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Joy Dunlop sits in

Joy is joined by Ruth Keggin and Rachel Hair to talk about Manx Gaelic language and culture & the connections between the island and Scotland ahead of their duo album release.

Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin and Scottish harpist Rachel Hair met 10 years ago during the small hours of a traditional music session on the Isle of Man and have worked alongside each other on several musical projects celebrating the coming together of Celtic nations, both on the island and beyond, ever since. Their mutual love and respect for each other’s roots and traditions led them to first perform together as a duo in 2017. The pandemic allowed them the time to collaborate on a recording, and despite the challenges of a 14-month Isle of Man border closure, Lossan has made its way into the light.

Lossan celebrates the vibrancy and growth of the Manx Gaelic language and culture on the Isle of Man and the connections between the island and Scotland, whose native tongues sit within the same family of Celtic languages. Ruth and Rachel join Joy live on the eve of the release of Lossan, sharing music from the album.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Thu 7 Jul 2022 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Mec Lir

    Chase the Ace

    • Livewire.

  • Bella Hardy

    My Johnny Was A Shoemaker

  • Ashley MacIsaac

    Sleepy Maggie

    • Hi, How Are You Today?.

  • Shooglenifty

    Black Dog

    • Acid Croft Vol. 9.

  • The Humblebums

    Patrick

    • Please Sing a Song for Us: The Transatlantic Anthology.

  • MOXIE

    Black Widow

    • Planted.

  • Elephant Sessions

    For The Night

    • For The Night.

  • Nanci Griffith

    Boots of Spanish Leather

    • Transatlantic Sessions 2 Volume Two.
    • Iona Records.

  • °δΓ²Ύ±²µ

    The P.F.P. Set

    • Rove.

  • Newton Faulkner

    Send Me On My Way

    • The Very Best of Newton Faulkner… So Far.
    • Battenberg Records.

  • Damien O’Kane & Ron Block

    Happy Chappy / Marinie's Melody

    • Banjophonics.

  • Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair

    Mish as y Keayn

    • Lossan.

  • Brian Stowell

    Marish ny Fiddleryn

    • Arraneyn Beeal-Arrish Vannin.

  • Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair

    Ny Kirree Fo Niaghtey

    • Lossan.

  • Fidra

    Gannets

  • Alyth McCormack

    I Wonder What’s Keeping My True Love Tonight

    • People Like Me.

  • Treacherous Orchestra

    Superfly

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Jul 2022 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland