13 episodes
Gaelic Song Stories Deirdre Graham
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5.0 • 16 Ratings
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Deirdre Graham takes a look at the stories and themes behind Scottish Gaelic songs.
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Ep6: Oh Murt! w/ Kim Carnie
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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Ep5: Seinn air a’ Phìob w/ Rona Lightfoot
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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Ep4: Sgàthach | Gormshùil w/ Rachel Walker
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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Ep3: The Singing War w/ Dòmhnall Ryno Morrison
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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Ep2: Òran na Cloiche w/ Kathleen MacInnes
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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Ep1: An Riabhag Bheag | Little Sparrow w/ Fiona J MacKenzie
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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Customer Reviews
Episode 4
I have thought about all that was said in episode 4 and it was so great to hear other ladies saying it out loud too. I have loved the wailing songs and Scottish songs with similar themes and find them important but also struggle with how/where to present them, and you all put my thoughts into words. Wonderful. I perform Scottish and Irish tunes and also play at local sessions in America. For years when people wonder what I like/ why I play Celtic music, I say that I love how the songs tell stories of real people!! Just like you say! My other music choices at the time were rock which is more about party, or describing feelings, indie, which was more about being new and “different”, or classical. I just wish that songs still told stories , until then or until I make up my own songs, I’ll be singing these old stories of those long ago old people. Thanks for this podcast! Love
Gaelic song fans will love this!
I enjoyed listening to every episode, and learned so much about gaelic songs as they are rooted in the lives of those who created and sang them, at home, around the Scottish diaspora. Great presenter and wonderful guests. Fascinating!
Fascinating music and history
I’ve very much enjoyed your first two episodes, and I look forward to hearing more. Tapadh leibh!