Ruairidh an Rùma / Roderick MacNeil A topic and a name mentioned previously in this blog is that of Carmichael’s visit to   Mingulay a...

Cailleach A 6/8 jig still popular amongst musicians, especially pipers, is Cailleach an Dùdain (‘The Old Woman of the Mill-Dust’). Al...

One of the stories that was prized above all by reciters was an epic one known as An Tuairisgeul Mòr, sometimes translated as ‘The Chief St...

Hector Maclean (1818–1893), the Islay schoolteacher then collecting in the Outer Hebrides for his friend and youthful companion, the Victori...

One of the most exciting developments for scholars and academics in recent years is the ever-increasing number of out of copyright books bei...

Leaving Edinburgh on 31 May 1887, Carmichael made his way to Greenock to catch the ferry over to Islay. On the steamer he met Lord Lorne (Lo...