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| Dr. Margaret Bennett (Skye/Edinburgh)
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| —Noted folklorist and scholar
as well as an exceptional Gaelic and Scots singer and storyteller.
An Honorary Research Fellow at University of Glasgow, Dr. Bennett
will be joining us as both a performer and a presenter. (Also listed
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| Sheena Blackhall (Aberdeen) |
| —A Creative Writing Fellow at
the University of Aberdeen's Elphinstone Institute, Sheena is a prominent
Doric poet, storyteller, and singer, and is active in workshops and
school programs. Her Scots language website, The Kist, does a wonderful
job of documenting and encouraging the writing and speaking of Doric
- the distinctive version of Scots spoken in northeast Scotland. www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist |
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| Lexie and Ross Dunn (Glasgow) |
| —Children's game experts Lexie
and Ross Dunn from Big Top in Glasgow will teach children of all ages
how to play traditional Scottish street and playground games, teach
Scottish rhymes, and explain what to do with such exotic equipment
as girts-and-clicks. Come prepared to play! |
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| Bill Innes (Glasgow) |
| —A passionate advocate of Gaelic
poetry, language, and culture, Innes's presentations and translations
have been internationally acclaimed. His book, Chì Mi, won
a National Mod literature prize. A native of the Outer Hebrides, Innes
will introduce American audiences to the beauty and strength of the
traditions surrounding Gaelic poetry and Gaelic as it is spoken in
the Western Isles. |
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| Billy Kay (Ayrshire/Scots) |
| —Noted writer, documentary producer,
broadcaster, and authority on Scots and Scottish culture. His accomplishments
include the BBC/Odyssey series; the book Scots: The Mither Tongue;
and numerous plays, short stories, poems, dramatizations, and awards.
www.sol.co.uk/b/billykay/billykay.htm |
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| Leabhar Mor na Gaidhlig / Big Book of Gaelic |
—To mark the launch of this innovative
arts project that marries Gaelic poetry from Ireland and answer to
the Book of Kells, the Smithsonian is working closely with Proiseact
Nan Ealan/The Gaelic Arts Agency in Stornoway, Lewis, to produce panels
containing information about the Project and reproductions of come
of the remarkable art work produced for the project.
www.gaelic-arts.com
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