Welcome to this month’s episode of Sounds from Scotland! The countdown is on to Celtic Connections 2025, Glasgow’s premiere music festival, and this month we are featuring some of our favorite artists at ASF that will be performing.

Welcome back to another episode of the #ScotsinUs podcast! This week, we’re diving back into the world of distilleries and whisky distribution, exploring new developments and challenges within the distillery industry. Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with Robin Robinson, whiskey consultant, curator and author, who tells us about the various state distribution regulations and licensing disparities a distillery will face when trying to bring their product into the United States.

This week on #ScotsinUs, Camilla G Hellman is once again joined by John Harbour of Exclusive Scottish Visits for an exciting tour of the Isle of Mull!

On this week’s episode of #ScotsinUS, we take another look back at August in Scotland! From the Edinburgh Fringe to the International to Piping Live, August is like no other time in Edinburgh and Glasgow with music, dance and theatre at center stage. Today, we begin in Glasgow, taking a listen to a song from Noisemaker’s production “Ceilidh”, and then Inveraray and District Pipe Band’s winning performance in the World Pipe Band Championship!

On this week’s episode of #ScotsinUS, we take another look back at August in Scotland!

From the Edinburgh Fringe to the International  to Piping Live, August is like no other time in Edinburgh and Glasgow with music, dance and theatre at center stage. Today, we begin in Glasgow, taking a listen to a song from Noisemaker’s production “Ceilidh”, and then Inveraray and District Pipe Band’s winning performance in the World Pipe Band Championship! 

We then take a pitstop in Falkirk, checking in with artist Andy Scott about his wonderful Kelpies in Falkirk, and end our journey with a greeting from Martin Hunt, ASF’s Media Ambassador from the middle of all the action at the Fringe!

To learn more about the Fringe, visit https://www.edfringe.com/

To learn more about Noisemaker and ‘Ceilidh’, visit https://www.noisemaker.org.uk/

To learn more about Andy Scott, visit https://www.andyscottsculptor.com/

To learn more about Inveraray and District Pipe Band, visit https://idpb.co.uk/

This week on #ScotsinUS, we turn our attention to some of our favorite Scottish artists. Camilla G Hellman is in conversation with Andy Scott and Gerard Burns, two of our favorite artists at ASF. Andy revisits his Kelpies project, which ASF helped him to bring to Bryant Park in 2014, as well as some of his newer works including his Charles Rennie Mackintosh statue.

With August on the horizon, this episode of #ScotsinUs sets its focus on Edinburgh. For the month of August, Edinburgh is transformed into a citywide celebration of music, theater, song and dance, hosting some of the world's greatest arts and music festivals. We begin with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and their new show "Journeys", which debuts on August 2nd.

With August on the horizon, #ScotsinUs turns its attention to Festival Season in Edinburgh! On this week's episode we highlight a variety of shows, venues and performances, starting off with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo's fantastic performance from 2023. We then turn to Molly Morris, show producer, to tell us a little bit more about her new play "The Greatest Musical the World has ever seen by Randy Thatcher " which will be debuting this year at the Fringe! Lastly, we give our top picks for venues at the Fringe, and highlight a few

To learn more East to Edinburgh, please visit www.59e59.org/east-to-edinburgh/

This week on Sounds from Scotland!, we turn to Craig Weir and Joy Dunlop to tell us a little bit more about upcoming Music Festivals and Competitions throughout Scotland. Craig Weir, master piper, gives his insights about the World Piping Championships, which will be taking place on August 16th and 17th on Glasgow Green.

As we look to celebrate this Fourth of July weekend, #ScotsinUs reflects on the relationship between Britain and United States. We take a look back at the ASF's Tartan Day Observance held at Bryant Park, and share with you closing remarks from Charles, Lord Bruce, direct descendant of Robert the Bruce. His remarks were a great reflection of the long-standing relationship between the two countries.