Tales From Wyrd Scotland is a podcast exploring the wyrd, wonderful world of Scotland's supernatural, quirky and frankly terrifying past. Told in the manner of a fireside tale/radio drama, carefully crafted sound design and eldritch, ethereal music work along side masterful narration to weave eerie tales to chill even the darkest heart. Created by Nick Cole-Hamilton, Gordon Stewart and Barbara Buchanan.

Tales From Wyrd Scotland

Episode 9 - Culloden. This episode explores the Jacobite uprising of 1745, an attempt to regain the throne for the Stuart family, which culminated in the battle of Culloden in 1746. We examine the historical trajectory of this ill-fated rebellion, and consider the shades of the past, which still echo today on and near that bloody field.

This episode was written and read by Gordon Stewart, check out his blog at www.borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/

This episode features Barbara Buchanan as Violet Tweedale.

This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media

Episode thumbnail image from: History of the Clan MacLean from its first settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the present period - courtesy of the National Library of Scotland:
https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/94804574#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=223&xywh=-59%2C202%2C2499%2C5242

The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/

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Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 9 - Culloden

Recording of the sound created by millions of cicadas that emerge in Maryland once every 17 years ("Brood X"). Recorded at 192khz with Schoeps M/S microphones and a Sound Devices MixPre3, feel free to download and use however you like.

Cicada Brood X

Hi-Hat Logan

on an ipad a simple repeating sequence in genome driving an arpeggiated preset in cassini mutated through grainproc with interpreted movement within the freeze pain based on evolution of the video
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Disquiet Junto Project 0138: Video Sonic Void The Assignment: Compose a 2.5-minute soundtrack to complement a work of silent video art.

Many thanks to the San Jose Museum of Art for inspiring and encouraging this project.

This week’s project involves writing music to accompany a short video. The video is “Untitled #8, 2004″ by the artist Josh Azzarella. His original work is silent, and we’ll be adding music to it that complements the source material. Do note that the video is intended by the artist as a “Never Ending Loop.”

The instructions are straightforward:

Step 1: Watch the following video.

Step 2: Compose and record a piece of audio that matches the video in length.

Step 3: Upload your piece of audio to the Disquiet Junto group’s SoundCloud page, following the instructions below.

Step 4: Listen to and comment on the other tracks posted by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.

The “Untitled #8, 2004″ video is archived along with other works on the following page at the artist’s website. “Untitled #8, 2004″ is the fourth video in from the left. Its length is 2:31 (2 minutes and 31 seconds):

http://www.joshazzarella.com/videoworks200408/

https://vimeo.com/21678371

Background Information: The “Untitled #8, 2004″ video by Josh Azzarella is part of the permanent collection of the San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, California. This Disquiet Junto project is the result of an invitation by the Museum for me to develop a sound installation to be displayed on its second floor from October 2014 through February 2015. Tracks submitted to this project will be considered for inclusion in that installation.

More on this 138th Disquiet Junto project — “Compose a 2.5-minute soundtrack to complement a work of silent video art″ — at:

http://disquiet.com/2014/08/21/disquiet0138-videosonicvoid/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

http://disquiet.com/junto

Join the Disquiet Junto at:

http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/

Disquiet Junto general discussion takes place at:

http://disquiet.com/forums/

The image associated with this track is a still from the video that inspired it: “Untitled #8, 2004″ by Josh Azzarella. 

∅ [disquiet0138-videosonicvoid]

Homespun, good old-timey warm vibes and weirdness, from a band reunited at and by the Pillars of Hercules Organic farm, Falkland.

The Starlings - On Top Of Old Smokey (traditional)

Performed and engineered by Mike Fridmann and written by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins who are The Flaming Lips

Myrtus // Metropolitan Hedonist

The Captain Is A Cold-Hearted And Egotistical Fool (Flaming Lips cover)

JL Williams and Catherine Street, recording and editing by Nicholas Cole-Hamilton

And Tides

Dragon

Touching Gravity

Aporie - Live @ Platten & Teller | 09.02.2019

Episode 1  - The tale of the life and death of James Pringle, and the haunting of Buckholm Tower.

Content warning - Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence, and the use of accompanying sound effects, that some people may find disturbing.

This tale is told by Gordon Stewart and was adapted from a story on his blog: https://borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/

The episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: http://www.youbetterrun.media

The reading of this episode was recorded in Armchair Books, 72-74 Westport Edinburgh, with permission of the owners - www.armchairbooks.co.uk

The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: http://andrewcowan.co/

Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 1 - The Haunting Of Buckholm Tower

Episode 2 - The Light of the Seven Hunters

This episode explores the disappearances of James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald McArthur from the Eilean Mor lighthouse in the year 1900.

This tale is told by Gordon Stewart, check out his blog at: www.borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/

The episode was written, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: http://www.youbetterrun.media

The reading of this episode was recorded in Armchair Books, 72-74 Westport Edinburgh, with permission of the owners - www.armchairbooks.co.uk

The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/

Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 2 - The Light Of The Seven Hunters

Episode 3 - concerning strange lights in the sky and strange encounters with unknown entities from all over Scotland.

This episode was written and read by Gordon Stuart, check out his blog at https://borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/

This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by me, Nick Cole-Hamilton: http://www.youbetterrun.media

The additional voice acting in this episode was provided by Tony Broonford and Jessica Henderson.

Check out Tony's Youtube channel, the Broonfords for hilarious and insightful Edinburgh based shenanigans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_N2kq3CCeQmLTlkStO8kSQ

Jess is an amazingly talented composer, you can check out her creations at https://soundcloud.com/arrowtothekneeproductions

The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: http://www.andrewcowan.co/

The image of Dechmont Law is by Taras Young.

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Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 3 - Aliens Attack! Dechmont Law And The Falkirk Triangle

Episode 4 (Part One) is the first half of our exploration of an A-Z of Scottish folklore, where we encounter Witches, Water-Bulls, the Wizard of the West Bow, and much, much more...

This episode was written and read by Gordon Stuart, check out his blog at www.borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/

This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: http://www.youbetterrun.media

This episode features Tony Broonford. Check out his new podcast, Scottish Memories: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1160720?fbclid=IwAR3xCQRTPkf3qe9jvHL25B1FaGKT14gCAUwhOq74Nj0bzSv976MamdmttJo 

The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/

The image for this episode's thumbnail is taken from a Gaelic book of mythological verse, held by the National Library of Scotland: https://digital.nls.uk/gaelic-manuscripts-of-scotland/archive/77025518#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=0%2C-1050%2C2499%2C5243

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Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 4 - An A-Z Of Scottish Folklore (Part One)

Episode 5 (Part two) is the second half of our exploration of an A-Z of Scottish folklore, where this time we encounter: Zombie Monks;  the Finfolk - amphibious water-dwelling sorcerers; the cù-sìth, a self-illuminating Faerie Hound, and much, much more...

This episode was written and read by Gordon Stuart, check out his blog at www.borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/

This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: http://www.youbetterrun.media

This episode features additional instrumentation from Jonas Rae.

The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: http://www.andrewcowan.co/

The image for this episode's thumbnail is taken from a Gaelic book of mythological verse, held by the National Library of Scotland: https://digital.nls.uk/gaelic-manuscripts-of-scotland/archive/77025518#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-872%2C0%2C4242%2C3144

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Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 5 - An A-Z Of Scottish Folklore (Part Two)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2 HOURS OF SCOTTISH 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

episode 3...

@hngwy
(34:15)
Broken techno niceness & beats spanning multiple tempos from rising producer Hngwy

@jacksonville aka Capricorn One
(1:19:00)
Wicked dubby UK Techno & Garage bits from Bongo Club family Capricorn One

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SKILLIS MIX [00:00]
Hasharelli - Laid Bare
SOPHIE - ELLE
Inkke - Peekapop
Creep Woland - BURNER 06’
Neil Landstrumm - Doberman
Leeway - Lifted
Creep Woland - ANaGDMORNING2u2
Pigeon Steve - Ur Welcome (Acid Karaoke Mix)
Neil Landstrumm - £300 To Open The Door Yeh
Gaffa - GripTape
Stephen Brown - Byte 2  

HNGWY MIX [34:15]
Hngwy - Gobl
Hngwy - Phrone
Hngwy - QuiGoneGin
Hngwy - Bell Deep
Hngwy - Untitled
Hngwy - Swung
Hngwy - 2328
Hngwy - Ya Cult
Hngwy - Goldun
Hngwy - Smut
Hngwy - Item Select

CAPRICORN ONE MIX [1:19:00]
Capricorn One - Untitled 
Capricorn One - System One 
Capricorn One - Glimpse 
Capricorn One - Pavement 
Capricorn One - Elex
Capricorn One - Untitled 
Capricorn One - Clean Up
Capricorn One - Random Systems Inc.
Capricorn One - Connect

1020 Radio - 2 Hours of Scottish w/ Capricorn One & Hngwy

Weird noises from Nick Cole-Hamilton/NikNak/Jake Lake and co-conspirators.

Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 9 - Culloden

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