Description
According to seumasgagne.com, this is “Seumas’ first solo CD containing a mix of traditional and original songs in Scottish Gaelic as well as traditional dance tunes. Additional musicians featured on this recording include Christine Traxler on fiddle, Colin Isler on cello, Tom Fallat on percussion.”
Track Listing:
- O Is Toil Agus Gu Ro Thoil Leam
- The Clumsy Lover
- Uibhist Mo Ghràidh
- Gràdh Geal Mo Chrìdhe
- The Fair Maid of Barra / The Lime Hill Strathspey
- Cha Tig Mór, Mo Bhean Dhachaidh
- Tìr nan Òg
- Miss Monaghan’s Reel / The Morning Dew
- Is Truagh Leam Ar Scàradh
- Òran do Bhaile Àrd
- Jenny Dang the Weaver / The Ale is Dear
- Bleann Bhaile Chaoil
- 1st Class To Glasgow
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About Our Presenter, Seumas Gagne
Seumas Gagné has been playing the music of the Scottish and Irish Gaels on the Celtic harp for more than thirty years. After finishing his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, his attention returned to his first love, the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland. This music led him deeper into the world of the Gael until learning the Gaelic language became the natural next step. He began studying with Richard Hill in Seattle and along with his classmates helped found Slighe nan Gaidheal (say: SLEE-uh nun GAY-ull), Washington’s Gaelic language and cultural society.
Seumas was one of the founding members of the band Wicked Celts and recorded one CD with them, Prophecy and Blessing in 1997.
That same year, Seumas and five friends from Slighe nan Gaidheal journeyed to the Royal Scottish National Mòd (a Gaelic music competition) in Inverness, Scotland where he won the Elspeth Hyllestad Trophy for solo clàrsach performance. At the time, he was the only American to have won this award. In 2001, he returned to the Mòd in Scotland with a team of four friends and together they won the first-ever waulking song competition, sponsored by the Harris Tweed Authority.
Seumas’ first solo CD, Baile Àrd, was released in February 2012. It includes a mix of traditional and original songs in Scottish Gaelic, as well as traditional dance music. Lyrics, translations, and instructional videos to help fans learn the choruses of the songs on the CD are available at his web site.
Learn more about Seumas, read his bio.
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