Fall 2011
Fall 2011 (13)
Highlights:
The Best of the Best
Ashley MacIsaac
John Muir
Child Slaves from Scotland
The Tallaght Movement
Lughnasa
The Bonny Fechers
Hidden Get-Aways in Cornwall
and much, much more in this special 25 year retrospective edtition!
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 13:35
Ashley MacIsaac:18 and on the Road to Stardom (1994)
Fall 2011 - Music / Fiddle / Written by Alexa Thompson
You can hear it in the music. There is an energy afoot in Cape Breton-style fiddle music. More and more young people are picking up the fiddle and adding an invigorating new sound of their own to the traditional music.
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:15
John Muir — Prophet Without Honour (1997)
Fall 2011 - History / Written by Katie Jackson
The Scotsman who dared to dream of National Parks for the American people.
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:19
Facts and Legends about the Bagpipes (1996)
Fall 2011 - Heritage / Piping / Written by Scott Williams
A wee bit of history of the pipes, thanks to Dalriada Heritage Society.
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:22
Answer Tae Yer Hielan Name! (1999)
Fall 2011 - History / Written by Malcolm Lobban
Surnames, or family names, as we understand them in modern terms became relevant in Britain after 1066, along with the introduction of Norman feudalism.
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:24
Child Slaves from Scotland (2001)
Fall 2011 - History / Written by Douglas MacGowan
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:27
The Tallaght Movement (2002)
Fall 2011 - History / Written by Simon Young
Fire From the Heavens and the Assembly of Breast-Beating.
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:30
Lughnasa Celebrating the Celtic Harvest (1996)
Fall 2011 - History / Written by Douglas MacGowan
As was true with many ancient cultures, the Celts observed the seasonal changes with joyful festivals and religious ceremonies.
Early Celtic-Christian Monks
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:35
From South Uist to Nova Scotia (2004)
Fall 2011 - Written by Allen B. Robertson
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:37
Cornwall: Far from the Madding Crowds (2010)
Fall 2011 - Travel / Written by Nigel Pengelly
Five hidden Cornish get-aways off the beaten track
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:41
Keeping Time With History (2003)
Fall 2011 - History / Written by thompson.alexa@gmail.com
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:43
Blowing The Mist From The Glens (1997)
Fall 2011 - Heritage / Written by Harry Ferguson
“…Scotland first touched my mind and imagination more than fifty years ago, when I was an English boy in the short grass country of Saskatchewan.
