About
My work takes me primarily to non public access events, mostly to do with ethnology in unsanitised cultural education, i.e. expressive arts, language, history and other associated heritage and literary circles.
Although presently constructing another anthology (unfunded) from home, for the so called 'Year of Heritage', my paid or performance work takes me away from home.
Should an event turn up whereby the public might gain access then details will be advertised with links on the time-table below.
Otherwise, should you need my services and need to know of my availability then my email link is on the envelope icon on this website as is my phone number.
Although presently constructing another anthology (unfunded) from home, for the so called 'Year of Heritage', my paid or performance work takes me away from home.
Should an event turn up whereby the public might gain access then details will be advertised with links on the time-table below.
Otherwise, should you need my services and need to know of my availability then my email link is on the envelope icon on this website as is my phone number.
It has been said that in order to be relevant to every generation, we need to speak that which concerns eternity, or at least its timeless values So let's look again on what truly defines us as a people in generational verse. From the days of the sacred Celtic Christian seed sown, reaping itself in its magnificent harvest of democracy, freedom of conscience, its open expression, and equality, the theme of our history is calling us back to our roots for Scotland's re-birth.
Scots changed the world through the first ever written human rights charter whose torch burned throughout the ages of the heroes who defended it jealously. Its light still glowed throughout the days of political change and strategic ally, through the age of innovation to this day and time, when its fruit is still evident after its own kind, yet recognisable from the heart of the hearth out to whole earth.
Such, the bards throughout the ages have continually called to our attention. So looking back at the true wisdom of our ancients, I wish to invite a new generation to dream with the heart of the visionary, and put an end to the poisonous and hurtful self-dispraise that we have have allowed ourselves to be reduced to.
Although there is a sense of comfort and security on entering history's realm, in that we do not have to enter into its future, since we know its end from the beginning, it is the frontier of Scotia's inspiring new history in its making that calls us to declaim her yet again in stone.
So come! let's celebrate all that's good about Scotland and join me in giving old Caledonia a loving CPR, and awake her out of her sleep in new verse, and like our cousins the Norwegians, enjoy the fruit of a healthy national pride in verse and song like that which our noble kindred the Irish gave us in timeless wit and eloquence.
Like those who versified before us in all of Scotland's tongues, from our founding father Columba, to our beloved Rabbie Burns, let's celebrate Scotland's brave new future, giving her the kiss of life by such light-giving words:
".... So come on then ye wise-fools aw!
the tunnel’s end does cry, so wha
will rise! an’ wha will roose what’s sown!
that’s nigh in Scotland, new yet known?"
From Brainheart, Epilogue _
_____________________________________________________________________
Note: With respect to the culture that I represent, please do not ask or expect me to dum-down any of my presentations as I feel duty-bound, as a trusted tradition-bearer to serve my native culture honestly with it's genuine ethics, which I believe, ought to be represented in the non-caricatured dignified manor that it merits.
My main interest is in seeking out and extolling Scotland's lesser known or unrecognised heroes of genuine virtue, so that I can represent the Scotland as it once was and ought be be again.
I am consequently also interested in the genuine cultures of other sovereign nations through the filter their linguistic heritage and their value as part of the human family of nations.
_____________________________________________________________________
Scots changed the world through the first ever written human rights charter whose torch burned throughout the ages of the heroes who defended it jealously. Its light still glowed throughout the days of political change and strategic ally, through the age of innovation to this day and time, when its fruit is still evident after its own kind, yet recognisable from the heart of the hearth out to whole earth.
Such, the bards throughout the ages have continually called to our attention. So looking back at the true wisdom of our ancients, I wish to invite a new generation to dream with the heart of the visionary, and put an end to the poisonous and hurtful self-dispraise that we have have allowed ourselves to be reduced to.
Although there is a sense of comfort and security on entering history's realm, in that we do not have to enter into its future, since we know its end from the beginning, it is the frontier of Scotia's inspiring new history in its making that calls us to declaim her yet again in stone.
So come! let's celebrate all that's good about Scotland and join me in giving old Caledonia a loving CPR, and awake her out of her sleep in new verse, and like our cousins the Norwegians, enjoy the fruit of a healthy national pride in verse and song like that which our noble kindred the Irish gave us in timeless wit and eloquence.
Like those who versified before us in all of Scotland's tongues, from our founding father Columba, to our beloved Rabbie Burns, let's celebrate Scotland's brave new future, giving her the kiss of life by such light-giving words:
".... So come on then ye wise-fools aw!
the tunnel’s end does cry, so wha
will rise! an’ wha will roose what’s sown!
that’s nigh in Scotland, new yet known?"
From Brainheart, Epilogue _
_____________________________________________________________________
Note: With respect to the culture that I represent, please do not ask or expect me to dum-down any of my presentations as I feel duty-bound, as a trusted tradition-bearer to serve my native culture honestly with it's genuine ethics, which I believe, ought to be represented in the non-caricatured dignified manor that it merits.
My main interest is in seeking out and extolling Scotland's lesser known or unrecognised heroes of genuine virtue, so that I can represent the Scotland as it once was and ought be be again.
I am consequently also interested in the genuine cultures of other sovereign nations through the filter their linguistic heritage and their value as part of the human family of nations.
_____________________________________________________________________