John Lorne Campbell
John Lorne Campbell (1906 - 1996) was one of the foremost scholars of Scottish Gaelic in the twentieth century. He married the American musician and folklorist, Margaret Fay Shaw, and they settled in Canna in 1938. He gifted the island together with his library, research papers and sound archive to the National Trust for Scotland in 1981.
John Lorne Campbell (1906 - 1996) was one of the foremost scholars of Scottish Gaelic in the twentieth century. He married the American musician and folklorist, Margaret Fay Shaw, and they settled in Canna in 1938. He gifted the island together with his library, research papers and sound archive to the National Trust for Scotland in 1981. See less
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John Lorne Campbell book reviews
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Highland Songs of the Forty-Five
Original Jacobite Poetry
Hard to find, but well worth the search, Highland Songs of the Forty-Five offers original Jacobite poetry, in the original Gaelic with good English translations. No post-rebellion sentimentalism here ... Read More
