Re: [scots-l] Help with Gaelic
Hello, Nigel and all, You're welcome. No, I'm not new to the list, but have been lurking for some time! My main interests are Gaelic song and harp music (I play nylon 26 & 34 string harps). I also like to listen to fiddle and pipe music, and find the discussions here very interesting. All the best, Eve Gordon Tarzana, California
Re: [scots-l] Help with Gaelic
Nigel Gatherer asked for translation/pronunciation of "Buain na Rainich," which is the title of a Gaelic song also sometimes called "Tha mi Sgith." A very nice song! Buain na Rainich means "Reaping (harvesting) the Bracken". It is a little hard to put the pronunciation into English, but here goes: Booin na rah-nich (where the n is as if it had a tilde--"ny" and ch is like the ch in "loch.") I looked through all my tapes and cd's for this song and was only able to find it on the Tappan Sisters' "When Teacher Wasn't Looking" (1993 Fiddlers Crossing) and on harp with Charles Guard "Avenging and Bright," (1980 Shanachie). The words and translation were published in Cothrom, no. 24, Summer 2000. I hope this helps. Eve Gordon
[scots-l] Internet Radio Station for Scottish Trad. Music
I am coming out of "lurking mode" to compliment Toby on his Internet station for traditional music. Good selections, especially those from Cape Breton and with Gaelic singing! It is much appreciated, and the timing couldn't be better, especially since our local NPR station in the Los Angeles area (KUSC) has decided to cancel Fiona Ritchie's "The Thistle and Shamrock"as of this week. (BTW, If others in the LA area are unhappy with this development, it might help if they wrote the station to let the management know, at [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Other stations that carry the T&S do not have good reception here, so it is really nice to have Celtic music available over the Internet. Keep up the good work, Toby! Eve Gordon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
