Episodes

  • Ep6: Oh Murt! w/ Kim Carnie
    Oct 19 2023

    The final episode in this series sees Deirdre Graham in conversation with renowned singer, Kim Carnie. They explore bloody murder through Gaelic song, choosing a song each that holds a gruesome tale behind them.

    Produced by Deirdre Graham

    Mixed by James Lindsay

    Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA

    This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.

    Further Information

    www.deirdregraham.com

    www.kimcarnie.com

    And So We Gather

    Virginia Blankenhorn Essay

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Ep5: Seinn air a’ Phìob w/ Rona Lightfoot
    Oct 12 2023

    Deirdre Graham in conversation with Rona Lightfoot about her upbringing in South Uist, the links between piping and Gaelic songs, and a canntaireachd lesson!

    Produced by Deirdre Graham

    Mixed by James Lindsay

    Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA

    This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.

    Further Information

    www.deirdregraham.com

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep4: Sgàthach | Gormshùil w/ Rachel Walker
    Oct 5 2023

    Deirdre Graham hosts a conversation with Gaelic singer and songwriter, Rachel Walker about two of her own compositions; Sgàthach celebrates the revered warrior queen from Skye and Gormshùil, the most powerful of the West Coast witches.

    Produced by Deirdre Graham

    Mixed by James Lindsay

    Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA

    This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.

    Further Information

    www.deirdregraham.com

    www.rachelwalker.co.uk

    Despite the Wind and Rain

    Heal & Harrow

    Mairi Kidd

    The Gaelic Otherworld

    Songs of Gaelic Scotland

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Ep3: The Singing War w/ Dòmhnall Ryno Morrison
    Sep 28 2023

    Deirdre Graham in conversation with Dòmhnall Ryno Morrison about some songs and poetry connected to World War 1, with a closer look at the communities that were affected at home, as well as the communities formed in the trenches.

    Produced by Deirdre Graham

    Mixed by James Lindsay

    Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA

    This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.

    Further Information

    www.deirdregraham.com

    Letter to an Unknown Soldier

    Litir Chun an t-Saighdear Gun Ainm

    Dòmhnall Ruadh Choruna: Òrain is Dàin

    Julie Fowlis 'An Eala Bhàn'

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Ep2: Òran na Cloiche w/ Kathleen MacInnes
    Sep 21 2023

    Deirdre Graham in conversation with Gaelic singer and screen star Kathleen MacInnes over Òran na Cloiche; the song that celebrates the retrieval of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in 1950.

    Produced by Deirdre Graham

    Mixed by James Lindsay

    Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA

    This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal.

    Further Information

    www.deirdregraham.com

    An Ceasnachadh: Interrogation of a Highland Lass

    Bliadhna nan Òran

    Tobar an Dualchais

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    47 mins
  • Ep1: An Riabhag Bheag | Little Sparrow w/ Fiona J MacKenzie
    Sep 14 2023

    Deirdre Graham in conversation with Fiona J MacKenzie about the folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw who wrote the book, 'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist', as well as contributing to an enormous legacy of archive recordings at Canna House with her husband, John Lorne Campbell.

    Produced by Deirdre Graham

    Mixed by James Lindsay

    Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA

    This series is supported through the 'Tasgadh' fund from Fèisean nan Gàidheal

    Further Information

    www.deirdregraham.com

    www.fionamackenzie.org

    Canna House Archive

    National Trust for Scotland

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Ep6: Fear a‘ Choire w/ Kirsteen Graham
    Dec 23 2021

    Deirdre Graham is joined by her mother, Kirsteen Graham, a Gaelic singer and tutor who steeped Deirdre in songs and stories from childhood. Together they share a couple of songs connected to Skye as well as the lore surrounding them.

    Full transcription of the conversation available here

    You can support this podcast by way of a donation here

    Follow Deirdre Graham on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify

    https://www.deirdregraham.com/gaelicsongstories

    Credits

    Hosted by Deirdre Graham

    Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

    Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

    Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

    Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

    Photographs by Magnus Graham

    This project is supported by Creative Scotland

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    53 mins
  • Ep5: The Cèilidh House w/ Gillebrìde MacMillan
    Dec 16 2021

    Deirdre Graham hosts a conversation with Gillebrìde MacMillan on the role of the cèilidh house as well as the unbroken chain of Gaelic song compositions.

    Full transcription of the conversation available here

    To find out more about Gillebrìde visit here

    You can support this podcast by way of a donation here

    Follow Deirdre Graham on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify

    https://www.deirdregraham.com/gaelicsongstories

    Credits

    Hosted by Deirdre Graham

    Recorded and edited by Deirdre Graham

    Further editing and mix by James Lindsay

    Transcriptions by Emilie Owens

    Podcast artwork by Elly Lucas

    Photographs by Magnus Graham

    This project is supported by Creative Scotland

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    58 mins