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We would like for you to know the various members of our family. Our family live all over the world but we feel we come together to bring you the monthly issue of Scottish Radiance . We would love to hear from you. One of the nice things about writing for a www publication is the readers can email the writers. You will find the addresses on this page and the column's pages.
Arthur J.A. Bell, CBE
The Whisky Connoisseur
Arthur J. A. Bell had a good Scottish education and took a Politics and Economics Degree from Edinburgh University. He also conducted one of the world's longest pub crawls. After drinking in 597 pubs, he wrote "A Complete Edinburgh Pub Guide" which sold 20,000 copies.
He started work in 1970 a mail order company. By 1973, he had set up his own first direct marketing company Scotland Direct. This was established in a crumbling site ot industrial dereliction called New Lanark. Today it is listed by UNESCO as a "World Heritage Site", is restored, and is Scotland's top rural tourist attraction. Arthur Bell has been instrumental with a small team in ensuring its restoration.
His direct marketing businesses encompasses "Scottish Gourmet" (mail order foods), "The Great British Beer Club", "The Whisky Connoisseur" and "The Coffee Connoisseur. In 1986, Arthur Bell was the subject of a historic court case when Guinness plc. took him to court for selling whisky under his own name, after they had purchased the famous distillery "Arthur Bell's of Perth". The Court of Session upheld Arthur Bell's "inalienable right" to trade under his own name.
Arthur Bell has thrice won the coveted award as the "Best Direct Marketing Copywriter in Britain", and has recently won a gold American ECHO Award. He has won many other British mailing gold awards. In 1996 he was awarded the Silver Award as U.K. Direct Marketer of the year.
Arthur Bell has acted as a British Government advisor on the development of small businesses for 1 8 years. He is Editor of "The Small Business News" and a regular broadcaster.
He can be contacted by telephone at (your country international access for the UK) plus 189921268 or by fax at access code plus 1899 20456.
Hamish Brown
The Bothy
Hamish Brown's varied career as mountain traveller and climber, besides his interests in the rich heritage of Scotland and a fascination with far peoples and places has led to a prolific, wide-ranging output of articles as well as his popular books. Many of his articles have appeared in The Scotsman and the Evening News and from these a selection has been edited by Hamish (typically, while in the Atlas Mountains) under the appropriate title of TRAVEL. Whether on foot or ski, sailing or canoe-ing, looking at prehistoric monuments or chasing birds and flowers or leaping to the defence of Scotland's shrinking wildlands Hamish writes with a contagious enthusiasm, with humour and an eye for beauty. A few topics and places have been omitted as they have appeared more fully in other books but no attempt has been made to alter the freshness or topicality of the pieces. Hamish has simply added a few linking passages and arranged the pieces in a certain chronological and thematic order. This is one man's travels but they will appeal to all who enjoy the rich landscape and traditions of Scotland.
Born in Colombo in 1934 Hamish Brown has roamed the world ever since: living in Sri Lanka and Japan, escaping from Malaysia to South Africa as a war refugee and taking in a dozen Middle East and East African countries during National Service days in the RAF. He has climbed and travelled extensively in the Alps and less-known areas of Europe as well as in the remote Andes or Himalayas and each year spends some months in the south of Morocco. When not busy traveling and writing home is at Kinghorn with view over the Forth to Edinburgh.
For twelve years Hamish introduced youngsters to the Highlands, pioneering what has become 'Outdoor Education' then, after a spell as County Adviser, he set off on the 112-day walk over all the Munros - a landmark event-which is told in the award-winning Hamish's Mountain Walk. This was followed by the longest trip over the English, Irish and Welsh peaks, told in Hamish's Groats End Walk, while the recent Great Walking Adventure tells of travels ranging from the Ultimate Challenge (his invention) to treks in Corsica, Norway, the Andes, Atlas and Himalayas. Hamish has edited two classic anthologies: Poems of the Scottish Hills and the huge Speak to the Hills besides a volume of his own poems Time Gentlemen. He has written a guide to the island of Rhum and published Five Bird Stories besides keeping up a variety of articles in many magazines and newspapers, including The Scotsman, some of which are here collected as TRAVEL.
Some of his book you can purchase are:
WALKS IN THE FORT WILLIAM AND GLEN COE AREA In the popular series with O.S. maps and coloured illustrations. ISBN 0-7117-0571-2. New edition, revised, 1996.
THE ISLAND OF RHUM A pocket guide for walkers, climbers arid visitors to this special island in the west. lSBN 1-85284-002-I
THE FIFE COAST Many illustrations, maps and detailed descriptions of the coast from the bridges to St. Andrews. ISBN 1-85158-608-3
THE LAST HUNDRED, Munros with a Beard. A collection of pieces on many aspects of tile Munros by the most authoritative writer on the subject! ISBN 1-85158-607-5. Boardman-Tasker recommended.
25 FIFE WALKS In the well-presented popular series. Map. IlIustrations. ISBN 0-11-495219-I
EXPLORING THE EDINBURGH TO GLASGOW CANALS A thoroughly-researched and illustrated guide. ISBN 0-11-495735-5
HAMISH'S MOUNTAIN WALK & CLIMBING THE CORBETTS A hardback compendium of two classics. ISBN 1-898573-08-5
If you are interested in any of these book just click on the Radiance email emblem below and we will assist you.
Comann an Luchd-Ionnsachaidh (for Gaelic learners and supporters)
The Gaelic Column
This column is unique because it comes from an organization not a person. CLI's aims are:
| Arnasan | Aims |
| Guth Iuchd-ionnsachaidh is luchd-taic na Gàidhiig a neartachadh Fiosrachadh air gnothaichean Gàidhlig a sgaoileadh Leasachadli ann an goireasan ionnsachaidh Gàidhlig a bhrosnachadh Compàirt Iuchd-ionnsachaidh arm an griothaichean Gàidhlig a bhrosnachadh | To act as the voice of Gaelic learners and supporters To disseminate information on Gaelic affairs To promote improved Gaelic learning facilities
To promote the participation of learners in Gaelic affairs |
Bill Currie
A Line on Scottish Fishing
Writing about fishing seems to me to be a very natural part of fishing
itself. I fish a lot and am continuously involved in writing about it.
One of my platforms is the monthly magazine Trout and Salmon , which I
write for regularly, but over the years I have published many articles in
other magazines. I have also written a cluster of books, the most recent
trio being The River Within (1993), The Guinness Book of Game Fishing
(1990) and Days and nights of Gamefishing (1984, 1987). If you want to see
a full list of books and where you can get copies of them I have listed
them on in a Bibliography.
Bibliography
Every Boy's Game Fishing (1960), Stanley Paul, London •Game Fishing
(1962), Stanley Paul, London •The Art of Trout Fishing (1963) Oliver &
Boyd, Edinburgh •Salmon, Trout and Sea-Trout Fishing (1963) Collins,
Glasgow •Practical Fishing (1964) (With Rob Wilson), Oliver & Boyd,
Edinburgh •The Art of Beginning Fishing (1968) (With John Nixon), Oliver &
Boyd, Edinburgh •A Gamefisher's Year (1969), Pelham, London •The Fishing
Waters of Scotland (1972) (With Moray McLaren), John Murray, London •The
Guinness Guide to Game Fishing (1980), Guinness Publishing, London •The
Glenmorangie Fly Fisher's Guide (1984) (Scottish Section), •Robson Books,
London •Days and Nights of Gamefishing (1984), George Allen & Unwin, London
•The Guinness Book of Game Fishing (1990) Guinness Publishing, London •The
River Within (1993) Merlin Unwin Books, Ludlow
Books Available
The River Within (1993) . I can supply signed copies of this book direct
for £14 (UK) or $25 (Overseas), postage and packing included,
Days and Nights of Gamefishing (1984, 1987 (paperback). A new edition is
planned.
Gary R. Dobson
Reflections on A Dream and Searching for Brigadoon
A great number of years ago, I was an employment consultant for a major agency. One of my lesser responsibilities was to write a lunch schedule for my fellow recruiters. I didn't consider authoring this type of memorandum to be very exciting, so I decided to write a wee story that would accompany the schedule. Every week I would come up with some sort of a whimsical offering designed to bring a smile to those who read it. Eventually, someone else took over the job of writing the lunch schedules and I became a writer of short stories.
I continue to try to bring smiles to those who read my articles and tales. I also, on occasion, cause my readers to shed a tear or two. In this section of the magazine, you'll find the current musings of my mind, imagination and dreams. I hope they will bring you comfort, happiness and inspiration. And by the way, Scotland is the land of my heart and spirit's birth. I wasn't born there, but my soul was, thus most of my columns will contain at least some references to this most majestic and mythical of realms.
Gary can be contacted at talon7@ix.netcom.com
Adam Harvey
Soiled Hands
Adam's day job, which consists mainly of painting/decorating and general farm and
building maintenance, doesn't really give him the creative outlet that
gardening offers. I think most gardening enthusiasts would agree that after
gardening itself, talking about it with others similarly besotted comes a
close second, largely because not only does it offer the chance to share
experiences, good and bad, but it also facilitates the transfer of useful
information. Writing, rather than talking about the subject, has many
pitfalls, not least there always exists the danger of inadvertent
dissemination of uncorrected factual errors. However, Adam feels it gives him great
satisfaction if just a small part of his meager output falls somewhere on
fertile soil. He would enjoy hearing from you and can be contacted by email at "Adam Harvey
Frank Hatton
From Over the Pond
Frank lives in England. After he got out of school Frank entered industry, working on the welding of aircraft
components. During WW II he served in the armed services as a motor cycle
despatch rider. After the war he returned to the welding business, firstly as an instructor of
welding, then moved to the selling of welding equipment as a salesman, and then into
sales management. He then became involved in marketing, and spent several years travelling the world lecturing on welding equipment technology and safety. After a traumatic redundancy progamme at the age of 53, he went into the television industry as a house manager. (Managing everything not connected with
the programme itself). Retired in 1987 at the age of 60 and as he says "Have been lazing around ever since." Which we do not believe if he is writing stories like these. He would enjoy hearing from you and can be contacted by email at Frank Hatton
Sharma J. Krauskopf
Island Miniatures and Editor
Sharma Krauskopf is the editor of Scottish Radiance. She is a much published writer. Her latest books on the are, "The Moonbeam Cow" published by Richard C. Owens in the USA and "Scotland - The Complete Guide and Road Atlas" published by Appletree Press in the UK and Globe Pequot in the USA. She and her husband's have a farm in Michigan and their lighthouse home is Eshaness Lighthouse in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. Sharma is also president of Innovative Consulting Services, Inc., a firm which gives management and career development assistance to human service agencies and nonprofit organizations.
She can be reached by clicking on the email links anywhere in Scottish Radiance.
How did a Hebridean magazine end up with a writer in Malsysia? The answer is simple - wonderful poetry. I think the best way to introduce Woei Hern is to share what he submitted to us. "Hi, My name is Woei Hern Chan and I'm a 20-year-old student in Malaysia. I am an urban romantic, manic depressive, with a heart I can't keep off my sleeve, and a pen that bleeds all my heart holds onto paper......I hope you enjoy my pieces"
He can be reached by email.
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