The Heal & Harrow Podcast

Our final episode in this series tells of the ultimate 'baddie' of Gaelic folklore - the Eachlair Ùrlar, featuring the voice of singer and actor Alyth McCormack. 

We find some light in the dark in this episode - 'Tam O' Shanter' told through Nanny's perspective -  featuring the voice of actor and musician Annie Grace.

This week's episode centres around Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh,  a women said to have composed her poetry on the threshold. Featuring the voice of Skye musician, educator and podcaster Deirdre Graham.

The intriguing life of 'witch-pricker' Christian Caddell (Caldwell) shines a light on a different side to the Scottish Witch Trials. What would drive someone to follow this path? Featuring the voice of director, actor, playwright and musician Cora Bissett.

In this week's episode we discuss how Màiri approached fictionalising difficult aspects of our history. Featuring the voice of singer, presenter and linguist Cass Ezeji.

This week's story sparks discussion around how little is known about the lives of the women persecuted for witchcraft, assumptions that are sometimes made about their lives, and what could be found within the trial records. Featuring the voice of poet and Scots language advocate Len Pennie.   

A fictional case based on Foula, Shetland leads to discussion around place, community, dialect and artistic freedom vs. authenticity. Featuring the voice of musician, producer and composer Inge Thomson.

In this week's episode, we discuss the case of Katherine MacKinnon, who died some ten years after the Witchcraft Act was repealed in Scotland, with story reading by Màiri Kidd herself. 

In this episode we discuss why it felt important to include Scotland's most well documented and much-discussed witchtrial case - that of Isobel Gowdie -  in our project. With story reading by singer and songwriter Kathryn Joseph. 

In this first episode we discuss the inspiration behind 'Lilias', with extracts from the story read by Gerda Stevenson.