IN this occasional series, we shine a light on someone special in the Yes movement. Here we catch up with actor, Gaelic singer and veteran of the campaign for Scottish independence, Dolina Maclennan.
FOR six years, a leading light of Gaelic soap opera “Machair”, Doli has been in many plays and films. As president of the Saltire Society, she has done much to promote Scottish culture, and her candid Facebook posts are read by thousands. She can sometimes be seen at rallies, leading the crowd in the Hamish Henderson anthem Freedom Come All Ye.
On Friday, Doli returned to Lewis, where she grew up, to give the annual Angus Macleod Memorial Lecture. She focused on Scotland’s rich heritage of poetry, recalling many poets whom she knew. The Sunday National caught up with her.
