Spey, The: From Source to Sea

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""The Spey: From Source to Sea"" is closely based on a highly successful illustrated talk of the same name given by Donald Barr. Part travelogue, part guidebook the book follows the river from its source in the high Monadhliath Mountains to Spey Bay on the Moray Firth. It considers all the elements that make this area unique, covering history - from pre-Roman times to the present - communities, natural history, economic geography, some geology, music, and the arts. Above all the book is sprinkled with anecdotes, sidelights and personal insights from authors for whom the Spey is home.

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Title	Spey, The: From Source to Sea
Author	Donald Barr, Brian Barr
Binding	Paperback
ISBN-13	9781906307356
No. of Pages	192
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Author Bio	Donald Barr was Principal Teacher of Music in Buckie and Speyside High Schools and was, until recently, conductor of Buckie Choral Union. He is leader of the popular music and dance group the Speyside Fiddlers. He travels around Scotland giving the illustrated talk including the talk on which The Spey is based has been giving to a wide variety of groups in the Speyside area over the last four years. Brian Barr is semi-retired television producer based on the Isle of Bute, currently involved in filming a Lottery-funded digital archive for the island. He co-wrote ""The Story of the Scottish Daily News"" (Canongate), was a feature writer for The Herald in Glasgow and an occasional contributor to the Guardian. He produced and directed many TV programmes including Panorama and Assignment (BBC) and Undercover Britain (Channel Four).
Back Cover Copy	The River Spey means something to most Scots, and to many people from elsewhere. For some it is the great salmon river, summoning up images of chaps in tweeds and waders casting prodigious distances. To others the Spey is synonymous with whiskey. And others yet think of it as a fearsomely fasy and dangerous river. - DONALD BARR Donald and Brian Barr consider this multiplicity of identities as they affectionately explore the river, whose presence flowed through their childhoods, from its source to the sea. From the small brown trout of Loch Spey to the Dolphin pods of the Moray Firth, from a meagre burn in the Monadhliath Mountains to a powerful waterway nearly 100 miles later, the spey is a truly unique river. Also included are easy-to-follow walks, notes on local wildlife and historical sites, as well as the distilleries, golf courses, tourist attractions and, of course, the fishing. The book also offers information that only a lifetime of living near the Spey can offer, with surprises even for those who know and love the Spey.
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BISAC Subject	TRAVEL / General
BIC Subject	Travel writing

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