Tag Archives: Gaelic

Great Scot! music recommendation for March 12, 2014 – Griogair – Dail-riata

I found this piece thanks to a Cape Breton friend of mine. Thanks, Carole!  It’s a breathtaking piece. I wish I understood enough Gàidhlig to know exactly what it is saying but I love the introduction and his obvious love for his culture.  This video was recorded at the 2008 Celtic Connections Festival.  I really hope to make it to Celtic Connections some day.

Griogair – Dail-riata

http://youtu.be/4Bz77zNeHfA

Is Àdhamh trying to give Matt Roberts some competition for #POTD?

Not only do we get a lovely picture to start the day, we also get to add a new word to our Gàidhlig vocabulary.

He also responded to disbelievers who thought it looked a bit fliuch (wet) and fuar (cold):

I don’t know how it is where you are today, but here …Tha i glè brèagha an-diugh! (It is a very fine day today!)

Great Scot! music recommendation for March 10, 2014 – Rankin Family Gaelic Melody

I’ve returned once again to Gàidhlig songs for our musical recommendation today.  I wanted something especially upbeat to help deal with post-DST Monday morning blahs.  This is the Rankin Family with one of my favorite pieces.  I like the fact that the medley has a range of tempos.

Interestingly, I had the opportunity to speak to Raylene one time about the Gaelic songs that were in the Rankin Family repertoire. She told me that they mostly learned the songs phonetically since none of the sisters spoke Gàidhlig.  I thought this was interesting since the Rankins are from Mabou, Cape Breton, NS where Gàidhlig traditions have held pretty strong.

Rankin Family – Gaelic Medley

How to Speak Outlander Lesson 5: Dougal and Colum

STARZ released a new How to Speak Outlander lesson today featuring Àdhamh, Graham McTavish and Gary Lewis. I’m happy to see that Àdhamh’s parts keep getting larger! Along those lines, there was a move afoot on Twitter today to try and get Àdhamh a cameo in Outlander. Can’t wait to see the results.