Story #8 – Characters of Kincraig

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The Stories Behind the Stories #8 – Characters of Kincraig

Hello all, Hamish Napier here, one of the storytellers for Badenoch Heritage. All of the stories contained within the new Badenoch – The Storylands smartphone app are here on the website now too. Each week I’ll go into a little more detail about the stories themselves: where they came from, where I read them, who I heard them from and a little more background about each one.

Music
Theme Music: ‘Up the Hill’ from my 2nd solo album ‘The Railway’.
Golf course wax cylinder recording – Debussy ‘Marches’ 1890s.
Singer: Seumas Grannd – singing ‘Am Muileann Dubh’ (Badenoch tune)
Highland Piper: Sandy MacDonell (Kingussie) – playing ‘Am Muileann Dubh’ (Badenoch tune)

Local Voice Actors:
Hamish Napier – various characters
Peter Mackay – Macintosh of Macintosh, The Laird
Donnie Ross – Farquhar MacBain
Yvonne Richmond – Mrs. MacBain
Ruaridh Ormiston – Bertie Bell of Corarnstilbeg

Researchers for this story:
Sandy MacDonell, Ruaridh Ormiston and Hamish Napier

Glenfeshie – photo by David Russel, Highland Wildscapes

The Gaelic lyrics to the song at the end of the story

Easter Delfour Ring Cairn in Alvie, near Kincraig.

Download and listen to all 18 stories on the free Badenoch – The Storylands smartphone app, or alternatively you can listen on your computer and download them here.