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Category Archives: Scytherspace
Apple Day 2011
Update 12/10/11: Unfortunately the National Trust today contacted me to say they have cancelled this year’s event due to the recent rain and condition of the fields. On Sunday 16th Oct I’ll be at Acorn Bank near Penrith for their … Continue reading
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Anna Karenina extras "scandal"
I got back last night from the second round of filming the mowing scenes for Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. While we were away somebody told us about that the filming had made the papers because of extras being supposedly underpaid. … Continue reading
Improve Your Peening workshop
I like peening for all sorts of reasons but one of my favourite aspects is the amazing rhythms which are created by several people peening scythes together. The hammering comes in and out of sync in a way I find … Continue reading
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Tagged anvil, course, hammer, jig, peening, scythe, whetstone, workshop
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Mowing on Romanian TV
Our group of hay-tourists certainly drew plenty of attention from the local media. During the week we were photographed and interviewed by two newspapers and filmed by a local news station, an independent film-maker working with the festival organisers and … Continue reading
Posted in hay making, Scytherspace
Tagged Christiane Lechner, haymaking festival, romania, transylvania
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Haymaking poem
I’ve been sent this poem by Neil Diment, community officer for the HayTime project in the North Pennines AONB. Neil was one of the participants on the Transylvania Haymaking Festival and writes, “Having, at long last, tried my hand at … Continue reading
Transylvania Mowing Competition 2011
While the rest of the sports media was focussed on the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea I was making my own debut representing my country on the international sports stage. This was the first Scythe Mowing Competition in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Christiane Lechner, competition, festival, haymaking, romania, scythe, transylvania
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Peening Course new date
Due to a clash with the second round of filming for Anna K, I’ve moved the date of my ‘Improve your peening’ course to Saturday 24th September. Still only £45 to learn the why’s and wherefore’s of hammering your scythe … Continue reading
Romanian front page news
Christiane and I are just back from a wonderful week at the Transylvania Haymaking Festival. As well as meeting and working with a great bunch of people from around Europe, we took part in a mowing competition. Christiane and her … Continue reading
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Tagged Christiane Lechner, festival, haymaking, newspaper, romania, transylvania
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The Scythe Song
I’m in Romania, mowing as part of a Haymaking Festival but while I’m away I thought you could have some music. For ages I’ve been looking for a scythe song, ideally something for a team of mowers to sing while … Continue reading
Haymaking festival excitement
I’ve just received the programme for a Haymaking Festival that Christiane and I are travelling to in the Transylvania region of Romania. A couple of friends have been to the country before and say it is a truly special place, … Continue reading
Posted in hay making, scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged haymaking, haystack, romania, transylvania
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