TTTO Podcast: Duncan Williamson Series, Episode 2: Talking to Helen East
Release Date: 03/20/2020
Taking My White Privilege On with Casey Bailey
Taking The Tradition On:
Today's focus is education and my guest is Casey Bailey, the Birmingham Poet Laureate and Assistant Head Teacher.
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Taking My White Privilege On with Graham Cleland
Taking The Tradition On:
In this episode, I talk to Graham Cleland, a graffitti artist from County Durham - and my cousin.
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TTTO Podcast: Duncan Williamson Series, Episode 2: Talking to Helen East
Taking The Tradition On:
In her teens Amy Douglas apprenticed to traditional Scottish Traveller storyteller and ballad singer. Now Amy is digitising and listening to a treasure trove of reel-to-reel tapes of Duncan.
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TTTO Podcast Episode 1, Duncan Williamson Series: My first podcast!
Taking The Tradition On:
My name is Amy Douglas and I am a traditional oral storyteller. I learned much of my craft from Scottish Traveller storyteller, Duncan Williamson. I'm currently digitising boxes and boxes of reel to reel tapes he gave me with help from the School of Scottish Studies. Here is a first story from that archive and an introduction to who Duncan was.
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My very first snippet of a podcast - training in progress!
Taking The Tradition On:
Amy Douglas was Duncan Williamson's apprentice - she introduces her project to digitise the tapes her left. A short sample podcast
info_outlineHelen and Amy discuss Duncan and Scottish Traveller lifestyle; the importance of living in balance with the land and, of course, there are stories!
Helen remembers how she first met Duncan, his self-reliance and how he balanced acknowledging the scorn and prejudice he had encountered with an open-hearted generosity and joy in meeting new people.
A warm, intimate conversation as two friends make the most of a chance to reflect on a unique man; the startling relevance of his stories today and the incredible tradition he carried.