The Cèilidh Hoose

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Join Annie and Jenny on a trip to the Cèilidh house, as they discuss the magic of this old tradition. We blether about some old cèilidh lore, exploring how cèilidhs keep communities connected. We look at how the cèilidh house sometimes develops its own lore of ghosts, magic and wonder. Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast, proudly recorded in the Highlands. We research our heritage and mythology podcast using archives, books, museum objects, and oral histories from across Scotland.References:Captain Dugald MacCormick (contributor), Calum Iain Maclean (Fieldworker), TAIBHSE A THÀINIG GU TAIGH ANNS AN ROBH CÈILIDH, SA1953.050, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, University of Edinburgh (https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/2981)Donald MacLean (contributor), Donald Archie MacDonald (Fieldworker), FEAR AIG NACH ROBH SGEULACHD AIG CÈILIDH, SA1975.31.A2, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, University of Edinburgh (https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/62058)Reisebilder, Marion; A Highland Cèilidh of 35 Years Ago, Northern Chronicle and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland, 02 Dec 1908. Scots Language Centre Website: www.scotslanguage.com/articles/view/id/5263Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland Website: https://tracscotland.org/ Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland.
0:11.0	Swinging my arms and legs rapidly in the middle of a gay Gordons, it's Jenny.
0:17.0	And stripping the willow, it's Annie.
0:19.0	Put the clothes back on that tree.
0:21.8	We're going to take an interlude from our Highland history
0:24.5	and explore some fascinating stories of the south of this marvellous country.
0:28.9	But first, we wanted to end the season on a high,
0:32.6	and so that's why we're having a wee Cayley episode.
0:36.2	It's a Highland fling!
0:38.1	So the Cayley hasn't always been the town hall country band,
0:41.9	swirling social dances that we know them as nowadays.
0:46.2	The word Cayley is of course Gallic,
0:48.7	and it just means to visit, to get together.
0:53.0	And originally, a Cayley was just this kind of social visit between neighbours,
0:58.3	between folks of the settlement. It was where folk would gossip and catch up with local happenings.
1:05.1	They'd bring something to drink and pass around, or maybe something to keep the fire roaring in
1:10.6	the Cayley House.
1:12.0	As the night progressed, storytelling and ballad singing would no doubt begin.
1:17.0	And it's between the walls of the Cayley House that oral traditions were passed,
1:21.5	creating a chain through time, each retelling a new link.
1:25.4	It feels like our podcast is just always circling back to traditional storytelling.
1:32.7	Well, I mean, it is in the name, Annie.
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