Lisa writes: This year, I walked in my 16th and 17th Avon Walks for Breast cancer… each walk is a 2-day, marathon and a half (39.3 miles) walk to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer. Since 2002, I’ve raised more than $130,000 for the cause. Read the rest of this entry »
From Annarep: Billy Boyd appeared on BBC Alba in a “Day in a Life” program. Great interview with a lot of information and some Beecake rehearsal footage. He also talks about LOTR and gives some interesting details – like being the first person cast for the movie. When Peter Jackson gave him a call, no one else was cast yet, so Billy talks about watching the news for the next three weeks trying to figure out who’d be in the movie. Watch the interview on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
The riddle contest was a hit! We received tons of emails, and most of you were correct, the answer was of course Billy Boyd (see the interview here).
The answer key is this: Take 2-1-23-4-9-12-25 13-15-9-12 and replace the numbers with letters. This leaves you with BAWDILY MOIL which is an anagram of William Boyd AKA Billy Boyd.
Those of you with the correct answer will now be put into a random draw to win ‘The Return of the King: The Complete Recordings’ CD box set. Check this space for the winners name soon!
To promote their upcoming East Coast tour, ‘Beecake’ front man and LOTR star Billy Boyd chatted with TORN last week. Billy gave us a little insight into the band, his musical tastes and influences, and his feelings about the upcoming tour.
From MTV: In just a few short weeks, New Yorkers will get a rare treat. Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score for “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” will be performed live at Radio City Music Hall by more than 300 musicians while the movie plays on a 60-foot screen above them. The performances — spanning two evenings — are the centerpiece of a week-long series celebrating the trilogy. More..
On Oct. 9 and 10, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring hits Radio City Music Hall in a multimedia extravaganza. Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score will be performed synchronized with the hit film, showcased on a 60-foot screen. Conductor Ludwig Wicki will oversee 300 musicians that include the 21st Century Orchestra, which specializes in film music, The Collegiate Chorale, renowned soprano Kaitlyn Lusk and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The epic-sized event neatly dovetails with this fall’s release of Music of The Lord of the Rings Films, a book by musicologist Doug Adams. More..
Happy Birthday Billy Boyd! Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968) is a Scottish actor and musician most widely known for playing the characters Peregrin “Pippin” Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and Barrett Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
alduya writes: On April 25 an organization called Invisible Children held an event in 100 cities in 10 countries called The Rescue. The goal is to get the child soldiers kidnapped by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda rescued. As such the event involved people “abducting” themselves and waiting to be “rescued” by a mogul (a politician or celebrity) endorsing the cause. Billy Boyd was the rescuer in Edinburgh. There’s a video of his speech here and more information can be found at http://www.invisiblechildren.com and http://nightof.therescue.invisiblechildren.com.
During my association with TheOneRing.net I have often felt very fortunate to know great people and be in great places. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to have my camera along.
Out of that vast TORn photo library that includes digital images, and old scratched negitives, I put a few images together with some music from Arjan Kiel, (with thanks to fan film ‘Born of Hope,’) to pay tribute to the whole community of TheOneRing.net.
Click on the small triangle to play and to see the best fullscreen version, click on the box at the far right.
Anna writes: Beecake, Billy Boyd’s music band, won the People’s Choice Best Live Act award at the Tartan Clef awards on Sunday. The event raised £100,000 to help fund music therapy in Scotland. Boyd’s Beecake Nabs Award
Lisa writes: This year, I walked in my 16th and 17th Avon Walks for Breast cancer… each walk is a 2-day, marathon and a half (39.3 miles) walk to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer. Since 2002, I’ve raised more than $130,000 for the cause. 
From Annarep: Billy Boyd appeared on BBC Alba in a “Day in a Life” program. Great interview with a lot of information and some Beecake rehearsal footage. He also talks about LOTR and gives some interesting details – like being the first person cast for the movie. When Peter Jackson gave him a call, no one else was cast yet, so Billy talks about watching the news for the next three weeks trying to figure out who’d be in the movie. Watch the interview on YouTube: 