From The Scotsman.
Their songs and stories speak of a different time in Scotland’s history.
Now an audio archive which documents the traditions of crofters, farm workers and fishermen – in English and Gaelic and some Scots – has opened up to the public for the first time.
More than 40 audio files are being published online by Glasgow University as it works to make traditional Gaelic speech more accessible to speakers and learners of the language.
The majority of recordings in the archive were gathered from residents of North and South Uist, Scalpay, Harris, Barra, Berneray and Benbecula by American storyteller Tracy Chipman during the 1990s and early 2000s.
The recordings tell of everyday life and customs in the Outer Hebrides and cover a vast range of topics from fishing terminology to traditional cures, fairy stories and premonitions.
Among the files include contributions of crofter, storyteller and poet Dòmhnall McDonald of Daliburgh, South Uist.
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