_1016 'The Island Tapes' Archival Hebridean film "Premiered in January 2006 at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, 'The Island Tapes' features original live music and five silent films recording life on St Kilda, Harris, Skye, Orkney and Shetland in the 1920s and 30s. Scottish Guitarist David Allison who wrote the music, is joined by Scotland\u2019s foremost classical guitarist Allan Neave, the Berlin-based fingerstyle maestro Ian Melrose and the superb Gaelic singer Alyth McCormack. "It\u2019s amazing seeing faces from so long ago up there on the big screen. The films all have a story to tell, so it\u2019s important to let that come through in the music, but we are where we are now, and this is definitely not simply a nostalgia trip."" Film and Music "Premiered in January 2006 at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, 'The Island Tapes' features original live music and five silent films recording life on St Kilda, Harris, Skye, Orkney and Shetland in the 1920s and 30s. Scottish Guitarist David Allison who wrote the music, is joined by Scotland\u2019s foremost classical guitarist Allan Neave, the Berlin-based fingerstyle maestro Ian Melrose and the superb Gaelic singer Alyth McCormack. "It\u2019s amazing seeing faces from so long ago up there on the big screen. The films all have a story to tell, so it\u2019s important to let that come through in the music, but we are where we are now, and this is definitely not simply a nostalgia trip."" 57.086430621903496 -5.880611272552528