'In the wake of Neil Gunn' is a traditional arts commission that sees Mike Vass, described as 'one of the most original composers working in the field of acoustic music', create a new suite inspired by his own voyage in May 2014, mirroring Gunn's 1937 odyssey.
Mike Vass uses the month of May 2014 to undertake a mirror voyage, finding inspiration for his own composing and re-visiting the communities Neil Gunn wrote about, performing celebratory concerts there.
Summer 2014 has seen renowned Scottish fiddler and composer Mike Vass undertake a mirror voyage of writer Neil Gunn’s 1937 adventure round the west coast of Scotland, performing community concerts along the way featuring stories, music and local history.
'In the wake of Neil Gunn' is a traditional arts commission that sees Mike Vass, described as 'one of the most original composers working in the field of acoustic music', create a new suite inspired by his own voyage in May 2014, mirroring Gunn's 1937 odyssey.
In 1937 Neil Gunn sold his house, quit his job and went off in an old converted lifeboat for a summer to inspire his writing; voyaging around the Western Isles. He wrote about the various communities on the way, and went on to become one of Scotland’s most prolific and creative fiction writers.