Our Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in Scotland

Andrew Douglas is a prolific practitioner of the bagpipe, active at the highest level of pipe bands, solo competition, teaching, and creative endeavors for the past 20+ years.

Andrew is the co-founder, owner, and leader of Dojo University, the longest-running and most successful online bagpiping school in the world. Dojo U was the first online bagpiping school of its kind – and it's still the largest and most successful – where thousands of pipers from around the world learn at their own pace, engage with us and with each other, and have unparalleled access to expert knowledge, instruction, and troubleshooting on their journey to mastering the bagpipe. 

Andrew lives in New York state and in this episode we talk about bagpiping as a non-Scot, the pipe band world championship experience and how someone like you, the listener, can start learning.

Andrew’s links: 

One free month of Dojo University: https://dojouniversity.com/referral.html?p=a3358&w=giveget1 

Youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@PipersDoJo/videos

Piper’s Dojo Audio Experience: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pipers-dojo-audio-experience/id1090952502 

Scottish At Heart is a podcast for anyone who feels Scottish at heart, regardless of where they live or ancestral claims.

If you love the music, a wee dram of whisky, enjoy gazing at the scenery, or swoon at the accent, I hope you find something that you enjoy. 

Over the course of this podcast we’re going to meet people who have ties to Scotland in any which way to show that Caledonian connections run deep, 

Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode and join the patreon to be part of our Clan.

My links:

Join The Clan: https://www.patreon.com/ScottishAtHeartpodcast/membership 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottishatheartpodcast/ 

Tablet recipe: www.tinyurl.com/tabletrecipe   

Email: [email protected]

After working as a freelance artist, project manager, trainer and consultant for 10 years, Julie grew her first ever online business to six figures, with her content being seen by millions of people around the world. Her story has been shared on media channels in more than 50 countries.

Since then she’s worked with more than 20,000 individuals around the world helping them to think bigger and do better,by taking radical self responsibility and making more of the most valuable and limited resource that we all have - time.

Julie’s authored 11 books, her newest is called How Not To Be Broke and breaking generational poverty cycles is a topic close to her chest.

In this episode we talk about Julie’s Scottish grandfather, growing up in the east end of London and how it is possible for all of us to rewrite wealth in relation to our family.

Julie’s links: 

Her website: https://juliecreffield.com/

The podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-not-to-be-broke/id1698512995 

How Not To Be Broke: https://tinyurl.com/SAHJulieCreffield 

Scottish At Heart is a podcast for anyone who feels Scottish at heart, regardless of where they live or ancestral claims.

If you love the music, a wee dram of whisky, enjoy gazing at the scenery, or swoon at the accent, I hope you find something that you enjoy. 

Over the course of this podcast we’re going to meet people who have ties to Scotland in any which way to show that Caledonian connections run deep, 

Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode and join the patreon to be part of our Clan.

My links:

Join The Clan: https://www.patreon.com/ScottishAtHeartpodcast/membership 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottishatheartpodcast/ 

Tablet recipe: www.tinyurl.com/tabletrecipe   

Email: [email protected]

Kyle Dawson is the President of the New York City Tartan Week, the largest celebration of Scotland outside of the UK. 

Tartan Week is held in April and has grown from a single day to an extra-long weekend of Scottish celebrations, the main event a parade with a post-parade party.

Kyle tells us how New York City Tartan Week got started, his own involvements - they are all volunteers by the way - plus how he loves to fly across the Atlantic for a long weekend of his own in Scotland.

Kyle’s links: 

New York City Tartan Week: https://www.nyctartanweek.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nycTartanWeek 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyctartanweek/ 

Kyle mentioned Inverness and Cromarty in his 24 hours.

Inverness: https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/inverness 

Cromarty: https://www.black-isle.info/Cromarty 

Plan your trip to New York. 

Scottish At Heart is a podcast for anyone who feels Scottish at heart, regardless of where they live or ancestral claims.

If you love the music, a wee dram of whisky, enjoy gazing at the scenery, or swoon at the accent, I hope you find something that you enjoy. 

Over the course of this podcast we’re going to meet people who have ties to Scotland in any which way to show that Caledonian connections run deep, 

Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode and join the patreon to be part of our Clan.

My links:

Join The Clan: https://www.patreon.com/ScottishAtHeartpodcast/membership 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottishatheartpodcast/ 

Tablet recipe: www.tinyurl.com/tabletrecipe   

Email: [email protected]

In episode two we meet singer, songwriter and artist Sue Pyper.

She is a London-born daughter of a Scot who now lives in Vancouver Island, Canada.

Sue wrote a song called Highland Clearance, which we talk about and which Sue kindly gave me permission to share, you can hear that at the end of our conversation.

In this episode we talk about growing up with a Scottish parent, choosing where to live and the inspiration to her song. 

Sue’s links: 

Music: https://suepyper.com/ 

Art: http://www.suepyper.ca/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sue_pyper_artist/ 

Sue mentioned Applecross and Ullapool in her 24 hours.

Applecross: https://visitapplecross.com/ 

Ullapool: https://www.ullapool.com/visit/ 

Scottish At Heart is a podcast for anyone who feels Scottish at heart, regardless of where they live or ancestral claims.

If you love the music, a wee dram of whisky, enjoy gazing at the scenery, or swoon at the accent, I hope you find something that you enjoy. 

Over the course of this podcast we’re going to meet people who have ties to Scotland in any which way to show that Caledonian connections run deep, 

Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode and join the patreon to be part of our Clan.

My links:

Join The Clan: https://www.patreon.com/ScottishAtHeartpodcast/membership 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottishatheartpodcast/ 

Tablet recipe: www.tinyurl.com/tabletrecipe   

Email: [email protected]

When you first hear her, Kathi Kamleitner sounds like she has lived in Scotland all her life, but then you hear another string to her accent and your interest piques.

Kathi has lived in Scotland for 10 years, she made it her home after moving from Austria (via Germany) to study in Glasgow.

In this episode you will hear what it was that made her feel like she was in a place she could call home, her first experience of travelling around Scotland and how she would spend her ideal 24 hours.

Kathi helps people plan their trips to Scotland, she’s a range of travel itineraries ready to buy from her website so you can make the most of your time there. 

Kathi’s links: 

Wild For Scotland: https://www.wildforscotland.com/ 

The podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wild-for-scotland-podcast/id1554657285 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/wildforscotland 

Watch Me See blog: www.WatchMeSee.com  

Kathi mentioned the Isle of Coll and the Heart of Argyll, which are both featured in season five of Wild For Scotland.

Also in this first episode I mention St Andrew and the significance of why I chose to launch today..

You can read more about St Andrew here: https://www.scotland.org/events/st-andrews-day/who-was-st-andrew 

Scottish At Heart is a podcast for anyone who feels Scottish at heart, regardless of where they live or ancestral claims.

If you love the music, a wee dram of whisky, enjoy gazing at the scenery, or swoon at the accent, I hope you find something that you enjoy. 

Over the course of this podcast we’re going to meet people who have ties to Scotland in any which way to show that Caledonian connections run deep, 

Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode and join the patreon to be part of our Clan.

My links:

Join The Clan: https://www.patreon.com/ScottishAtHeartpodcast/membership 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottishatheartpodcast/ 

Tablet recipe: www.tinyurl.com/tabletrecipe   

Email: [email protected]

Welcome to Scottish At Heart.

I’m your host Alison Fraser.

My name tells you I have Scottish ancestry but I don’t have the accent to match. 

I’ve lived all over, from my early beginnings as an army brat living on UK army bases through to emigrating to New Zealand in my 20s. But for me Scotland is home.

I’m a writer, a beginner bagpiper and a fan of the Outlander books and TV show. I’ve been learning Gaelic and I drink Irn Bru. I couldn’t be any more Scottish if I tried, if only I had the accent.

This podcast will be about people like me, those who have a Scottish connection but don’t necessarily live in Scotland, it will also be about the people who have made Scotland their home and embraced their inner Scot.

We’ll discuss what being Scottish means, and learn how we can connect to our Scottish ancestry without leaving home.

You can expect to hear from me each week. I’ll share what I’m learning, what you’re discovering and how we nurture our Scottishness for the generations to come.

I started this podcast because like millions of others like me, Scotland is where my roots are and even though I’m not there now it is part of me and always will be.

I hope you learn something, strengthen your connections, get further into your roots. Now grab a dram, it’s time for Scottish At Heart.

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