_340 Armadale Castle, Somerled Rooms "" Site TEXT "" "Bryan Sykes lives in Skye and Oxford where he is Professor of Human Genetics and founder of 'Oxford Ancestors'. He is a popular speaker at book festivals around the world. His book "The Seven Daughters of Eve" is based on exciting discoveries concerning our ancestry and is a best-seller. He has also shown that many members of several Scottish clans can be traced back to a common ancestor and has studied Gaelic and Norse ancestry on Skye." Talks and Literature "Bryan Sykes lives in Skye and Oxford where he is Professor of Human Genetics and founder of 'Oxford Ancestors'. He is a popular speaker at book festivals around the world. His book "The Seven Daughters of Eve" is based on exciting discoveries concerning our ancestry and is a best-seller. He has also shown that many members of several Scottish clans can be traced back to a common ancestor and has studied Gaelic and Norse ancestry on Skye." Talks and Literature "Ever heard of a sheep who lives in a bed and breakfast, doesn\u2019t like rain and turns herself into a souvenir so she can live on a mantelpiece? That must be a sheep called Skye! Come along and hear all about her in this magical story-telling show performed by Greet Op de Beeck from Flanders. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Sarah Harris with illustrations by local Skye artist Gill Barrett. For adults and children alike. There will also be a display of artwork and stories by children in Skye, Belgium and further afield." Theatre Family "Ever heard of a sheep who lives in a bed and breakfast, doesn\u2019t like rain and turns herself into a souvenir so she can live on a mantelpiece? That must be a sheep called Skye! Come along and hear all about her in this magical story-telling show performed by Greet Op de Beeck from Flanders. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Sarah Harris with illustrations by local Skye artist Gill Barrett. For adults and children alike. There will also be a display of artwork and stories by children in Skye, Belgium and further afield." Theatre Family "See Thursday 14 at 4.15 pm" Theatre Family "See Thursday 14 at 4.15 pm" Theatre Family "A major moment in Scotland's music history was the publication, in 1992, of Scotland's Music by John Purser, a gaelic speaker who lives at Drinan, on Skye. The uniqueness of the book is known by collectors, who now pay around \u00a3300 for a copy at auction. The book's importance was recognised by a special supplement in Scotland on Sunday, and its launch was a highlight of the 1992 Edinburgh International Festival. John Purser's talk will highlight some of the musical treasures of our nation that are revealed in his outstanding book." Talks and Literature "A major moment in Scotland's music history was the publication, in 1992, of Scotland's Music by John Purser, a gaelic speaker who lives at Drinan, on Skye. The uniqueness of the book is known by collectors, who now pay around \u00a3300 for a copy at auction. The book's importance was recognised by a special supplement in Scotland on Sunday, and its launch was a highlight of the 1992 Edinburgh International Festival. John Purser's talk will highlight some of the musical treasures of our nation that are revealed in his outstanding book." Talks and Literature "Award-winning author and journalist Angus Peter Campbell will lead a talk\/discussion on the vital future Gaelic literature has in a multi-cultural 21st century world. His Gaelic novel 'An Oidhche Mus do She\u00f2l Sinn' is on The List's list of the Top 100 Books ever-published in Scotland. His talk will be in English and his readings from his own work in Gaelic. "Writing at the hight of his powers" The Herald." Talks and Literature "Award-winning author and journalist Angus Peter Campbell will lead a talk\/discussion on the vital future Gaelic literature has in a multi-cultural 21st century world. His Gaelic novel 'An Oidhche Mus do She\u00f2l Sinn' is on The List's list of the Top 100 Books ever-published in Scotland. His talk will be in English and his readings from his own work in Gaelic. "Writing at the hight of his powers" The Herald." Talks and Literature "Gaelic (and English) poetry is flourishing in Skye. Rody Gorman and Rob Kerr are published Gaelic poets living in south Skye. They will offer their poems in both Gaelic and Enlgish and will be joined by Gaelic singer Gwen MacQuarrie." Talks and Literature "Gaelic (and English) poetry is flourishing in Skye. Rody Gorman and Rob Kerr are published Gaelic poets living in south Skye. They will offer their poems in both Gaelic and Enlgish and will be joined by Gaelic singer Gwen MacQuarrie." Talks and Literature "Rody Gorman and Rob Kerr will lead a workshop, in Gaelic, on writing Gaelic poetry." Workshop "Rody Gorman and Rob Kerr will lead a workshop, in Gaelic, on writing Gaelic poetry." Workshop "For centuries the Highlands and Islands of Scotland were regarded as culturally as well as physically distinct. Highlanders had a bad reputation, or suffered from a bad press, depending on perspective. Denis Rixson lives in Mallaig and has written an imaginative and stimulating book exploring the various attitudes to the area through the writing of those who have travelled here over the centuries." Talks and Literature "For centuries the Highlands and Islands of Scotland were regarded as culturally as well as physically distinct. Highlanders had a bad reputation, or suffered from a bad press, depending on perspective. Denis Rixson lives in Mallaig and has written an imaginative and stimulating book exploring the various attitudes to the area through the writing of those who have travelled here over the centuries." Talks and Literature "'Photographs of Skye' is a stunning visual documentary of Skye by writer and broadcaster Cailean MacLean, who lives in the north of the Island. Cailean will show some of the images and talk about his work. Angus Peter Campbell, poet and author, launches his new book 'Invisible Islands'. Both are Gaelic speakers and simultaneous translation to English will be provided." Talks and Literature "'Photographs of Skye' is a stunning visual documentary of Skye by writer and broadcaster Cailean MacLean, who lives in the north of the Island. Cailean will show some of the images and talk about his work. Angus Peter Campbell, poet and author, launches his new book 'Invisible Islands'. Both are Gaelic speakers and simultaneous translation to English will be provided." Talks and Literature "James Hunter is an author, historian and commentator with a long-standing interest in rural development. His groundbreaking account of Scotland's worldwide diaspora is based on unpublished documents, letters and family histories. 'Scottish Exodus'' is a tale of horror and hardship, disastrous voyages, famine and dispossession: the hazards of pioneering on faraway frontiers. But, it is also the moving story of how people separated from Scotland by hundreds of years and thousands of miles continue to identify with the small country where their global journeys began." Talks and Literature "James Hunter is an author, historian and commentator with a long-standing interest in rural development. His groundbreaking account of Scotland's worldwide diaspora is based on unpublished documents, letters and family histories. 'Scottish Exodus'' is a tale of horror and hardship, disastrous voyages, famine and dispossession: the hazards of pioneering on faraway frontiers. But, it is also the moving story of how people separated from Scotland by hundreds of years and thousands of miles continue to identify with the small country where their global journeys began." Talks and Literature "Claire Macdonald established Kinloch Lodge Hotel in south Skye with her husband Lord Godfrey Macdonald. She is the author of a wide range of cookery books that particularly celebrate Scottish produce. She has just featured in a 15-part cookery series for TV and her new book on 'Fish' is out in the Autumn. Tonight she shares her passion for writing about food." Talks and Literature "Claire Macdonald established Kinloch Lodge Hotel in south Skye with her husband Lord Godfrey Macdonald. She is the author of a wide range of cookery books that particularly celebrate Scottish produce. She has just featured in a 15-part cookery series for TV and her new book on 'Fish' is out in the Autumn. Tonight she shares her passion for writing about food." Talks and Literature "Margaret Bennett was born on the island of Skye. She is well known as a singer but has also published widely in the field of Scottish studies, especially on folkore. She has taught in the School of Scottish Studies and is now at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Tonight Margaret shares the wealth of her knowledge while talking about her book 'Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave', a detailed and comprehensive picture of social behaviour in Scotland over the last 400 years." Talks and Literature "Margaret Bennett was born on the island of Skye. She is well known as a singer but has also published widely in the field of Scottish studies, especially on folkore. She has taught in the School of Scottish Studies and is now at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Tonight Margaret shares the wealth of her knowledge while talking about her book 'Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave', a detailed and comprehensive picture of social behaviour in Scotland over the last 400 years." Talks and Literature "Gordon runs Skyak Advertures in south Skye and is one of the three highest qualified sea-kayak instructors in Scotland. He has a lifetime's experience on rivers and the sea and has trained many people including the Special Forces. Tonight Gordon Talks and Literature about his new book about his travels around the Hebrides by sea." Talks and Literature "Gordon runs Skyak Advertures in south Skye and is one of the three highest qualified sea-kayak instructors in Scotland. He has a lifetime's experience on rivers and the sea and has trained many people including the Special Forces. Tonight Gordon Talks and Literature about his new book about his travels around the Hebrides by sea." Talks and Literature "Jess Smith will talk about her life as a traditional storyteller and one of the last Travelling folk raised in a lifestyle of itinerant working the land. Jess has written three books on her ten years travelling the country in an old bus with parents and seven sisters. Jessie's Journey' and 'Tales from the Tent' were in Scotland\u2019s best-selling list. Her first novel is nearing completion. "Takes you into an unfamiliar world . . . remarkable." Caledonia" Talks and Literature "Jess Smith will talk about her life as a traditional storyteller and one of the last Travelling folk raised in a lifestyle of itinerant working the land. Jess has written three books on her ten years travelling the country in an old bus with parents and seven sisters. Jessie's Journey' and 'Tales from the Tent' were in Scotland\u2019s best-selling list. Her first novel is nearing completion. "Takes you into an unfamiliar world . . . remarkable." Caledonia" Talks and Literature "Anne MacLeod's beautifully written first novel of love and war is a Scottish best-seller. It tells a story of a people bound together by grief and history. As the Great War ends, a remote Hebridean Community is devastated by the sinking of the Iolaire, bringing troops home from France. More than 200 Lewismen perish and no family is left untouched. The book travels between the two World Wars spanning three generations of island families. Anne MacLeod works as a doctor in Inverness. An engaging reader, of poetry or prose, Anne often combines the spoken word with unaccompanied song." Talks and Literature "Anne MacLeod's beautifully written first novel of love and war is a Scottish best-seller. It tells a story of a people bound together by grief and history. As the Great War ends, a remote Hebridean Community is devastated by the sinking of the Iolaire, bringing troops home from France. More than 200 Lewismen perish and no family is left untouched. The book travels between the two World Wars spanning three generations of island families. Anne MacLeod works as a doctor in Inverness. An engaging reader, of poetry or prose, Anne often combines the spoken word with unaccompanied song." Talks and Literature "David Craig is a foremost expert on the Clearances. His book tells the story of Flo Campbell and her eviction from the family's island home, and all her subsequent struggles. The compelling storyline has terrific energy, from the Battle of the Braes and Flo's travels and employment on Skye and beyond." For 23 years David taught creative writing at Lancaster University. He lives in South Cumbria with his author wife." Talks and Literature "David Craig is a foremost expert on the Clearances. His book tells the story of Flo Campbell and her eviction from the family's island home, and all her subsequent struggles. The compelling storyline has terrific energy, from the Battle of the Braes and Flo's travels and employment on Skye and beyond." For 23 years David taught creative writing at Lancaster University. He lives in South Cumbria with his author wife." Talks and Literature "The Reading C\u00e8ilidh started last year and proved very popular . Come along just to join in, or better still, with your own favourite reading - contributions should last a maximum of five\/six minutes. Poetry and prose are equally welcome from original or from published works. A few invited writers will make a contribution. Above all, it will be informal, with coffee and a bar. Alastair Scott is a travel writer, novelist and photographer, who lives in Kylerhea. He has sailed single-handed around Ireland and most recently to the Faroe Islands." Talks and Literature "The Reading C\u00e8ilidh started last year and proved very popular . Come along just to join in, or better still, with your own favourite reading - contributions should last a maximum of five\/six minutes. Poetry and prose are equally welcome from original or from published works. A few invited writers will make a contribution. Above all, it will be informal, with coffee and a bar. Alastair Scott is a travel writer, novelist and photographer, who lives in Kylerhea. He has sailed single-handed around Ireland and most recently to the Faroe Islands." Talks and Literature "Coisc\u00e9im, the Dublin publishers, launch 'Breac-A\u2019-Mhuiltein', Myles Campbell\u2019s retrospective collection of poetry spanning over 30 years. 'Taking You Home' is Andrew Mitchell\u2019s tribute to Iain Crichton Smith and Derick Thomson. Born in Staffin, where he now lives, Maoilios Caimbeul did not learn to write Gaelic until the 60s, (Gaelic not being on offer in school), although he could speak and read the language since childhood. His poetry is internationally acclaimed and represented in An Tuil, Ronald Black's Anthology of 20th Century Scottish Gaelic Verse (Polygon, 2002). Andrew Mitchell's English and Gaelic newly-published poem sequence, Taking You Home, draws upon island culture and the work of two highly acclaimed poets from Bayble in Lewis, and includes their reflections on island life as presented on the BBC Radio 4 Kaleidoscope Feature How Many Miles From Bayble in 1995. The evening will be in Engliash and Gaelic with translation facilities." Talks and Literature "Coisc\u00e9im, the Dublin publishers, launch 'Breac-A\u2019-Mhuiltein', Myles Campbell\u2019s retrospective collection of poetry spanning over 30 years. 'Taking You Home' is Andrew Mitchell\u2019s tribute to Iain Crichton Smith and Derick Thomson. Born in Staffin, where he now lives, Maoilios Caimbeul did not learn to write Gaelic until the 60s, (Gaelic not being on offer in school), although he could speak and read the language since childhood. His poetry is internationally acclaimed and represented in An Tuil, Ronald Black's Anthology of 20th Century Scottish Gaelic Verse (Polygon, 2002). Andrew Mitchell's English and Gaelic newly-published poem sequence, Taking You Home, draws upon island culture and the work of two highly acclaimed poets from Bayble in Lewis, and includes their reflections on island life as presented on the BBC Radio 4 Kaleidoscope Feature How Many Miles From Bayble in 1995. The evening will be in Engliash and Gaelic with translation facilities." Talks and Literature "Gaelic and Scots sit harmoniously in Angus Peter's new volume. In the 15th century, the two tongues were in bitter rivalry. The poet Dunbar conjures a picture of hell in his Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins. Finding it packed with ragged Gaels, the Devil calls for a Hieland pageant. The Highlanders deafen him with Gaelic, so he puts them in the deepest pit in hell and 'smoorits' them! After five centuries, a poetic reconciliation. Angus Peter is joined by the Scots translator, the scholar J Derrick McClure of Aberdeen University who will read Angus Peter's poems in Scots. Aonghas Padraig, a native of South Uist, was introduced to literature by his teacher, the late Ian Crichton Smith. Encouragement was also given by the late Sorley MacLean. A career in journalism followed. He is now a prominent writer and broadcaster. He is a longtime Skye resident and had an impressive debut in 2007, as lead actor, in Seachd, the first-ever Gaelic-language feature film." Talks and Literature "Gaelic and Scots sit harmoniously in Angus Peter's new volume. In the 15th century, the two tongues were in bitter rivalry. The poet Dunbar conjures a picture of hell in his Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins. Finding it packed with ragged Gaels, the Devil calls for a Hieland pageant. The Highlanders deafen him with Gaelic, so he puts them in the deepest pit in hell and 'smoorits' them! After five centuries, a poetic reconciliation. Angus Peter is joined by the Scots translator, the scholar J Derrick McClure of Aberdeen University who will read Angus Peter's poems in Scots. Aonghas Padraig, a native of South Uist, was introduced to literature by his teacher, the late Ian Crichton Smith. Encouragement was also given by the late Sorley MacLean. A career in journalism followed. He is now a prominent writer and broadcaster. He is a longtime Skye resident and had an impressive debut in 2007, as lead actor, in Seachd, the first-ever Gaelic-language feature film." Talks and Literature "Bob Dylan, Buson, Issa, Kornelijus Platelis, Njordur Njardvik et al in Gaelic! The Country Blues element includes lyrics by the likes of Kokomo Arnold, Little Brother Urreal Montgomery, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie McTell. Rody Gorman, poet and translator, born in Dublin, writes in both Scottish and Irish Gaelic and lives on Skye. The session will be in Gaelic and English, with simultaneous translation." Talks and Literature "Bob Dylan, Buson, Issa, Kornelijus Platelis, Njordur Njardvik et al in Gaelic! The Country Blues element includes lyrics by the likes of Kokomo Arnold, Little Brother Urreal Montgomery, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie McTell. Rody Gorman, poet and translator, born in Dublin, writes in both Scottish and Irish Gaelic and lives on Skye. The session will be in Gaelic and English, with simultaneous translation." Talks and Literature "Mark Wringe, from Sabhal Mor Ostaig, and well-known as the presenter of BBC Radio nan Gaidheal's book programme "Leugh an Leabhar" quizzes two very special guests about their favourite Gaelic poems in his own inimitable style. \n\nStarting the night will be Norman Gillies, who is soon to retire after 25 years as Principal of Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig. \n\nMorag MacDonald is one of Gaeldom's most popular broadcasters, whose programme, 'A' Mire ri M\u00f2ir', is listened to far and wide. Prepare to be intrigued and entertained when each of these fascinating individuals shares their own choice of Gaelic poetry in this very special event, which is being recorded by BBC Radio nan Gaidheal.\n\nA free Gaelic language event, with limited seating, so please book your ticket ahead of time if possible." Talks and Literature "Mark Wringe, from Sabhal Mor Ostaig, and well-known as the presenter of BBC Radio nan Gaidheal's book programme "Leugh an Leabhar" quizzes two very special guests about their favourite Gaelic poems in his own inimitable style. \n\nStarting the night will be Norman Gillies, who is soon to retire after 25 years as Principal of Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig. \n\nMorag MacDonald is one of Gaeldom's most popular broadcasters, whose programme, 'A' Mire ri M\u00f2ir', is listened to far and wide. Prepare to be intrigued and entertained when each of these fascinating individuals shares their own choice of Gaelic poetry in this very special event, which is being recorded by BBC Radio nan Gaidheal.\n\nA free Gaelic language event, with limited seating, so please book your ticket ahead of time if possible." Talks and Literature "" Workshop "" Workshop 57.07274062847774 -5.894649559107961