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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:09 am
Leabhar `s Craic - Glasgow's first Gaelic literary festival
On Saturday 24th May, Ceòl 's Craic (Glasgow's Gaelic night club)
will be celebrating the creative heights of Gaelic literature, and
the talents of our Gaelic poets, novelists and short story writers.
Amongst these Ceol `s Craic are delighted to announce guest writers
and poets to be attending as Anna Frater, Rody Gorman, Griogair
Labhruidh, Martin MacIntyre, Fionnlagh MacLeòid, Aonghas MacNeacail,
and Tormod MacGill-Eain. Continuing their commitment to work across
Gaelic artforms, Culture & Sport Glasgow are initiating this new
pilot Gaelic literary event – Leabhar `s Craic, the first all Gaelic
literary festival, in partnership with the Gaelic Books Council, with
the aim of developing this pilot event into an established date in
the Gaelic Arts calendar in the city.
Leabhar 's Craic will be a day-long literary festival for all the
family, held in Ceol `s Craic's regular home, Centre for Contemporary
Arts (CCA). Kids can attend storytelling and art workshops whilst
adults take part in creative writing and poetry classes, a panel
discussion on Women in Gaelic literature, followed by the launch of
Finlay Macleod's new book and a buffet dinner.
The popular Gaelic club night, Ceol 's Craic, will kick off as usual
at 8pm but this month with a strong literary flavour and featuring
many of the writers from during the day. The highlight of the night
will no doubt be the first ever live musical performance of Rody
Gorman's Dylan translations. Rody recently surprised and delighted
the Gaelic word with his translations of popular Bob Dylan songs such
as Knocking on Heaven's Door, Carina Carina and All along the
watchtower and many more. He will be performing some of his Dylan
poetry and a local Glasgow Band will be singing and performing the
songs in Gaelic. Alongside Gorman and the Ceol 's Craic poets are a
host of musicians such as the hugely popular Griogair Labhruidh.
Griogar is a traditional Gaelic singer, piper and composer of both
bagpipe music and Gaelic song/poetry, and belongs to a West Highland
piping tradition that has been in his family for many generations.
Tickets are available from CCA and cost £12.50 for a full day,
including workshops, evening performances and buffet. Concessions are
available as well as individual tickets for day and evening
programme. Call CCA (0141 352 4900) or visit the myspace for more
information. www.myspace.com/ceolscraic
On Saturday 24th May, Ceòl 's Craic (Glasgow's Gaelic night club)
will be celebrating the creative heights of Gaelic literature, and
the talents of our Gaelic poets, novelists and short story writers.
Amongst these Ceol `s Craic are delighted to announce guest writers
and poets to be attending as Anna Frater, Rody Gorman, Griogair
Labhruidh, Martin MacIntyre, Fionnlagh MacLeòid, Aonghas MacNeacail,
and Tormod MacGill-Eain. Continuing their commitment to work across
Gaelic artforms, Culture & Sport Glasgow are initiating this new
pilot Gaelic literary event – Leabhar `s Craic, the first all Gaelic
literary festival, in partnership with the Gaelic Books Council, with
the aim of developing this pilot event into an established date in
the Gaelic Arts calendar in the city.
Leabhar 's Craic will be a day-long literary festival for all the
family, held in Ceol `s Craic's regular home, Centre for Contemporary
Arts (CCA). Kids can attend storytelling and art workshops whilst
adults take part in creative writing and poetry classes, a panel
discussion on Women in Gaelic literature, followed by the launch of
Finlay Macleod's new book and a buffet dinner.
The popular Gaelic club night, Ceol 's Craic, will kick off as usual
at 8pm but this month with a strong literary flavour and featuring
many of the writers from during the day. The highlight of the night
will no doubt be the first ever live musical performance of Rody
Gorman's Dylan translations. Rody recently surprised and delighted
the Gaelic word with his translations of popular Bob Dylan songs such
as Knocking on Heaven's Door, Carina Carina and All along the
watchtower and many more. He will be performing some of his Dylan
poetry and a local Glasgow Band will be singing and performing the
songs in Gaelic. Alongside Gorman and the Ceol 's Craic poets are a
host of musicians such as the hugely popular Griogair Labhruidh.
Griogar is a traditional Gaelic singer, piper and composer of both
bagpipe music and Gaelic song/poetry, and belongs to a West Highland
piping tradition that has been in his family for many generations.
Tickets are available from CCA and cost £12.50 for a full day,
including workshops, evening performances and buffet. Concessions are
available as well as individual tickets for day and evening
programme. Call CCA (0141 352 4900) or visit the myspace for more
information. www.myspace.com/ceolscraic
