Wednesday 16th March 2011
Festival to celebrate folklorist
BBC News Online
A new three-day festival will celebrate the life and work of Scottish folklorist Hamish Henderson.
The Gillie Mor event - which takes its name from the Gaelic for Big Lad, a nickname given to the poet and songwriter - will be held at Caithness Horizons in Thurso from 24 to 26 March.
Speakers will include Caithness writer George Gunn, who was a close friend of Henderson.
American songwriter Bob Dylan has said the Scot's song The 51st (Highland) Division's Farewell to Sicily influenced his song the Times They Are A Changin'.
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