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

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/