A very interesting English conversation between Loriana and Sheena on a topic of local relevance – the kind of thing that would make a good programme on a community radio station?
Agus bhruidhinn Sìne air an aon chuspair sa Ghàidhlig cuideachd. Faodar a cluinntinn air blog Loriana tron cheangal seo no air làrach Pàipear Uibhist.
Neil Campbell of Sustainable Uist was heavily involved in organising and running the very successful Benbecula Fun Day on Saturday, 7th July. But he took some time out to talk about plans and aspirations for a new Uist community radio station. The group has secured start-up funding and a broadcasting licence.
Now the fun begins! Anyone interested in getting involved can contact the group via the Sustainable Uist office in Balivanich (phone 01870 603863), or e-mail Neil on neil@sustainableuist.org.
Hear his Gaelic interview here:
(Click http://ipad.io/g0EV if you’re an iPad/iPhone user.)
Hear his English interview here:
(Click http://ipad.io/h0Er if you’re an iPad/iPhone user.)
Listeners are reminded that anyone interested in DIY language and media work can always get in touch with the Island Voices project for some preparatory hands-on practice!
Frequent visitors to the Island Voices site will be familiar with Will Lamb already – the surfing dude who features in the Outdoors section of Series Two of the videos. In fact, Dr Lamb has many strings to his bow. Now a lecturer at Edinburgh University he recently returned to Uist to launch his new edition of Keith Norman Macdonald’s book, “Puirt-à-Beul”, in Daliburgh at the Ceòlas music school. The book is a unique anthology of “The Vocal Dance Music of the Scottish Gaels”, which had long been out of print, and to which Will has added significantly in order to bring it back to a modern readership (including links to recordings in the Tobar an Dualchais collection – another topic covered by Island Voices, this time in the Enterprise section).
In a fascinating talk in Daliburgh Will spoke about the original author and explained the background to the project.
He also called on some friends to give a demonstration of how “mouth music” and traditional dance went together hand in hand.
Here he gives Gordon Wells a potted summary in Gaelic.
(You may need to visit http://ipad.io/j0De if you use an iPad/iPhone.)
Gu ruige seo, ’s ann sa Bheurla a tha an Uist Youth Theatre Group air a bhith ag obair. Agus abair obair sgoinneil a tha iad air a bhith a’ dèanamh, eadar Shakespeare agus Panto!
Èistibh an seo ri Lena Carter, agus i a’ mìneachadh sa chànan eile na tha iad air a bhith ris, agus na tha fainear dhaibh san àm ri teachd. Agus tha “Three Wishes” aice cuideachd. Saoil an tig iad gu bìth?
(Faodaidh sibh tadhal air http://ipad.io/b0Fd ma tha sibh a’ cleachdadh iPhone no iPad.)
Tha barrachd fiosrachaidh air duilleagan A’ Phàipeir, far am faicear dealbh no dhà cuideachd leis na daoine òga ag obair gu trang, agus deagh choltas gu bheil e a’ còrdadh riutha…