Many years ago, during summer break in high school, I found myself bored in the library looking for something to read. I had a few sections in the library that I liked to haunt depending on my mood, and this particular day I was in the […]
Read MoreI have a very special Christmas treat for you this week. Our featured artist, is none other than our very own Stephanie Claussen playing the medley “Traveler Benighted in Snow & The Bonfire”. The Scottish translations of those two titles are “Siubhal an t’sneachd tra oiche’” […]
Read MoreThis week’s featured Scottish artist, Alasdair Fraser plays “St. Kilda Wedding / Brose And Butter” with Natalie Haas. The Scottish translation of “The St. Kilda Wedding” is “A bhanais Iortach”. To hear more songs like this, the pair have produced an album named “Fire & Grace”, […]
Read MoreThis week’s Scottish music inspiration comes from my study of Scottish history, specifically the English Civil War from 1642–1651. Despite its name, this civil war involved more than just England—it’s players include Scotland, Wales and Ireland too. Because of this, the war is sometimes referred to […]
Read MoreWhen two boys named Henry and James play “Capture the flag”, it’s not really a big deal. If Henry and James happened to be grown men, the game might be played with a little more vigor. If Henry and James happened to be grown men from […]
Read MoreThis week’s Scottish music inspiration comes from Anaïs Mitchell a Vermont and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter. Links to purchase her music can be found here: Anaïs’ Albums It all started when I stumbled across a book in the public domain, “The English and Scottish Popular Ballads” compiled and […]
Read MoreThis week’s music inspiration is brought to you by St. Andrew! (St. Andrew’s Day is November 30th) Do you ever feel like history is boring? It’s basically one war after another. I feel this way sometimes. This is why, while I’m reading a terribly dry Wikipedia […]
Read MoreThis week’s featured Scottish artist, Catriona McKay plays “Harppolska” with Olov Johansson. To hear more songs like this, the pair have produced an album named “Foogy”, which I highly recommend. I saw them in concert a few years ago at The Cedar, and they were excellent. […]
Read MoreThis week’s featured Scottish artist, Rachel Newton plays “The Last Minute / The Groupie / Height of Rudeness” featured on her album “The Shadow Side”. Full disclosure, Amazon is an affiliate of ours; by clicking on this purchase button and buying the MP3 right away, you […]
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