Show Notes

There’ll be plenty of ‘authentic’ Scottish references in the show notes for you all to sample this week. Let’s start with Ned culture and The Wee Man who enjoys a Buckfast every once in a while. Gene Kelly, eat your heart out.

One of the potential origins for the story of Brigadoon is the piece of Celtic classic folklore of Tir Na n’Og which you can read more about here!

The TV series ‘Outlander’ is sort of the best of a bad bunch when it comes to representing tartan in historical Scottish culture. This great article tells you all about how they manage it!

If you fancy reading more about the history of ‘Brigadoon’ and its impact on Scottish culture you can check out this great book, which also brings ‘Braveheart’ into the mix...

The power of the Freed Unit can really be seen with the fact they changed the name of Saratoga Village in Maryland to Brigadoon as part of the massive marketing campaign for the movie! There’s even a MacConnachy Square...