Paddy Scott Hogg is a 54 year living in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, in Bonnie Scotland. His new book, a biography of Robert Burns: The Patriot Bard, was published in 2008. He is an expert on the writings and life of Scotland's national bard Robert Burns. He co-edited the complete works of Robert Burns, The Canongate Burns (2001) and wrote Robert Burns: The Lost Poems (1997) . He also produced a video on The Galloway Tours of Robert Burns (1996) - some of this is on Youtube. He is a songwriter.
The family are related to the same family as James Hogg the Etterick Shepherd (not directly, but via an uncle who taught James to be a Shepherd when he was at Singlie Farm Yarrow) and the McCrae's of Kintail. True blue Scots blood, highland and lowland...........
Paddy has three children to an ex partner, Roberta, Laken and Scott. He lives in cumbernauld, seeing the kids when possible.
Beneath the Heavens' perfect blue
My life I'd dedicate to you
Walls of happiness circle round
In Trust and Peace are comforts found.
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When worldly cares and woes beguile
Take me to the Sea a while
There in silken splendour deep
Gather peace a heart to keep.
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Are stolen fruits the most exciting?
Down on you with tongue delighting
As a butterfly lands on a flower
Then rough and wild hour on hour
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EVERY RIVER MUST FIND ITS OWN WAY TO THE SEA
LIKE THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT SEARCH TO BE FREE
THERE’S A VOICE IN THE GALE & A CANDLE BURNS BRIGHT
A PATH THROUGH THE DARKNESS, A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT
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Grey mists of a morning;
Wild Winter’s adorning,
All forest, woodland and sea.
Black clouds on the headland
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