Slighean Ceòlmhor le Bekah NicLeòid – Musical Journeys with Bekah MacLeod
#Bringyourgaelictoworkweek is a new Hands Up for Trad initiative to help raise the profile of Gaelic Language.
Based on the various “Bring your ‘something’ to work days” the concept is to bring your Gaelic to work – and for a whole week (8-12th November 2021)
This is a serious project though and aims to make the language visible to people who do not necessarily encounter the Gaelic language and for some work places involves signage and use of phrases to promote the language.
K107fm is conscious of the Gaelic speaking population within Fife, and has previously provided the Gaelic version of The Adventures of Captain Bobo to its Listen Again service alongside the English speaking version on-air.
Now, the Kirkcaldy based station is set to share a 6 part conversation series with masters of their instruments, which celebrates the finest traditional music Scotland has to offer. The series is presented by Native Gaelic speaker Bekah MacLeod (Bekah NicLeòid).
In each episode Bekah chats in Gaelic to leading lights from the world of Celtic and Gaelic music looking at their instrument of choice and the resulting relationship with the music they love to play. The programmes will be illustrated with examples of their own music and tracks featuring musicians who influenced them.
All 6 episodes are available at www.k107.co.uk/listen-again
Each show will concentrate on that musician’s musical journey, why they chose to make it with a certain instrument and the joy it brings to them. Bekah will expand the conversation to cover their whole career.
- Seonaidh MacIntyre
Uist born piper, whistle player, guitarist and vocalist with the Gaelic band Trail West. Seonaidh studied traditional music and has released the album “The Torlum Sessions” with acclaimed accordionist John Alex MacKay and played sessions with numerous Scottish musicians from across the traditional scene. - Mary Ann Kennedy
From The Campbell musical dynasty from Greepe on Isle of Skye Mary Ann is a singer, harpist, pianist, choral director, composer, record producer and TV/radio presenter. Classically trained she has gone on to release many albums with the band Cliar, collaborations and solo including the albums “Fonn” and “Glaschu”. - Ingrid Henderson
Harpist and pianist Ingrid from Lochaber she won the BBC Radio 2 Young Trad. musician aged 13. She has played with Julie Fowlis, Altan, Daimh and Margaret Stewart and composed for television. She runs Old Laundry Productions record label and studio with her husband Iain MacFarlane. - Fergie MacDonald
From Moidart, Fergie is known as The Ceilidh King with an incredible 50 album catalogue. Fergie has preformed with his accordion at every ceilidh venue in Scotland and collaborated with hundreds of musicians. This natural storyteller many a tale from live on the road.
- Joy Dunlop
A singer, step dancer and broadcaster, Joy has been a gold medallist at the Royal National Mòd and released 2 solo albums and an album with her brother Andrew called “Dithis” (Duo). A stalwart of the Gaelic choir world she created and conducted the Alba Choir representing Scotland at the Eurovision Choir competition in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2019 which was followed for a BBC ALBA documentary. - Ewen Henderson
Fiddle player, bagpiper, guitarist and vocalist, Ewen joined The Battlefield Band in 2010, and also played with Skippinish and more recently as a founding member of celtic band Mànran releasing their 4th album in 2021. He’s worked with Afro Celt Sound System and composed for television.
Produced by Robyn Low at Demus Productions and funded by the Audio Content Fund
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