ScotsInUs Podcast from The American Scottish Foundation

This week, we continue our conversation around Scotland's Leading Voices in the Arts with an update on the newest additions onto the National Galleries of Scotland  from Patricia Allerton and a conversation with Alexander Lindsay, Documentary Artist and Photographer with a love for mammoth works. All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotify, Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Facebook, and Youtub...

On the ASF’s February Sounds from Scotland, we hear from our friend Alan J Frew as he discusses his new album, Songs from the Sea. To purchase or stream Alan's new album "Songs from the Sea": https://alanjohnfrew.bandcamp.com/releases We then hear from Highland Dancer and Instructor Kendra Scott, who is a co-founder of Shot of Scotch NYC with our very own Marjorie Stewart. We finally pay a visit t...

On this week's #ScotsinUS, Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with Alistair Bell, Head of the Moving Image and Sound Collection at Kelvin Hall, to hear about the Moving Image Archive at Kelvin Hall. The Moving Image Archive at the National Library is Scotland's national collection of moving images. You can watch more than 4,700 digitised films at Kelvin Hall including over 1,700 items that canno...

On this week's #ScotsinUS, Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with Alan D. Beck, President of the Robert Burns World Federation, and Sarah Beattie, Curator for the National Trust for Scotland and the Burns Birthplace Museum,  to pay tribute to Robert Burns and hear of new, exciting projects coming to the public centered around Burns.    All episodes of #ScotsinUS are availabl...

On this week's #ScotsinUS, Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with Alan D. Beck, President of the Robert Burns World Federation, and Sarah Beattie, Curator for the National Trust for Scotland and the Burns Birthplace Museum,  to pay tribute to Robert Burns and hear of new, exciting projects coming to the public centered around Burns.   All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotif...

On the ASF’s January Sounds from Scotland, we celebrate Robert Burns & his impact and legacy in music! We hear from Alan Beck, President of the Robert Burns World Federation & longtime friend and partner of the ASF! We then pay a visit to our Youth Ambassador, Cameron Steer, as he shows us his progress on his journey to learn the bagpipes. We also hear fantastic renditions of Robert Burns...

The American-Scottish Foundation is proud to work with Clan Hannay to highlight the Restoration of Sorbie Tower project. It is a designated project of the Foundation. Sorbie Tower is the ancient stronghold of Clan Hannay in Galloway, South West Scotland, from where those with the family names of Hannay, Hannah, Hanna, and Hanney originated.   Our campaign is for its restoration which is a lon...

We are honored to be sharing with you all a brand new film revealing the contents and story of the Blavatnik Honresfield Library on this episode of #ScotsinUS. Prior to watching the full film, ASF President Camilla G Hellman hears from Amina Shah (Chief Executive of the National Library of Scotland) along with the members of the other two partners of the film, Giles Ingram (Abbotsford Home of Sir...

On the ASF’s December Sounds from Scotland, we hear from Marjorie Stewart, one of the top highland dancers part of the group Shot of Scotch - NYC's Premier Scottish Highland Dancers, who are one of our frequent performers during Tartan Week at our Pipes and Drums on the Fountain Terrace at Bryant Park! We also pay a visit to our friends at Whisky Kiss and Noisemaker. Our Youth Ambassador, Cameron...

On this week's #ScotsinUS, Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with David Cunningham: CEO of Kids Operating Room, who the ASF are proud to partner with as a directed giving project of the Foundation. We hear about all they have accomplished this year and what is to come of their amazing cause.   To support KidsOR through the ASF, visit https://americanscottishfoundation.com/kidsor.html. &nbs...

On the ASF’s November Sounds from Scotland, we hear from our very own Calum Pasqua, one of the top US fiddle players, on some of his favorite acts in the New York celtic music scene,  Youth Ambassador Cameron Steer about the start of his journey to learn the bagpipes, and some incredible songs from the Scottish band Talisk!   Our Online Concerts go live every third Sunday of the month! &...

Join ASF’s Camilla Hellman as she delves into the perfect Scottish gifts for friends and family as we move toward the holiday season with our friends at Scottish Creations, ScotlandShop.com, The Scottish Grocer, Robin Robinson and the Complete Whiskey Course, and our own ASF Shop. All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotify, Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Facebook, and Youtube & are released...

Hear the latest episode of our "Scotland's Young Distilleries" series on the #ScotsinUs Podcast! Today we hear the inspiring journeys of Kintyre Gin / Beinn an Tuirc Distillers, The Gin Bothy, and Lindores Abbey Distillery. All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotify, Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Facebook, and Youtube & are released the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. For more information...

On the ASF’s October Sounds from Scotland, we hear songs from young artists Hannah Read, Iona Fyfe, and The Theatre School of Scotland. We also learn of Craig Weir's special performance at Balmoral for her late Majesty & hear from Youth Ambassador Cameron Steer about the start of his journey to learn the bagpipes!   Our Online Concerts go live every third Sunday of the month!  Sounds...

In our latest #ScotsinUS, we speak to May Matthews & Gordan MacFarlan at Bonhams Edinburgh about their upcoming Scottish Fine and Decorative Arts and Silver Auctions. We highlight #ScottishSilver from a rare provincial fiddle pattern teaspoon to a large early 18th century silver-mounted laburniam quaich, and #ScottishArt from Scottish Artist George Leslie Hunter.   Find the auctions here:...

Join us this week as Charles Lord Bruce takes us on a journey of over 300 years of the Bruce Family's involvement in Scottish Art from the 16th to 19th century. He shows the incredible contributions that private families, like the Bruces, have made and the important role they play in the creation of cultural identity.    Their story begins in the 16th Century in a period just after the R...

On the ASF’s August Sounds from Scotland, we talk to some of Scotland's leading voices in the arts and what is going on with them this August in Edinburgh!   We speak to The Highland Divas and hear their stunning performance at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Anthony Alderson from The Pleasance Theater and feature music from three different acts performing with them at the Fringe, Noisemaker's...

In our latest #ScotsinUS episode, Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with The Highland Divas at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Anthony Alderson of The Pleasance Theatre Trust, and spotlights The Arbikie A Club - all of which are some of Scotland's Leading Voices in the Arts as we look forward to a month of arts and festivals in #Edinburgh at the Fringe!   All episodes of #ScotsinUS ar...

In our latest #ScotsinUS episode, Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with Anthony Alderson of The Pleasance Theatre Trust, Amina Shah of the National Library of Scotland, and Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie of Noisemaker to discuss Scotland's Leading Voices in the Arts as we look forward to a month of arts and festivals in #Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! All episodes of #ScotsinUS...

Join ASF President Camilla Hellman in Conversation with Gary Maclean, The Port of Leith Distillery, Isle of Harris Distillery, and Johnnie Walker Princes Street as they discuss the future of distillery marketing in the US and what’s to come for each organization. All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotify, Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Facebook, and Youtube & are released the 1st and 3rd Mo...

On the ASF’s July Sounds from Scotland, we talk to some exciting musicians, writers, and performers bringing their acts to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August!  We speak to the teams behind a few 59E59 Theaters East to Edinburgh Shows: "The Ecstasy of Victoria Woodhull" - Ashley Ford and Theo Salter "Velvet Determination" - Cynthia Shaw "A Eulogy for Roman" - Peter Charney and Brendan G...

ASF President Camilla Hellman speaks with Carenza Murray as we spotlight Inverness Castle and The Spirit of the Highlands Project.   #Inverness is working to create a greater attraction to the Highlands to celebrate the amazing tourism it has to offer. Submissions are still being taken for The Spirit of the Highlands Stories to be featured in the digital library.    More information...

On this month's Sounds from Scotland, we are joined by some incredible young musicians from Scotland. We hear from Bethany Nelson, Pedalo, and Bethany Tennick & Kirsty Findlay of Islander: A New Musical.   We also hear Hannah Read's new single and a spotlight on The Highland Divas who are soon to be part of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.     Our Online Concerts go live eve...

Tune in for ASF's latest #ScotsinUS episode featuring Chris Thomson: Scottish Affairs Counsellor of the USA - The Scottish Government.   Chris Thomson joins Camilla Hellman, President of The American-Scottish Foundation®, to discuss his first months in the United States and engagement with the Scottish-American diaspora and priorities for the Scottish Affairs team in the United States.  ...

Tune in for our newest #ScotsinUS Spotlight, where we take a look back at the Scottish North American Community Conference in 2021 and look forward to what is to come in 2022.     Join The American-Scottish Foundation® president, Camilla Hellman, in conversation with Dora Petherbridge of National Library of Scotland,  Rebecca Quinton of recently opened The Burrell Collection, a...