Summer Cuirm In brief Date - 22 May 2024 Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Performers - Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir (Gaelic Writer in Residence), Pàdraig MacAoidh, Linda NicLeòid Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the event Nach tig sibh a dh'èisteachd ri bàrd cliùiteach, Pàdraig MacAoidh, is seinneadair barraichte, Linda NicLeòid, is cuid dhen bhuidhinn-sgrìobhaidh aig deireadh teirm an t-samhraidh. Seo an tachartas mu dheireadh aig Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir na dhreuchd mar sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig an Oilthigh. Peter Mackay and Linda Macleod will join Martin MacIntyre for a convivial end of term summer cuirm of song, poetry and inspiration. Members of The Residency Gaelic Writing Group will also appear at the event to do some readings. This will be Martin's last public event as Gaelic Writer in Residence. About the performers Peter Mackay / Pàdraig MacAoidh Peter is a poet, lecturer and broadcaster. He has two collections of poems, Nàdur De (Some Kind of, 2020) and Gu Leòr (Galore, 2015), published by Acair, and a pamphlet, From Another Island, with Clutag Press (2010). He writes in Gàidhlig and English, and his work has been translated into Czech, French, German, Irish, Occitan, Macedonian, Scots, Slovakian and Welsh. His academic work includes This Strange Loneliness: Heaney’s Wordsworth (2021) and Sorley MacLean (2011). He is a Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of St Andrews, and has been an AHRC / Radio 3 New Generation Thinker. Linda NicLeòid / Linda Macleod Linda is from North Uist, although she’s now been living in Glasgow for just as many years. Gaelic is her first language, and through her childhood and teenage years in Uist she was always surrounded by the Gaelic language, songs, stories, and local culture. Linda graduated with an Honours degree in Gaelic in 2010, and then with an MPhil in Gaelic in 2011. Today, Linda works part-time as a presenter on CBeebies ALBA and the rest of her freelance work is divided between different projects. Linda has been Comhairle nan Leabhraichean’s Young Gaelic Reading Ambassador since 2016 and in October 2023 she was named An Comann Gàidhealach’s Gaelic Ambassador of the Year at the Royal National Mod in Paisley. About the Gaelic Writer in Residence An acclaimed author, Bàrd and storyteller, Martin Macintyre has worked across genres for over 20 years. In 2003 Ath-Aithne (Re-acquaintance) - a collection of short stories - won The Saltire Society First Book Award. His latest novel Samhradh '78 (The Summer of '78), launched in July 2018, was longlisted for the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year. Ath-Aithne was also published in French - a first for Gaelic fiction! Martin has written two novels for younger people ('Tuath Air A Bhealach' and 'A' Challaig Seo Chall?') the latter of which won The Donald Meek Award in 2013. Martin's bilingual poetry collection Dannsam Led Fhaileas / Let Me Dance With Your Shadow was published in 2006 and in 2007 he was crowned 'Bàrd' by An Comunn Gaidhealach. Martin will be working within Celtic and Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh until 2024 and supporting a number of activities, including workshops and events about writing and literature, both at the University and in the wider community. Read an interview with Martin from December 2022 on Edinburgh Impact How to attend This event is open to all and free to attend. Tickets are available via Eventbrite. Book your free 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 May 22 2024 19.15 - 20.45 Summer Cuirm An end-of-term summer celebration organised by Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir in his last public event as the University's Gaelic Writer in Residence, featuring stories and songs from Pàdraig MacAoidh and Linda NicLeòid. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
Summer Cuirm In brief Date - 22 May 2024 Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Performers - Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir (Gaelic Writer in Residence), Pàdraig MacAoidh, Linda NicLeòid Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the event Nach tig sibh a dh'èisteachd ri bàrd cliùiteach, Pàdraig MacAoidh, is seinneadair barraichte, Linda NicLeòid, is cuid dhen bhuidhinn-sgrìobhaidh aig deireadh teirm an t-samhraidh. Seo an tachartas mu dheireadh aig Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir na dhreuchd mar sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig an Oilthigh. Peter Mackay and Linda Macleod will join Martin MacIntyre for a convivial end of term summer cuirm of song, poetry and inspiration. Members of The Residency Gaelic Writing Group will also appear at the event to do some readings. This will be Martin's last public event as Gaelic Writer in Residence. About the performers Peter Mackay / Pàdraig MacAoidh Peter is a poet, lecturer and broadcaster. He has two collections of poems, Nàdur De (Some Kind of, 2020) and Gu Leòr (Galore, 2015), published by Acair, and a pamphlet, From Another Island, with Clutag Press (2010). He writes in Gàidhlig and English, and his work has been translated into Czech, French, German, Irish, Occitan, Macedonian, Scots, Slovakian and Welsh. His academic work includes This Strange Loneliness: Heaney’s Wordsworth (2021) and Sorley MacLean (2011). He is a Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of St Andrews, and has been an AHRC / Radio 3 New Generation Thinker. Linda NicLeòid / Linda Macleod Linda is from North Uist, although she’s now been living in Glasgow for just as many years. Gaelic is her first language, and through her childhood and teenage years in Uist she was always surrounded by the Gaelic language, songs, stories, and local culture. Linda graduated with an Honours degree in Gaelic in 2010, and then with an MPhil in Gaelic in 2011. Today, Linda works part-time as a presenter on CBeebies ALBA and the rest of her freelance work is divided between different projects. Linda has been Comhairle nan Leabhraichean’s Young Gaelic Reading Ambassador since 2016 and in October 2023 she was named An Comann Gàidhealach’s Gaelic Ambassador of the Year at the Royal National Mod in Paisley. About the Gaelic Writer in Residence An acclaimed author, Bàrd and storyteller, Martin Macintyre has worked across genres for over 20 years. In 2003 Ath-Aithne (Re-acquaintance) - a collection of short stories - won The Saltire Society First Book Award. His latest novel Samhradh '78 (The Summer of '78), launched in July 2018, was longlisted for the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year. Ath-Aithne was also published in French - a first for Gaelic fiction! Martin has written two novels for younger people ('Tuath Air A Bhealach' and 'A' Challaig Seo Chall?') the latter of which won The Donald Meek Award in 2013. Martin's bilingual poetry collection Dannsam Led Fhaileas / Let Me Dance With Your Shadow was published in 2006 and in 2007 he was crowned 'Bàrd' by An Comunn Gaidhealach. Martin will be working within Celtic and Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh until 2024 and supporting a number of activities, including workshops and events about writing and literature, both at the University and in the wider community. Read an interview with Martin from December 2022 on Edinburgh Impact How to attend This event is open to all and free to attend. Tickets are available via Eventbrite. Book your free 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 May 22 2024 19.15 - 20.45 Summer Cuirm An end-of-term summer celebration organised by Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir in his last public event as the University's Gaelic Writer in Residence, featuring stories and songs from Pàdraig MacAoidh and Linda NicLeòid. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
May 22 2024 19.15 - 20.45 Summer Cuirm An end-of-term summer celebration organised by Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir in his last public event as the University's Gaelic Writer in Residence, featuring stories and songs from Pàdraig MacAoidh and Linda NicLeòid.
