Absolutely. So much was banned, but the Scots held their traditions dear-and still do. The pipes, any weapons, tartan, Gaelic, all banned - but are here still. People were sent to prison for breaking any of the proscriptions. There is an Inn on the Isle of Seil, where the men crossing to the mainland would change out of their kilts, borrow a pair of trousers to visit the mainland, and change back, once they were on the island again. The Inn is still in business and is called Tigh-An-Truish - The House of the Trousers. Ladies used to sew a square of tartan inside their dresses.

Is a beautiful language. My ancestors we were of Ireland. I love all this landscape and when I young studied tourist guide. But I can't to travel. The dreams of my son Santiago and me someday to know all Scotia , Gales and London Liverpool by The Beatles. For the dream of my son. My grandmother was Ireland Ì wish to know some day .Patricia from Argentina. Outlander excellent. Wonderful History. Congratulations

@@patriciaimperiale213 I hope you’re dreams come true Patricia and you can visit all the places you love, you will be made very welcome my friend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

@@jimso771 many thanks

@@jimso771 Is my whish. Have a good life.

I don't think it will survive long

Where I grew up on Cape Breton Island We have a Gaelic college and the Gaelic language is taught and still spoken by some Scottish families. The sign at the entrance to the island says a hundred thousand welcomes in Gaelic.

@@jeansparling7278 that's so cool... I tried to learn a few words myself but God... the phonetic transcription in the latin alphabet is soooooo confusing. I guess you being native speakers (or even bilingual) don't have such issues.

@@stacey_t Gaelic was badly transcribed into the Latin alphabet, I think an overhaul is needed, same with Welsh.

@@stacey_t it's a very difficult language to learn but I do know some common phrases. My mother-in-law was a member of the Gaelic society in Sydney and many Scottish singers stayed at their home during the 70's and 80's including John Allan Cameron who sang many songs in Gaelic. After his concerts we would gather at the house and sing Scottish and Irish songs till late in the night.

It makes me want to learn it .

Sadly this was the language of all the ancestors on one side of my family but when they moved from the highlands to the lowlands they found their language wasn't respected so kind of abandoned it. But they still had their gaelic presbyterian church psalms like this which is v beautiful i think. Fast forward to 30 seconds. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZxih7Fjzqm0YZs.html

Wow.....❤❤❤❤❤❤

Me too!

Chills from the crest of my skull to my tiny little toes . . and along every major nerve in between . . . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! What an amazing story! Would love to have a story like that 🙂

In 2013, I went to Scotland with my parents. We rented a car and drove around a whole bunch, and one day, while stopping by the side of the road to stretch our legs, we experienced almost the exact same thing as you're describing. A man in full tartan, playing the bagpipes. I get goosebumps just remembering that. However, as fantastic as that experience was, it wasn't the first moment when the drone of the bagpipes hit me. That happened a few days earlier in Edinburgh. We were walking through the city, and suddenly the shifting winds blew the sounds of bagpipes through the streets, over the traffic. It was so surreal, just remembering it makes me almost tear up with joy. I even wrote an essay about that experience in college. I had loved bagpipes before ever visiting Scotland, but hearing them "in their natural environment" is a different experience, entirely.

This is a really moving tale. Thank you for sharing it.

That literally sounds like the greatest time ever. I live in Michigan USA, and over the last couple years, I’ve finally decided to see all of my state and it’s no Scotland, but the upper peninsula as well as many other spots are breathtaking. Hope I get to visit Scotland before I die.

What a fabulous experience for you. One that will stay with you for life. A very special gift for sure. Thanks for sharing.

Learning Gaelic is great, it’s sadly dying out

Je suis content pour toute personne qui retrouve ces origines 😢

I am a descendant from that clan as well!!!

Its the indomitable spirit of the Scots..as strong, wild.and proud as the land that sprang us!

How utterly beautiful!

my dude it wasn't banned.

@@iammt2 yes it was due to the Jacobite uprising evetrhing scottish was banned. Gaelic suffered as a language. English as a language was imposed

Yeah it was. Speaking Gaelic was punishable my imprisonment or worse@@iammt2

Your people have a wonderful history and culture too. All the best, Brett, from a Scot.

I’ve tried learning Gaelic and the Choctaw language both are my favorite heritages I don’t care for my German or Swiss sides as much for some reason

My grandfather a highlander from lewis adopted my mother , and later we find out her real dad flew B17's and may have had native american blood. I really would love to find out what tribe .

Brett Morris, please learn your native tongue. I was fortunate enough to attend the University of Alaska (UAF) in the 1980s when the Alaska Natives (Eskimos and Indians) were teaching their culture and language to their young. And they are still active. This white girl felt honored just to be there.

@@scottishhellcat I mean I know it but not enough to have a full conversation

I'm of Ulster Scot ancestry myself! I'm 68 and wish I'd asked more questions to my grandmother who's mother was Ulster Scot! Take care my cousin!

Isn’t it x

Eu me apaixonei por seu pais depois de ver a série....está nos mês planos visíta-lo um dia...😊 Sou da América do Sul....Brasil 🇧🇷

@@laudiceiacostamoralli6478 I’m sorry but I don’t understand your language, I will blame myself. I wish you well.

@@andymac345don't sweat the small stuff bro

Why should you not be proud? It has suffered a lot, given a lot and was the backbone of the British Empire. I apologise for us English.

Loved Outlander, as much as I saw, but have to say, we got to the point where we'd burst out laughing and shout, 'Oh, god! Not AGAIN!' 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Unfortunately too traumatised to be able to cope with it - just triggers me right off with anxiety attacks. I appreciate the great writing and acting, but *too* realistic for me to get past.

Some parts are traumatizing esp the slave trade episodes for me..as Im black. But omg I love Sam and cat chemistry..

I'm re-watching it, ahead of watching the new season :-)

Agree

Or you're a Scottish person who doesn't appreciate the Skye Boat song being mangled for the sake of a romantic period drama made by Americans who clearly do not know any better. The song was written about a country's 25 year old leader being forced to flee his homeland to avoid assassination and the extra ease that would provide in England subjugating his country. And it seems incredibly tone deaf of the creators of this show to change the lyrics to be about an English nurse falling through time to objectify and be objectified by sexy Scots in kilts (the kilts alone... look up how they were banned in an effort to destroy Scots culture) and brutish English soldiers (that's how you know the Scots are the goodies - they didn't immediately try to sexually assault her! LOW BAR) This show may have many impressive elements, which makes sense being a collaborative work. But the general attitude towards the people this series of books and episodes is supposed to be portraying is ignorant, lazy and typical of colonialist nonsense. The only refreshing thing is that it involved white people subjugating other white people (for a change, she joked, since we have a fine history of subjugating anyone we can, including people of an almost identical genetic background) and in all honesty, refreshing is hardly the word, especially if you have any knowledge of Scottish history. I would argue that if you've watched Outlander and not spared a moment to consider that the historical context you're enjoying involved swathes of murder, rape, cruelty, cultural desolation and baffling levels of English privilege that affect Scotland incredibly negatively *to this day*, then YOU have no heart or soul. Unless you're POC in which case you probably already get that. I know a lot of media has unacknowledged problematic settings and themes but changing the Skye Boat Song? To be about an English person? For an adaptation (run by Americans) of frivolous historical romances written (by an English person) about Scotland? No. To give you an idea - Gaelic was stamped out so thoroughly and for so long, of all the extensive Scottish relatives and friends I have, I only know one who could listen to this version and tell me if it's the original lyrics or the BS cover for the show. Gaelic was our national language, in addition to Scots. Guess what it is now?

This is defently the series i would choose to start all over with no momory of it.

I started watching it a month ago, I'm finally on season six and I almost wish I had found it when all seasons/books where done. Sure is an epic story!

That version is the best

I rewatched from season 1 before watching 6. My memory fails me. It was so much better the 2nd time. I didn’t know about outlander until I visit led Edinburgh and inverness for the first time in 2019. The tour guide was talking non stop about it. Went home and started the series n been hooked ever since.

I’ve been deeply in love with Bear McCreary’s music since 2001 when he did BSG. He’s pretty much the best/my top composer of all time. Even over the guys who did LotR, Avatar, GoT, or a handful of other classic shows/movies. Everyone’s lives are made better by Bear McCreary’s music.

Well done sir. Absolutely beautiful. 👏👏👏

Love the fact they showcase Gaelic on the show. Not many around the world know it. I have Scottish friends who learned it because of the show. Makes me want to learn my Native American language of Mohawk used now and then in season 5

tapadh leibh!

This is absolutely, by miles, my favorite version of this song. Your voice is wonderful, and hearing this in Gaelic makes a world of difference. Thank you, sir! (And I just subscribed to your channel.)

I've listened to this on loop. Brings a sense of loss, yet peace. ❤

And I have been astounded (in the nicest possible way) to see Cornish making a come-back. I'd be absolutely thrilled to see Ghàidhlig topping the charts!

Go n-éirigh an táth libh go léir! Ó Éireannach...

Incredible link we create everyday. I speak the celtic language of my ancestors, brezhoneg (breton), and I'm learning the language of my other ancestors, the one that came in Brittany centuries ago. Dw i'n hoffi cymraeg.

@@everdeneb4811 An bhfuil aon meán sósialta agat? Is Éireannach mé ag foghlaim mo theanga dúchais, Gaelainn agus táim ag iarriadh níos mó teangacha Ceilteach a fhoghlaim mar ní neart go chéile agus ceapaim beidh sé go maith má is féidir linn ár dteangacha a mhúnu dúinn! (Do you have any social media? I am Irish and learning my native language, Irish and I want to learn more Celtic languages because there's no strength without coming together and I think it would be good if we could teach each other our languages for us!)

Hope you saw this week's cold open!

@@jessierobinette8790 Yes, they used it! So happy.... hopefully they will use it again.

I absolutely love this version! It speaks to my DNA although i do not know or speak any Scots gaelic!

We don't believe in endings.

I would love them to use this now that they're in America, because America was kind of the Highlanders' only way to live as they had in Scotland, free from suffocating English reign.

Cántame una canción sobre una chica que se ha ido 🌹 ¿Podría esa chica ser yo?

I've always loved different cultures. I'm irish but was never taught the language.

Very eloquently said

Scots Gaelic is a beautiful tongue.

Chan eil a' Ghàidhlig cho doirbh ri ionnsachadh, feumaidh tu feuchainn

OMG! Yes! I feel the language and the music reaches deep into my soul, stirs some deep from my ancestors! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@@fergusporteous-gregory2557 Not sure if this is correct but did you write Gáidhlig is not so difficult to learn you need to try. Not a Gáidhlig speaker but trying to learn with Duolingo. Keep thinking I am getting no where then out the blue I blurt out the odd phrase and I realise parts of it are sinking in. Colin. Cailean!

Slainte Mhath, from Scotland!

Scotland is just barren, there's a rugged beauty yes, but it's cold and miserable for most of the year, Glasgow is rubbish.

@@iceomistar4302 Unfortunately I can't judge that as I don't live in Glasgow. Unfortunately I have never been to Scotland. But my heart's desire is to travel across Scotland and see everything

@@iceomistar4302 It's a shame you see it that way

The last time I have felt that any composer + vocal performance comes close is Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne's orignal Flower of Scotland .kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdhlY8l2zt2tYKs.html

Well, Bear actually didn't write the theme tune/melody. It's an old Scottish song called the Skye Boat Song. Though for this series the less well-known lyrics by R L Stevenson are used (though replacing "lad" with "lass") Even though Bear has written most of the beautiful music for this great series, he did not write the theme song! Far too many people get this wrong.

@@Pipingpicker Bear arranged the Skye Boat song for Outlander and Griogairs performance is superb

location shooting might as well have been here in coastal Maine and further north.

Exactement comme toi je ne connais que pas grand chose. Et suite à la série je me suis beaucoup intéressé à l’histoire du pays qui m’a beaucoup touché. Leur tradition le patriotisme leur culture magnifique.

Je suis allée une fois en Ecosse il y a 20 ans déjà subjuguée par les paysages c'était en juin les couchés de soleil sur les montagnes étaient merveilleux je remercie ma plus jeune de mes filles de m'avoir fait connaître Outlander j'ai lu au moins 4 fois les 8 tomes et suis vraiment amoureuse de cette histoire empreint de magie et d'histoire et les acteurs de la série sont fabuleux je ne me lasse pas j'attends le tome 9 avec impatience

Hopefully you can hit the translate on this. Scotland & France have a long history together, most evident with the “Auld Alliance”, going back to 1295 it has never formally been revoked & it is considered an affectionate term for the long lasting association between our two countries. Also, our very own Queen Mary I of Scotland (known to history as Mary, Queen of Scots) was also queen consort of France as wife of King Francis II.

Il me semble qu il existe un traité de fraternité entre la France et l Ecosse, un vieux traité du moyen âge, du temps où notre ennemi commun était anglais...ce traité dit que tout écossais peut prétendre à devenir français et inversement. Je pense donc que vos ressentis sont doublement justifiés...qui sait si dans une vie antérieure....

peut-on avoir la traduction en français de cette chanson ?

I believe the old clan scots had a lot in common with native people. I love everthing about spiritual native traditions and the people. You have a special place in my heart. Greetings to you from Luxembourg in Europe. Danielle

@@21stellaluna -- ......and from Acapulco, too!

I read some research that there were literally 3,000 native tribes in California, with pretty much that many distinct languages! About 1900, a government surveyor was sent up the Pitt River in Northern CA, very rough country. They didn't understand why they couldn't recruit native bearers. Finally one explained: 4 miles upriver there is another tribe, and we don't speak each others' language, and they will kill us if we go there.

The English tried to suppress the Garlic language both in Ireland and in Scotland.. especially in the Highlands because the English protestants hated their Catholic religion and ( as always) look down on anyone who didn’t speak English! (! I am a historian )

@@doriswaddington2418 ​ Hi Doris, yes there is a checkered history there, in Ireland they taught Irish in secret called "hedge schools" the catholic church was instrumental in the decline of the language as the stopped saying mass in Irish, all water under bridge now LOL, do you know origin of the word "smashing" ??, how long are you a historian ??, you would love Irish history and folklore so rich and fantastic come and visit xxx

@@doriswaddington2418 u have a typo garlic LOL

Did I? Haha Stupid Auto Correct

You must have read Brian Friel’s play “translation “

Hi Evangelia, so true, I am from Ireland never been to Greece, but I lived in london next door to some Greek people they were so kind and hospitable, lovely never forgot them lots of love xx

and greetings to you lassie

Best go!

Chan eil thu dona air Gàidglig - cùm a’ dol!

'S math a rinn thu cumail suas! Saor Alba!

Tha an t-òran Gàidhlig brèatha.

Wish I could speak Gaelic

Bear is not the composer this is a traditional Scottish song

@@annrenee3265 for sure, but Bear is the arranger of this version at least.

@@cherryblossom1273 arranging is not composing, Why no credit to Grioghair Labhruidh

Me encanta la serie, los actores principales me estremecieron ya que viví una gran experiencia en cada capítulo y adoro la interpretación de jimi y claire quisiera, la continuación. Desde panamá provincia de chiriquí, david

That's what my husband says!

Me too.

Agreed. I instantly cried when he started singing.

Gaelic used to be taught in Public Schools in Nova Scotia (New Scotland) Canada but I do not believe this is still the case.

@@waynereardon6826 The Gaelic was banned in Scottish schools for many years, as was Lallans, or Lowland Scots, and mant dialects. It was part of trying to stamp out Scottish traditions, culture and lore. Despite their best efforts, you'll see it didn't work! Saor Alba!

Hi pretty how are you doing today?