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BORNE ON THE CARRYING STREAM -THE LEGACY OF HAMISH HENDERSON HAMISH HENDERSON poet, soldier, scholar, folklorist, song-maker and political activist Eighteen essays engaging with aspects of Hamish Henderson's remarkable contribution to contemporary Scottish culture-- from song-writing and song-collecting to poetry and politics. Contributors: 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, 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-facett ed Scot--the 'father of the Scott ish Folk Revival'. (www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk)

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 INTRODUCTION Hamish Henderson: The Democratic Muse Eberhard Bort 9 SONG-WRITING AND SONG-COLLECTING Champion of the Oral Tradition Brian McNeill 29 A Singer's Perspective Geordie McIntyre 35 Hamish Among the Travellers Sheila Stewart 46 Wee Gallus Weans: Hamish Henderson as a Collector of Children's Lore Ewan McVicar 53 Perthshire to Pennsylvania: The Influence of Hamish Henderson on Transatlantic Folklore Studies Margaret Bennett 74 A Fili from the Province of the Cat: Hamish Henderson and Caithness George Gunn 90 Hamish Henderson and the Piping Tradition of the North-East Gary West 103 Hamish Henderson and Bela Bartok: 'Bridgeable Chasms' Tom Hubbard 114 POETRY Apollyon's Chasm: The Poetry of Hamish Henderson Mario Relich 123 Encompass the Crossed-Sword Blades: Hamish Henderson's Poetry Tessa Ransford 137 Hamish Henderson: As the Poets Saw Him Timothy Neat 161 The Scottish Accent of the Mind- The Sympathetic Imagination: Scottish Poets of the Second World War Joy Hendry 195 POLITICS Hamish Among the Partisans Pino Mereu 228 'Gramsci in Action': Antonio Gramsci and Hamish Henderson's Folk Revivalism Corey Gibson 239 Headful of Highland Songs: Journeying Hopefully Thanks to Seumas Mor Rob Gibson 257 CODA Libraries of Love and Passion: Hamish Henderson's Library Donald Smith 272 Riches in the Kist: The Living Legacy of Hamish Henderson Steve Byrne 280 CONTRIBUTORS 317

About the Author :
EDITOR: EBERHARD 'PADDY' BORT - works at the Institute of Governance at the University of Edinburgh. He is also chair of Edinburgh Folk Club who, since 2002, have organised the annual Carrying Stream Festival--a celebration of he life and legacy of Hamish Henderson (www.carryingstreamfestival. co.uk).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781907676017
  • Publisher: Grace Note Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Grace Note Publications
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Sub Title: The Legacy of Hamish Henderson
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1907676015
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 426 gr


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