Description
A new set of publications, Bloigh Beag le Beannachd, a collection of traditional Gaelic stories, are now available in print with accompanying CD from Clach Press, Isle of Lewis.
The Gaelic stories were collected and edited by the late Murdo “HMI” MacLeod (1929-2013) of Gress, Isle of Lewis and Inverness, whilst travelling around the schools in the Highlands & Islands, as Schools’ Inspector in the 1970-90’s. In his retirement Murdo re-wrote some of the stories from his collection. Clach Press are grateful to Murdo’s family for permission to share Murdo’s storytelling skills in print and on CD for a new audience.
The stories first published in 1979, are now available in 4 themed volumes, each with original files now remastered to CD.
Story narration is by Domhnall Ruadh, Iain Urchardan; Anna Nic Na Ceàrdaich and Iain Urchardan. Music is by Raibeart Rankin, Jenny Booth and Dougie Beck.
Bloigh Beag le Beannachd will be a resource for storytellers, native Gaelic speakers delving into their own culture and Gaelic learners to help extend vocabulary and grasp a glimpse of the Gael’s way of relating to their landscape.
The A5 books Beathaichean, Sìthichean, Airgead, Bodaich is Cailleachan including CD are available from An Taigh Ceilidh, 16 Church St, Stornoway HS1 2DH and online at www.gaelichebrides.com . Price is £ 10.00 plus postage.
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