Hello stranger, hows things withyou? mind that time I asked you to play at wir wedding? dont suppose you are hom on 5th sept?? pleeeaasee!!

Hi Mark,
Foo's du? Is du gettin scoodered in Norway too?
I'm fairly likin dy music clip o Norrie singin Wagon Wheel! Wha's aa playin in da band wi him?
Cheers for noo ~ Christine

Haha cana go wrong we a push bike.
I got da car down here. Its all good, just working away. I got a job at a shop called Cancom (we sell Apple computers). It's a good laugh.

Missed out on the Folk Festival this year around. Hope you had a good one.

Aa' da best fir noo.

Noo den, Much been on my good sir?
You going to be back for the Folk Festival? I am stuck in Edinburgh.

Hoop aa is weel. cheers cheers

Hiya :-) All well here. Not much exciting stuff going on. Dont think I'll make the folk festival this year I'm afraid. How's you enjoying Oslo?

Please come back to Shetland and become wir musician again, dunna think I can hack another year withoot de!!!

How's do getting on? We fair miss de in wir squad!!!

Hey Mark,
was thinking about txtin u last night, then i fell asleep. woke up this morning to hear you on radio orkney.... scary stuff! how ya doing? you gaan home this year? I'm up in shetland, roond the end o august ish...

Grub sure dis soond good. Slightly better than the African stuff i doubt I will be hame fur the folk festival this year and also doon tae see u bunch at the Orkney one. I go back tae sea right efter the Orkney one but que sara sara eh. We shall see u then and maybe partake in a small refreshment

Howz dee pilly boyo Did da Norsky's like yur Bannocks

Hi Mark How is things we dee. We are preparing for Brae UHA. Doo's a graet miss tae wis aa. We need a fiddler or a guitarist or two. I'm been oot buying gold cloot an a set o wings an some handcuffs. I'm sayin nae mare, or I'll give da game awa. I'ts mostly da same croowd dis year. Tammy Duncan is no coming, so dat's a peety. Wir Stewart is home here dis year so we will likley hae some fun we him as usual. We'll maybe see dee if doo gets hom fur da folk festival. Tak care o deesel.

Helen xxx

now den mark just a quick een tae say shame doo missed up helly aa and da squad dance. both went down a great success. up helly Aa was a bit of a blooteration but the act and songs went doon well and squad dance was a great success and no having tae cook and clean up was worth the xtra £5.
Im on way abck to shanghai in HK for couple of days, back in June. Look forward tae catchinh up when we hit Oslo in August.
cheers for noo

Now den Mark! Long time no hear or see! Hows things in Norway?! Busy wirking 'n' playing?!
I wis ower in Norway fur da tall ships last year - i loved da plis, so boany! (but expensive!)
Ir you venturing hommwards fur da folk festival? I'm nivver hed membership 'n' aa dat but I'm seriously considering it dis year! Wid du recommend it? (tink dats a silly question 'n' I certainly duna need ony convincing! ) Doot it'll be a weekend weel worth da trip homm!
Hup things is going good fur you ower by yundroo!

hom for uha??!! x

Fine fine - still in shitty Africa but only twa weeks left to do. Get hame on da 19th fur da 1st Xmas in 6 years. Be good especially since i missed Ella's first wan. At least i will be there fur her 2nd and Martha's first wan
Ither dan dat a'thing pretty much da same as when u left. Michelle been at Longland fur twa weeks but back in Tingwall da day i think tae get organised fur Xmas. Hard going wae da twa young eens on yer own. I wiz knackered when both o us were doing it
R u hame fur da festives ?? Or is Norway home noo ??

When does do make it back?
Friday night in the shed plus Tuesday morning taking the galley in ower we would use ur music skills.

Now then boyo - has yer pilly fallen aff wae da cauld yet

Hi Mark

I wondered what way i never saw you over the festival, now i know you are in norway. It wis a really good festival this year, but den it always is. Hope you are enjoying being in norway.

Mark! hows it goin?! ave not seen u in soooooo long wiz it up helly aa??! surely no! , whits da craic still lovin it in Norway??!! xx

heya, sorry i didnt get back to ya, me heeds been godkenswhar recently.... the DTB tour ower there will be sweet.... I am still planning to go to norway at some point, but as to when i dont have the foggiest!