From the 1960s through to the 2000s, Andy Mitchell worked as a radio operator on deep sea fishing boats, was in the Merchant Navy, started a well-known Highland radio station, and ran his own, highly successful, marine electronics company. It was through this lens of first-hand experience he commented on, and documented, the immense changes he saw throughout the Highlands, particularly in the fishing industry. From the Eastern bloc ‘Klondykers’ in Ullapool, the local campaigns against nuclear disarmament, and other contemporary and political concerns, the songs he wrote and sang offer an invaluable insight into what was going on at the time.
Full colour with 25 original songs and over fifty archive photographs.
Design by Ronan Martin. Illustrations by Kim Richards.
Compiled, edited and coordinated by Valerie Bryan and Ronan Martin
Melodies typeset by Valerie Bryan and Dougie Pincock
Songs typset by Valerie Bryan and Tom Bryan