Aonghas Dubh | Ceol as na Briathran

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Celebration of Scottish writer and poet Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail on his 80th birthday.

A programme drawn from a literary event celebrating acclaimed Scottish writer and poet Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Tha am prògram seo air a tharraing bhon tachartas litreachais “Skerries, Trawlings, Tides”, a chaidh a chur air chois gus moladh a dhèanamh air an sgrìobhaiche ’s a bhàird chliùitich Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail agus e a’ comharrachadh 80 bliadhna a dh’aois. Air a chlàradh ann an Talla na Bànrighinn ann an Dùn Èideann, tha taisbeanaidhean ann bho charaidean ciùil, leithid Brìghde Chaimbeul agus Savourna Stevenson agus ceòl a chaidh a’ sgrìobhadh gu sònraichte airson na h-oidhche le Màiri Anna NicUalraig, Anna-Wendy Stevenson agus iomadh neach-ciùil ainmeil eile. Còmhla ris a sin, bidh còmhraidhean anns a’ phrògram le Aonghas fhèin, Gerda Stevenson agus am mac Rob. 
A’ cur ris an tachartas cuideachd, bidh taisbeanaidhean briathrachais bho charaidean litreachais Meg Bateman is Paddy Bushe agus aithrisean bàrdachd bho Chathy NicDhòmhnaill is bho Chatrìona Mhoireach, agus gach aon a’ nochdadh spèis do shàr neach-litreachais .

A programme drawn from “Skerries, Trawlings, Tides”, a literary event celebrating acclaimed Scottish writer and poet Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Recorded in the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, musical friends including Brìghde Chaimbeul and Savourna Stevenson perform and the evening features specially composed music from Mary Ann Kennedy, Anna-Wendy Stevenson and a host of musical stars. 

Featuring conversations with Aonghas, Gerda Stevenson and son Rob. To add to the occasion, there are spoken word performances from literary friends Meg Bateman and Paddy Bushe and bespoke poetry recitals from Cathy MacDonad and Catriona Murray, honouring a renowned literary figure.  

In Gaelic with English subtitles

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