Big personal shares at the top of the ep (preview: podcasting terrifies me) before an utterly delightful conversation with Scots folk singer Josie Vallely aka. Quinie.
Quinie's album Forefowk, Mind Me was named The Guardian's best folk release of 2025, but don't worry if you're not into bagpipes because we mostly chat about:
Not making your art your career
Tips for slow art/seasonal living in a rushing world
The mind bending differences between relating with Country in Australia versus Scotland
Minority languages and evocation of place
The right to roam
Confused white settler syndrome
When you’re a cultural mongrel
Impure ancestry
Place as a surrogate elder
Tradition in motion
Where do songs live?
Journeying on horseback
Horses as bodyguards
Why we all just want to be got
🧙♀️LINKY POOS
[album] Forefowk, Mind Me ~ Quinie
Quinie’s seasonal almanac ~ Things that happen every year in a cycle
[film] Forefowk, Mind Me
Guardian review of Quinie’s album
Cover art photo credit: Anthony Rintoul