Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Paul McCallum talks to James MacLetchie. In Part 1B he remembers his schooldays and some of his teachers, most of whom were Gaelic speakers even though education was conducted through English. He recalls how music came to him easily, and competing in mòds from an early age (at which he and James first came into contact). On leaving school he worked as a cook for MacBraynes on the Islay ferry, through which he came across Islay Gaelic, which was quite different from his own.
Full summary and links here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/paul-mccallum-in-conversation
Paul McCallum talks to James MacLetchie. In Part 1B he remembers his schooldays and some of his teachers, most of whom were Gaelic speakers even though education was conducted through English. He recalls how music came to him easily, and competing in mòds from an early age (at which he and James first came into contact). On leaving school he worked as a cook for MacBraynes on the Islay ferry, through which he came across Islay Gaelic, which was quite different from his own.
Full summary and links here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/paul-mccallum-in-conversation
