A guid passage fae Born in Kyle for a Sunday mornin. As weans, we gaed tae the wee evangelical kirk in Gawston whaur ye didnae jist sing the hymns, ye yaised her haunds an yer airms tae gie an action packed portrayal! Ye can lug in tae me readin the haill quair on Audible.

Oot for a daunder atween shouers and by here, dae ye no need a stoot hert for the stey braes o Derval?!

Gin ye fancy total immersion in the guid Scots tongue o Ayrshire, jyne me in ma hame toon o Gawston on Sunday efternuin. A puckle places still available but tak tent or they’re tint.

Gin ye fancy total immersion in the guid Scots tongue o Ayrshire, jyne me in ma hame toon o Gawston on Sunday efternuin. A puckle places still available but tak tent or they’re tint.

“East’s east, west’s west but hame’s best.” Twa weeks the day I’ll be hame in Gawston bletherin aboot ma memoir o growin up there an mindin fowk o their literary pedigree wi John Barbour’s epic The Brus an Burns’ Holy Fair baith mentionin the toun. Hope ye can jyne me there.

If you are in East Ayrshire on Sunday afternoon, there are still a few places available for my book sessions in Galston. Contact the library to book your place. See you there.

If you are in East Ayrshire on Sunday afternoon, there are still a few places available for my book sessions in Galston. Contact the library to book your place. See you there.

A wee readin fae the chapter The Last Gemme in ma memoir an love letter tae an Ayrshire childhood, Born in Kyle. Ye can get the book fae me or Amazon & Kindle or lug intae me narratin it aw on Audible.

wee hame toun o Gawston wis mentioned in Barbour’s Scots epic The Brus set in the 14th century, an seiven hunner years on I’ll speak an read in the same dear mither tongue Barbour yaisit lang syne. “The King lay into Gallistoune that is richt even anent Loudoun.” It’s a week the day, guid fowk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

While @joao_kay was driving us home from Inverness, I was taking photos of the beautiful Atholl countryside for her friends in Portugal. One of my favourite Jacobite songs is “Cam ye by Atholl, lads wi the philabegs.”

A lovely gig at the Ness Book Festival in Inverness with the lovely Robyn Stapleton yestreen.

A wee readin fae the chapter The Last Gemme in ma memoir an love letter tae an Ayrshire childhood, Born in Kyle. Ye can get the book fae me or Amazon & Kindle or lug intae me narratin it aw on Audible.

wee hame toun o Gawston wis mentioned in Barbour’s Scots epic The Brus set in the 14th century, an seiven hunner years on I’ll speak an read in the same dear mither tongue Barbour yaisit lang syne. “The King lay into Gallistoune that is richt even anent Loudoun.” It’s a week the day, guid fowk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

A lovely gig at the Ness Book Festival in Inverness with the lovely Robyn Stapleton yestreen.

While @joao_kay was driving us home from Inverness, I was taking photos of the beautiful Atholl countryside for her friends in Portugal. One of my favourite Jacobite songs is “Cam ye by Atholl, lads wi the philabegs.”

Doesn’t ring any bells.

Ye Heilans an ye Lawlans o whaur hae ye been…were the words of one of my favourite ballads, The Bonnie Earl o Moray. Tomorrow I’ll be celebrating the bonnie Scots tongue of the Lowlands in the heart of the Highlands along with Robyn, the finest sangster we have. Last few places available.