The Brownie of Cara

Who is the ‘Brownie of Cara’ and why does he care about the people of the Mull of Kintyre?

First broadcast on the Halloween Listening Party on FOTW Radio on Halloween night 2024.

Sound design and music added during 2025. Photo of ‘Moonset over church at a’Chleit’ by Stuart Andrew of Kintyre Photograpy.

Music:

Theme of the Brownie – ‘Gemstone and Vision’ by Full Eclipse from the album in Place of Power. Available on Bandcamp.

Glenbarr Village Hall Halloween Party – ‘Reel’ by Roger McGuinn & Eliza Carthy from the album, Folk Den Songs. Used under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US license.

1970s Hippy Trail Bus Trip – ‘Yüce Dağ Başında’ by Altin Gün from the album, Yol. Available on Bandcamp: altingun.bandcamp.com/album/yol

Airport Meltdown – ‘Metamorphosi (Version 2)’ by Goblin from the Patrick soundtrack. Available on Bandcamp.

Thanks to:

Mike Little, Sue Lynn Lee, Sarah Macfadzean, Luke Applebee, Belinda Hoare, Eleanor Gray, my brothers Cam and Mal, the Wilson family, Kazmierski-Wilsons, Wheelers and McArthurs, our beautiful Scottish Aunties and Uncles, and all of my mum’s nursing friends and our wonderful Scottish cousins.

Thanks also to Annemarie Gereis for teaching me how to use After Effects to create this video.

This story is dedicated to my mum, Mairi Wilson.