Podcast appearances and mentions of James Oswald

En el episodio de hoy vamos a descubrir la importancia de 2 pensadores escoceses del siglo XVIII, David Hume y Adam Smith; ellos fueron los principales responsables de que existiera una "Ilustración Escocesa", que convivió con la francesa y que aún sigue vigente en nuestros días, debido a la importancia de su legado en diferentes campos de la sociedad. Para contarnos muchos detalles sobre ambos autores y sus notables obras, contamos con la visita de la socióloga Estefanía Munárriz, junto a quien escucharemos piezas de la época compuestas por un genio como Haendel y autores mucho menos populares como Loeillet de Londres, Henry Carey, James Oswald, William Goodwin y William Shield. Música muy interesante para ilustrar un programa con enjundia, ideas interesantes y unas tazas de café y que esperamos que disfrutes con nosotros porque es la nueva entrega de Hoy Toca, el programa de Clásica FM que te quiere sorprender. *Fe de erratas: el popular "Trompeta Voluntario" que comenta Carlos no lo compuso Matthew Locke sino Jeremiah Clarke.

Books included: “A Stroke Of The Pen” The lost stories by Terry Pratchett and we speak to Rob Wilkins, Terry Pratchett's assistant, friend and joint head of the Pratchett Literary Estate ”The Book At War” by Andrew Pettegree and I speak to Andrew about this book.“The Halloween Party” by Agatha Christie “Natural Causes” by James Oswald and “Into The Uncanny” by Danny Robins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inverters are the heart of the solar PV plant. With over 10,000 sites across the US, CPS America inverters are busy converting DC solar power to AC grid power - a job that requires sophisticated power electronics and a team of dedicated solar professionals to maintain, upgrade and service those inverters. Welcome to another episode of the Clean Power Hour! Today's episode features James Oswald, Service Director for Chint Power Systems (CPS America). James joined CPS in 2015 when the US was installing a mere 7 GW of solar a year (compared to 20+ GW/year currently). Join our host, Tim Montague, as he sits down with James to discuss the remarkable growth of the industry and the progress CPS has made, how their product line has changed, and how they approach customer service and servicing their fleet of 3-phase string inverters.CPS America has emerged as a force in the US solar industry, and this episode reveals some of the factors that have propelled their growth. By continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible, CPS has developed highly efficient and reliable inverters that have revolutionized the solar energy industry.Throughout the conversation, James provides valuable insights into the company, its approach to 24/7/365 service, and the many career opportunities available at CPS. Whether you're a seasoned professional or early in your solar journey, CPS is hiring for a range of roles including service technicians, engineers, and business developers. CPS welcomes individuals who are passionate about creating a positive impact in the world and the solar industry. The company values people with a strong background in renewable energy, power electronics, and related fields. A dedication to teamwork, problem-solving, and a drive for continuous learning are highly sought-after qualities as well. Key TakeawaysWho is James Oswald, Service Director, CPS AmericaIns and outs of running the Service Dept at CPS AmericaCPS Flex Gateway - communications and monitoring capabilitiesGrowth and evolution of the product line at CPS AmericaCareer Opportunities at CPS America - the life of a field technicianCPS AmericaConnect with James OswaldFollow CPS America on LinkedIn Connect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.com Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems. Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

+X+X+X+ Cover Art from David Allan's Lead Processing at Leadhills: Weighing the Lead Bars from the 1780s showing a Blue Bonnet and a Cocked hat. Courtesy of National Galleries Scotland: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/99127/lead-processing-leadhills-weighing-lead-bars 1686: John Playford, Dancing Master rendition of Johnny Cock thy Beaver here: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/dancing-master/Dance/images/Play1138.gif This whole database was helpful: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/dancing-master/Index.htm 1900: I would not have known to look here were it not for John Glen's monumental work on early Scottish melodies, if you hadn't noticed it is Glen's collection that makes up much of the archival copies of these texts I rely on: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91349758 ?: Carolan's Setting for Variations came likely from Donal O'Sullivan's work of tunes actually composed by Turlough O'Carolan (b.1670-d.1738) I got the transcription (and apparently also a key change) on Vince Brennan's remarkable website, with ABC copies of all the tunes: http://www.oldmusicproject.com/occ/tunes.html Note this setting is likely not Carolan, also, that you shouldn't say the “O'” before Carolan's name if you're speaking English. 1733: William Dixon's Watty's Away: https://www.mattseattle.scot/product-page/the-master-piper-new-edition 1750ish: James Oswald's Setting for Johnny Cock-up thy Beaver: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94599108 1792: Scots Musical Museum (Robert Burns Song) https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87798244 1757: Bremner's Setting for Scots Bonnet: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002603 1807-1810: O'Farrell's setting of The Blue Bonnett: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/ofarrellspc3.pdf It is tune 17 on the PDF You can read through the fascinating discussion of Beaver and links to many newspaper articles from the early 20th century here on the English Language and Usage Stack Exchange forum: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/503590 June 1922: Missouri Newspaper: Cambridge Students Pride themselves on their whiskers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066316/1922-06-26/ed-1/seq-4/#words=%22yelling%2Bbeaver%22 October 1922: Washington Newspaper: King George may need to shave https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1922-10-29/ed-1/seq-59/#words=%22out%2Bbeaver%22 December 1922 Washington Newspaper: Beaver near extinction because of the Beaver Game: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1922-12-03/ed-1/seq-39/#words=%22out%2Bbeaver%22 “Looking For Whiskers Bearded men find themselves unwontedly popular at Cambridge just now. They are gravely or hilariously saluted by undergraduates with cries of ‘Beaver!' This is part of a game which the young wits of the University have devised in which pointes are scored by the player who first sights a bearded person. From Gloucester Citizen, Gloucester, England, Wednesday May 17, 1922 Volume 47, 115 From the Evening Telegraph (Dundee, Scotland) Tuesday october 3, 1922 Day By Day “There is absolutely no truth in the story that when a Royal figure wearing a beard entered a Cambridge function the undergraduates rose to their feet as one and shouted, ‘Royal beaver game, set, match.” “When Aussies wore Whiskers from Thursday Aug 2, 1934 Gloucester Citizen, talks about men wearing beards being scorned by barbers, and harassed on the street by cries of Beaver. Jan 20, 1941 Gloucester Citizen, “Ban on ‘Hitler' Moustache but ‘Beavers' are Popular Discusses how beards fell out of fashion, but are back in for military personnel after WWII. You can see the “Beaver!” Limerick printed here in the Wordsworth Book of Limericks: https://archive.org/details/wordsworthbookof0000unse/page/324/mode/1up? You can see several of the Mid-19th Century Bonny Black Hare Broadsides here, Courtesy of the Bodleian Libraries: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/search/title/Bonny%20black%20hare Interesting discussion of Bonny Black Hare from AL Lloyd and others that popularized singing it during the British Folk Revival: https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/thebonnyblackhare.html I have lost several hours to Grosse's 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5402/pg5402-images.html Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! 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Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! Today we celebrate Chint Product Innovation Day with Bryan Wagner, President; James Oswald, Service Director; and Anton Patton, Products and Applications Engineering Director. Central inverters have dominated the large-scale PV market as far back as the 1980s. But with recent innovations in semiconductor technology, high-power three-phase string inverters are now a viable alternative for solar projects up to the gigawatt scale. As a market leader in commercial three-phase string inverters for seven of the past eight years, CPS America is positioned to facilitate the industry's transition away from bulky, expensive central inverters toward modular string-based designs.On this episode, we gathered at the 2023 Chint Innovation Day at CPS' Dallas HQ to discuss how CPS is creating jobs, growing the industry, providing excellent customer service, and rolling out string inverters that are now displacing central inverters on 100 MW+ projects across North America. Highlights:Managing growth - CPS has doubled its headcount in the past 18 months and will double again in the next 12-18 months;Customer service - CPS has over 500 customers including developers, IPPs, and installers, across North America;Their flagship 250/275 kW inverter is being installed in 100+ MW projects and the company just announced a 20% price cut on these inverters;String inverters are the future for utility-scale solar projects;CPS is staffing up at all three of their locations: Dallas TX (HQ), Pleasanton CA (Engineering), and Somerville NJ;String vs. Central - string inverters are smaller, lighter, and easier to install and service; In more mature markets like Asia and Europe, string inverters have an 80 percent market share in utility-scale solar projects;CPS products are installed in over 15,000 projects (>110,000 products installed) in North America;Their Thailand factory is cranking out 5-6 GW of inverters per year; Supply chain woes, the war in Ukraine, and commodity prices of copper, steel, and aluminum impact the solar industry but CPS has over a GW of product on hand in the US. CPS Service - 24-hour turnaround for replacement parts;CPS Customers and customer experience;Solar + storage;What future employees should know about Chint;Solar industry growth trajectory: 10X growth by 2050 Connect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTube Tim on Twitter Tim on LinkedIn Email tgmontague@gmail.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Please subscribe on your favorite audio platform and on Youtube: bit.ly/cph-sub | www.CleanPowerHour.com | Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.com | Speeding the energy transition! Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/Twice a week we highlight the tools, technologies, and innovators that are making the clean energy transition a reality - on Apple,The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance ...

In this episode all Michael Proctor hosts three of our advisors (Lyndon Zielke, Jacob Swisher, and James Oswald) who have worked to help people make wise financial decisions using the Ramsey Solutions platform.    Starting from baby step number one to save for an emergency fund to learning how to be effective in budgeting to saving for retirement and one day giving your wealth generously, these advisors talk through their experiences in their own lives with Ramsey Solutions and in their clients lives.    Leading Edge Financial Planning, LLC Address: 515 S Main St STE 103, Wichita, KS 67202 Phone: (316) 768-7526 https://www.leadingedgefp.com/ https://calendly.com/leading-edge/introductions

Tunes: Robert Bremner: Stadholders Minuet, Moorish Tunes, Mill Mill O, Willy was a Wanton Wag, and Black Joke. William McGibbon: Mill Mill O, Willie Was a Wanton Wag James Oswald: Burlesque on a Black Joak: Miscellaneous: Clare Dragoons, Braes a Mar Big Thanks To Ryan Kirk for the performance and write up. Head over to the Facebook page to tell him thanks! Thanks to Rob Turner for his Playing of James Oswald's Burlesque on Black Joke. You can watch his youtube upoload of the tune, along with some stellar background information. https://youtu.be/vHFwsYbvZ-A As I said in the episode, be sure to check out the rest of his music on his Youtube channel: fiauto https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNv7YozytBYTZHjyMGxO1A Bremner's Guitar Tutorial settings for, Moorish Tunes, Mill Mill O, Willy was a Wanton Wag, Stadholders Minuet, and Black Joke: http://guitar-repertoire.com/musicalia/bremner-r-instructions-for-the-guitar-pdf/ Oswald: Burlesque on a Black Joak: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94598288 O'Farrell's The Black Joke with Variations: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87780734 McGibbon's Willy was a Wanton Wag: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105870384 Clare Dragoons: I just took off The Session https://thesession.org/tunes/777 But you might be entertained by this bizarre “Fennian War Echoes” Pamphlet with the Song: https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/collection/p15037coll1/id/897 If you haven't listened to The Dollop Episode about the Fenian Raids, it's a pretty good laugh: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/106---the-fenian-raids McGibbon's Mill Mill O: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105869955 Here Is Ryan's Excellent write up if you'd like to see it as written: English Guitar Notes: Robert Bremner's Instructions for the Guitar is a short tutor book containing a brief overview of the instrument and a small collection of popular English and Scottish tunes. The instrument described within is not what most people today would picture when they hear guitar. Instead of the six stringed Romantic or Spanish guitar - the direct ancestor to today's classical and steel stringed instruments - the instrument described is what is now known as an English or Scottish guitar. This instrument had six courses of strings, but was a smaller teardrop shaped instrument strung with metal wire and tuned in open tunings. It is the ancestor to and most closely resembles the modern cittern or German waldzither. With its early wire strings and open tunings it was less suited to the more harmonically complex and delicate music played on the gut strung Spanish instrument. Nevertheless, it enjoyed widespread use as an instrument for popular and folk music. The ‘Instructions' portion of the text is relatively brief. It explains the tuning of the instrument (an open C major chord) and a few rudimentary techniques. Interestingly it describes a simple strumming technique and also suggests an alternating plucking with the thumb and forefinger, a common technique on the lute and other early stringed instruments now known as ‘thumb under' that approximates the effect of a plectrum. The musical selections themselves are mostly presented in simple settings. The music is provided in staff notation, rather than the tablature more commonly used for stringed instruments of the era. All of the music is transposed to C to fit the open chord tuning of the instrument. The texture is simple, mostly simple monophonic melody line with the odd open string drone or strummed open string chord for emphasis, when harmonically appropriate. In all but a few instances the music only calls on the player to strike notes on immediately adjacent strings, most often in melodic parallel thirds or a melody over an open drone string. There is none of the counterpoint, moving basslines, or harmonic figuration that is typical of Baroque or Romantic guitar repertoire. These factors along with the popular tunes suggests to me that the music was intended for an amateur audience and intended to be strummed as much as plucked. One could view the tutor as analogous to modern commercial ukulele books full of popular and folk tunes in simple arrangements. The various Moorish tunes are interesting and of particular note. They are all extremely short and simple with a strong pastoral sound of open ringing intervals evocative of hunting horns and reveilles, perhaps intended to conjure the image of the trumpets popularly associated with the military bands of the Ottoman Empire. In light of the above notes on the instrument itself, I have played the selected tunes on a modern steel string acoustic guitar, with a mix of pick and thumb and forefinger as appropriate. Ryan Kirk, Nova Scotia Canada (thanks again Ryan!) 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James Oswald is the author of the bestselling Inspector Maclean series of novels, as well as the fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, and more. His latest book, All That Lives, is the twelfth in the Inspector Maclean series.It was really interesting hearing how James made his breakthrough via self-publishing and how his success there led to traditional publishers bidding to try and get the rights to his novels. We also talked about how he juggles being a farmer with his writing, why publishers always say they want something new, even if that's not always the case, and hear about his latest book, All That Lives. On top of that, we talk about his love of comics and what he has planned in the future.Links:Buy All That Lives and James's other books nowVisit James's websiteFollow James on TwitterPage One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: @ukPageOneFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOneFollow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam Croft and Robert Daws return for episode 159 of Partners in Crime.   Bob explains he hasn't been able to watch much television or read any books since the last episode, but he doesn't let that hinder his contribution, as he recommends an audiobook and a true crime documentary. In fact, he manages to discuss the latter for a full eight minutes.   Meanwhile, our hosts discuss an article from The Herald, in which author James Oswald admits he questioned whether he could continue writing about the police, after their heavy-handed response to the Sarah Everard vigil, and Adam reveals some of the crime fiction stars already lined up to appear at the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in the summer.   Bonus material this time includes an email from a listener who got in touch to share how much he loved the mattress content in the last episode, and will no doubt have been thrilled at Adam's revelation that he too has now purchased a new mattress. AND a bed.   ~ Moriarty ~     RECOMMENDATIONS   The Game by Scott Kershaw https://bit.ly/KershawTheGame (pre-order)   Devil's Advocate on Sky Documentaries   I Have Something to Tell You by Susan Lewis (Audiobook) https://bit.ly/SomethingAudio     March's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is The Last Amen by C.C. Jameson https://bit.ly/TheLastAmen To get this book and a different one every month for FREE, become a patron here: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast Or buy it here     Buy Partners In Crime merchandise here https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52592091 Buy a 'Partners In Time' clock by clicking below! https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52592683   Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME22 at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS22 when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo If you'd like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — on video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/crimefictionpodcast/ Website: partnersincrime.online Patreon: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast

The latest book in the Sunday Times best-selling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers. An archaeological dig at the old South Leith parish kirkyard has turned up a mysterious body dating from around 700 years ago. The experts wonder if she wasn't murdered and dumped, but some suspect that this gruesome discovery is a sacrifice, placed there for a specific purpose. Then a second body is unearthed. This victim went missing only 30 years ago - but the similarities between her death and the ancient body's suggest something even more disturbing. Drawn into the investigation, McLean finds himself torn between a worrying trend of violent drug-related deaths and uncovering what truly connects these bodies. When a third body is discovered, and too close for comfort, he begins to suspect dark purpose at play - and that whoever put them there is far from finished.

After a succesful U.S tour which took in places like the Viper Room, Whisky Au-Go-Go and the Rainbow Bar, Australian rock outfit Midnight Alibi should have been riding the euphoric success all the way back to Melbourne and into their next album cycle.Instead, as it did with the rest of the world, COVID interjected and threatened to derail the fast moving rock machine that was quickly gathering momentum.Rather than bemoan lost opportunities or sulk at what might have been, Midnight Alibi instead focussed their energies on the one thing they retained control over.A new album.That manifested itself with Higher Power, an album born of isolation but fuelled by determination.Recorded straight out of lockdown, Higher Power was released earlier this year, but such is the quality of the material on the record that Midnight Alibi are still releasing quality singles more than six months later.The most recent of which, "Where We Belong", was recently premiered via HEAVY with James Oswald joining us to talk about the song and other developments in the Midnight Alibi camp."With this album it was the first time we've had a release where we've been able to plan the whole album out," Oswald explained. "We've done EP's in the past and with them we ended up getting signed with Universal Music Australia at the time and they wanted an album so we compiled the two EP's together to release as an album. Even though it flowed really well it was all done by the same producer in the same studio. We weren't able to really plan the flow of the album the way the band would always want to do it. With this one, when the pandemic happened we just said what can we do? We got together when we could and started working on tracks and going for certain vibes and give a lot of space in the music and let things breathe a bit more and not try to go too hard. This new one "Where We Belong" has a cool vibe to it and at the end of the day is a good rock song."In the full interview James talks more about the new single, fleshes out the album more and what the band was going for with it, discusses touring the US and playing some iconic venues, getting back out on the road, future music and more.

The gripping new thriller in the brilliant Constance Fairchild series, from one of Scotland's foremost crime writers. On compassionate leave following the death of her mother, Detective Constable Constance Fairchild thought renting a cottage near Aberystwyth, Wales would get her far enough from London to finally relax. But trouble always seems to find Con, and it's not long before she is cooling off in a police station cell after defending herself from two would-be rapists. In custody she meets a young Ukrainian woman, Lila, who confides in Con that she's been forced by her manipulative boyfriend into prostitution and running drugs. Fearing for her life, she has run away from him, only to end up in the cells. Con offers to help, but when her cottage is ransacked and Lila subsequently disappears, she realises she's stumbled into very dangerous company. International drug smugglers and ruthless people traffickers - those who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. Out here at the end of the line, will Con find that there's nowhere left to run?

This week, Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with best-selling crime fiction author James Oswald who makes his return to Alfa Romeo Driver in the June issue with the story of the restoration of his 156 GTA Sportwagon. James is no stranger to the magazine, having been a regular contributor as GT Registrar in the noughties and he talks about the Alfas he's owned, the Alfas his characters have driven and the writing process.

The eleventh book in the Sunday Times-bestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers. The charred remains of an elderly woman are discovered in a burned-out game-keepers cottage, hidden away in woodland to the west of Edinburgh. Clearly no accidental fire, Detective Inspector Tony McLean suspects that neither is this simply a grim arson attack. There is far more to the victim than her humble surroundings might suggest, and something ritualistic to her horrific murder. Nor will it be the only case of death by fire that Tony and his team will be faced with. This is only the beginning, and with such evil clouding the air, Tony begins to wonder what else will burn . . .

Episode 7 - The month of February marks LGBT+ History Month in Scotland, and elsewhere. And so, we take a short detour away from our more usual wyrd history… to an LGBT+ history of Scotland. Listeners are advised that the commentary includes some content and language which they may find uncomfortable listening, reflecting attitudes and practices of earlier times. No offence or distress is intended. This is a safe place, for all, and we submit this episode with respect, for all. Regular listeners will be aware that this episode is somewhat different in form as well as content from previous episodes. Usually we like to employ our own sounds and compositions, however for this episode it felt appropriate to source music which reflected the time periods being spoken about, and to generally avoid emotive or creepy sound effects. Therefore, we'd like to acknowledge the pieces of music used and their performers. We would also like to to say that as far as possible we've tried to use music from the public domain, or which permits reuse. If we've erred here please let us know and we will be more than happy to make appropriate changes. This episode featured: Masculine women, feminine men, written by Jimmy Monaco and Edgar Lesie, performed by Frank Harris AKA Irving Kaufman. It featured multiple early and renaissance classical guitar pieces by Jon Sayles, which can be found at http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/EarlyMusic.htm it really is amazing the collection he's put together. There was selections from the Sonata of Scots Tunes by James Oswald, performed by Concerto Caledonia and David McGuinness. It featured Love Your Spell is Everywhere performed by Ben Selvin and his orchestra. And also Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes by Alfred Newman and His orchestra And finally it featured Sun Disco by Cow&Lake, of which Andrew Cowan, who designed the Tales from Wyrd Scotland logo, was Cow, and Nick Cole-Hamilton was Lake. This episode was written and read by Gordon Stewart check out his blog: http://borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/ The episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: http://www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: http://andrewcowan.co/

Tunes: Robert Bremner: Stadholders Minuet, Moorish Tunes, Mill Mill O, Willy was a Wanton Wag, and Black Joke. William McGibbon: Mill Mill O, Willie Was a Wanton Wag James Oswald: Burlesque on a Black Joak: Miscellaneous: Clare Dragoons, Braes a Mar Big Thanks To Ryan Kirk for the performance and write up. Head over to the Facebook page to tell him thanks! Thanks to Rob Turner for his Playing of James Oswald’s Burlesque on Black Joke. You can watch his youtube upoload of the tune, along with some stellar background information. https://youtu.be/vHFwsYbvZ-A As I said in the episode, be sure to check out the rest of his music on his Youtube channel: fiauto https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNv7YozytBYTZHjyMGxO1A Bremner’s Guitar Tutorial settings for, Moorish Tunes, Mill Mill O, Willy was a Wanton Wag, Stadholders Minuet, and Black Joke: http://guitar-repertoire.com/musicalia/bremner-r-instructions-for-the-guitar-pdf/ Oswald: Burlesque on a Black Joak: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94598288 O’Farrell’s The Black Joke with Variations: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87780734 McGibbon’s Willy was a Wanton Wag: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105870384 Clare Dragoons: I just took off The Session https://thesession.org/tunes/777 But you might be entertained by this bizarre “Fennian War Echoes” Pamphlet with the Song: https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/collection/p15037coll1/id/897 If you haven’t listened to The Dollop Episode about the Fenian Raids, it’s a pretty good laugh: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/106---the-fenian-raids McGibbon’s Mill Mill O: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105869955 Here Is Ryan's Excellent write up if you'd like to see it as written: English Guitar Notes: Robert Bremner’s Instructions for the Guitar is a short tutor book containing a brief overview of the instrument and a small collection of popular English and Scottish tunes. The instrument described within is not what most people today would picture when they hear guitar. Instead of the six stringed Romantic or Spanish guitar - the direct ancestor to today’s classical and steel stringed instruments - the instrument described is what is now known as an English or Scottish guitar. This instrument had six courses of strings, but was a smaller teardrop shaped instrument strung with metal wire and tuned in open tunings. It is the ancestor to and most closely resembles the modern cittern or German waldzither. With its early wire strings and open tunings it was less suited to the more harmonically complex and delicate music played on the gut strung Spanish instrument. Nevertheless, it enjoyed widespread use as an instrument for popular and folk music. The ‘Instructions’ portion of the text is relatively brief. It explains the tuning of the instrument (an open C major chord) and a few rudimentary techniques. Interestingly it describes a simple strumming technique and also suggests an alternating plucking with the thumb and forefinger, a common technique on the lute and other early stringed instruments now known as ‘thumb under’ that approximates the effect of a plectrum. The musical selections themselves are mostly presented in simple settings. The music is provided in staff notation, rather than the tablature more commonly used for stringed instruments of the era. All of the music is transposed to C to fit the open chord tuning of the instrument. The texture is simple, mostly simple monophonic melody line with the odd open string drone or strummed open string chord for emphasis, when harmonically appropriate. In all but a few instances the music only calls on the player to strike notes on immediately adjacent strings, most often in melodic parallel thirds or a melody over an open drone string. There is none of the counterpoint, moving basslines, or harmonic figuration that is typical of Baroque or Romantic guitar repertoire. These factors along with the popular tunes suggests to me that the music was intended for an amateur audience and intended to be strummed as much as plucked. One could view the tutor as analogous to modern commercial ukulele books full of popular and folk tunes in simple arrangements. The various Moorish tunes are interesting and of particular note. They are all extremely short and simple with a strong pastoral sound of open ringing intervals evocative of hunting horns and reveilles, perhaps intended to conjure the image of the trumpets popularly associated with the military bands of the Ottoman Empire. In light of the above notes on the instrument itself, I have played the selected tunes on a modern steel string acoustic guitar, with a mix of pick and thumb and forefinger as appropriate. Ryan Kirk, Nova Scotia Canada (thanks again Ryan!) Please take advantage of the Tune Collection tab: https://www.wetootwaag.com/tunesources Also Please take a minute to leave a review of the podcast! Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

A.M. Peacock and Fiona Erskine host literary agent and creator of Mushens Entertainment, Juliet Mushens, on today's show. Juliet started her publishing career in 2008 at HarperCollins, and became an agent in 2011. She has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year four times and is currently the number 1 ranked UK dealmaker on Publishers' Marketplace. She represents a bestselling and critically acclaimed list, including million-copy no. 1 bestseller Jessie Burton, multi-million copy NY Times bestseller Taran Matharu, record-breaking no. 1 bestseller Richard Osman, and Sunday Times bestsellers Ali Land, Claire Douglas, Debbie Howells, Stacey Halls, Laura Lam and James Oswald. Her guide to YA creative writing was published by Hodder in 2015. In this episode, Juliet shares her tips for getting published, what her agency is looking for and the story of her journey into the industry. As ever, please do check out https://www.forumbooksshop.com if you are interested in picking up a copy of some of our previous guests' books online. Also, be sure to give the Northern Crime Syndicate a 'like' on Facebook and a follow on Twitter at @northern_crime to keep up to date with all of our online events and podcast episodes.

Tunes: John Playford: Johnny Cock thy Beaver O’Carolan: Cock up thy Beaver Variations Dixon: Watty’s Away Oswald: Johnny Cock-up thy Beaver Robert Bremner: Scots Bonnet O’Farrell: The Blue Bonnett A.L. Lloyd: The Bonny Black Hare Cover Art from David Allan’s Lead Processing at Leadhills: Weighing the Lead Bars from the 1780s showing a Blue Bonnet and a Cocked hat. Courtesy of National Galleries Scotland: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/99127/lead-processing-leadhills-weighing-lead-bars 1686: John Playford, Dancing Master rendition of Johnny Cock thy Beaver here: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/dancing-master/Dance/images/Play1138.gif This whole database was helpful: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/dancing-master/Index.htm 1900: I would not have known to look here were it not for John Glen’s monumental work on early Scottish melodies, if you hadn’t noticed it is Glen’s collection that makes up much of the archival copies of these texts I rely on: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91349758

The Tartan Noir Show goes to rural North-East Fife to meet James Oswald on his farm (the size of quite a number of football pitches). James talks about splitting his time between looking after livestock and writing at night. His 55 Highland cattle keep him busy during the day and Inspector Tony McLean keeps him occupied at night. James recommends 'Thunder Bay' - Douglas Skelton’s first book in the Rebecca Connolly series. We hear quite a lot about detectives this week. James is working on book eleven - he talks about keeping your detective real and the challenge of keeping track of all your characters. We also hear from Peter Robinson, Mari Hannah and MW Craven about their detectives and story locations. They were interviewed by Theresa Talbot at last year’s Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival in Stirling. Join The Tartan Noir Show Club: https://www.patreon.com/ttnsTTNS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheTartanNoirShowJames Oswald: https://jamesoswald.co.uk/Douglas Skelton: https://www.douglasskelton.com/Mike Craven: https://www.mwcraven.com/Peter Robinson: https://inspectorbanks.com/Mari Hannah: http://www.marihannah.com/Theresa Talbot: http://www.theresatalbot.com/aboutBloody Scotland International Crime Festival: https://bloodyscotland.comFor more information about The Tartan Noir Show, visit: www.thebiglight.com/thetartannoirshow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The tenth book in the Sunday Times-bestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers When a member of the Police Scotland team fails to clock-in for work, concern for her whereabouts is immediate... and the discovery of her burnt-out car in remote woodland to the south of Edinburgh sets off a desperate search for the missing woman. Meanwhile, DCI Tony McLean and the team are preparing for a major anti-corruption operation - one which may raise the ire of more than a few powerful people in the city. Is Anya Renfrew's disappearance a co-incidence or related to the case? McLean's investigations suggest that perhaps that Anya isn't the first woman to have mysteriously vanished in these ancient hills. Once again, McLean can't shake the feeling that there is a far greater evil at work here...

James Oswald talks with Denzil Meyrick about his new book, 'Bury Them Deep' and his large and diverse body of work. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sbooks/message

The emergence of a Scottish 'school' of common sense philosophy has not yet been given the historical attention it deserves, despite the fact  that the rise of common sense philosophy was one of the most important intellectual developments in the Atlantic world during the second half of the 18th century. In this lecture, Professor Paul Wood examines the responses of common sense philosophers such as James Beattie, James Oswald and Thomas Reid to David Hume's perceived scepticism and irreligion as well as Hume's subsequent reply to his critics. The lecture concludes with an account of the precipitous decline of the Scottish 'School' of common sense. 

Festivalen Silkeborg Classic havde i søndags besøg af Nordic Baroque Band med programmet The Great Nordic War, som musikalsk tager publikum tilbage til Den Store Nordiske Krig fra 1700-1721. På programmet musik af bl.a. Paul Hainlein, Gustaf Duben, Georg von Bertouch, Reinhard Keiser, Zelenka Telemann, Johan Helmich Roman, Robert Woodcock og James Oswald. Titlerne er bl.a. Battallia, Krigstid, Landgang ved Humlebæk, Slaget ved Narva, Svenskermarsch og Karolinernes dødsmarch.(Tvilum Kirke 4. august). Vært: Rie Koch. www.dr.dk/p2koncerten

The new book in the brilliant Constance Fairchild series, from one of Scotland's foremost crime writers. Suspended from duty after her last case ended in the high-profile arrest of one of Britain's wealthiest men, DC Constance Fairchild is trying to stay away from the limelight. Fate has other ideas . . . Coming home to her London flat, Constance stumbles across a young man, bloodied, mutilated and barely alive. She calls it in and is quickly thrown into the middle of a nationwide investigation . . . It seems that the victim is just the latest in a string of similar ritualistic attacks. No matter that she is off-duty, no matter that there are those in the Met who would gladly see the back of her, Con can't shake her innate determination to bring the monsters responsible for this brutality to justice. Trouble always seems to find her, and even if she has nothing to hide, perhaps she has everything to lose . . .

We haven't had many authors who have Sheep Shit Sampler on their resumé, but James Oswald is a farmer who has gone from self-publishing fantasy fiction to six-figure deals with Penguin and Wildfire. His story is inspirational and extraordinary. To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

We haven't had many authors who have Sheep Shit Sampler on their resumé, but James Oswald is a farmer who has gone from self-publishing fantasy fiction to six-figure deals with Penguin and Wildfire. His story is inspirational and extraordinary. To support the show, check out bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality […] The post EP171: James Oswald – From Self-Published To Six Figure Deals appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

The first four chapters of James Oswald's gripping NO TIME TO CRY - the first in a compelling new series. Followed by an interview with the author.

James Oswald is a farmer for 12 hours of the day, then at night he'll head to his bespoke writing room atop his garage, and bash away at the keyboard.He's known for the 8 novels of the 'Inspector Tony McLean' series, and also his fantasy saga 'The Ballad of Sir Benfro', and you can hear what it's like to start a brand new series - 'Constance Fairchild'. She makes her first appearance in the new novel 'No Time to Cry', and we talk about why having the idea for her name pretty much gave him the rest of the story. We also talk about how comic books taught him to write, how research is overrated and why it's all about the journey over the destination.We'll get a top writing tip from Tim Marshall, the author of 'Prisoners of Geography', who brings something short, sweet and a bit sweary.@writerspodwritersroutine.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this edition of The Magic Book Club Podcast - Tom chats to the author of the Inspector McLean novels, James Oswald. He's got a new book out called No Time To Cry which features a whole new protagonist Constance Fairchild. They talk about the book, his writing strategies and cows.

In our first episode on location, Vikki Reilly and Kristian Kerr talk to a selection of crime writers at the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival, held in Stirling in Septemeber 2018. Featuring (in order of appearance) Michael Malone, James Oswald (6:00), Charlie McGarry (16:25), Denzil Meyrick & Douglas Skelton (24:45), Graeme Macrae Burnet & Simone Buchholz (35:20), Kaite Welsh (46:08), and Karen Robinson of the Times and Sunday Times Crime Club (49:25). Our thanks to all the authors who took part, to Fiona Brownlee, and all who make Bloody Scotland a truly special event on Scotland's literary calendar.

This week, we caught up with best-selling author James Oswald to talk about No Time To Cry, the first in a new series of books focusing on Constance Fairchild, a detective constable in the Met. Contributors: Ruth Gaukrodger Alexander Holmes James Oswald Cressida Cowell Books mentioned: No Time To Cry by James Oswald Binti by Nnedi Okorafor A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee Embers Of War by Gareth L Powell Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

To celebrate #LoveAudio week, James Oswald popped into the office to tell us why he loves audiobooks and to introduce us to his new series. From one of the UK's biggest crime writers - the man brought you the best-selling Inspector McLean novels - comes a phenomenal new series guaranteed to have your heart in your mouth.

Local rockers Midnight Alibi have some exciting plans in the works, frontman James Oswald, stops by to chat to Pip

It’s where it’s at! Steve Cavanagh and Luca Veste present a brand new podcast for readers and writers which will bring you the latest news in the book world, interviews with the best writers, agents, publicists, editors, and literary agents in the business. Also, each week we'll hear from some of the best book reviewers around, who'll give us their reads of the week.  This week, Steve's back! He talks about his travels to America and France, bringing a fantastic tale about ducks, which you will have to Google to believe. Also up for discussion, the new unpronounceable trends, which publishing is betting will be this year's Hygge sensation, twenty years of Harry Potter, and which famous faces end up in Slytherin. In Critics Corner, it's the one sterling bewildering review this week, for the awesome James Oswald. Special guest this week is the amazing Clare Mackintosh! She talks about her incredible bestseller I Let You Go, ditching the difficult second book, twists and reveals, pressure, reviews, and so much more. Added bonus this week... Luca providing bloopers galore. Credits: Produced by Twenty Inches of Monkey Productions Music by Stuart Neville Episode sponsored by SCRIVENER - To receive 20% off your order, go to literatureandlatte.com/scrivener and enter the code MICROPHONE.  

It’s where it’s at! Steve Cavanagh and Luca Veste present a brand new podcast for readers and writers which will bring you the latest news in the book world, interviews with the best writers, agents, publicists, editors, and literary agents in the business. Also, each week we'll hear from some of the best book reviewers around, who'll give us their reads of the week.  This week, the crime writers discuss wisdom tooth extraction, the shock results of the election, what they mean for the publishing world, and the first appearance of our Northern Ireland political correspondent Mickey. In other news, there's prize winners and a brand new podcast that may be of interest to book fans. In Critics Corner, it's a Harlan Coben special! Listen to two reviews which will make you go huh?! as someone questions the hairability of the awesome bestselling author. Star guest this show is James Oswald. The Sunday Times bestseller discusses his latest book Written in Bones, how his career started, making a success of self-publishing, having a fantastic agent, being a farmer by day, and much more. Credits: Produced by Twenty Inches of Monkey Productions Music by Stuart Neville Episode sponsored by SCRIVENER - To receive 20% off your order, go to literatureandlatte.com/scrivener and enter the code MICROPHONE.  

Midnight Alibi frontman, James Oswald, talks their new album and meeting some of rock musics biggest legends: Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, and Ace Frehly from Kiss!

James Oswald joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about the latest book in his Detective Inspector Tony McLean mystery series, The Damage Done. James brings along a number of objects that helped shape the series, including his walking boots, his notebook and a picture of his tractor as he explains how he combines writing with running a farm, and why you shouldn’t get on the wrong side of a crime writer. #PenguinPodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the new Crash Landing. Each episode we maroon a guest on our crashing spaceship. They have one hour to salvage humanity's most important cultural artefacts before we maroon them on the planet of their choice. First up is author and farmer James Oswald. http://jamesoswald.co.uk/ Download

Welcome to the new Crash Landing.  Each episode we maroon a guest on our crashing spaceship.  They have one hour to salvage humanity's most important cultural artefacts before we maroon them on the planet of their choice. First up is author and farmer James Oswald.  http://jamesoswald.co.uk/

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT, H.S. CLARK PRESENTS, Fresh off The Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Exclusive interview (Audio) with Scottish Mystery Author James Oswald, Bouchercon 2014 World Mystery Convention, Long Beach, CA. He wrote The Book of Souls, and other books in the Inspector McLean series. This is a unique look at his writing, life, and thoughts on the craft, brought to you by thriller author H.S. Clark, author of SECRET THOUGHTS a Medical Thriller. For more information on SECRET THOUGHTS a Medical Thriller, visit hsclarkmystery.com  or http://getBook.at/STaMTe    Music: "Rescue Me" by DoKashiteru (feat. Kaer Trouz) CC by 3.0 license http://goo.gl/nRaFk1

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT, H.S. CLARK PRESENTS, Fresh off The Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Exclusive interview (video) with Scottish Mystery Author James Oswald, Bouchercon 2014 World Mystery Convention, Long Beach, CA. He wrote The Book of Souls, and other books in the Inspector McLean series. This is a unique look at his writing, life, and thoughts on the craft, brought to you by thriller author H.S. Clark, author of SECRET THOUGHTS a Medical Thriller. For more information on SECRET THOUGHTS a Medical Thriller, visit hsclarkmystery.com  or http://getBook.at/STaMTe    Music: "Rescue Me" by DoKashiteru (feat. Kaer Trouz) CC by 3.0 license http://goo.gl/nRaFk1

Suzy Klein talks to conductor, Christian Curnyn to introduce The Lady's Mantle by James Oswald.

Lucie Skeaping presents a programme about the 18thC Scottish composer James Oswald, who rose from humble beginnings in Fife to be the official chamber music composer to George III. The programme includes recordings by Concerto Caledonia, soprano Catherine Bott, tenor Iain Paton, the Broadside Band and guitarist Rob MacKillop.

The composer of the music entitled "Airs for the Seasons" is Scotland's most famous 18th Century composer James Oswald, who was born in 1710 and died in 1769. I listened to a recording of his 48 Floral Suites each representing a particular shrub or flower, played by the Broadside Band.