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John Baillie
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Music fan. Love the outdoors & travel. West Coast of Scotland. Guitar bands.
Privileged to be in Colorsound Studios in Edinburgh for a live run through Kirsten Adamson & the Tanagers forthcoming album release Dreamviewer which is out on 26th September. It’s a fabulous set of songs from Kirsten & the band who are touring the UK in October.
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Received this first vinyl from Rachel Croft Music yesterday & proud to have been a very small part of making the project a reality. Beautiful music & wonderful artwork from Rachel herself. Wonderful.

#rachelcroftmusic
#amindmadeofsky
June 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Winding down our fabulous Sicily visit. We’ll be back.

#marinadimodica
#sicily
May 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Wonderful wonderful Siracusa, Sicily.

#siricusa # Sicily
May 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Beautiful hot Sunday in Modica, Sicily.

#modica #sicily
May 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
May 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Today’s mood. Some Taj Mahal music & a spritz.

#sicily #marinadiragusa
May 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A wonderful night of music last night in Howwood with Ross Wilson.
May 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I just love this place especially during this fine warm weather.

#portencross #clydecoast #ayrshire #scotland
May 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The beauty in hawthorn blossom.
May 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Fantastic afternoon with GUN-Official acoustic at the Harbour Arts Centre Irvine.

#GUNOfficial #freckfest #hombres
#harbourartsirvine
May 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Another fabulous day in the West of Scotland. Wonderful light & uplifting bird song all around. Life is good.
May 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
An incredible tribute concert to Heather Aird a grass roots music fan who tragically passed last year. Heather would be justly proud to be celebrated in the music of the musicians she so enjoyed supporting. Thanks to all for making it happen.
May 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The subtle sounds of summer.
#castlesemple #parkhillwood
April 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lovely scenes in Portencross today as staff from Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue release four young orphaned seal pups back to the wild after caring for them & nursing them to this point.
#hessilheadwildliferescue #orphanedsealpups
#portencross #backtothewild #nature #scotland
April 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Another disappointing Glasgow audience but hypnotic performance from Sarabeth Tucek & Luther Russell tonight.
#sbt #sarabethtucek #lutherrussell
April 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Sublime music last night with John Jorgenson & the Webb Sisters in Irvine.
#johnjorgenson #thewebbsisters #harbourartscentreirvine
April 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
My first Gibson arrived today & she’s a thing of absolute beauty. Sparkling ruby red Les Paul 50’s Standard. Time to get to know one another.

#gibsonguitars #lespaulstandard
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
So it’s farewell to the unusually settled warm Scottish April weather for now. It’s been great - come back soon.

#scotland #sunset #glencoe
April 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today it’s the Clyde coast at Inverkip Marina & Ardgowan Estate which is home to my favourite old tree.

#ancientsycamore #clydecoast
#ardgowanestate #inverkipmarina
#scotland
April 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Eglinton Country Park today in the continuing April sunshine.

#ayrshire #eglintoncountrypark
April 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Constant fascination.

#bees
#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 86

In the time it takes to blink your eyes flying #bees will beat their wings approximately 65 times.

‘Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings…’
- John Gillespie Magee Jr

#bumblebees
#nature
🐝🌍
April 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Yet another perfect day in Ayrshire. We’re becoming spoiled!

#ayrshire #scotland #largs
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Disappointing audience turnout tonight in Glasgow but Erja Lyytinen & her band still delivered a powerhouse set with incendiary slide playing from a very fine guitar player.

#eryalyytinen #girlswithguitars
April 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Scottish Ayrshire coast in all its fine weather splendour today.

#scotland #ayrshire #arran
April 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM