Best Scottishtravellerculture Podcasts (2024)

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Taking The Tradition On:

Amy Douglas

3y ago3y ago

Monthly

Amy Douglas is a traditional oral storyteller, celebrating 30 years of telling stories. As a teenager and young woman, she apprenticed with the legendary Duncan Williamson, master storyteller and ballad singer from the Scottish Traveller tradition.

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Taking My White Privilege On with Casey Bailey 1:09:43

3y ago1:09:43

1:09:43

In this series, ‘Taking my white privilege on’, I am talking to black artists about their life experiences and looking forward to the future to the society we want to build and live in and exploring what part I can play as a white woman living in a white rural area. In this episode, I talk to Casey Bailey, the Birmingham Poet Laureate and our focus…

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Taking My White Privilege On with Graham Cleland 59:51

3+ y ago59:51

59:51

In this new series, I am talking to black artists about their life experiences and looking forward to the future to the society we want to build and live in. In this episode, I talk to Graham Cleland, a Graffitti artist from County Durham - and my cousin. In the past, as a white woman living in a rural white area, I have been wary of talking about …

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TTTO Podcast: Duncan Williamson Series, Episode 2: Talking to Helen East 47:45

4+ y ago47:45

47:45

Helen and Amy discuss Duncan and Scottish Traveller lifestyle; the importance of living in balance with the land and, of course, there are stories! Helen remembers how she first met Duncan, his self-reliance and how he balanced acknowledging the scorn and prejudice he had encountered with an open-hearted generosity and joy in meeting new people. A …