Hamish Henderson lived one of the great lives of twentieth-century Scotland, a dramatic life of epic European scale, a life of major artistic, political and spiritual achievement. This book presents both a detailed biography and an assessment of his...
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Hamish Henderson lived one of the great lives of twentieth-century Scotland, a dramatic life of epic European scale, a life of major artistic, political and spiritual achievement. This book presents both a detailed biography and an assessment of his place in the context of the twentieth century. Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Epigraph page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Publisher's Acknowledgements -- 1 The School of Scottish Studies -- 2 Jeannie Robertson -- 3 Shenanigans at the Scottish BBC -- 4 Folk Stories - the Stewarts of Blair -- 5 The Summer Walkers -- 6 Folklore and the Sexual Revolution -- 7 Marriage, a Family and New Horizons -- 8 Missile Crises and Peace Campaigning -- 9 The Politics of Action -- 10 From Folk Tradition to the Folk Revival -- 11 Three Flytings Atween Twa Bonnie Fechters -- 12 America: Goldstein, Redpath, Farina, Dylan -- 13 Literary Friendships and an Incompatible Rival -- 14 Songs of the Sixties and the Anti-Apartheid Campaign -- 15 Liverpool and English Connections -- 16 Unknown Friends, Prisoners and Murderers -- 17 A Mirror up to Scotland: Five Tradition Bearers -- 18 Ireland: A Continuing Love Affair -- 19 Nationalism, Gay Rights and the Scottish Labour Party -- 20 Branching Out into Film, Theatre and Television -- 21 Hamish Henderson No OBE -- 22 The Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial Sculpture in Langholm -- 23 The Tree of Liberty and Play Me Something -- 24 Brittany, Journey to a Kingdom and The Traveller Roads -- 25 The Carrying Stream: New Friendships and New Beginnings -- 26 At the Forge of Old Age: Literary Achievements in the Later Years -- 27 Per Bacco! Struggling to Hold On -- 28 The Politics of Wisdom -- 29 Under the Earth I Go -- Appendix 1 Hamish's Rewrite of the Dialogue - Collected by the Dean of Lismore - Between St Patrick and Ossian (or the Druid) -- Appendix 2 Small Magazines -- Appendix 3 Timothy Neat's Poem 'Hamish Henderson's Last Goodnight', 1997 -- Appendix 4 Janet Henderson's Eulogy Spoken at her Father's Funeral, 15 March 2002 -- Index -- List of Illustrations.
