"Borne on the Carrying Stream: The Legacy of Hamish Henderson." Hamish Henderson poet, soldier, scholar, folklorist, song-maker and political activist. Eighteen essays engaging with aspects of Hamish Henderson's remarkable contribution to contemporary Scottish culture - from song-writing and song-collecting to poetry and politics. Edinburgh Folk Club's annual Carrying Stream Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Hamish Henderson. A selection of the Festival's Hamish Henderson Lectures, together with the other contributions, paint a fascinating picture of this multi-facetted...
"Borne on the Carrying Stream: The Legacy of Hamish Henderson." Hamish Henderson poet, soldier, scholar, folklorist, song-maker and political acti...
THE BOOK "'In our Day...'" Life in the glens and villages of Perthshire is viewed through the eyes of shepherds, farmers, crofters, estate workers, housewives, gardeners, professionals, trades-people and children. They all share reminiscences, stories, games, sayings and rhymes in Scots and Gaelic, which have been recorded for this book. Excerpts of transcriptions have been woven together by folklorist Margaret Bennett who also draws strands from writt en records. Perthshire singer and tradition-bearer Doris Rougvie has also illustrated the book, which concludes with a selection...
THE BOOK "'In our Day...'" Life in the glens and villages of Perthshire is viewed through the eyes of shepherds, farmers, crofters, estate workers...
ERIC CREGEEN's groundbreaking research into the Argyll Estate Papers and into the oral tradition of the Scottish West Highlands are at the heart of this collection.
ERIC CREGEEN's groundbreaking research into the Argyll Estate Papers and into the oral tradition of the Scottish West Highlands are at the heart of th...
Robert MacLeod: Miner Poet. An Anthology by Arthur Nevay
Introduction and Edited by Margaret Bennett
Arthur Nevay has collected over 120 compositions by former Cowdenbeath miner, Robert MacLeod (1876-1958), who became an entertainer after a mining accident ended his career. He wrote for music-hall performances at the Cowdenbeath Tivoli and sang round pubs and clubs, selling broadsheets to earn money, to help soup kitchens, disaster funds, war wounded and other needy causes. MacLeod lived through two World Wars, the 1926 Strike, the Great Depression, eight decades of colliery...
Robert MacLeod: Miner Poet. An Anthology by Arthur Nevay
