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Voice of the Bard, The
The Voice of the Bard
Living Poets and Ancient Tradition in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Timothy Neat
ISBN: 9780862418427
Imprint: Birlinn
Publication Date: Jan 1999
Format: Paperback
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock
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The bards profiled are ordinary men. Crofters, fishermen, seamen, soldiers, weavers, tinkers, roadmen, housewives and even a television personality. Their work is proof that the ancient bardic tradition is still alive in Scotland today. This is a book of great originality and importance to new Scotland and is illustrated with over two hundred previously unpublished photographs and a wide variety of song-poems. It reveals a fascinating, hidden layer in the long history of the Scottish Gaidhealtach and paints a mini-history of Highland life and thought in the twentieth century. Recommend to a friend
