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Glad to have had the opportunity to update ‘The Islanders and The Orb’, Janet Hunter’s superb history of the Harris Tweed industry, to cover the the years between 1995 and 2023.

#SuperMoon over London

⁦New edition of ‘The Islanders and the Orb’, Janet Hunter’s history of the Harris Tweed industry is published on Friday Nov 1st by ⁦Acair Books - Gaelic and English books⁩ I’ve added chapters covering1995-2023, an often turbulent period of survival and revival for this globally iconic textile brand.

Autumn dialling it all the way up to eleven by the River Kelvin yesterday.

We had a great evening on Friday launching The Islanders and The Orb! 🤩 Read more 👇 welovestornoway.com/index.php/arti… #Acair #newbook #harristweed @harristweedauth

Calum MacLeod We covered it @weloveSY too... welovestornoway.com/index.php/arti…

Update gives fresh perspective on the story of Harris Tweed / ⁦Stornoway Gazette⁩

Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right.

On the road to Harris today.

Excellent The Guardian review of An t-Eilean on BBC ALBA If you missed 1st episode last night it’s on the BBC iPlayer. “Long overdue” says the writer. MG ALBA wants to make sure the next high quality #Gaelic drama happens quickly. #Gaidhlig MG ALBA theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Gaelic reaching new frontiers with An t-Eilean, MG ALBA and BBC ALBA Lots of national and international coverage including The Hollywood Reporter We must build on this momentum. hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bbc…

A new chapter for the Scottish Land Commission: Dr Lucy Beattie, Dr Calum MacLeod, and Robert Black join as Commissioners, ready to advance Scotland’s land reform agenda with expertise in sustainability, community engagement, and tenant farming. landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/ne…

Really pleased to welcome our new board members to Scottish Land Commission. Looking forward to working with Land Commissioners Lucy & Calum and Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob.

I’m pleased to have been appointed as a Scottish Land Commissioner and looking forward to contributing to Scotland’s land reform agenda in that role.

We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures, and simplifying their implementation. landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/ne…

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