Deep conversations exploring wilderness wisdom, history & philosophy to bring balance and perspective to our present day. Hosted by Tom Langhorne (creator of the "Fandabi Dozi" Youtube channel).
Deep thinking for regenerative living.
Grief, Song & Healing: Reviving the Lost Art of Highland Keening - with Madge Bray
Support the Podcast & get extra content here: https://www.patreon.com/TomFandabidoziMy guest today is Madge Bray. Madge was born "Margery Allan" into a long line of village Scots traditional poets musicians and storytellers from the village of Ballater .She was born into the carrying stream where a cultural inheritance of musical expression was second nature . She encountered our ancient Keening Tradition first as a young woman . Madge undertook pioneering work in trauma resolution internationally where she studied sound in human harmonisation - and her journey eventually took her to the High Caucasus mountains and polyphonic grief ritual .You can see her YouTube channel here - https://youtube.com/@traditionalfutures?si=0JH0TcPGvOXUQti-Her recent odyssey with cancer and music is contained in the Ebb and Flow playlist on Traditional Futures . Here https://youtu.be/TbnpQacu92Y?is=0YkAlENQ_jWmdLX7Her article on Restoring the Feminine in Scottish Lament is here: https://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TIS/article/view/3174Her books "Poppies on the Rubbish Heap - Sexual Abuse the Child’s Voice" and "Rob the Robin and the Bald Eagle" can be obtained online.She has another book "Songs in the Breastmilk" Coming out soon . Sometimes she can offer one to one (or up to two ) in house sharing's for those who seek more inner explorations in our Scot’s traditional musical medicine , deep in Assynt .Pm her on Facebook messenger if this resonates . She also teaches on the Keening Module of Weaving Remembrance . https://weavingremembrance.org/
7 May 2026
The Fight for Loch Ness & Scotland: Hydro, Wind Farms & the Highland Landscape
In this episode, I speak with members of the Save Loch Ness campaign about the proposed pumped hydro storage scheme at Glen Earrach, and the wider expansion of wind farms and renewable energy infrastructure across the Scottish Highlands.
We explore what these developments could mean for Loch Ness, the Highland landscape, and local communities, and ask a wider question:
Who really benefits from Scotland’s energy boom, and does it deliver true energy security if the infrastructure is not locally owned?
We also discuss:
The proposed Loch Ness pumped hydro storage scheme (Glen Earrach)
Expansion of energy infrastructure across the Highlands
Ownership of Scotland’s energy systems
What “energy security” actually means in practice
The impact on landscape, wildlife, and rural communities
Scotland is undergoing a major expansion of renewable energy infrastructure. While this is often presented as essential for the energy transition and national energy security, it also raises deeper questions around ownership, control, and how the benefits of this transition are shared.
Support this podcast & keep it independent:
https://www.patreon.com/TomFandabidozi (https://www.patreon.com/TomFandabidozi)
Save Loch Ness:
https://savelochness.co.uk/latest-news/ (https://savelochness.co.uk/latest-news/)
https://www.facebook.com/people/Save-Loch-Ness/61555829794691/ (https://www.facebook.com/people/Save-Loch-Ness/61555829794691/)
https://substack.com/@savelochness/ (https://substack.com/@savelochness/)
https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-industrialisation-of-our-sacred-loch-ness (https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-industrialisation-of-our-sacred-loch-ness)
8 Apr 2026
"Find Your Roots..Then Come Back" - Community Resilience & Cultural Regeneration with Ben R Howells
Join my resilience school here: https://www.resilientrootssurvival.com/
More about Ben's work "Deep Roots" here: https://deeprootsalba.org/
You can support this podcast by becoming a Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/TomFandabidoziMy guest today is Ben Reid Howells. Ben is a Canadian facilitator and teacher of grass-roots leadership and community resilience strategies. He has led and been part of many community resilience projects all over the world and has some valuable insights into how to heal ourselves, our communities and our culture in the modern age.#resilience #grassroots #culturalregeneration #communityresilience #scotland #fandabipodcast
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