Episode 4, “Scottish Folksong and European Music” recently came out.

Follow the link to catch up on our conversation: pod.link/1865430519 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Episode 4 is out: Scottish Folk and European Music with Kirsteen McCue, Professor of Scottish Literature and Song Culture at @glasgow.ac.uk We discuss the history of Scottish folk music and particularly its influence on the birth of modern music — from Beethoven to Bob Dylan. 🎼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Just had a fantastic interview with Prof Kirsteen McCue in Glasgow about Scottish song culture and folk music and the instrumental role they played in changing the fate (and sound) of Western music, from Beethoven to Bob Dylan. The episode will come out in a few days…
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Dr Moira Hansen discussing the “Hollywood” moment in Robert Burns’s life, when he suddenly found fame and success in 1786 Edinburgh – a pivotal point but which took its toll on the poet’s mental health. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Episode 3 is now live!

It’s about Robert Burns and Mental Health, featuring Dr Moira Hansen, whose PhD research diagnosed Scotland’s poet as subject to bipolar disorder.

It’s a thoughtful conversation about literature, mental health, and how we read figures like Burns today.

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@billykayscot.bsky.social reading one of his first published poems in Scots, “Glencoe”, in Episode 2 of The Carrying Stream. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The full episode, “Scots Language and Scottish Worlds” is now live!

Episode 2 of The Carrying Stream is now live: a muckle interview aboot the Scots language, the Auld Alliance and international Scotland with @billykayscot.bsky.social
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@taylor-strickland.bsky.social reads “Dwell Time”, the title poem of his debut collection, published by Tapsalteerie press.

Discover more about Taylor and his poetic journey between America, Portugal, and Gaelic Scotland in Episode 1 of The Carrying Stream 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

Episode 1 of The Carrying Stream is live!

Gaelic in Translation and Poetic Transience, with poet and translator @taylor-strickland.bsky.social

From Florida to Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair and Fernando Pessoa. 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹

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The Carrying Stream is a new podcast for Scottish words and ideas – long-form conversations with writers, scholars, poets and artists. 🎙️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Episode 0 is now live, alongside the first three full conversations.

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