Aos Dàna – Music in 21st C – Munro, Wallace, Primrose

Aos Dàna - Music in 21st C - Munro, Wallace, Primrose

Aos Dàna, the Book Festival ends - and the performance programme of Fèis an Eilein, the Skye Festival, opens - with a concert of contemporary traditional Gaelic and Scottish music with John Purser as Fear-an-taighe. This brings John’s ‘Scotland’s Music’ up to date and showcases musicians and singers who have been instrumental in bringing Scotland’s music into the 21st Century. Tonight’s musicians also have connections with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and its development of a new academic course in traditional music. Christine Primrose, the renowned Gaelic singer from Lewis has worked and now is undertaking research at SMO. Donnie Munro, well-known Gaelic singer was lead singer with Runrig and is now Director of Development at SMO. John Wallace, Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, is an international virtuoso trumpeter, and one of the finest Scottish musicians of his generation. John Purser will also talk to the performers about the place of Scottish and Gaelic music in the 21st Century. The concert will start with a set of tunes from 'Ceilear', representing the young generation of musicians in Skye and Lochalsh. The concert is sponsored by Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Come along early for a whisky tasting from the Gaelic Whiskies before the concert and during the interval.

Date: 15/07/08
Start Time: 20:00:00
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, TDC main hall
Audience Numbers: 179
Type: Music Traditional