Chapter
Scottish roots
25:27 - 28:06 (02:38)
The speaker talks about his Scottish background, his father's struggle to find work as an engineer due to the closure of the steel yards and shipbuilding factories, and how he started taking violin lessons in elementary school.
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The speaker's parents faced economic struggles after the decline of the steel yards and shipbuilding factories in Glasgow, despite her father's engineering training.
25:27 - 27:23 (01:56)
Summary
The speaker's parents faced economic struggles after the decline of the steel yards and shipbuilding factories in Glasgow, despite her father's engineering training. Additionally, the speaker grew up in a household where one parent was Protestant and the other was Catholic, which carries political implications in Scotland.
ChapterScottish roots
Episode“David Byrne”
PodcastSmartLess
A musician talks about growing up with a younger sister who is not musically inclined and his own experience with learning to play the violin at a young age after inheriting it from a Scottish relative.
27:23 - 28:06 (00:42)
Summary
A musician talks about growing up with a younger sister who is not musically inclined and his own experience with learning to play the violin at a young age after inheriting it from a Scottish relative.