Aos Dàna - ‘Soil and Soul' and 'Love and Revolution’ , Alastair McIntosh
Alastair’s beliefs are rooted in his upbringing on the Isle of Lewis . . . He does not advocate returning to a preindustrial golden age, but balances the gains of modernity against what has been lost. In particular, he demonstrates how the rise of the modern era undermined communities governed by a sense of reverence and mutual responsibility. But right relationship can be restored, he suggests, by learning from the bardic tradition to create a new harmony of soil, soul and society. Alastair McIntosh is a writer, lecturer, social activist, broadcaster and campaigning academic. He is a Director of the GalGael Trust, and Visiting Professor of Human Ecology at the University of Strathclyde. Luke Concannon, lead singer in Nizlopi says of Alastair " I asked [him] to get up and rave with us because he is my favourite author. He is a poet, a thinker and a doer. He seems able to link us to our past, to the land and to the spiritual core that is the essence of life and art. We need people who dare to speak these truths. He howls his poems like a wild man.Date: 17/07/07
Start Time: 4.30 pm
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Seòmar Chruinneachaidh
Audience Numbers: 0
Type: Talks and Literature