{"id":16675,"date":"2022-08-16T10:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=16675"},"modified":"2022-08-16T10:21:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:21:10","slug":"earliest-collection-of-highland-music-given-fresh-lease-of-life-with-new-edition-and-will-be-performed-at-blas-festival-this-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/earliest-collection-of-highland-music-given-fresh-lease-of-life-with-new-edition-and-will-be-performed-at-blas-festival-this-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Earliest collection of Highland music given fresh lease of life with new edition and will be performed at Blas Festival this September."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ronan Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The music collected by Eliza Jane Ross will be performed during the 18th Blas Festival this September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collection of Highland music, left behind in the library of Raasay House in the 1800s has been given a fresh lease of life in a new edition of the collection by renowned piper, Dr Angus Macdonald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eliza Ross Collection<\/a>, published by Taigh na Teud and compiled by Dr Angus Macdonald, features the Highland tunes and songs collected by Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane Ross, a niece of James MacLeod, one-time laird of the Isle of Raasay. The collection was left behind in the library of Raasay House when Eliza Ross left in 1813 to travel, with her sister, to India where she later married Baronet Charles D\u2019Oyly. The collection is thought to be the earliest unpublished collection of Highland music and was discovered and bought for the School of Scottish Studies by folklorist and collector, Francis Collinson in 1954. It contains 150 airs of which about 100 are vocal airs, the others being instrumental dance tunes or slow airs. These instrumental tunes are now available for the first time in bagpipe notation with a complete section in the book featuring these tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Angus MacDonald<\/strong>, Gaelic song group, Sian<\/strong>, and fiddler, Ronan Martin<\/strong>, will perform a selection of these tunes and songs during the Blas Festival, which runs from 2-10 September at venues across the Highlands and Islands. On both nights, the concert will opened with a set from up-and-coming 5 piece folk band, Falasgair<\/strong>, from the Isle of Skye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The performances will be on the following dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      6th September, 7.30pm, Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig, Isle of Skye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      7th September, 7.30pm, Raasay Community Hall, Raasay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Angus Macdonald commented<\/strong>: \u201cOf the 150 tunes Eliza Ross collected in Raasay\u00a0many of the airs\u00a0have been paired with their Gaelic songs. In addition 59 tunes have been written out in pipe music. Some of these unknown elsewhere. This is a fascinating and valuable resource for anyone interested in Highland music and we will hear many\u00a0of the highlights at this year\u2019s Blas festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christine Martin, Director, Taigh na Teud<\/strong>, added: \u201cWe are looking forward to hearing these old tunes from the Eliza Ross Collection\u00a0played live on Skye and Raasay\u00a0during Blas Festival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blas Festival, which is organised\u00a0by F\u00e8isean nan Gaidheal in partnership with The Highland Council, showcases Gaelic culture and the thriving Scottish traditional music scene over 9 days of events in venues across the Highlands and Islands and this year will host 40 concerts and c\u00e8ilidhs, an\u00a0extensive education and communities programme and an online offering which will include workshops and livestreamed concerts. Musicians performing this year include\u00a0Mary Ann Kennedy, Julie Fowlis, Emma Macleod,\u00a0Paul McKenna, Gillebride\u00a0Macmillan, Kim Carnie, Martainn Skene, Norrie MacIver, Allan Henderson and Bruce MacGregor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other highlights include two 80th\u00a0birthday celebrations from Gaelic singer\u00a0Mary Smith<\/strong>, and storyteller,\u00a0Essie Stewart<\/strong>;\u00a0‘Tomhas<\/em>‘, a collection of new Gaelic songs, by\u00a0Calum Munro<\/strong>, exploring love, loss and mental health performed by\u00a0Norrie MacIver<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kim Carnie<\/strong>;\u00a0The Badenoch Suite<\/em>\u00a0by Capercaillie\u2019s\u00a0Charlie McKerron<\/strong>;\u00a0Talamh Be\u00f2 with\u00a0Mary Ann Kennedy<\/strong>; and\u00a0\u00cctheamaid is \u00d2lamaid,\u00a0<\/strong>a fascinating evening of songs and stories, all related to food and drink, withresearch byJo MacDonald and Gaelic singers\u00a0Rachel Walker and Gillebr\u00ecde MacMillan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0perhaps\u00a0with a wee dram thrown in too!

Calum Alex Macmillan from Blas Festival organisers, F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal<\/strong>, added: \u201cWe are delighted to be able to showcase this important Highland music collection during Blas Festival this year. This year\u2019s festival really will showcase old and brand-new Highland music with concerts like The Eliza Ross Collection and Chlo\u00eb Bryce\u2019s commission, The Summer Walkers.\u201d
The full programme of events can be found at\u00a0www.blas.scot<\/a>\u00a0along with details of how to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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