{"id":13584,"date":"2019-10-08T10:55:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T09:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=13584"},"modified":"2019-10-09T10:58:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T09:58:24","slug":"how-can-we-get-a-million-people-to-hear-a-gaelic-song-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/how-can-we-get-a-million-people-to-hear-a-gaelic-song-live\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we get a million people to hear a Gaelic song live?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can we get a million people to hear a Gaelic song live?\u2019<\/em> \u2013 that was the question posed in a meeting at the BBC Alba offices that started the journey that finished with Alba Choir<\/a> performing on the Eurovision stage.<\/p>\n

Eurovision Choir had 10 of Europe\u2019s best choirs performing a live song to impress a panel of international choral music stars. Blending spectacular staging and in front of a live stadium audience, Eurovision Choir was broadcast to millions across the globe, taking viewers on a journey of musical traditional and cultures from across Europe in search of the continent’s pre-eminent vocal group.<\/p>\n

Not since 1966 and Kenneth McKellar had Eurovision seen a kilt on stage, but the 2019 Eurovision Choir would change all that. Conductor Joy Dunlop led a 33 strong choir who were chosen from existing Gaelic choirs across Scotland singing a specially arranged set of Gaelic tunes by Sileas Sinclair with both traditional and modern influences.<\/p>\n

Joy said \u2018I was so proud to conduct Scotland\u2019s debut entry at Eurovision and that the language and music of Gaelic was heard by millions across the world, maybe for the first time.\u2019 BBC Weather presenter Joy beforehand promised that her choir would \u2018 take Eurovision by storm\u2019 and they certainly did.<\/p>\n

In their exclusively designed tartan, the choir sang Cumha na Cloinne, a piobaireachd – bagpipe music – composed by Padraig M\u00f2r MacCrimmon around 1650 after the death of seven of his eight children from smallpox. This stirring composition was complemented by intertwining the Waulking Song \u2018Ach a Mhairead\u2019 where the woman in this song is dejected about a man with whom she was in love, saying that no kind of music will lift her spirits, with one of the most iconic modern Gaelic rock songs \u2018Alba\u2019 by Runrig.<\/p>\n

Though Denmark would finally take the crown of Eurovision Choir 2019 winners, Scotland came home proud of their performance.<\/p>\n

What was unique for a Gaelic choir was that not only did they sing, but choreography telling the stories of the songs was performed. Creating a visual spectacular on the Eurovision stage.<\/p>\n

So what next for Alba Choir? Joy announced \u2018We are so excited that the Alba Choir has agreed to continue performing together. We are all very proud that we will be on stage in George Square on the 11th of October at the opening of the Royal National M\u00f2d which will be held in Glasgow for the first time since 1990.\u2019<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to follow Alba Choir\u2019s journey \u2013 go to their Facebook page \u2018Alba Choir<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

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