Thursday, 24 November 2011 23:10
A Guinness for Santa
Some strange holiday traditions from Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Each year, as the holidays approach, we trot out stories about Father Christmas and St. Nicolas, Yule logs and mistletoe. This year I wanted to look into some of the stranger traditions of the holiday season - many of which are still practiced today in small villages and hamlets.
Published in
Winter 2012
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:43
Blowing The Mist From The Glens (1997)
“…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.
Published in
Fall 2011
Monday, 12 September 2011 12:19
Facts and Legends about the Bagpipes (1996)
A wee bit of history of the pipes, thanks to Dalriada Heritage Society.
Published in
Fall 2011
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 11:39
Orkneys George Mackay Brown
Warming Words for a Late Winter’s Night
Published in
Spring 2011
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 11:33
Galicia The 7th Celtic Nation
Look to the northwest of Spain, just north of Portugal, and south of the Bay of Biscay. There you will find Spanish Galicia. Are the people who live here the remnants of a Celtic people, pushed by conquering Roman legions until their backs were to the sea?
Published in
Spring 2011
