Gordon Wells talks about his view of the importance of stories and the place for Gaelic to the Wellbeing group in the Aire air Sunnd project led by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath (North Uist Historical Society). He has recorded English and Gaelic versions of this talk. Click on any link below to get to the YouTube video.
| Wellbeing, stories & Gaelic (in English) – full talk |
| Wellbeing, stories & Gaelic (in Gaelic) – full talk |
Both English and Gaelic talks can also be viewed in two parts each. In part 1 Gordon recounts a story about his uncle, Norman Maclellan, supplemented with some family photos. In part 2 he offers some general thoughts and reflections, particularly in relation to language, arising from this family story. The Gaelic parts are accompanied by optional YouTube subtitles, which can further be auto-translated into the language of your choice through the YouTube settings wheel.
The original Gaelic version of Anna Sheonaidh’s article in An t-Uibhisteach, referred to in the first part of Gordon’s talk, and an English translation are available here: https://gordonwellsuist.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/ban-uibhisteach-ann-an-india/
Access to the articles referred to in the second part of Gordon’s talk is freely available here: hhttps://www.northpost.co.uk/uhi/research/
More information on the Island Voices contribution to Aire air Sunnd is available here: hhttps://www.northpost.co.uk/uhi/aire-air-sunnd/
This series of videos for the Aire air Sunnd Wellbeing group is cumulatively collected on the dedicated Phase 2 Videos page.