Portobello Beach Edinburgh Day 337

The Bard of Balquidder has landed on Portobello Beach.

How did he get here? By magic was his immediate response. He sported full Highland hunting dress and carried a large shield shaped bodhran*. He told me he was a messiah for a revolutionary movement that is sweeping the world using three weapons - music, art and dance.

The Edinburgh Festival Season has begun.

* a Celtic tambourine