Thursday involved playing for 3 different occasions - I think only 1 was actually part of the job, 1 think I volunteered for (though it...

There was only one service this Sunday - a confirmation service (I think!) for a number of youngsters and it was lovely to see them and...

One of the (many) ways Norway is different from Scotland is the postal system. Another way is the electricity system. Before coming out...

Wednesday and Thursday this week I finally played whole services by myself. Modesty aside I wasn’t worried about how I would play but I...

Yesterday there were no services in any of the churches so I planned to do some walking to burn off some of the cakes that have been a...

It all seems to have been fairly non-stop since I got here so Friday was the first day I spent properly in my office. Was v pleased to...

Yesterday was the second day of the priests and musicians conference. It started off with a little act of worship and singing some hymns....

Today and tomorrow I’m in Mosjøen for a church music conference: “Gudstjeneste(sam)arbeid - Inspirasjonssamling for prester og...

As mentioned before, this organist post isn’t just associated with one church but with a number in the local municipality. Yesterday...

Yesterday was very stormy so my original plan of going for a nice long tootle at Nordvik Kirke went by the wayside and I planned to just...

Friday was the first day of actually playing the organ as part of the job. There was a funeral on island of Løkta which involved a ferry...

Yesterday started and finished with animals. Over breakfast I had the lovely vision of deer grazing outside my kitchen window - it has to...

Yesterday (Wednesday) I had a sore head - metaphorically and physically. It was my first full day in Norway and Bård kindly gave me a...

It is the first morning on Dønna. I arrived in Mosjøen yesterday evening to be greeted by snow capped mountains, beautifully clear skies...

I'm not going to do hundreds of posts everyday or such like but I thought I'd at least chronicle my adventures today. Not fabulously...

Well finally on the flight to Bergen. Only set off 2 alarms on the way through security- one personally and one luggage Two more...