One new year’s eve, while walking the Fife coastal path, we came across a cave. On the cave wall was a beautiful mural of the heavens. Under it there were two names and two dates, presumably marking the beginning and the end of their relationship. And next to this were the words ‘nothing lasts, but nothing is lost’. These words would not let me be, and made their way into a song about the love we give to people who are struggling to make sense of terrible events. Crossing the Minch appears in the final verse as an idea of travelling to a safer place. This idea also appears in the song ‘The Mingulay Boat Song’ and is referenced in the fiddle tune ‘Crossing the Minch’. Anna Ling is on guitar and backing vocals.
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