A few tidbits on Scottish holiday traditions for our topic this month.Our featured music this month is Mile Marbhphaisg Air A’ghaol courtesy of The Jennifer Licko Band. Check out their performance schedule to see them in person.For our local
A little look at a Celtic Personification of WinterSorry no music this month drop me a line at webmaster@historicgames.com if you want to suggest a Minnesota-based band that would like to be featured on the podcast. And please let me know how
This month, a Halloween look at an experiment with electricity and a cadaver dating from the time of the classic horror novel Frankenstein.I’ve got a new microphone and some variations in sound quality as a result. I’ll be recording a new intr
A little look at clothing history this month.For a few contemporary quotes describing Scottish men’s and women’s clothing seethis webpage: http://historicgames.com/Scottishstuff/scotsattire.htmThis month’s feature music is courtesy of The H
A little look at the origin of the Highland Games of Scotland, and some of the (sometimes questionable) tales told about the origins of the athletic events.Our featured music is courtesy of Rumgumption, a Twin Cities-based band centered around
As a real-life gambler, banker, duelist, royal adviser, exile, rake and adventurer (who at one point controlled a major portion of North America), John Law lived a life that sounds like it was something created for a Hollywood movie.To learn
A while ago I ran across a story claiming that there may have been a Scottish noble who made a voyage to the new world a hundred years before Columbus, and thought it might be a fun topic to look into.Our featured music is courtesy of Rumgumpt
April podcast episode available. A little look at some of the most important early Chess pieces found in Europe. Sorry about the static pop during the podcast I had to chase a cat away while I was recording and I need a microphone that doesn’t
A short look at the origins of the Black Watch Regiment.The song for this episode is “The Bonny Ship the Diamond” from“The Dregs http://www.the-dregs.net/ are a popular comedy folk band based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Primarily known fo