Look out! Manx MarsDIY Music Video

Tha Guthan nan Eilean an-còmhnaidh air a bhith deònach a bhith a’ coimhead a-mach air na tha a’ tachairt ann an àiteachan eile san t-saoghal, ach gu h-àraid ma tha ceangal Gàidhealach no eileanach air choiregin ann. Ach seo rudeigin a tha dìreach “mach às an t-saoghal” – gu fìrinneach! Abair scoop aig Culture Vannin an-diugh nuair a thàinig “The Beautiful Mars Project” a-mach sa Ghàidhlig aca fhèin! Nach toir sibh sùil air, gus faicinn an tuig sibh an litreachadh inntinneach a th’ aca?

Historically, the Gaels have been great travellers, and the Island Voices project has traced some links in our “Gaelic journeys” page. But we never before got to Mars. So hats off to our fellow Gaelic islanders a little to the south at Culture Vannin. What a scoop – even if the spelling does look a bit funny to Scottish eyes!

Howmore resident Julie Lewis attended a video-making workshop at Cothrom last year, and learnt some handy new skills.

Some years previously, and shortly after it was launched, Julie was also a student on the local college music course in Benbecula – a subject area which has since gone from strength to strength, developing into a University of the Highlands and Islands degree course in Applied Music.

Here’s the video that Julie made about the course. Great work all round!