What's On - Hamish Henderson, Burns and Music

An exploration of two great songsters & poets, Hamish Henderson and Robert Burns, both of whom redefined Scottish culture and against all odds provided a national and international vision of the country - bringing together all the vital Scots, Gaelic and Norse cultural strands and rejecting all the empty arguments of those who insisted that Scotland was, at best, a mere fragmented nation lacking social and cultural wholeness.

Both artists recreated the nation - especially through their song-writing. Both artists had strong links with Northern Ireland and Ireland. This is an Immortal Memory with a difference by Professor Fred Freeman of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. A multimedia presentation drawing upon Professor Freema s recordings and graphic illustrations that highlight the central points of his thesis.

Freeman is the producer of the internationally acclaimed The Complete Songs of Robert Burns (12 vols, Linn Records); two Tribute albums on Hamish Henderson (Greentrax Recordings); the author of extensive sections of a new book, Hamish Henderson: A Conversation Piece. He has recently taken part in a new documentary on Hamish entitled Inspiration.

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