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Stuart McHardy is a writer, occasional broadcaster, storyteller, and
sometime tippler. Having been actively involved in many aspects of Scottish
culture throughout his adult life - music, poetry, language, history,
folklore - he has been resident in Edinburgh for over a quarter of a
century. McHardy has performed his unique blend of folk, blues, jazz and
rock in many of the hostelries featured herein, barely escaping with his
life on several occasions. His commitment to the culture and heritage of
his native land has been honed by many hours of discussion with a range of
interesting individuals in many of the locales covered in this book. Over
the years much of Scotland's artistic and cultural life has revolved around
pubs and this will doubtless continue. Although he has held some
illustrious positions including Director of the Scots Language Resource
Centre and President of the Pictish Arts Society, McHardy is probably
proudest of having been a member of Vigil for a Scottish Parliament. To
date he has published: Strange Secrets of Ancient Scotland, Tales of Whisky
and Smuggling, The Wild Haggis and the Greetin Faced Nyaff and Scotland:
Myth, Legend and Folklore, the latter for the same slave-driving despot who
publishes the Edinburgh and Leith Pub Guide. McHardy lives very near the
centre of Edinburgh with the beautiful Sandra and their talented son
Roderick.
