Guthan Bheàrnaraigh – Berneray Voices

Berneray and other Island Voices mingled harmoniously on Friday night (26^th November) at a cèilidh in the Lobster Pot – where Archie Campbell runs his weekly class for Gaelic learners on the island. The “Berneray Voices” project, with help from Bòrd na Gàidhlig, hosted this event aimed at bringing learners and fluent speakers together.

Take your pick of the following sound files to get a taste of how it went.

Berneray resident Donald Maclean talks about Berneray singers and learning Gaelic.

Here in Gaelic:

Here in English:

Gaelic tutor Archie Campbell talks about the class and the importance of singing.

Here in Gaelic:

Here in English:

Project co-ordinator Alison Dix talks about the Guthan Bheàrnaraigh project and names some of the performers at the cèilidh.

Here in Gaelic:

Here in English:

A selection of performances.

Duncan:

ND:

Ruairidh:

The learners:

Soundscape: