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Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>“…rather than a locked-room mystery in which the murder is an impossible crime, the detective is in (and becomes) the locked room, using cerebral means to reason his way into a solution to a genuine historical conundrum”</p><p>“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before” – <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@sarahweinman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sarahweinman</span></a></span> on the fiction of Josephine Tey</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-like-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-lik</span><span class="invisible">e-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DetectiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DetectiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Crimewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thCentury</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>The Company One Keeps: Ian Hamilton Finlay &amp; the Concrete Poets<br>14 May, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh &amp; online</p><p>Dr Greg Thomas explores Iain Hamilton Finlay’s aesthetic &amp; cultural ties with the international concrete poetry movement, &amp; to figures such as Edwin Morgan &amp; Dom Sylvester Houédard</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/litstudies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>litstudies</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/event/the-company-one-keeps-ian-hamilton-finlay-and-the-concrete-poets-in-person" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalgalleries.org/event/th</span><span class="invisible">e-company-one-keeps-ian-hamilton-finlay-and-the-concrete-poets-in-person</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/concretepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concretepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IanHamiltonFinlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IanHamiltonFinlay</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>“At a time of global ecological crisis, when the greed and short-sightedness of humans threatens an increasingly fragile environment, her intuitive understanding of the landscape and the rhythms of nature is both a clarion call and a balm for the soul.”</p><p>—Dr Scott Lyall on Nan Shepherd’s THE LIVING MOUNTAIN</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-living-mountain-in-an-age-of-ecological-crisis-nan-shepherds-nature-writing-is-more-relevant-than-ever-119794" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-living</span><span class="invisible">-mountain-in-an-age-of-ecological-crisis-nan-shepherds-nature-writing-is-more-relevant-than-ever-119794</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/naturewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EarthDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay2025</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Soillse air Alasdair MacIlleathain, ùghdar fìor shoirbheachail eadarnàiseanta le Gàidhlig</p><p>MacLean was a Gael who thought he could have written better in Gaelic than English. Currently available on the BBC iPlayer, “Alistair MacLean – An Sgeulaiche” celebrates his work &amp; laments his loss to Gaelic literature</p><p>5/5</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012yfp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012yfp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaeilc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaidhlig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaidhlig</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>“MacLean was interested in writing stories with unreliable narrators which could lead to double and triple-twists in the storyline […] From 1963–1971, Maclean wrote a series of near-perfect thrillers–Ice Station Zebra, When Eight Bells Toll, Where Eagles Dare, Force 10 From Navarone, Puppet on a Chain, Caravan to Vaccarès, and Bear Island–which established him as the most successful author on the planet.”</p><p>3/5</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/the-pioneering-novels-and-kick-ass-thrills-of-alistair-maclean-428930/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/the-pioneering-no</span><span class="invisible">vels-and-kick-ass-thrills-of-alistair-maclean-428930/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>“MacLean was Scottish and another thing I intuitively liked was that his heroes were mostly rough-hewed social nobodies formed by World War II and not on the playing fields of Eton like James Bond. I didn’t know much about British class snobbery then, but I sided with outsiders.”</p><p>—Alessandra Stanley, “In Praise of Alistair MacLean &amp; the Male Romance”</p><p>2/5</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/books/in-praise-of-alistair-maclean-and-the-male-romance.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2018/02/13/books/i</span><span class="invisible">n-praise-of-alistair-maclean-and-the-male-romance.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>Alistair MacLean (1922–1987) – author of The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, Where Eagles Dare, etc. – was born <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a>, 21 April, 1922. A native <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaelic</span></a> speaker, he grew up near Inverness. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@NeilDrysdale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NeilDrysdale</span></a></span> looks at MacLean’s remarkable life:</p><p>1/5</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/2390095/from-arctic-convoys-to-far-east-vj-day-missions-alistair-macleans-life-was-a-real-life-thriller/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-</span><span class="invisible">times/2390095/from-arctic-convoys-to-far-east-vj-day-missions-alistair-macleans-life-was-a-real-life-thriller/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a></p>
The Global Voice<p>🕛Z <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> At the top of the hour it's the repeat of The Global Classical Hour Presented by Shawn Klein. An hour of western <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classical</span></a> music from around the globe, not limited to the west. <a href="https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theglobalvoice.info:8443/broad</span><span class="invisible">band</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TGVRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGVRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/classicalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classicalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/baroque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baroque</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/romantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romantic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> 👨‍🎤👩‍🎤🎻🎼🎹🎧🏛🙏📖😌🕊️🛐🎭🤺🌍🌎🌏🔁</p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>Marion Cleland Lochhead (1902–1985) was born <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a>, 19 April, in Wishaw. A founding member of Scottish PEN, Lochhead was a versatile figure of the 20th-century Scottish literary scene.</p><p>👇“Painted Things”, by Marion Lochhead – published in Painted Things &amp; Other Poems (Gowans &amp; Grey, 1929)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>The Worm Queen Turns: Helen Adam <br>From Dundee Manse to California Coven<br>23 April, Edinburgh University &amp; online – free</p><p>The poet Helen Adam (1909-1993) had two careers on two continents: first as a child in post-WW1 Scotland, second in America as the “bardic matriarch” of the San Francisco Beats. Adam’s bipartite career explodes literary historical periodisation &amp; tangles its sequential logic</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/litstudies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>litstudies</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/dr-corey-gibson-worm-queen-turns-helen-adam-1909-1993-dundee-manse-california-coven" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iash.ed.ac.uk/event/dr-corey-g</span><span class="invisible">ibson-worm-queen-turns-helen-adam-1909-1993-dundee-manse-california-coven</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>Betsy Whyte’s autobiography – “a beautiful book, shining with honesty, a classic” – is a fascinating insight into the life &amp; customs of traveller people in the 1920s and 1930s, &amp; is available as an ebook from Birlinn</p><p>2/3</p><p><a href="https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-yellow-on-the-broom-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">birlinn.co.uk/product/the-yell</span><span class="invisible">ow-on-the-broom-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/folksong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folksong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/travellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travellers</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>6/8</p><p>CAMPBELL OF KILMOHR<br>a play in one act <br>J.A. Ferguson</p><p>J.A. Ferguson’s CAMPBELL OF KILMOHR is set during the bloody aftermath of the battle of Culloden. Written on the eve of the First World War, CAMPBELL OF KILMOHR revolves around themes of loyalty, sacrifice, &amp; betrayal, the power of the State &amp; the potential for the corruption of that power</p><p>Free PDF download:<br><a href="https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/free-publications/campbell-of-kilmohr/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">asls.org.uk/publications/books</span><span class="invisible">/free-publications/campbell-of-kilmohr/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thCentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theatre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/play" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>play</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Jacobite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jacobite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Culloden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culloden</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>Gaelic &amp; Scots: Cultural Connections &amp; Inspirations in the 20th Century<br>6 May, free online</p><p>Five ten-minute presentations, each followed by discussion, exploring the rich cultural connections &amp; inspirations between Gaelic &amp; Scots in the 20th century. All welcome!</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-and-scots-cultural-connections-and-inspirations-in-the-20th-century-tickets-1257238005719" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-and-sc</span><span class="invisible">ots-cultural-connections-and-inspirations-in-the-20th-century-tickets-1257238005719</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaidhlig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaidhlig</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotslanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotslanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/minoritylanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minoritylanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a></p>
The Global Voice<p>🕛Z <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> At the top of the hour it's the repeat of The Global Classical Hour Presented by Shawn Klein. An hour of western <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classical</span></a> music from around the globe, not limited to the west. <a href="https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theglobalvoice.info:8443/broad</span><span class="invisible">band</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TGVRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGVRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/classicalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classicalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/baroque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baroque</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/romantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romantic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> 👨‍🎤👩‍🎤🎻🎼🎹🎧🏛🙏📖😌🕊️🛐🎭🤺🌍🌎🌏🔁</p>
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The Shah of Thorgill and His £26 Rebellion

This is Thorgill: a tributary of the River Seven, the main drainage for Rosedale. While technically a watercourse, it is perhaps better known as a hamlet, once even managing to sustain a Methodist Chapel.

Thorgill briefly staggered into the national spotlight in the 1950s, not through any great achievement, b ...

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The whole documentary is available to watch online from the Leman Productions archive: Alastair Reid reflects on 30 years of writing for the NEW YORKER magazine, & his remarkable literary friendships with Robert Graves, Jorge Luis Borges & Pablo Neruda

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