Audio items

Audio extracts from Fiona J Mackenzie's 'A Good Suit of Clothes' (2009) a collection of twelve songs depicting the experiences of Highland emigrants over the past 300 years.

Donald Riddell plays Alexander Grant's Rondello (1 audio)

A recorded talk on Canadian War Brides by Melynda Jarratt and Zoe Boone. (14 audios)

Cromarty brothers Bobby & Gordon Hogg talk about their local fisherfolk dialect (20 audios)

Audios recorded at Dingwall livestock market. (2 audio)

Traditional storyteller Essie Stewart talks about her days as a traveller (15 audios)

A selection of audio extracts from a fiddle workshop held at Inverness Museum. The workshop showcased the lives of Alexander Grant & Donald Riddell.

A collection of audios on the subject of Highland emigration (33 audios)

Roddie Campbell, Lochussie, remembers his days as a Lovat Scout (15 audios)

Margaret MacDonald Newton talks about her father, Colin MacDonald. (1 audio)

James Hogg recalls the fishing industry in Cromarty (12 audios)

Hannah Alexander of Fortrose remembers the Black Isle Railway (10 audios)

Rosemary Mackay from Fearn remembers the filming of 'Before the Raid' a war propaganda film (11 audios)

Emma Donald plays traditional music composed by Scott Skinner (1 audio)

Sheila Mackay from Newtonmore sings 'Guma Slàn Do Na Fearaibh' (Here's Good Health to the People).

Short stories for children (Gaelic, 26 audios)

A collection of audio recordings from ARCH project 'Black Isle Heritage Memories'

Christina Stewart sings traditional songs for children (English, Scots & Gaelic, 25 audios)

Jimmy James compares the Highlands of Scotland with the Highlands of Australia (3 audios)

The flora and fauna on Skye (10 audios)

Bird species in the Highlands & Islands (32 audios)

Memories of the Black Isle Railway (16 audios)

Sights and sounds around Bragar, west coast of Lewis (3 audios)

RSPB's efforts to conserve the corncrake (7 audios)

Anne Mackintosh remembers life at Corran Ferry (6 audios)

Red deer and reindeer in the Highlands (8 audios)

Railway historian, John Thomas, gives talk on Dingwall & Skye Railway (17 audios)

A famous fiddle maker, composer and player talks about his craft (17 audios)

A former Wick fisher lassie remember her days at the fishing (19 audios)

A selection of Gaelic prayers (Gaelic, 18 audios)

'Old Grantown', a summer exhibition (7 audios)

A nature walk in the Great Glen with Derek McGinn (4 audios)

An RSPB warden talks about the birds on Handa Island (4 audios)

Helmsdale residents remember life during the Second World War (7 audios)

Memories of the Highland railways during the Second World War (15 audios)

John Love talks about the history of Rum (5 audios)

A tour of Hugh Miller's cottage in Cromarty (3 audios)

A collection of memories of life in Inverness (29 audios)

A Stornoway resident remember the sinking of the Iolaire in 1918 (1 audio)

Memories of Jimmy Nairn, Inverness cinema manager, photographer & film maker (5 audios)

An Inverness silversmith gives a detailed account of silversmithing techniques (39 audios)

Interviews with passengers on the last crossing of the Kylesku Ferry (10 audios)

Lentran Station re-opens for one weekend in March, 1982 (3 audios)

Skye naturalist, Andrew Currie, reflects on the importance of Martin Martin's work (9 audios)

A selection of audios on various interesting subjects (7 audios)

Rev. Derek Henderson talks about Joseph Cook's photographic collection (25 audios)

John MacDonald of Pitgaveny, Elgin puts on a puppet show in Inverness (6 audios)

Donald MacLeod talks about his life as a shepherd in Upper Strathconon, Ross-shire (2 audios)

Sarah Morrison talks about the Morrisons, travelling entertainers (3 audios)

Will Hay talks about his life as a travelling showman (13 audios)

Howard Chitty reflects on the illustrations of Inverness architect, William Glashan (3 audios)

Memories of life on Caithness farms and crofts

Memories of the Caithness fishing communities

Various recollections of Wick residents

Various recollections of Caithness residents

Remembering schooldays in Caithness

Getting about in Caithness in past times

Davie Tait's entry for Nòs Ùr 2008 - 'The Day that Dodi and Di' Died' (1 audio)

Fiona J Mackenzie's entry for Nòs Ùr 2008 - 'Guthan air a' Ghaoith'. (Gaelic, 1 audio)

Phamie Gow's entry for Nòs Ùr 2008 - 'Bu Tusa An Gaol a Bh'air M'aire' (Gaelic, 1 audio)

A collection of children's nursery rhymes and actions songs (Gaelic, 24 audios)

Tracks from 'Collectors' Items', a CD of traditional produced by Highland Music Trust (5 audios)

Drovers' songs sung by Fiona Mackenzie (Gaelic, 2 audios)

Christmas Carols sung by Fiona Mackenzie (Gaelic, 35 audios)

Traditional storyteller Essie Stewart tells the story of Ossian

Traditional storyteller Essie Stewart tells the story of Gille nan Cochulla Craicinn (The Lad with the Skin Coverings)

Audio extracts from the Evanton Oral History Project, a project undertaken in 1991-92 by Adrian Clark

Rosie Campbell, a native of Laggan, used to spend her childhood summers in Crathie, staying with her friend Maggie MacPherson. Listen to her memories of the township. (25 audios)

Colin Macrae was born and brought up on the Lovat Estate, at Hughton, Eilean Aigas, near Beauly. His family were farmers for the Lovat Estate. Listen to his memories of Eilean Aigas (20 audios)

Mary MacDonald was born and brought up on Buntait Farm on the Chisholm Estate, Glen Urquhart. Listen to her memories of life on the farm (16 audios)

A collection of audio recordings of Donnie MacGillivray, former ghillie, head stalker and subsequent manager of the Struy Estate in Strathglass. (12 audios)

Ian Munro recalls his life as a Highland drover (11 audios)

Recorded interviews carried out by pupils of Kingussie High School as part of the school's 40th anniversary celebrations

Lullabies for children sung by Christina Stewart (English, Scots & Gaelic, 10 audios)

Letters from 'Leabhar nan Litrichean', a teaching resource for Gaelic learners. (Gaelic, 3 audios)

Extracts from the works of Alexander Smith (1829-1867) (10 audios)

Extracts from the works of Angus Dunn (2 audios)

Poems by Angus Martin (3 audios)

Extracts from the works of Angus Peter Campbell (Gaelic, 3 audios)

Extracts from the works of Anne Grant (4 audios)

Extracts from the works of Bridget Mackenzie (4 audios)

Extract from 'Knee Deep in Claret' (1 audio)

Extracts from 'The Envoy of the Black Pine' by Clio Gray (3 audios)

Extracts from 'Echoes of the Glen' (5 audios)

Extracts from 'Instead of Beauty' (3 audios)

Extracts from the works of David Alston (4 audios)

Poems by David Knowles (3 audios)

Extracts from the works of David Ross (4 audios)

Extracts from the works of Donald Omand (3 audios)

Extracts from 'Weaving Songs' (5 audios)

Extracts from 'Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland' (4 audios)

Extracts from 'Memoirs of a Highland Lady' (3 audios)

Extracts from 'A Guide to the Pictish Stones' (3 audios)

Extract from 'The Dark of Summer' (1 audio)

Extracts from the works of Gavin Maxwell (2 audios)

'The Old Fisherman', a poem by George Campbell Hay (1 audio)

Extracts from the works of Helen Campbell (4 audios)

'The Sands O' Reay', a poem by Henry Henderson (1 audio)

Extracts from the works of Hugh Allison (4 audios)

Extracts from the works of Hugh Miller (10 audios)

Folklore and personal experiences as told by Dr. Isabel Grant (8 audios)

Extract from 'The Credit Draper' (1 audio)

Extract from 'Scottish Highlanders: A People and their Place' by James Hunter (1 audio)

Extract from the works of James Millar (2 audios)

Extract from 'The Testament of Gideon Mack' (1 audio)

Extracts from the works of Jane Duncan (5 audios)

Extracts from the works of Jennifer Morag Henderson (2 audios)

Extracts from 'Another Time, Another Place' (3 audios)

'The Gospel According to Pooh' (1 audio)

Extracts from 'Gairloch in North-West Ross-shire' (4 audios)

Extract from 'Caithness Originals' (1 audio)

Extract from 'The Most Glorious Strip of Bunting' (1 audio)

Extract from 'Katie's Ferm' (1 audio)

Extracts from 'A Croft in the Hills' (5 audios)

Extracts from 'Emotional Geology' (2 audios)

Extract from letter dated 7 Jan 1840 (1 audio)

Extracts from the works of Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Gaelic, 2 audios)

Extracts from 'The Heart is Highland' by Maisie Steven (4 audios)

'Dawn', a poem by Mandy Haggith, read by the author (1 audio)

Extracts from 'A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland' (4 audios)

Extracts from the works of Mary Rhind (English & Gaelic, 2 audios)

Two poems by Morag MacInnes (2 audios)

'Mar a Chumas Neach a Cheann', a poem by Myles Campbell (Gaelic, 1 audio)

Extracts from the works of Neil Gunn (3 audios)

Extracts from 'The Highlands of Scotland' (3 audios)

Extracts from 'A Hundred Years in the Highlands' (2 audios)

Two poems by Pamela Beasant (2 audios)

Extracts from 'An Ocean Apart' (2 audios)

Five poems by Rody Gorman (5 audios)

Extract from 'Calum's Road' (1 audio)

Extract from 'Flowers in the Rain and Other Stories' (1 audio)

Extracts from 'The Long Delirious Burning Blue' (2 audios)

Extracts from the works of Sir John Sinclair (2 audios)

Three poems by Sorley MacLean (Gaelic & English, 3 audios)

Two poems by Yvonne Gray (2 audios)

A small collection of audios from Clì Gàidhlig's latest publication 'Mas math mo chuimhne', (Reflection of the Gaels).

Fiddler Aonghas Grant talks to Andy Ross of Moray Firth Radio (19 audios)

Ian Sutherland, Wick Heritage Society, tells the story of 'The Battle of the Orange' (5 audios)

Elizabeth Sutherland talks about the prophecies of the Brahan Seer (2 audios)

The 25th Brodie of Brodie talks to Sam Marshall of Moray Firth Radio (16 audios)

Four audios on the subject of the Highland Clearances (4 audios)

Interesting characters from Dingwall (5 audios)

Jim Henderson discusses issues surrounding the Duke of Kent's plane crash in 1942 (3 audios)

Elizabeth Sutherland talks about the Fletchers of Rosehaugh (3 audios)

Fred MacAulay, former manager of BBC Highland, talks to Sam Marshall of Moray Firth Radio (16 audios)

George Grant, former chairman of Glenfarclas Distillery, talks to Sam Marshall of Moray Firth Radio (21 audios)

Rod Houston talks about Golpsie Golf Club & its links with the Sutherland family (2 audios)

Memories of the Highland Railway Company (2 audios)

Rob Gibson talks about the history of Dingwall (2 audios)

Storyteller Janet MacInnes talks about Hogmanay customs (3 audios)

Mary Fyfe talks about the life of Hugh Miller of Cromarty (2 audios)

Syd Atkinson relates the story of the Invergordon Mutiny in September 1931 (2 audios)

Life in Inverness as remembered by former residents (5 audios)

Journalist & former editor, Jim Love, talks to Helen MacPherson of Moray Firth Radio (17 audios)

Muir of Ord comedian, Johnny Bogan, talks to Moray Firth Radio about his life (10 audios)

Simon Fraser, 17th Lord Lovat, talks to Sam Marshall of Moray Firth Radio (20 audios)

John Niven, ex spitfire pilot, talks to Sam Marshall from Moray Firth Radio (10 audios)

A small selection of Moray Firth Audios on various topics (7 audios)

Musician Phil Cunningham talks to Robina Goodfellow of Moray Firth Radio (10 audios)

Moray Firth People presenter, Helen MacPherson, talks to Inverness musician and songwriter, Stewart Ross (1988).

Invernessian Hugh Fraser talks to Moray Firth Radio about The Salerno Mutiny of September 1943 (15 audios)

Members of Wick Heritage Society talk about items in the Wick Heritage Centre (2 audios)

Winners of the Neil Gunn Writing Competition read their own work.

An extract from 'Light in the North,' an educational film about the author, Neil Gunn, made in 1972

Audio recordings from a spinning and weaving workshop held by the Moray Firth Gansey Project

Audio clips recorded during the workshops for the RE-Collecting Home exhibition in October 2012. Patients, volunteers and members of staff from Highland Hospice developed and curated an exhibition around the theme of "home".

Traditional Scottish tunes played by Inverness Fiddlers (5 audios)

As part of Homecoming Scotland 2009, a three-day international conference - Scotland's Global Impact - was held at Eden Court theatre, Inverness from 22-24 October. Am Baile interviewed several of the speakers during the conference. (80 audios)

Extracts from Islay's folklore project (Gaelic, 8 audios)

Traditional Gaelic songs sung by Fiona J Mackenzie (Gaelic, 4 audios)

Traditional Highland stories told by Alec Williamson (Gaelic & English, 10 audios)

Excerpt from 'St Kilda's Parliament' by the Scottish Flute Trio & Allan Neave (1 audio)

An audio celebration of the history and culture of the Caledonian Canal (19 audios)

Traditional music played by tutors of The Highland Council's Traditional Music Project (12 audios)

Tracks from 'Thogainn Ort Fonn' (I'd Sing You a Song), sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan (Gaelic, 15 audios)

Tracks from 'Togaidh mì mo Sheòlta' (Along The Road Less Travelled), sung by Margaret Stewart (Gaelic, 2 audios)

Jodie Stewart talks about her life as a traveller (1 audio)

Memories of the Second World War, Dornoch Historylinks Museum (6 audios)

Memories of the Second World War, Tain & District Museum (13 audios)

Memories of the Second World War, Ullapool Museum (23 audios)

Memories of the Second World War from twelve schools throughout Highlands (English & Gaelic, 93 audios)