Gaelic Song Stories Deirdre Graham

The final episode in this series sees Deirdre Graham in conversation with renowned singer, Kim Carnie. They explore bloody murder through Gaelic song, choosing a song each that holds a gruesome tale behind them.
 
Produced by Deirdre Graham
Mixed by James Lindsay
Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
 
This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
 
Further Information
www.deirdregraham.com
www.kimcarnie.com
And So We Gather
Virginia Blankenhorn Essay
 
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Deirdre Graham in conversation with Rona Lightfoot about her upbringing in South Uist,  the links between piping and Gaelic songs, and a canntaireachd lesson!
 
Produced by Deirdre Graham
Mixed by James Lindsay
Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
 
This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
 
Further Information
www.deirdregraham.com
 
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Deirdre Graham hosts a conversation with Gaelic singer and songwriter, Rachel Walker about two of her own compositions; Sgàthach celebrates the revered warrior queen from Skye and Gormshùil, the most powerful of the West Coast witches.
 
Produced by Deirdre Graham
Mixed by James Lindsay
Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
 
This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
 
Further Information
www.deirdregraham.com
www.rachelwalker.co.uk
Despite the Wind and Rain
Heal & Harrow
Mairi Kidd
The Gaelic Otherworld
Songs of Gaelic Scotland
 
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Deirdre Graham in conversation with Dòmhnall Ryno Morrison about some songs and poetry connected to World War 1, with a closer look at the communities that were affected at home, as well as the communities formed in the trenches.
 
Produced by Deirdre Graham
Mixed by James Lindsay
Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
 
This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
 
Further Information
www.deirdregraham.com
Letter to an Unknown Soldier
Litir Chun an t-Saighdear Gun Ainm
Dòmhnall Ruadh Choruna: Òrain is Dàin
Julie Fowlis 'An Eala Bhàn'
 
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Deirdre Graham in conversation with Gaelic singer and screen star Kathleen MacInnes over Òran na Cloiche; the song that celebrates the retrieval of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in 1950.
 
Produced by Deirdre Graham
Mixed by James Lindsay
Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
 
This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
 
Further Information
www.deirdregraham.com
An Ceasnachadh: Interrogation of a Highland Lass
Bliadhna nan Òran
Tobar an Dualchais
 
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Deirdre Graham in conversation with Fiona J MacKenzie about the folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw who wrote the book, 'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist', as well as contributing to an enormous legacy of archive recordings at Canna House with her husband, John Lorne Campbell.
 
Produced by Deirdre Graham
Mixed by James Lindsay
Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
 
This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal
 
Further Information
www.deirdregraham.com
www.fionamackenzie.org
Canna House Archive
National Trust for Scotland
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