Interview with David Graham
We talk to David Graham, co-founder of North House Press with Kirsty Gunn.
Alongside Philip Paris and Mandy Haggith, they are some of the authors and
publishers attending this year’s Kyle of Sutherland Book Fair.
Silvia Muras
Advocating for a Neil M. Gunn Renaissance
Neil Miller Gunn (1891–1973) was a prominent Scottish novelist, writer of non-fiction and critic, and is widely regarded as a leading figure of the Scottish Renaissance – a cultural movement that sought to revive Scotland’s national identity through literature and the arts, but unlike others, Neil M. Gunn
The hill, the hero and his dog
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history
and origins of place names in and around our area
Carn Bhren, also Carn Bhrain, or Carn Breathainn as recorded by W J Watson in 1904, is a 635-metre (2,085 ft) summit in Ardgay. Its name most likely means ‘cairn
Maree Todd MSP to host childcare surgeries locally
The surgeries aim to ensure that rural and island communities have a meaningful voice in shaping the new national policy.
Kyle Chronicle #27
A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'
355 hard-working lumbermen from the United States (250 expert wood workers, besides engineers, sawmillers, carpenters, blacksmiths, clerks, timekeepers, cooks, waiters, other support personnel... and one pet black bear!) arrived in Ardgay in July 1917 with a 12-month contract.
Spring concerts near you
Music lovers are in for a treat, with a number of concerts taking place in and around the Kyle of Sutherland over the next couple of weeks.