When Mairi phoned and asked if I were free I jumped at the chance. Having opened the Carloway show a couple of years earlier I now felt I had achieved the "double" which would have made the Bodach and Caileach undoubtedly so proud.

On the Saturday morning the reality of a washout was becoming inevitable, however as lunchtime approached things became clearer and come rain or shine this was in no way going to dampen the spirits of the committee and the host of enthusiastic helpers I had met the previous evening.

Having toured the Highlands and Islands with shows for many years the day itself was unquestionably one of the best.  Meeting people that I had not seen since the days of " Bhan Narrow" and putting faces to names that had been a big part of my youth and upbringing.

This along with seeing "Biodan" in the crowd made it all worthwhile although he seemed slightly on edge with the imminent opening of the new Point football pitch and the colour of the grass.

I'm sure he was taken slightly aback when he asked "did I do any Bluegrass"………….."No" was the reply but how about "An tractar a th agamsa"

Many thanks for a truly wonderful day and all the best for this years show.

Moran taing 

Donnie "Dotaman" MacLeod