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Gaelic Songwriting & Lisa O'Neill

Gillebrìde MacMillan on his new series exploring contemporary Gaelic songwriting & Anna meets Lisa O'Neill on tour to chat about her new album All Of This Is Chance.

Gaelic songs have been composed for over 1000 years. Indeed some of these earliest songs are still sung at ceilidhs and gatherings to this day. However, this unbroken chain of Gaelic song composition almost came to an end in the 1970s and 1980s. The decline of the Gaelic house ceilidhs and the decline of traditional poets meant that Gaelic songs were few and far between. However, in recent years there has been a revival of new and contemporary Gaelic songwriting. Known as the Outlander bard and language coach, Gillebrìde MacMillan is a renowned songwriter and lecturer in Gaelic Song at The University of Glasgow. In a new 10 part series on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio nan Gàidheal, Gillebrìde explores contemporary Gaelic song compositions. He joins Anna to chat about what's coming up on the series.

A raconteur in the truest sense of the word, Lisa O’Neill is a five time Â鶹ԼÅÄ Folk Award nominee and her previous album "Heard a Long Gone Song" was named The Guardian’s 2019 Folk Album of the Year. Bringing her to a new audience, her adaptation of Bob Dylan’s "All the Tired Horses" soundtracked the final scene of epic TV drama Peaky Blinders. Her new album, "All of This Is Chance" is a portrait of an artist in love with nature, but one perplexed by the ever-expanding gulf between it and modern society. Amidst two sold out shows in Edinburgh, Anna caught up with Lisa backstage to delve into the album.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Mar 2023 20:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Fara

    Solar

    • Energy Islands.

  • Kris Drever

    Catterline

    • The Best Of Kris Drever.

  • Dallahan

    Marina

    • Marina.

  • TRIP

    September Sea

    • A Drop For Neptune.

  • Gillebrìde Mac'IlleMhaoil

    Meadhan-Oidhche

    • Seimh – The State of Calm.
    • Dealas - 003.

  • James Duncan Mackenzie & Katie Mackenzie

    Gun Eirich Sinn Fhathast

    • Fibhig.
    • James Duncan Mackenzie – JMMCD003.

  • Tern

    Shetland Reels

  • Jean Redpath

    Yellow On The Broom

    • Summer Of My Dreams.

  • Adam McNaughtan

    The Jeely Piece Song

    • The Words That I Used To Know.

  • Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola

    Number 81

    • Sølvstrøk (Silverstroke).

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy)

    • Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.

  • Megan Henderson

    Ascending

    • Pilgrim Souls.

  • Calum MacPhail

    The Mermaid

    • At Last.

  • Lisa O'Neill

    All Of This Is Chance

    • All Of This Is Chance.

  • Sarah Makem

    As I Roved Out

  • Lisa O'Neill

    Old Note

    • All Of This Is Chance.

  • Lisa O'Neill

    Silver Seed

    • All Of This Is Chance.

  • Lisa O'Neill

    The Globe

    • All Of This Is Chance.

  • Lisa O’Neill

    All The Tired Horses

  • Rebecca Hill & Charlie Stewart

    Out On The Roof

    • Single.

  • Mike + Ruthy

    My New York City

    • The NYC EP.

  • Jay Ungar & Aly Bain

    Ashokan Farewell

    • Transatlantic Sessions – Series 1: Volume One.

  • Ali Levack

    Hypersomnia

    • Single.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Mar 2023 20:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Scotland