Comments on: The Laird of Balnamoon https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/ Author of the Outlander Series Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Patrick Carnegy-Arbuthnott https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-2/#comment-10258 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:02:40 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-10258 Hahaa sorry Diana if my first message seemed a bit heavy handed, was just very confused! Anyway thanks for clearing it up. Good luck with everything in the future.

]]> By: Diana https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-2/#comment-10197 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:46:06 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-10197 Hi, Patrick!

Not to worry; Kevin isn’t pretending to be the laird of Balnamoon. {g} He’s the composer of the music for Outlander: The Musical, which is how I know him. He lives in a very old cottage on what was the Balnamoon estate, as I understand it, and has a deep interest in the Jacobite laird–he gave me a book about that gentleman, which actually may have been written by yourself…? (book not handy, so I can’t check, but I seem to recall that it was rewritten from an older manuscript by a descendant of the original laird). But with regard to Kevin, “laird of Balnamoon” is just a nickname between friends, not an imposture.

–Diana

]]> By: Patrick Carnegy-Arbuthnott https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-2/#comment-10196 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:08:09 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-10196 hello, was just browsing on google and came across this blog post. I can definitely say that this is NOT the laird of Balnamoon. The real laird of Balnamoon is in fact my uncle James Carnegy-Arbuthnott. I have no idea why this Kevin Walsh is pretending to be the Laird of Balnamoon as he has no relation at all to my family. Feel free to email me if you want to discuss this a bit further, it’s just a bit disconcerting that this stranger is pretending to be my uncle… Not sure why he would want to lie to you, feel free to do some research about balnamoon and the Carnegy-Arbuthnott name and it’s easy to find out that my uncle still owns Balnamoon, or I can email more information to you.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-2/#comment-6066 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:51:56 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-6066 Alas Dianna all the good men are taken are they not? One can dream one day I will find MY Jamie…be it through a time space rift or what not. Thanks for letting all of us share in Jamie and Clair and the love they have…it gives us hope a good one may yet wait for one of us!
The Anonymous one!

]]> By: Diana Gabaldon https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-1/#comment-6012 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:51:42 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-6012 Dear Anonymous–

Yes, I'm afraid Kevin _is_ married–with three dogs. [g]

]]> By: Anonymous https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-1/#comment-6010 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:23:52 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-6010 Is Mr. Walsh Married… that tis what I need to know. He is a wonderful man and talented too from the you tube that I hear of him. Please do tell…it looks as if he wears a wedding ring…but one can never tell !!!

]]> By: Diana Gabaldon https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-1/#comment-5621 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:06:11 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-5621 Dear Aislinn–

They're wonderful–as are all the singers who perform on that CD!

I'm just now reading the first draft of Mike's libretto for the complete stage production–keep your fingers crossed!

–Diana

]]> By: Aislinn https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-1/#comment-5620 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:15:10 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-5620 …..and don't I feel like a complete dolt, mistaking Mr. Walsh with Mike Gibb. Both men are geniouses and I sincerely hope to one day see a production of this play. I love my CD.

]]> By: Aislinn https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-1/#comment-5618 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:59:19 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-5618 Mike is such a lovely man and his personal touch when purchasing his CD is much appreciated. I'm so thankful for his offering to sign a CD that I bought as a gift for a friend recovering from cancer.

P.S. My hubby wears a Black Watch kilt too.

]]> By: Diana Gabaldon https://dianagabaldon.com/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/comment-page-1/#comment-5600 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:44:50 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-laird-of-balnamoon/#comment-5600 Dear Cairine–

Well, not if Kevin and Allan get to him first…

I've not seen Mike in a kilt, though; don't know if he has one.

–Diana

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