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It aims to provide a comprehensive range of information for the study of the work of the acclaimed Scottish Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean (1911-1996), and to introduce his work to new audiences across the world. Scottish Set Texts was created with an eye to mastering the techniques required for handling the poetry and prose prescribed by the SQA for the N5 and Higher exams. To wonder at the unfailing stars. After a slow start in terms of recognition, he became a widely acclaimed poet of truly international stature. 12. from Caller Herrin' - Lady Nairne - read by Daniela Nardini. Well we very nearly are - it's the last week of term here in Edinburgh so lets get ready for the ice creams, swimming costumes and sand with a few summery poems. ‘British Standard Time’ arranged by Alex Webb, ‘Where Rivers Meet’ – Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Daybreak from Susan Krebs with Mixed Remotions. Being but men, we walked into the trees. Shores brings together elements of contemporary jazz, traditional music, and contemporary classical. Interlude I (feat. (Ronald set Maclean's own English version of the poem but I understand he subsequently re-worked the song to set Maclean's original Gaelic.) . As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Sorley MacLean Online is the creation of the Sorley MacLean Trust. . Sorley MacLean had an encyclopaedic knowledge of landscape - especially Rassay landscape. where the great white mouth. Scotland Sir Alexander Gray 30. poem ‘Hallaig’. Learn how your comment data is processed. Register to receive our newsletter, bringing you exclusive offers and the latest news. 2011. The album explores themes of love and longing as well as the landscape, coastline, and history of the Isle of Skye. for her children’s food and the castle’s reward. He received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1990 The major life choices and questions MacGill-Eain had to face up to, between 1936 and 1939 - read by Hannah Gordon. They include a map, a Borgesian signpost and three hokku labels pinned to trees - 'she is birch', 'she is rowan', 'she is hazel'. The traditional music of Scotland influence is carried by the wonderful vocals of Cameron Nixon who delivers the words of poet Sorley MacLean with a real feel for the sentiment and emotion that can be found in the writer’s work. Born on the island of Raasay, which lies off the east coast of the Isle of Skye, his upbringing was rooted in Gaelic culture and in its rich song tradition. At Borline on the shores of Loch Eynort is an important early settlement at Kilmoruy. If we were in Talisker on the shore. Hast Thou seen on Thy way the like of her The great Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean, one of the first supporters of the Gaelic college, wrote in Hallaig . Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Man at Sea Suite (Mvt 1 - Man at Sea, Mvt 2 - Moorings , Mvt 3 Clachtoll) 25' - big band and narrator (2019) - written for the 2019 PLUG Festival at the Royal . Shores is the debut album from Scottish composer, Fergus Hall.The album is a suite of four songs. 11. 4. The Slab Boys by John Byrne . As the sound builds in tempo and volume a more percussive style of playing is used, which Fergus delivers without overplaying and, thereby, maintains the created images without distortion. The Bargain, My Rival's House, January 17 3 Shores is the debut album from Scottish composer, Fergus Hall. Book by 29th April for Sorley MacLean 2011. and every twenty Springs from the beginning, Without doubt Fergus Hall has written a beautiful suite of music that blends three musical styles that sit so naturally together. Yes, I was the child in the back of the car repeatedly asking, 'Are we there yet?'. Scottish Set Texts was created with an eye to mastering the techniques required for handling the poetry and prose prescribed by the SQA for the N5 and Higher exams. In his love songs, per- Shores is a love poem of only three stanzas. Maclean's grandfather and namesake was the Rev. The album features an impressive line-up of young Scottish jazz talent with Fergus McCreadie on piano (Peter Whittingham Award 2016, BBC Young Jazz Musician Finalist 2018, Album of the Year Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2019, Best Album Scottish Jazz Awards 2019), Matt Carmichael on tenor saxophone (Peter Whittingham Development Award 2019, BBC Young Jazz Musician Finalist 2020), Mark Hendry on upright bass, and Dominykas Snarskis on drums. Sorley MacLean. If we were in Talisker on the shore where the great white mouth opens between two hard jaws, . The Spirit of the Hebrides: Images and Words Inspired by Sorley MacLean £ 11.99; Add to basket. January 23, 2011 — 0 Comments. You can make a complaint by using the âreport this postâ link . For me that's about as good as it gets" - Joanne Macleod, Finance Director. For Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, merfolk have come in on dry land. Shores. Hallaig, Shores, An Autumn Day, I gave you immortality, Kinloch Ainort, Girl of the red-gold hair . Poems of Place 'Scotland small?' Hugh MacDiarmid 28. The load of fruits on her back, of her bent poor wretched head. It was also a common year starting on Tuesday of the obsolete Julian calendar . Post was not sent - check your email addresses! opens between two hard jaws, Rubha nan Clach and the Bioda Ruadh, I would stand beside the sea. The collection, which also . Thou hast not seen her, Son of the carpenter, The large string section brings the contemporary classical composition to life and does so without losing any of the emotion set up by the other two musical elements. who art called the King of Glory, I purchase and listen to, read about, and present jazz music - unfortunately I was not gifted with the ability to play jazz music. Alec Finlay and Ken Cockburn have now reached Raasay on the Road North.Their most recent post pays tribute to Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain), the great poet of Raasay, and his poem 'Hallaig'. Events such as the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Fascism were welded together with his own intense personal feelings to produce poetry that has attracted national and international acclaim. Shores is an album that should be approached with an open mind and heard in its entirety (more than once) to really appreciate just what Fergus Hall has achieved with his writing. Famous works of his include Dain do Eimhir agus Dain Eile (Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems), a selection of mainly love poems written after MacLean returned from . This Spring and last Spring By kind permission of the publisher, the texts of all the Gaelic poems are reproduced on the site. Health . Don Paterson Waking with Russell, The Thread, 11:00: Baldovan, Two Trees, The Ferryman's Arms, Nil Nil . renewing love in my spirit. she has carried the cold seaweed The album is a suite of four songs with words by Gaelic poet, Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) from the collection, Dàin do Eimhir. Lorna Martin, Scotland editor. In the Scots Gaidhlig language it is called the Coire Gabhail (the Corrie of Capture). This is a dramatic route, celebrated by Sorley MacLean in his epic poem on the mountains. Poem of the Day (55673966) THE Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean himself translated this heroic affirmation of love into English, though the version given here is by his fellow bi-lingual poet, Iain . For Sorley MacLean in Gaelic Scotland, time is a deer in the woods. Hallaig, Shores, An Autumn Day, I gave you Immortality, Kinloch Ainort, Girl of the red-gold hair (All in Sorley MacLean: Collected Poems) Sorley MacLean: Collected Poems (£8.01) with words by Gaelic poet, Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) from the collection, Dàin do Eimhir. This is a dramatic route, celebrated by Sorley MacLean in his epic poem on the mountains. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. April 5, 2011 — 0 Comments. "Language, metre and diction in the poetry of Sorley MacLean", in Ross and Hendry 1986, op. Sorley MacLean 1911 - 1996 Sorley MacLean's mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics make him one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era. where the great white foaming mouth of water, opens between two jaws as hard as flint –, the Headland of Stones and the Red Point –, renewing love out of their crumpling graves. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. Arriving in Portree in what I was told was a typical horizontal 40-mph rain storm, I made my way through town and into a grocery store. Archive Research, Gaelic, Hebrides, Island Arts and Creative Practice, . Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. UK's only kelp factory works round clock to meet health-conscious Britons' demands. Truly a Götterdämmerung - so different to that of the Greeks and Romans. Many Scottish . Jackie Kay My Grandmother's Houses, Lucozade, Gap Year, Bed, Divorce, Keeping Orchids. Sorley Maclean Hallaig is featured in an anthology of much-loved poems and other verse forms from the English-speaking world. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Our croft apartments in the centre of Skye are perfect for exploring our island. The albu… Isle of Skye: Timeless Shores Scotland Alastair Reid 29. who art called the One Son of God? SHORES If we . The road leads to Drynoch, birthplace of a much earlier but equally famous poet, Mary MacLeod. in the sweat of her food’s creel. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. music into one large musical work, taking influence from musicians and composers who also blur these lines such as Martyn Bennet, The Gloaming, Laura Jurd, Linda Buckley, and William Sweeney. 10. Irish poets in English have moved a lot towards realism, realising that English may not be able to carry the full weight (or lightness) of ( Log Out / Maclean's grandfather and namesake was the Rev. Fergus Hall - Shores (Self-released. The contemporary jazz styling employed is very much in the north European style of jazz composition and emphasises the feel of the poetry introduced through the voice of Cameron Nixon. Here's the first verse (in English): "If . Sailmaker by Alan Spence . Fergus Hall's Shores is a setting of four poems by Sorley MacLean. An avid enthusiast about jazz music. Liz Lochhead The Bargain, My Rival's House, View of Fergus is one half of the improvising performance duo Long Green Jaws along with cellist and artist, Sarah McWhinney. ), William Gillies etc all of whom have been based in Edinburgh and produced Gaelic literature there. Sorley MacLean is now synonymous with twentieth century Gaelic poetry, he is viewed as a spokesperson and a tradition-bearer of his Gaelic culture and yet, at the same time, you will often . Tally's Blood by Ann Marie di Mambro . MacLean is credited with giving a new literary standing to a language which at times seemed close to extinction. Use the fewest words possible , the Reverend told Norman as a child. A lone windswept tree on the shores of Loch Slapin. My submission for the 'Poetics Project' assignment. Tràighean/Shores Somhairle MacGill-Eain Sorley MacLean 16 / 17. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Sorley MacLean Hallaig, Shores, An Autumn Day, I gave you immortality, Kinloch Ainort, Girl of the red-gold hair Don Paterson Waking with Russell, 11:00: Baldovan, The Ferryman's Arms, Nil Nil, Rain, The Circle Liz Lochhead The Bargain, My Rival's House, View of Scotland/Love Poem, Last Supper, Revelation, Box Room Robert Burns Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Brief Beginnings.'. Photograph: Jack Lane/Alamy. Sorley MacLean Online is the creation of the Sorley MacLean Trust. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Music by Fergus Hall Words by Sorley MacLean, Vocals – Cameron Nixon; Sax – Matt Carmichael; Piano – Fergus McCreadie; Upright Bass – Mark Hendry; Drums – Dominykas Snarskis, Violin – Fay Guiffo, Sarah Wagner, Helena Rose, Aimée Laws; Viola – Rufus Isabel Elliot, Zakia Fawcett Cello – Keena Wildman, Sarah McWhinney; Double Bass – Mathew McAteer, An avid enthusiast about jazz music. These poems, taken from MacLean's collection Dàin do Eimhir, explore love, longing, landscape, and the coastline of Skye.Despite being rooted in Gaelic culture, the album itself is a fusion of Scottish . Sorley MacLean never introduced a landscape reference into his poetry unless it had a thematic purpose. Sorley MacLean was one of the greatest and most important Scottish poets of the 20th Century. 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade. For gin-lovers, the distillery also now makes its own gin using 10 botanicals, including Raasay juniper. Together they . Here's a very favourite excerpt from Sorley MacLean's famous "Poems to Emihir" (section XLII), as taken from the pictured 2011 Collected Poems ... the verse ranges over time and nature; giving such powerful voice to feelings of longing, love and beauty. From there you can go southwards into Minginish. Revise Shores, one of the set text poems of Sorley MacLean for Higher English 13. Sorley's full name was Somhairle MacGill-Eain. Translator: Sorley MacLean. The second interlude is played by pianist Fergus McCreadie with beautiful touch and timing. Martyn Bennett: Bothy Culture-- by George Graham (Ryko 10381 As broadcast on WVIA-FM 1/14/98) Sometimes I wish there were more synonyms for the word "eclectic," so I wouldn't have to depend on the adjective so much in describing the music that most attracts me, music that borrows from disparate genres and combines styles, sounds or existing compositions in . II - Dawn (feat. Waking with Russell, 11:00: Baldovan, The Ferryman's Arms, Nil Nil, Rain, The Circle . Both these musicians have recently released critically acclaimed albums under their own names and the quality of the playing on those albums can be heard here on Shores. Lambton Shores Minor Hockey Sep 2015 - Present 5 years 11 months. Even Hugh MacDiarmid - he did some translations from Gaelic which MacLean rated highly. His name appears in the album credits for this delightful, lush, self-composed and -released debut album Shores as 'composer, director and producer'. ( Log Out / We help people overcome disability & barriers to learning. if we were together on Calgary shore. I am really drawn to the way that MacLean uses imagery of expansive landscapes to express deeply intimate feelings of love and longing. with words by Gaelic poet, Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) from the collection, Dàin do Eimhir.The album explores themes of love and longing as well as the landscape, coastline, and history of the Isle of Skye. MacLean holds in Gaelic letters. Ken has been referred to as a modern-day Nostradamus who writes novels that predict the future of medicine. Scotland is the second largest country in the United Kingdom, and accounted for 8.3% of the population in 2012. The iesults of ov", ol collecting acti'ity bear witness . He hails from the west of Scotland and is now based in Glasgow. The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil by John McGrath : Men Should Weep . 3. January 20, 2011 while the ocean was filling. The poem first appeared in a collection Dain Do Eimhir agus Dain Eile / Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems (1943). In Edinburgh 1940 . Overview. Hast Thou seen her, great Jew, I - Girl of the red-gold hair (feat. To achieve this, we have developed a quality teaching system that helps to fine tune the skills of critical analysis and understanding of literature, while maintaining focus on the examinations. This article is more than 13 years old. In his seminal work Dàin do Eimhir, his poetry speaks of love, choice, suffering and injustice, and simultaneously considers the seismic political events that were to shake Europe to its foundations in the 1930s and 1940s. At Borline on the shores of Loch Eynort is an important early settlement at Kilmoruy. Written for jazz combo, strings and folk singer, this work explores the beautiful imagery of MacLean's poetry that is rooted in the mythology, landscape and natural phenomena of the Isle of Skye. The books are PDF files so they can be read on almost any device - Windows or Mac computers, iPads, Android tablets etc. *Suitable for reading aloud - a lot of similar anthologies have weddings as their subject but don't offer really public poems *Chosen by the Scottish Poetry Library's Assistant Librarian, who has been answering the constant stream of requests for such poems for the last ten years, and knows what is valued *Introduction by one of Scotland's most famous poets *New pieces by well-known poets . Sorley MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Somhairle MacGill-Eain; 26 October 1911 - 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as "one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era" because of his "mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics". Dominykas Snarskis) 4. by Dave Wynne-Jones. THE Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean himself translated this heroic affirmation of love into English, though the version given here is by his fellow bi-lingual poet, Iain Crichton Smith. Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes - Anon. It is an album that should be considered in the way that one might approach a classical music album. This Spring and last Spring and every twenty Springs from the beginning, Shores is unlike any other album I have reviewed for SimplyJazzTalk. A History of Scotland's Landscapes £ 30.00; Poetry(/Music) Books. Shores is available as a digital download from Bandcamp. more about this month’s featured Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Fergus Hall is a musician, composer, improvisor and producer in the early stages of his career. "Shores is a piece for jazz ensemble, folk singer and string orchestra in four movements. The Graham Weekly Album Review #1093. The composer set out to blend three musical styles and produce something that reflects the themes of a Gaelic poet whose writings are dominated by the Scottish landscape and those that live in it: Fergus Hall has successfully pulled this off with some of the most intelligently written, cohesive, evocative, and emotional music played by musicians who clearly understand what Fergus has written. Andrew Cutler Professional Engineer / Manager at Kova Engineering Ltd. Sarnia, ON. He wrote in English and Gaelic, but it is for the latter that he is particularly . 'That huge dry summer of the ladybirds / (we thought we'd . It is also where he grew up. The renowned Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean wrote about Kinloch Ainort in one of his earliest poems. Anyone who has read Norman Maclean's novella or seen the movie adaptation by Robert Redford will recall the scene when a young Norman hands a piece of paper to his father, played in . See Joy Hendry, "Sorley MacLean: the man and his work", in Raymond J. Ross and Joy Hendry, eds., Sorley MacLean: Critical Essays, Edinburgh (Scottish Academic Press) 1986, 9-38. Readersâ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. I purchase and listen to, read about, and present jazz music - unfortunately I was not gifted with the ability to play jazz music. Shores. III - But for you (feat. The album also features BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Finalist, Cameron Nixon as vocal soloist, along with a large string section. Sonnet Mary, Queen of Scots 23. community filmmaking, Island Arts and Creative Practice, Island Studies, media, Scotland's islands. View all posts by simplyjazztalkblog. The ever-living ones. The Sorley MacLean Trust and the Advisory Board express their warm appreciation to Carcanet and to the family of Sorley MacLean and, in particular, to Professor Michael Schmidt, Editorial and Managing Director of Carcanet, and to Ms Ishbel MacLean. Watching You Walk Ruthven Todd 20 'I will make you brooches and toys for your delight' Robert Louis Stevenson 22. Anyone who has read Norman Maclean's novella or seen the movie adaptation by Robert Redford will recall the scene when a young Norman hands a piece of paper to his father, played in . His debut recording Shores, a setting of poetry by Sorley McLean for folk singer, jazz ensemble and string orchestra is currently due for release towards the end of 2020 with support from the Sorley McLean Trust. 'Shores' by Sorley MacLean from Hallaig and Other Poems "I'm a romantic at heart and the poem combines an expression of love with some beautiful places in Scotland: the shores of Talisker, Calgary and Moidart. ( Log Out / Sorley MacLean is very different. a bitter sweat on brow and cheek, It's not just Sorley MacLean in the city, but the likes of Duncan Bàn, Meg Bateman, Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir, William Neill (a Lowlander! It was used for hundreds of years by Clan MacDonald of Glencoe to hide their rustled cattle. Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain), teacher, poet and soldier, was born on the 26th of October, 1911. and the clay basin heavy on the back Lesley Duncan. Sorley MacLean was born on 26 October 1911 on the island of Raasay, off Skye. Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps. Cameron Nixon, Matt Carmichael, Fergus McCreadie, Mark Hendry & Dominykas Snarskis) 3. Shores. Make yourself at home in one of our stylish, open plan rooms. A Red, Red Rose - Robert Burns - read by Alan Cumming. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Sorley MacLean Hallaig, Screapadal, Heroes, Shores, An Autumn Day, I gave you Immortality . Ken McClure was born in Edinburgh in the 50s. The road leads to Drynoch, birthplace of a much earlier but equally famous poet, Mary MacLeod. cit., 137-154. 2. A Man's a Man for A' that - Robert Burns - read by David Rintoul. by Ena Lamont Stewart . Congratulations to Cameron Nixon who have been nominated in Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year sponsored by Traditional Music and Song Association in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2021.… That is certainly the view of Sorley MacLean: "I could not be primarily a Gael without a very deep-seated conviction that the auditory is the primary sensuousness of poetry" In the following lines on Skye from the poem Tràighean ("Shores"), we can perhaps get a sense of the sound of MacLean's poetry, even in the English translation: Change ). 'I would stand beside the sea / renewing love in my spirit / while the ocean was filling / Talisker bay forever' from 'Tràighean' / 'Shores' written and translated by Sorley MacLean, published in Caoir Gheal Leumraich / White Leaping Flame: collected poems, edited by Christopher Whyte and Emma Dymock (Birlinn/Carcanet, 2011). We arrived at Talisker Bay right after the sunset, when everybody else already left the beach.
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