Abandon Ship 2012, three days of madness on the high seas that saw us perform three sessions, three concerts and three ceilidhs for food, booze, money and occasionally the admiration of our peers. Bit’s of me are still suffering, a touch of tennis elbow from all that ceilidh accompaniment and a liver that screams every time I look at a bottle of rum. Here’s a selection of photos from the first day… I mislaid my trusty EP-1 after that and had to make do with instagram for the rest of the trip. I’ll put them up later on Abandon Ship 2012 part 2.
Sailing from Mallaig Harbour flying The Jolly Roger
Some of the crew aboard the MV Merri
Drew ‘The Singing Skipper’ Harris and Kirstin Smith.
Drew on the MV Merri
All aboard the Knoydart bus… That’s all our gear in the trailer and Cherokee.
Session in the Old Forge Inn, Knoydart. Scotland’s most remote and most awesome pub.
1st mate John Somerville.
Hamish the Cabin Boy… practicing moves for the Ceilidh later that night.
All the crew in our fancy dress just before the concert in Knoydart Village Hall.
The crew relaxing mid concert