Two voices, two perspectives, one shared journey of discovery.

Archivist and tradition bearer Catherine McPhee brings the depth of Skye’s oral traditions and cultural memory. Historian Ashley Douglas brings her groundbreaking research into Marie Maitland, Scotland’s little-known 16th-century poet whose words testify to her deep and unapologetic love for another woman in the years immediately following the Scottish Reformation. Through their conversation, unexpected traces of queerness emerge—from the rhythms of language to the stories passed down through generations. Together, they reveal how Scotland’s past holds more diversity than history has often allowed us to see— an illuminating and moving invitation to look again at the stories we thought we knew.

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