“The Glen of Muses”
Gleann na Ceolraidh
a celebration of the life and work of
Margaret Fay Shaw
Ceolas & Gleann na Ceolraidh
Trusadh nan Fonn
Gathering in.
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Last year’s conference about Margaret Fay Shaw’s work, proved highly successful with 59 people attending.
The proceedings took the form of lectures/visits/workshops and cèilidhs.
The key message given by all speaking was the importance of South Uist as a treasure chest of the Gaelic culture.
Now in retrospect Ceolas would like to continue to explore the contribution that collections from South Uist and Eriskay have had into national and international archives – the warp.
Gleann na Ceolraidh want to explore with the Community and with interested visitors, the wealth of material still to be documented –the weft.
Stories, songs and photos have been collected before and after Margaret Fay Shaw’s Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist was published. Names that come to mind from the past are Father Allan, Calum Maclean, Alan Lomax, Werner Kissling and Paul Strand, standing proud alongside are the communities’ own bards, singers and musicians.
The proposed ‘trusadh’ or ‘gathering in’ will weave together warp and weft – the
community and the collections -
We will explore this in the context of the community and the environment of South Uist and Eriskay, and we invite you to participate.
