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Music + Memory: A Personal Photography Project

Music, words and photos are important things in my life. This ongoing project is a way of trying to show the special memories that  specific music has for me and talking a little bit about them. I'll also try to make a photo that captures some of what they make me feel.


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Impassioned and articulate Music and Words from the Trans Imaginary from @cn.lester tonight at @edinburghuniversity with support from @lighthousebks πŸ‘πŸ³οΈ‍βš§οΈπŸ‘ Photo album > https://andycatlin.myportfolio.com/cn-lester-25-june-2025
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Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

September 27, 2015

WHAT Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
WHEN Morlais Quarries - Summer 1988
Due to a fortunate hiccup in college timetables, the summer vacation of 1988 started in May and went through to October. It was a long, hot one where I spent most days solo climbing in the Morlais Quarries near Merthyr Tydfil after a 25 mile hitchhike. I’m not sure how β€˜Astral Weeks’ came into my life… maybe Q magazine mentioned it? I remember getting a cassette of it from a 2nd hand stall in Newport Indoor Market. I think it might have been a bootleg. Anyways, it was stuck in my clunky Sony Walkman for most of those journeys to the Quarry as I stood on the side of the road trying to get a lift.

I really don't remember having anything to compare it to - then or now. It has a unique sense of space and spiritual searching which is even more remarkable when you consider that he was 23 years old when he recorded it and the whole thing was done in 3 days. Timeless.

Tags: Van Morrison, Astral Weeks, Morlais Quarries, Climbing
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