Taking The Tradition On:

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 is on education. Like everyth

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 race. I felt I had no place in the

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 warm, intimate conversation as two

This is a short first podcast. It is an introduction to Duncan Williamson and a little of me learning of how to podcast from podcast expert, Hannah Hethmon. My name is Amy Douglas and I am a traditional oral storyteller. I learned much of my craft from Scottish Traveller storyteller, Duncan Williamson. I'm currently digitising boxes and boxes of reel to reel tapes he gave me with h

A small sample of what's to come...