Thanks to the work of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig IT department we are happy to announce that all 150 videos in the original Guthan nan Eilean/Island Voices collection are now available for download in two different formats. For the best quality picture and sound you can choose the .avi version, but if you simply want something that will download quickly and not take up too much space just right-click on the “download MP4” option.
Go to this page first, where you will see Series 1, Series 2 Outdoors, Generations, and Enterprise listed in the lefthand sidebar. Choose whichever section you wish to browse and select whichever video you wish to download. For the sake of completeness you will also find links to the transcripts and to the YouTube versions. If you would prefer to read the pages in English rather than Gaelic just click on “English” in the top right of any page.
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gd/ealain-is-cultar/guthan-nan-eilean/
Back in the swing of things after a good festive break, the Island Voices project has much to look forward to in 2013. We anticipate new linkages with partners around Europe who are involved in similar work. We will also maintain a critical eye on our own work through continued research. But most important of all, we look forward to ever wider and deeper community participation at a local level here in the Hebrides. In 2012 it was really gratifying to see new community members starting up blogs, recording interviews, creating slideshows, or writing their own pieces of work – many of which have been shared on this site and in Am Pàipear.
And that’s just the start! Once a post is online it’s liable to be shared with friends and families through various social media networks. This simple “New Year Card” on the Facebook page has proved very popular – with well over 100% “virality”…
As always, anyone interested in taking part in this project is welcome to get in touch. Drop us a line here, or on Facebook!