Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust

Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust Podcast

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Shared within this podcast is some of the rich social and ecological history to be found in place names, poetry, story and song. It traces the course of the river from where it rises high in the hills of the Monadh Liath and down through Srath Èirinn (Strathdearn) to where the river’s flow is reigned at Na Srianabh (the bridles), known locally as The Streens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

Òrain, Fuinn agus Seanchas | Songs, Tunes and Stories part 2 01.08.2025 44:17

This is the second of two episodes sharing music, song, story, and poetry from the upper reaches of the River Findhorn. This landscape carries a cultural memory of lives once lived—of reivers, drovers, lovers and otherworldly creatures. To hear again the songs that describe the sun on the river or the wind from the heights—to recall the grief and love that happened here—is to heed some of the huma...

Òrain, Fuinn agus Seanchas | Songs, Tunes and Stories part 1 13.06.2025 45:18

This is the first of two episodes sharing music, song, story, and poetry from the upper reaches of the River Findhorn. This landscape carries a cultural memory of lives once lived—of reivers, drovers, lovers and otherworldly creatures. To hear again the songs that describe the sun on the river or the wind from the heights—to recall the grief and love that happened here—is to heed some of the human...

Introduction and Placenames 16.04.2025 12:51

This episode introduces the idea of human ecology and the significance of cultural memory. Gaelic, like all languages long of a place, has so much to say about seeing, naming and experiencing the natural world. It can help us remember, offering us a view of the world that can focus our attention and deepen our sense of place, inviting us to consider other ways of seeing. This podcast was produced...