Steve Byrne
@byrnesong.bsky.social
Scots Singer and Public Folklorist
Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland)
Sing & play with Malinky
Arbroathian, now living in East Lothian.
Own views, as ever!
Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland)
Sing & play with Malinky
Arbroathian, now living in East Lothian.
Own views, as ever!
"On behalf of Scotland, we are sorry."
Thinking of friends in the Traveller / Nawken community today. Long overdue, and such a deeply traumatic experience which has persisted for generations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thinking of friends in the Traveller / Nawken community today. Long overdue, and such a deeply traumatic experience which has persisted for generations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
John Swinney apologises to travellers for 'Tinker Experiment'
The first minister has said sorry to Gypsy Travellers who were forcibly resettled by Scottish authorities.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"On behalf of Scotland, we are sorry."
Thinking of friends in the Traveller / Nawken community today. Long overdue, and such a deeply traumatic experience which has persisted for generations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thinking of friends in the Traveller / Nawken community today. Long overdue, and such a deeply traumatic experience which has persisted for generations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The brawest news. Sgoinneil!
The Scottish Languages Bill has passed this evening @parliament.scot. The results of the vote at Stage 3 were:
✅ Yes - 112
❎ No - 0
There were no abstentions.
The Bill gives the #Gaelic and #Scots languages official status in Scotland and includes changes to Gaelic and Scots education.
✅ Yes - 112
❎ No - 0
There were no abstentions.
The Bill gives the #Gaelic and #Scots languages official status in Scotland and includes changes to Gaelic and Scots education.
June 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The brawest news. Sgoinneil!
Reposted by Steve Byrne
Fair tricket at my wirdies popped oot in e Sunday Times aboot Tee names an nicknames in Scotland. Howp ye aa hid a graan wikkeyn.
February 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Fair tricket at my wirdies popped oot in e Sunday Times aboot Tee names an nicknames in Scotland. Howp ye aa hid a graan wikkeyn.
Reposted by Steve Byrne
Last episode of Folk Arts, Cultural Policy and the Convention out on Wednesday. Talking with @byrnesong.bsky.social, and we listen in to a discussion about the UNESCO ICH Convention with all organisations featured in the podcast plus Cornish Lowender. accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/p...
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Season 2
accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
January 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Last episode of Folk Arts, Cultural Policy and the Convention out on Wednesday. Talking with @byrnesong.bsky.social, and we listen in to a discussion about the UNESCO ICH Convention with all organisations featured in the podcast plus Cornish Lowender. accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/p...
Reposted by Steve Byrne
An artistic highlight of 2024 was the revival of Fergusson’s Auld Reikie for the poet’s 250th anniversary at a packed Reid Concert Hall in November. A privilege to appear with Karine Polwart, Gary West @byrnesong.bsky.social & Sarah Hoy. Hoping to do it again in 2025
December 29, 2024 at 10:11 AM
An artistic highlight of 2024 was the revival of Fergusson’s Auld Reikie for the poet’s 250th anniversary at a packed Reid Concert Hall in November. A privilege to appear with Karine Polwart, Gary West @byrnesong.bsky.social & Sarah Hoy. Hoping to do it again in 2025
Reposted by Steve Byrne
‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: @everebecca.bsky.social speaks to Scotland's first Gaelic-writing, Ru Paul-quoting makar Peter Mackay
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: new Scottish makar Peter Mackay
As new national poet, the Gaelic speaker is looking at all of the languages spoken in the country, to see ‘what we can learn between them’
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:14 PM
‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: @everebecca.bsky.social speaks to Scotland's first Gaelic-writing, Ru Paul-quoting makar Peter Mackay
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
Congrats @handsupfortrad.bsky.social on another fabulous celebration of our trad scene. Folk were asking about my lapel last night: a hairst knot, traditional straw work made by Elaine Lindsay. Bothy loons wore something similar when seeking a fee. A wee nod to my pal, the late Joe Aitken. #NaTrads
December 1, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Congrats @handsupfortrad.bsky.social on another fabulous celebration of our trad scene. Folk were asking about my lapel last night: a hairst knot, traditional straw work made by Elaine Lindsay. Bothy loons wore something similar when seeking a fee. A wee nod to my pal, the late Joe Aitken. #NaTrads
New followers here will be seeing my previous posts from the other place all dated within the last week. @en.blueark.app seemed to be pulling them through ok in initial transfer but now that it's complete, the dates haven't come with them. An imperfect archive, alas, maybe it will update eventually.
November 23, 2024 at 9:39 PM
New followers here will be seeing my previous posts from the other place all dated within the last week. @en.blueark.app seemed to be pulling them through ok in initial transfer but now that it's complete, the dates haven't come with them. An imperfect archive, alas, maybe it will update eventually.
Intangible Cultural Heritage meets the legislature 😄👏
Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
November 14, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Intangible Cultural Heritage meets the legislature 😄👏
1/ Soooo before the crazy space guy arrived at the other place, I was the folklorist honeycomb beehive debunking guy. Here's a revisit of my thread from the summer of 2020 - it was amplified by the likes of @jimmfelton.bsky.social & @iflscience.bsky.social ...and somewhat plagiarised by others! 😂
November 13, 2024 at 9:42 AM
1/ Soooo before the crazy space guy arrived at the other place, I was the folklorist honeycomb beehive debunking guy. Here's a revisit of my thread from the summer of 2020 - it was amplified by the likes of @jimmfelton.bsky.social & @iflscience.bsky.social ...and somewhat plagiarised by others! 😂
We're looking for a new Board Treasurer at @TRACScot - please pass this on to anyone you think might be the right person!
https://tracscotland.org/news-post/newsid/26001-board-treasurer-tracs-traditional-arts-and-culture-scotland/
https://tracscotland.org/news-post/newsid/26001-board-treasurer-tracs-traditional-arts-and-culture-scotland/
News Post - TRACS
TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland) is looking fo...
tracscotland.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
We're looking for a new Board Treasurer at @TRACScot - please pass this on to anyone you think might be the right person!
https://tracscotland.org/news-post/newsid/26001-board-treasurer-tracs-traditional-arts-and-culture-scotland/
https://tracscotland.org/news-post/newsid/26001-board-treasurer-tracs-traditional-arts-and-culture-scotland/
A folklorist's note on the musical aspect of Alex Salmond's return to Scotland today. Widely reported that "Freedom Come All Ye" was played by piper Connor Sinclair of Crieff, in fact the first tune (hard to make out amongst the airport noise) was the "Flooers o the Forest" 1/
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
A folklorist's note on the musical aspect of Alex Salmond's return to Scotland today. Widely reported that "Freedom Come All Ye" was played by piper Connor Sinclair of Crieff, in fact the first tune (hard to make out amongst the airport noise) was the "Flooers o the Forest" 1/
"Let us govern our country wisely and fairly,
Let each man and woman work with a will,
And Scotland will flourish secure in the knowledge,
That we reap our own harvest and ring our own till"
https://youtu.be/-pp5hWBI5EU?si=EIIvjWfXb2SDueg4
Let each man and woman work with a will,
And Scotland will flourish secure in the knowledge,
That we reap our own harvest and ring our own till"
https://youtu.be/-pp5hWBI5EU?si=EIIvjWfXb2SDueg4
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
"Let us govern our country wisely and fairly,
Let each man and woman work with a will,
And Scotland will flourish secure in the knowledge,
That we reap our own harvest and ring our own till"
https://youtu.be/-pp5hWBI5EU?si=EIIvjWfXb2SDueg4
Let each man and woman work with a will,
And Scotland will flourish secure in the knowledge,
That we reap our own harvest and ring our own till"
https://youtu.be/-pp5hWBI5EU?si=EIIvjWfXb2SDueg4
Here I am again this October championing the campaign for #neeps #neeplanterns #tumshies
#Halloween
An old story but a handy guide...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37786113
Top tip: buy a neep next week already and keep it in the hoose to soften...
#Halloween
An old story but a handy guide...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37786113
Top tip: buy a neep next week already and keep it in the hoose to soften...
Do turnip lanterns still haunt Halloween?
Does the years' old tradition of making lanterns from tur...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Here I am again this October championing the campaign for #neeps #neeplanterns #tumshies
#Halloween
An old story but a handy guide...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37786113
Top tip: buy a neep next week already and keep it in the hoose to soften...
#Halloween
An old story but a handy guide...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37786113
Top tip: buy a neep next week already and keep it in the hoose to soften...
Morning @edinhelp, is there any word on how long Chalmers Close from the Leonardo Hotel up to the Royal Mile will be closed to pedestrians? Heras fencing seems to have been erected by contractors a few days ago. Can't see any kind of signage giving dates.
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Morning @edinhelp, is there any word on how long Chalmers Close from the Leonardo Hotel up to the Royal Mile will be closed to pedestrians? Heras fencing seems to have been erected by contractors a few days ago. Can't see any kind of signage giving dates.
Morning @NetworkRailSCOT - is B1377 near Drem closed due to works on line / bridge nearby that you're undertaking? If so, pls put an extra sign at junction with B1347 saying "no access to station". Currently says local access only. Missed train, assumed station still accessible.
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Morning @NetworkRailSCOT - is B1377 near Drem closed due to works on line / bridge nearby that you're undertaking? If so, pls put an extra sign at junction with B1347 saying "no access to station". Currently says local access only. Missed train, assumed station still accessible.
Morning @NetworkRailSCOT @ScotRail, any info on what the works are that mean Drem station car park is half closed? Been like this for a couple of weeks and not seeing much work progressing. Has a knock on effect with capacity at Longniddry too.
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Morning @NetworkRailSCOT @ScotRail, any info on what the works are that mean Drem station car park is half closed? Been like this for a couple of weeks and not seeing much work progressing. Has a knock on effect with capacity at Longniddry too.
Really really poor whataboutery by Kaye Adams on @BBCRadioScot this morning, essentially giving credence to the "ah but" brigade. Completely not what the national broadcaster should be doing in this moment. Thank goodness for the clear pushback from the contributor.
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Really really poor whataboutery by Kaye Adams on @BBCRadioScot this morning, essentially giving credence to the "ah but" brigade. Completely not what the national broadcaster should be doing in this moment. Thank goodness for the clear pushback from the contributor.
Morning @ScotRail - is there any information on how fares are calculated? Travelling from one stop further down the line this morning, intrigued as to why rtn from Longniddry is £7, Drem is £8.70, N Berwick £8.80. Drem is approx halfway between the two. 1/2
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Morning @ScotRail - is there any information on how fares are calculated? Travelling from one stop further down the line this morning, intrigued as to why rtn from Longniddry is £7, Drem is £8.70, N Berwick £8.80. Drem is approx halfway between the two. 1/2
"The UK now has one of the lowest levels of public funding for the arts and culture among European nations."
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/21/britain-behind-europe-in-arts-funding-and-education-crisis-report-shows
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/21/britain-behind-europe-in-arts-funding-and-education-crisis-report-shows
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘cri...
State of the Art reveals that while Germany, France and F...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
"The UK now has one of the lowest levels of public funding for the arts and culture among European nations."
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/21/britain-behind-europe-in-arts-funding-and-education-crisis-report-shows
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/21/britain-behind-europe-in-arts-funding-and-education-crisis-report-shows
Just seen this in Glasgow Central and genuinely hope it got its name because it's used tae "cairry" folk aboot 😂 (gie it a sec!)
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Just seen this in Glasgow Central and genuinely hope it got its name because it's used tae "cairry" folk aboot 😂 (gie it a sec!)
C'mon Arbroath 😴🥱🤞
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
C'mon Arbroath 😴🥱🤞
