A few months ago, on a Monday night, I walked past the Nicky Tams Bar in Stirling and heard some live music coming out of the pub. I do know from experience that Stirling has a lively hospitality industry, but you sort of expect it to be pretty dead on a Monday night, don’t you?

Well not at Nicky Tams!

So I walked in and was pleasantly surprised by the thriving creative atmosphere. Later, I understood that the live performance was given by the Stirling’s Youth Folk Club. Although I have been part of the so called ‘new Scots’ and have lived in Stirling for a few years, this was new to me.

Stirling’s Youth Folk Club

Obviously I was pleasantly surprised by this Cèilidh (non Scottish readers 😀, follow the link), and I thoroughly enjoyed the music and Gaelic songs. Above all, I enjoyed the friendliness and open character of the people I met.

So last Monday I thought, let’s pop in again and bring the camera as well. After a week of commercial photography assignments, this was the last night before my journey back home, so the pressure was off.

Having said that, the actual photography was challenging enough. There was relatively little available light and as I decided to only bring a light sensitive fixed focal length lens, there was no zooming in or out, so I had to position the camera carefully without disturbing the musicians too much. Anyway, the fact that these images have been processed quicker than the commercial ones, tells it all. I hope you like them as well!

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Obviously, if you really want to experience this great atmosphere, you need to go there yourself!