I love stories! I love listening to them, and I love telling them. One of my favourite memories of being a little girl on the island is of listening to my grampa telling my sister and I his stories.
Born in Oban, I’ve grown up in and lived in Argyll all my life except for a brief stint in the states at university and a wee foray briefly in to Highland region, eventually settling in Appin.
Having studied history at university I find Islay's vast history highly interesting. I have had first hand experience working in the visitor centres at a couple of the distilleries on the island.
After years out on the road in the Highlands and Islands gathering stories and recollections from among Scotland's Gaels, I was just over the moon to hear about this project.