An Cuideachd: Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Rachel Walker In brief Guests - Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker Organiser - Martin MacIntyre (Gaelic Writer in Residence, University of Edinburgh) Venue - 50 George Square, Edinburgh Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the event Join us for an evening of music, song, poetry and chat with Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker. Rachel and Marcas have been collaborating as songwriters for a number of years, combining Marcas’ expressive poetry with Rachel’s beautiful melodies to create songs that have made an impact on the Gaelic music community. Together they have written extensively for projects and events, including Rachel’s album ‘Gaol', Marcas’ multilingual project 'Oran na Cille', and most recently on Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones' debut album 'Despite the Wind and Rain’, celebrating a number of Scottish women and covering topics such as suffrage, emancipation, endeavour, discovery and women's rights. About Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Marcas Mac an Tuairneir is a critically acclaimed, award-winning writer of poetry, flash fiction, and arts criticism. His recent fourth collection Polaris (Leamington Books, 2022) was shortlisted for the Saltire Society's Best Scottish Poetry Book award. In 2023, Marcas won a Scottish Gaelic Award for his contribution to Arts and Culture. An acclaimed singer songwriter, Marcas recently released Speactram (Watercolour Music, 2022), the first album of pop music in the Gaelic Language. He is also Chair of the Federation of Writers (Scotland). Find out more about Marcas on his website About Rachel Walker Rachel Walker is a singer, songwriter, composer and educator based in the heart of Lochaber. Her latest solo album ‘Gaol’ saw her shorlisted for ‘Album of the Year' at the Traditional Music Awards and cemented her place as one of Scotland's foremost Gaelic songwriters. Rachel has been commissioned to write for organisations such as Fèisean nan Gàdheal, Scottish Natural Heritage and ColmCille1500, and is in demand as a musical director, most recently for BBC Alba’s flagship programme Alleluia! She currently combines her work as a musician with teaching roles at UHI West Highland and the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional music in Plockton. Find out more about Rachel on her website How to join This is a free, bilingual event in English and Gaelic organised by the University of Edinburgh's Gaelic Writer in Residence Martin MacIntyre. Everyone is welcome, but spaces are limited so please register on Eventbrite. Grab your ticket on Eventbrite Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies? We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh Mar 24 2023 19.15 - 20.30 An Cuideachd: Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Rachel Walker Join us for a bilingual event in Gaelic and English with music and poetry by award-winning artists Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Register now on Eventbrite
An Cuideachd: Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Rachel Walker In brief Guests - Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker Organiser - Martin MacIntyre (Gaelic Writer in Residence, University of Edinburgh) Venue - 50 George Square, Edinburgh Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the event Join us for an evening of music, song, poetry and chat with Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker. Rachel and Marcas have been collaborating as songwriters for a number of years, combining Marcas’ expressive poetry with Rachel’s beautiful melodies to create songs that have made an impact on the Gaelic music community. Together they have written extensively for projects and events, including Rachel’s album ‘Gaol', Marcas’ multilingual project 'Oran na Cille', and most recently on Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones' debut album 'Despite the Wind and Rain’, celebrating a number of Scottish women and covering topics such as suffrage, emancipation, endeavour, discovery and women's rights. About Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Marcas Mac an Tuairneir is a critically acclaimed, award-winning writer of poetry, flash fiction, and arts criticism. His recent fourth collection Polaris (Leamington Books, 2022) was shortlisted for the Saltire Society's Best Scottish Poetry Book award. In 2023, Marcas won a Scottish Gaelic Award for his contribution to Arts and Culture. An acclaimed singer songwriter, Marcas recently released Speactram (Watercolour Music, 2022), the first album of pop music in the Gaelic Language. He is also Chair of the Federation of Writers (Scotland). Find out more about Marcas on his website About Rachel Walker Rachel Walker is a singer, songwriter, composer and educator based in the heart of Lochaber. Her latest solo album ‘Gaol’ saw her shorlisted for ‘Album of the Year' at the Traditional Music Awards and cemented her place as one of Scotland's foremost Gaelic songwriters. Rachel has been commissioned to write for organisations such as Fèisean nan Gàdheal, Scottish Natural Heritage and ColmCille1500, and is in demand as a musical director, most recently for BBC Alba’s flagship programme Alleluia! She currently combines her work as a musician with teaching roles at UHI West Highland and the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional music in Plockton. Find out more about Rachel on her website How to join This is a free, bilingual event in English and Gaelic organised by the University of Edinburgh's Gaelic Writer in Residence Martin MacIntyre. Everyone is welcome, but spaces are limited so please register on Eventbrite. Grab your ticket on Eventbrite Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies? We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh Mar 24 2023 19.15 - 20.30 An Cuideachd: Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Rachel Walker Join us for a bilingual event in Gaelic and English with music and poetry by award-winning artists Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Register now on Eventbrite
Mar 24 2023 19.15 - 20.30 An Cuideachd: Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Rachel Walker Join us for a bilingual event in Gaelic and English with music and poetry by award-winning artists Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Rachel Walker.
