Members and artistes from Shetland to Skye join latest Caithness macular ceilidh
Caithness Macular Society Support Group’s latest virtual ceilidh featured 20 members and artistes from as far afield as Shetland and Skye.
The monthly event takes the form of a telephone conference call hosted by the local sight-loss group’s chairman, Eric Farquhar, from his home in Wick.
Listeners were delighted to hear well-known Wick folk singer and poet Nancy Nicolson deliver part of the programme she will be presenting at the Edinburgh Festival next month. The theme for Nancy this year is “Songs that were meaningful to you and why".
Following on from Nancy, Billy Mackay (Stirkoke) gave a selection of well-known tunes on the accordion. Claire Hurst (Shetland) told an amusing story called My Favourite Place in All the World, and Willie Mackay (Oldhall) tapped out his spoons to another rousing Scottish tune.
Eric brought the proceedings to a close with his favourite poem, Hairmless, before inviting everyone to join in singing Come Over the Ord.
Age-related macular degeneration is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, affecting more than 600,000 people. The Caithness support group is one of several hundred across the UK.
