Tag Archives: Scottish culture

Sharyn McCrumb’s Highland Laddie Gone

Posted on 21st May 2016 by Jack Merry

Have you ever been to a bonnie Highland Games in the States? One of me bands, Dead Heroes of Culloden, played a few well-payin’ gigs at some a ways back. Several of our lads being of Scottish heritage were both … Continue reading →

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Robin Laing’s Whisky for Breakfast

Posted on 9th April 2016 by Vonnie

For those listeners who are already fans of Scotch whisky, the album is a pleasant musical tour. Whisky for Breakfast is an amiable album, not to be taken too seriously, about the pleasures of life as seen through the lens … Continue reading →

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Robin Laing’s The Water Of Life

Posted on 9th April 2016 by Diverse Voices

Judith Gennett wrote this review. “Robin is sometimes to be found on the Tasting Panel of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. It’s a difficult job, but someone has to do it!”— Robin Laing’s The Water Of Life Laing’s set-list includes a few … Continue reading →

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Deborah A. Symonds’s Weep Not For Me

Posted on 6th April 2016 by Michael M. Jones

This has not been an easy book to review, for several reasons. First of all, we must consider the full title, and the subject matter: Weep Not For Me: Women, Ballads, and Infanticide in Early Modern Scotland. That’s right, Deborah … Continue reading →

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