Mysterious Britain and the Kelpie World

There was one way in which a Kelpie could be defeated and tamed; the Kelpies power of shape shifting was said to reside in its bridle, and anybody who could claim possession of it could force the Kelpie to submit to their will. A Kelpie in subjugation was highly prized, it had the strength of at least 10 horses and the endurance of many more, but the fairy races were always dangerous captives especially those as malignant as the Kelpie.

An old Book

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Happy Birthday

Bill Forsyth

Local Hero

Film 4

Opening the door

For moments in a joy of Cinema.

Kelly the Kelpie Keyboarder

What the ‘idles’ of Kelpie the movie get up to !?

Superstar ‘Kelly’ the Keyboarder shapeshifts from Kelpie the movie to the wonderful world of the Secret Garden Party surfing in on/as frantic, foaming Bay City Rollers - from one fantastical folkloric tale to another.

Roadside Picnic

Sometimes it is wise to get off the highway, step out of your machine and take a Roadside Picnic when you’re on the route to fulfilment.

Server/Dealer ?

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Dance to our Location

The waterfalll within Kelpie the movie is part of

THE BURN OF SORROW
and this can also be performed as a Scottish Country Dance

Follow the steps below

(S8x32) 2C (4C set)
1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across, 1M+2L ½ turn RH and cast left round partner back to places
9-16 1s+2s dance LH across, 1L+2M and cast left round partner then pass LSh to face 2L/1M places
17-24 1M+2M+1L+2L dance reel of 4 but 2M+1L dance ½ the reel and then cross back to places
25-32 1s+2s dance Tourbillon :-
' 1s and 2s ½ turn ptnrs 2H, 1M and 2L lead ptnrs by nearer hand 1 place cl'wise to end 1s on Ladies side and 2s Men's side, 1s set to 2s
' 1s and 2s ½ turn partners 2H and lead partners on 1 place clockwise and 2s+1s cross RH to own sides

Follow this link to read the dance above or enjoy other guid dances.

About the location
Castle Campbell is a mediæval castle situated above the town of Dollar, Clackmannanshire in central Scotland.

Castle Campbell, originally called Castle Gloom lies between The Burn of Care on one side and the Burn of Sorrow on the other. The two join up to create the Dollar Burn.

A Burn is another name for a small stream in Scotland.

Inspiration within Inspiration

The music Liathach

Kelpie Art

Kelpie as art

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Tweet

Noun 1. tweet - a weak chirping sound as of a small birdchirp - a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
Verb 1. tweet - make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

Pictish eich uisge

Aberlemno the early influences.

Greentrax

Many people have already asked where the music for Kelpie can be obtained. And we gratefully acknowledge the permissions for use in one instance to Ian Green of Greentrax - simply click the Greentrax link above to find your way there.

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Kelpie . . . shot on ?

When people ask what the movie was shot on - the reality is five bottles of Deuchars along with a feast of megabytes consumed between 1am until 5am. The wonderful sunrise and birdsong mixed with the ‘Cocteau Twins’ track “Pandora’ being the catalyser.

Never suppress your emotion.

Can the digital sound of nature be natural ?

Recording sound in the field was interesting - the tweets and chatter of the dawn chorus - pecked and broken and re-assembled as a group of bits - but when these bits return to the ear and are re-interpreted - are they natural ?

Johnny is not who he appears to be

There’s something about Johnny you wouldn’t credit. Maybe not in this movie, but yeah, maybe . . . in this one.

The hound from 00:00:33

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Kelpie at Virgin

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