Thanks for visiting my podcast about all things Scottish, from bagpipes to whisky. I hope you'll enjoy the many guests and subjects we'll present here. My style is to chat with my guests as if we were sharing a cuppa across the kitchen table, not separated by thousands of miles of ocean. So put the kettle on and join us...
Glen L. Moyer
For more of my personal journeys in Scotland and my thoughts on my Texas and Scottish heritage, visit my own (sporadic) blog.
Craigflower Manor is virtually all that remains of a once thriving 900 acre farm of Scottish emigrants in what is today Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. With help from modern-era Scot diaspora, the manor may one day be the site of a new Scottish Cultural Center and archives.
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2016 is being observed as the Year of Innovation, Architecture, and Design in Scotland. Key to this year-long observation is the Festival of Architecture 2016 organized by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. The festival will feature a wide range of events featuring garden sheds, music, Lego® bricks, cake and more.
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Steam trains have operated on the Fort William to Mallaig extension of the West Highland Line since it opened in 1901 following completion of the Glenfinnan Viaduct. Today the train and viaduct are world famous and most often associated with the wizardry of one Harry Potter!
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According to USA today, Geneaology is the 2nd most popular hobby in the United States. Online databases and direct-to-customer DNA testing have aided the explosion of researching one's family history. But to really understand your ancestors you need to walk in their footsteps, possibly only through ancestral tourism, a fast growing segment of Scotland's tourism industry.
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The Angels' Share is a well-known whisky legend based around the true fact that a small percentage of whisky evaporates as it is aged. This evaporating whisky is said to become "the angels' share" and in the hands of a master glass craftsman and his daughter, with a head for business and design, this legend has inspired a young craft business in Scotland that is reaching for the heavens!
Read MoreNewbie tartan designer Steven Patrick Sim has designed what some are saying could be a national tartan for Scotland, inspired by the Declaration of Arbroath and symbolizing Scotland's flags, the Royal Standard (Lion Rampant) and the Saltire.
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Smithfield Fair is a Scottish folk trio from Baton Rouge, Louisiana who have released 30 albums over their four decades of performing together.
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Photo by TJ Shuflin
Smithfield Fair, comprised of Dudley-Brian Smith, his wife Jan Smith, and brother Bob Smith are acknowledged as one of the foremost presenter of traditionally Scottish-based music in North America.
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Scotland's craft gin industry has enjoyed phenomenal growth in the past three years. One of the newest entries into this market is Firkin Gin - matured in American Oak casks from Gleann Mor Spirits of Dunbar, East Lothian.
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A conversation with Brian Wilton, MBE, one of the world's leading experts on tartan, its origins, history, design, and social popularity.
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