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| In this radio interview, Bill Watkins talks more about his book, "A Celtic Childhood" and places the book in the context of Ireland of the 1960s and his perspective on history as philosophy. | |
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| In part two of this interview, Bill tells about the inspiration for beginning his book, his broad experience that's given him such an ear for dialect and accents, then he reads a section from his book, bringing to life the voices of his mother and grandmother. | |
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| In the last part of this interview, Bill talks more about being surrounded by history as a child in Limerick, Ireland and how history has always been a living thing to him, especially through the medium of song. The songs he learned in his childhood from older family that were unknown when he started playing them in British folk clubs in the 60's and 70's. He also gives his perspective on the Troubles of Northern Ireland and the context surrounding it. | |
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