Gaelic Song Stories

Deirdre Graham hosts a conversation with Gillebrìde MacMillan on the role of the cèilidh house as well as the unbroken chain of Gaelic song compositions.

Full transcription of the conversation available here

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Credits

Hosted by Deirdre Graham

Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

Photographs by Magnus Graham

This project is supported by Creative Scotland

Deirdre Graham chats with singer, musician and activist Rachel Newton about a couple of waulking songs that reveal injustices towards women, how women's voice was empowered, and what that means to performers today.

Full transcription of the conversation available here

To find out more about Rachel visit here

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Follow Deirdre Graham on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify

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Credits

Hosted by Deirdre Graham

Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

Photographs by Magnus Graham

This project is supported by Creative Scotland

Deirdre Graham is joined by folklorist and singer Margaret Bennett, who shares a charming conversation about the songs and stories connected to emigration from Scotland.

Full transcription of conversation available here

To find out more about Margaret Bennett visit here

You can support this podcast by way of a donation here

Follow Deirdre Graham on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify

https://www.deirdregraham.com/gaelicsongstories

Credits

Hosted by Deirdre Graham

Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

Photographs by Magnus Graham

This project is supported by Creative Scotland

Deirdre Graham is joined by her mother, Kirsteen Graham, a Gaelic singer and tutor who steeped Deirdre in songs and stories from childhood. Together they share a couple of songs connected to Skye as well as the lore surrounding them.

Full transcription of the conversation available here

You can support this podcast by way of a donation here

Follow Deirdre Graham on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify

https://www.deirdregraham.com/gaelicsongstories

Credits

Hosted by Deirdre Graham

Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

Photographs by Magnus Graham

This project is supported by Creative Scotland

Deirdre Graham is joined by senior lecturer Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stewart, who gives an overview of the historical events that impacted Gaelic song literature from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

Full transcription of conversation available here

To find out more about Dòmhnall Uilleam Stewart visit here

You can support this podcast by way of a donation here

Follow Deirdre Graham on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify

https://www.deirdregraham.com/gaelicsongstories

Credits

Hosted by Deirdre Graham

Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

Photographs by Magnus Graham

This project is supported by Creative Scotland