Including some of the numbers from his birth date, the year led him back to a time in history when part of Inverness - including the Crown and Kinmylies - was included in the Kingdom Of Moray.
It saw him looking more deeply into those times and discovering parallels and inspirations – and it planted a seed that has flowered into a unique collaboration of film, photographs, music and words."
"But alongside the music, he has many interests. He’s a passionate supporter of raptors and was one of the first in Scotland to ask about the impact wind turbines were having on the birds – he’d first come the phenomenon while visiting America.
Having experienced bullying in his own later life, he wanted to form a group to stand up to bullies."
"And his own experience of being diagnosed with autism has made him sensitive to the obstacles it can put in the path of anyone trying to live a full, creative life."
"He’s tuned to spotting establishment organisations pulling a fast one on the people of Inverness and connections – such as the ones he sees between strong women from ancient Inverness, such as noblewoman Eva Tomas who owned land in what is now the Crown and Kinmylies, to the late Inverness Courier owner and editor Evelyn Barron with whom he trained briefly as a junior reporter.
He is excited that his work is on show: "This is like a spiritual high," he says.
But it’s also pointing the way to more work – people have asked if he has a book with his work in it – so he is hoping to produce one."
Author: Margaret Chrystall.
Source: http://www.whatson-north.co.uk/Whats-On/Music/Museum-show-stars-rocker-Roderick-04032016.htm
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