mike Heron and his fine Band. This one at the Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Sunday 18th March. See 'Forthcoming' for link and more detail.
I had another fine time supporting Mike Heron Band at Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore Dec 15th. Did a c. 15 min set of poems plus 'Song for Mal' from the climbing days (with Georgia Seddon's piano and vocal help), and as in Edinburgh the other week played banjo and sang 'Greatest Friend' with Mike.
Mike played a lot of his classic old songs with relish and emotion. For me 'This Moment', 'A Very Cellular Song' and 'Douglas Traherne Harding' were standouts.
I re-met Mike while playing banjo with Dr Strangely Strange at the re-release of their 1970 album 'Heavy Petting' in London last month. A wonderful time was had by all, heady stuff indeed. It led to doing a House Concert in Ediburgh, where I read some poems and at Mike's urging sang 'Song in October' in public for the first time, and played banjo and sang last verse of 'Greatest friend'.
Mike's songs with the Incredible String Band shaped my spirit. Mike and his band were just great the other night, spreading joy and laughter, chaos and uplift, and reminded me why we do this in the first place: to re-enchant the world.
We are looking to do more such concerts - suggestions welcome!
MORE NEWS
We are moving house to outside Stromness, and putting our place there up for sale. See details and photos via this link.
I had another fine time supporting Mike Heron Band at Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore Dec 15th. Did a c. 15 min set of poems plus 'Song for Mal' from the climbing days (with Georgia Seddon's piano and vocal help), and as in Edinburgh the other week played banjo and sang 'Greatest Friend' with Mike.
Mike played a lot of his classic old songs with relish and emotion. For me 'This Moment', 'A Very Cellular Song' and 'Douglas Traherne Harding' were standouts.
I re-met Mike while playing banjo with Dr Strangely Strange at the re-release of their 1970 album 'Heavy Petting' in London last month. A wonderful time was had by all, heady stuff indeed. It led to doing a House Concert in Ediburgh, where I read some poems and at Mike's urging sang 'Song in October' in public for the first time, and played banjo and sang last verse of 'Greatest friend'.
Mike's songs with the Incredible String Band shaped my spirit. Mike and his band were just great the other night, spreading joy and laughter, chaos and uplift, and reminded me why we do this in the first place: to re-enchant the world.
We are looking to do more such concerts - suggestions welcome!
MORE NEWS
We are moving house to outside Stromness, and putting our place there up for sale. See details and photos via this link.
Out Now: As Though We Were Flying
Published by Bloodaxe Books. To view more information about this book, please click HERE.
Out Now: GETTING HIGHER: The Complete Mountain Poems
Published by Birlinn, and launching in April 2011, 'Getting Higher' is a complete collection of Andrew Greig's mountain poems, and also includes outtakes, commentary, facsimile notes and marginalia, plus sketches and illustrations from James Hutcheson. An outstandingly elegant and varied production. For more information and images relating to the book, click HERE.
NB From May 12th, this will be available as a ebook (!) via Waterstones or Amazon or the LoveReading site!
NB From May 12th, this will be available as a ebook (!) via Waterstones or Amazon or the LoveReading site!
On this site you will find information about Andrew's novels, poetry, non-fiction writing, upcoming appearances and links to previously unheard recordings.
Andrew thanks you for coming by to look at his home on the web, and he hopes you enjoy your stay.
THE SOUND OF THE WORDS
Recordings of 26 poems are on the National Poetry Archives, Some can listened to for free, and they are all on the CD reviewed below by the Observer:Books
AUDIO BOOK
Reading From His Poems
Andrew Greig
POETRYARCHIVE.ORG £12.99. 41MINS 26 POEMS
Greig is "hooked by the heart" to
Scotland - to "the big sky and its
changes" of Orkney; the old fishermen
of Anstruther with "eyebrows like grey
spray"; Stronsay, where the only sound is
"the world turning" - and to his mentor,
Norman MacCaig, as shown in "Norman's
Goodnight". Another theme is climbing in
the Himalayas, where he feels intensely
alive with a new awareness of "everything
we cannot see". Greig's mellifluous
chiming and his gentle voice highlight the
tenderness and vulnerability that infuse
these poems. Rachel Redford
LISTEN TO ANDREW READING HIS POETRY AT THE NATIONAL POETRY ARCHIVE
Andrew thanks you for coming by to look at his home on the web, and he hopes you enjoy your stay.
THE SOUND OF THE WORDS
Recordings of 26 poems are on the National Poetry Archives, Some can listened to for free, and they are all on the CD reviewed below by the Observer:Books
AUDIO BOOK
Reading From His Poems
Andrew Greig
POETRYARCHIVE.ORG £12.99. 41MINS 26 POEMS
Greig is "hooked by the heart" to
Scotland - to "the big sky and its
changes" of Orkney; the old fishermen
of Anstruther with "eyebrows like grey
spray"; Stronsay, where the only sound is
"the world turning" - and to his mentor,
Norman MacCaig, as shown in "Norman's
Goodnight". Another theme is climbing in
the Himalayas, where he feels intensely
alive with a new awareness of "everything
we cannot see". Greig's mellifluous
chiming and his gentle voice highlight the
tenderness and vulnerability that infuse
these poems. Rachel Redford
LISTEN TO ANDREW READING HIS POETRY AT THE NATIONAL POETRY ARCHIVE
