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HE is regarded as one of the greatest poets Scotland has ever produced; now some of William Soutar’s work has been recreated in a CD of poignant songs. The music aims to both celebrate Soutar and bring his early 20th century works into the 21st century with renewed meaning and strength. A leading figure of the Scottish literary renaissance, Soutar, from Perth, died of tuberculosis in 1943 after many years of ill health. He was 45 years of age. His biographer Alexander Scott later said: “His poetry was the prize wrested from a battle against death and despair which he fought for ha...

2 She went on to study music at the Schumann Conservatorium in Frankfurt am Main before taking up employment as reviewer and dramatic critic at the Glasgow Times’ sister newspaper, the Glasgow Herald from 1907 until 1915. She also worked as an assistant theatre critic for the Observer. 3 Her first novel, Open the Door, was published in 1920, selling out of all 9000 copies printed and winning a literary prize. She followed it in 1922 with The Camomile. She developed a particular interest in the life and work of Robert Burns, publishing her celebrated The Life of Robert Burns in 1930: her...