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Episode 4

BBC ALBA - Na h-Eilthirich, Episode 4

A visit to Maritime Canada, where Gaelic language, song, music and dance have survived.

Programme four travels to Maritime Canada, a region where Gaelic language, song, music and dance have survived and adapted to create a vibrant new culture.

Eachdraidh eilthireach nan Gàidheal. Alba Nuadh is taobh sear Chanada, far a bheil dualchas Gàidhealach sònraichte fhathast beo - gu h-àraid ann an ceòl. Tha Dòmhnall Moireasdan a' tadhal air na sgìrean a dh' àitich sliochd na chaidh fhuadach à srathan is gleanntan na Gàidhealtachd.

Travelling to Maritime Canada, a region where Gaelic language, song, music and dance have survived and adapted to create a vibrant new culture. This culture arose from the bitter experience of the clearances, a relatively new phenomenon in Highland emigration, in which people were forcibly evicted from their homes and scattered abroad. 

This programme examines the complex forces behind the notorious stereotypes of the clearances and looks at their human aspect. It also celebrates the unique mosaic of Maritme Canada and asks what the future holds in an era of economic decline and out-migration.

Eachdraidh eilthireach nan Gàidheal. The epic story of Highland migration

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