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Borne on the Carrying Stream: The Legacy of Hamish Henderson

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Hamish Henderson was a poet, soldier, scholar, folklorist, song-maker and political activist. The eighteen essays in this book engage with aspects of Hamish Henderson's remarkable contribution to contemporary Scottish culture - from song-writing and song-collecting to poetry and politics.

The contributors are Margaret Bennett, Eberhard Bort, Steve Byrne, Corey Gibson, Rob Gibson, George Gunn, Joy Hendry, Tom Hubbard, Geordie McIntyre, Brian McNeill, Ewan McVicar, Pino Mereu, Timothy Neat, Tessa Ransford, Mario Relich, Donald Smith, Sheila Stewart and Gary West.

Edinburgh Folk Club's annual Carrying Stream Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Hamish Henderson. A selection of the Festival's Hamish Henderson Lectures, together with the other contributions, paint a fascinating picture of this multi-facetted Scot-'Father of the Scottish Folk Revival'. .

Language: English

Pages: 318

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: November 30, 2010

Borne on the Carrying Stream: The Legacy of Hamish Henderson

0/5 ( ratings)

Hamish Henderson was a poet, soldier, scholar, folklorist, song-maker and political activist. The eighteen essays in this book engage with aspects of Hamish Henderson's remarkable contribution to contemporary Scottish culture - from song-writing and song-collecting to poetry and politics.

The contributors are Margaret Bennett, Eberhard Bort, Steve Byrne, Corey Gibson, Rob Gibson, George Gunn, Joy Hendry, Tom Hubbard, Geordie McIntyre, Brian McNeill, Ewan McVicar, Pino Mereu, Timothy Neat, Tessa Ransford, Mario Relich, Donald Smith, Sheila Stewart and Gary West.

Edinburgh Folk Club's annual Carrying Stream Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Hamish Henderson. A selection of the Festival's Hamish Henderson Lectures, together with the other contributions, paint a fascinating picture of this multi-facetted Scot-'Father of the Scottish Folk Revival'. .

Language: English

Pages: 318

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: November 30, 2010

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