11 episodes
The Heal & Harrow Podcast Heal & Harrow
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 23 Ratings
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Rachel Newton and Lauren MacColl in conversation with writer Màiri Kidd, discussing the women behind the stories of their acclaimed album and show ’Heal & Harrow’ . In each episode, extracts from the stories are read by 10 great Scottish voices. Heal & Harrow seeks to pay tribute to the thousands of people caught up in the Scottish Witch Trials.
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Ep 10 - Eachlair (feat. Alyth McCormack)
Our final episode in this series tells of the ultimate 'baddie' of Gaelic folklore - the Eachlair Ùrlar, featuring the voice of singer and actor Alyth McCormack.
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Ep 9 - Cutty Sark (feat. Annie Grace)
We find some light in the dark in this episode - 'Tam O' Shanter' told through Nanny's perspective - featuring the voice of actor and musician Annie Grace.
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Ep 8 - Màiri (feat. Deirdre Graham)
This week's episode centres around Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh, a women said to have composed her poetry on the threshold. Featuring the voice of Skye musician, educator and podcaster Deirdre Graham.
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Ep 7 - Judge Not (feat. Cora Bissett)
The intriguing life of 'witch-pricker' Christian Caddell (Caldwell) shines a light on a different side to the Scottish Witch Trials. What would drive someone to follow this path? Featuring the voice of director, actor, playwright and musician Cora Bissett.
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Ep 6 - Corp-crèadha / Figure of Clay (feat. Cass Ezeji)
In this week's episode we discuss how Màiri approached fictionalising difficult aspects of our history. Featuring the voice of singer, presenter and linguist Cass Ezeji.
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Ep 5 -Behind the Eyes (feat. Len Pennie)
This week's story sparks discussion around how little is known about the lives of the women persecuted for witchcraft, assumptions that are sometimes made about their lives, and what could be found within the trial records. Featuring the voice of poet and Scots language advocate Len Pennie.
Customer Reviews
A beautiful and moving series
Lots to learn from, lots to enjoy, and lots of beautiful words and music
Intensely moving
I have both the book and the album and I am enjoying the extra dimensions added by the discussions between Mairi, Lauren and Rachel and, above all, by the beautiful readings. The project is a wonderful way to memorialise these poor women and to make sure we don’t forget the suffering they endured.
Scottish Witches: A Phenomenal Artistic Response
You’ll want to listen to all the different elements of this multi-layered project over and over. I added the album to my Bandcamp when it first became available to pre-order and on the strength of this podcast have ordered the book and pre-ordered the Stories album :) Looking forward to episode 3 and the rest! Surely, this is award-winning content. Big congrats to everyone involved.