Overview

With the announcement of 'Lockdown' in March 2020, all notions of 'normal life' were shattered, affecting everyone nationwide. Among rural folk in Highland Perthshire, where fireside visits were a way of life, suddenly it all changed: no visiting, not even a wee ceilidh by the fire. This book records a 'pandemic project' that was devised so that folk in the glens and villages of Strathearn could still enjoy sharing stories, information, news and laughter without breaking 'lockdown' rules. Through these ordinary conversations we meet some extraordinary people; discover part of Scotland's history; learn about traditions that sustained a way of life, and listen to stories that might otherwise be forgotten. 'In the heart of Scotland, in the grip of a pandemic, Margaret Benne created a virtual hearthside to counter isolation and depression. This wonderful book is the result. It is a unique record of rural life, a distillation of shared humanity, and a vivid demonstration of how stories and memories can leap across the generations to connect past and present. If you put Margaret Bennett in solitary confinement, somehow she would still start up a ceilidh!' A note by Donald Smith, Director, Scottish International Storytelling Festival

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Author:   Margaret Bennett ,  Les McConnell
Publisher:   Grace Note Publications
Imprint:   Grace Note Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.596kg
ISBN:  

9781913162214

ISBN 10:   1913162214
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   16 February 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction xi Acknowledgements xiii Dramatis Personae: Meet the Folk by the Fireside xv Photographs xx CHAPTER 1: Everyone Used to Visit 1 CHAPTER 2: Doon the Village an Up the Glen 20 CHAPTER 3: Paraffin Lamps, Tilleys, Gas Lights and a Warm Fireside 35 CHAPTER 4: Working from Home and Earning Your Keep 59 CHAPTER 5: Local Worthies, Characters and True Stories 83 CHAPTER 6: Big Hooses, Spare Rooms and Evacuees 107 CHAPTER 7: Wartime Memories, 1939-45 129 CHAPTER 8: Life in the Army and Home Again 153 CHAPTER 9: A Fraternity of Hill-folk 169 CHAPTER 10: Lighting Up the Glens and Villages 185 CHAPTER 11: Tourism in the 'Forties and 'Fifties 209 CHAPTER 12: There's Something that Draws You Back 227 Epilogue 239 References and Further Reading 240

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Author Website:   http://www.margaretbennett.co.uk

MARGARET BENNETT is a folklorist, singer and prize-winning writer. Brought up on the Isles of Skye, Lewis and Shetland, she studied in Glasgow then Newfoundland, and from 1984-96 lectured in Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Since 1996 she has been a part-time lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and is also Honorary Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Described as 'wearing her scholarship lightly' Margaret is 'devoted to handing on tradition to new generations' and has recorded people from all walks of life to conserve Scotland's wealth of traditional knowledge. She has published 14 books and contributed to many more, and is the recipient of several awards on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Author Website:   http://www.margaretbennett.co.uk

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