Anne plays on the fiddle of her grandfather Private Johnny Simpson, a prisoner of war in Germany, Stalag IX-C. She performs ‘Private Johnny Simpson’ that she wrote in tribute to her grandfather’s bravery on the same fiddle which he had in the camp along with his Gaelic bible. Their remarkable family history is recorded in ‘Memories of an Island at War’, a film by Alasdair Satchel, which tells the story of the people of the isles of Mull, Iona, Ulva and Gometra during the Second World War.
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Coll, age 15, a member of Mull Youth Theatre. Coll arranged and performed music for ‘Memories of an Island at War’, a film by Alasdair Satchell, which tells the story of the people of the isles of Mull, Iona, Ulva and Gometra during the Second World War. Behind Coll is the iconic Tobermory Main Street.
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Hannah, age 13, is a young creative person from Salen, Mull who took part in the filming of ‘Memories of an Island at War’, a film by Alasdair Satchell, which tells the story of the people of the isles of Mull, Iona, Ulva and Gometra during the Second World War.
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Iona, age 90, lives in Fionhphort, Mull. She discusses her family’s experiences on the island in ‘Memories of an Island at War’, a film by Alasdair Satchell, which tells the story of the people of the isles of Mull, Iona, Ulva and Gometra during the Second World War.
Alicia Bruce
Based in Edinburgh, where she is a Teaching Fellow at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, Alicia Bruce is an award-winning, working-class photographer, community collaborator, educator, and activist. Her photography sits between documentary and staged imagery focusing on communities, environments and human rights. Alicia is a member of the collective Women Photograph.
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