Hamish Henderson, Robert Burns & Music

Join Professor Fred Freeman of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for an exploration of two great songsters and poets, Hamish Henderson and Robert Burns. Both men rejected arguments that Scotland was, at best, a fragmented nation lacking social and cultural wholeness and through their songwriting created a national and international vision of Scotland that brought together all its vital Scots, Gaelic and Norse cultural strands.

Drawing on recordings (from his Hamish Henderson albums and his Complete Songs of Robert Burns) and fine art illustrations, Professor Freeman will explore the achievement of these two great artists, including their strong links with this island.