S3E10 Chemistry professor and musician Colin Campbell (Surgeon's Hall, Loch Rannoch, Wemyss Bay, Isle of Bute, Arisaig, Skye, Harris)

02/12/2024 59 min

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Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams. 

My name is Alison Fraser and in this episode I’m joined by Professor Colin Campbell. Colin is a professor at the University of Edinburgh where he is head of organic chemistry in the School of Chemistry. 

Colin is also a musician currently producing an album inspired by one of his favourite places in Scotland, which you will hear more about.

Colin’s links:
University profile: https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/professor-colin-campbell 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colincampbell63/

Places Colin took us:

Surgeons Hall Museums, Edinburgh: https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/ 
Loch Oschin Youth Hostel up in the, in the, in the middle of Rannoch Moor.
https://www.hostellingscotland.org.uk/hostels/loch-ossian/
Loch Rannoch https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/loch-rannoch-p2569791 
Glen Lyon and the Bridge of Balgie https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/perthshire/bridge-of-balgie.shtml 
Fortingall Yew https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/fortingall-yew-p2568631  
Wemyss Bay https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/wemyssbay/wemyssbay/index.html 
Isle of Bute: https://www.visitbute.com/ 
Arisaig https://www.arisaiginfo.org.uk/
Five Sisters of Kintail walk https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/kintail/Fivesisters.shtm
Loch Bracadale, Isle of Skye: https://scottishseakayaking.co.uk/trips/skye-raasay/loch-bracadale-wiay-island/ 
Macleod’s Maidens walk https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/macleodsmaidens.shtml
Skyeskyns tannery https://www.skyeskyns.co.uk/ 
Scarasta Beach, Harris https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/traigh-scarista-p523441 

Food and drink:
Glen Lyon Post Office: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083019656442 
The West End Cafe Rothesay https://www.facebook.com/p/The-West-End-Cafe-Rothesay-100083017428207/ 
Loch Bay https://www.lochbay-restaurant.co.uk/ 

Colin’s playlist: 
Inner Meet Me by The Beta Band
Movin' On Up by Primal Scream
Everything Flows by Teenage Fan Club
Angie by Bert Jansch
To Sir With Love by Lulu
Make My Heart Fly by The Proclaimers
Driftwood by Travis
Ghosts by Lau
Thunderstruck by Gordon Duncan: https://youtu.be/_EwDlUHoDFo?si=9mSpLI7-C7ApOV02
Sea of Okhotsk by Treeacherous Orchestra
An Eagle in Your Mind by Boards of Canada
Crossing the Minch on bagpipes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjlk7KYdGLA 
Theid mi dhachaidh 'chrò Chinn t-sàile (I will go home to Kintail)  ⁠https://youtu.be/mUZDTQNghTI?si=07B-O1Z7BPU2C0b2⁠ 


Trainspotting scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCtPBFHKSNg
Local Hero: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/  

If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch. 
You can email [email protected] or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/ 

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