Mairi McFadyen

@MJMcFadyen

Creative ethnologist, writer, activist. PhD ; research associate ; work with ; contribute to

Inverness
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    Feb 2

    The last time the GRIT orchestra took to the stage I was just so moved by the whole thing that felt I needed to write something. And so again! Some wandering thoughts...

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    8 hours ago

    Gotta agree with Mike Small from - taking lessons on stoking irrationality & "feels not reals" from Trump/Brexit would be a black hole for Indy2 campaigning.

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    7 hours ago

    Bella Caledonia, in partnership with , today publishes an open letter in defence of the devolved democracies of Wales and Scotland:

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  4. 7 hours ago

    Hands Off Devolution: an Open Letter to Theresa May

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    9 hours ago

    This may be my new favourite joke.

    It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.
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    Apr 5

    Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers

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    Apr 5

    And linking the proven benefits of and is the wonderful in the Scottish !

    Word of the day: "shieling" - a shelter, bothy or hut built near an area of summer pasture for grazing animals; also the pasture itself (Scots). Ruined/relic shielings are common in Scottish highlands & islands, often sited in remote, beautiful locations.
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    Apr 5

    Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder, Irises, 2010

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    Apr 4

    Thank you to everyone for your kind words. Such a surprise! Delighted for too who is a huge inspiration. 💗 x

    True to the roots of the genre and what makes it so special, ’s gorgeous ‘Banks of Newfoundland’ is this year’s Best Traditional Track.
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    Apr 4

    For never shying away from the issues that matter, and performing songs that speak to our soul, we are delighted to present Folk Singer of The Year to Karine Polwart ().

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  11. Apr 4

    Wonderful and true words from celebrating at in Belfast tonight: "In her work she holds us all steady and safe; lovingly we are all held up in her words and in the palms of her extraordinary wisdom." xx

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    Apr 4

    speaks movingly about the power of music ‘words can reach to the ends of the earth but music can soar higher and reach further expressing both pain and hope’

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    Apr 4

    A wonderful miscellany of musical media found in the sound collection of our first musicologist, Francis Collinson. Reel to reels, cassettes, microfilm & wire recordings

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    Apr 4

    We made the paper ... thanks to The National Newspaper for this profile

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    Apr 4

    Place is the Space - How Glenrothes, Huntley and Paisley have changed Scotland’s artistic landscape from the ground up.

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    Apr 4

    Cul Beag and Stac Pollaidh in all their magnificent splendour today ❤️

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  17. Apr 4

    Tuning in to this ♪♫♬ tonight, live now - good luck to all the nominees!

    The stage is set, the performers are ready, and it's now time for the 2018 Radio 2 Folk Awards! 🔊 Listen live at
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    Apr 4

    Well said , boss of Cairngorms Nat Park. Your comments chime beautifully with my own beliefs. Nature heals. Wildness is a tonic. Whatever life throws at you,

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    Apr 3

    Learn all about our new show - THE WONDERFUL TUNE - supported by Visiting , - full tour details at the end of the clip!

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    Apr 4

    'Folk music expresses the times we live in': Mark Radcliffe looks ahead to the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

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    Apr 4
    Replying to

    Well said. The loss of a language is also a loss of history, music, tradition, family, culture. Languages should be viewed in exactly the same way as endangered species.

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