Smartify: Audio Collection
What does the 'spirit' of the Highlands and Islands mean to you? Here, listen and discover the 'spirit' of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the people who know it best in this series of interviews carried out by the brilliant team at Smartify.
A Fishy Encounter
Join Marion McGregor as she recounts an interesting encounter with a local resident in Bridgend, Islay.
The Characters of Skye
Join Muldin MacPhie on a drive down memory lane on the winding roads of Skye and hear unbelievable tales of local characters which have rightly earned their place in local folklore.
Favourite Places: Nairn
"...it is the home of Hollywood royalty still! Tilda Swinton lives round the corner. Serious!"
Favourite Places: Millbuies
"...it's just like a pocket where everything else disappears...it feels magical."
Favourite Places: Carnduncan, Keills and Port Charlotte
"...they opened the doors, let us out and that was it - they didn't worry about us and what mischief we got up to!"
Favourite Places: Port Wemyss
...on a beautiful day you're looking across at Ireland and the sea is sparkling..."
Favourite Places: Bunnahabhain
"...everyday is different - the sea is different, the landscape is different, the weather is different. It's just magic for me."
The Brownies of Folklore
"The Brownie of Gigha is still around in the psyche of people on Gigha, I believe...That superstition is still around in the psyche of many islanders."
An August Night at the Strupag
"...we're not stuck to sheets of music and dots...you're sharing music together as well..."
Favourite Places: Orasay Island
"...it's just peaceful and serene...during the pandemic, the March it happened, I just went to that beach and there was no one else there..."
