Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Paul McCallum talks to James MacLetchie. In Part 2E Paul turns the tables on James and asks him about his own writing of songs, and encourages him to pass them on - "Bheir seachad iad". Once they're written they no longer belong to him. They should be shared, to help keep the language and the music alive. "You could take it all over the world." James reflects on Gaelic connections with First Nations of North America, and Paul notes commonalities in their troubled histories. But looking forward, he repeats his warning about needless change to the language - "Mura h-eil e briste, na cuir air dòigh e". (If it ain't broke, don't fix it.)
Full summary and links here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/paul-mccallum-in-conversation
Paul McCallum talks to James MacLetchie. In Part 2E Paul turns the tables on James and asks him about his own writing of songs, and encourages him to pass them on - "Bheir seachad iad". Once they're written they no longer belong to him. They should be shared, to help keep the language and the music alive. "You could take it all over the world." James reflects on Gaelic connections with First Nations of North America, and Paul notes commonalities in their troubled histories. But looking forward, he repeats his warning about needless change to the language - "Mura h-eil e briste, na cuir air dòigh e". (If it ain't broke, don't fix it.)
Full summary and links here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/paul-mccallum-in-conversation
