麻豆社

D脿 uair a th矛de de che貌l is c貌mhradh cuide ri Iain Mac 'ille Mh矛cheil, a' craoladh be貌 脿 sti霉dio a' BhBC ann an Glaschu. B矛th Iain a' cur f脿ilte an t-seachdainn sa air an Dr Tim Armstrong, 脿 Seattle. Tha Tim an-diugh st猫idhichte san Eilean Sgitheanach far a bheil e 'g obair na rannsaiche agus neach-teagaisg aig Oilthigh na G脿idhealtachd. Bho chionn seachdain, choisinn 猫 an duais aig cuirm Comann Bratach na Croise (Saltire Society) airson a' Chiad Leabhar Albannach as fhe脿rr airson an leabhair, Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach. 'S 猫 a' chiad nobhail ficsean-saidheans do dh'inbhich ann an G脿idhlig. B'脿bhaist do Tim cuideachd a bhith cluich ann an c貌mhlan punc, sa Gh脿idhlig. Cluinnear ceithir de na roghainnean ci霉il pearsanta aig Tim. Mar is 脿bhaist cuideachd b矛th taghadh s貌nraichte de sheinneadairean is c貌mhlain aig Iain fh猫in air an liosta ci霉il. Sin uile air an taghadh eadar Americana, folk, ce貌l Ceilteach is Country + Western, le seann 貌rain agus feadhainn a tha buileach 霉r air an cl脿radh.

John Carmichael brings you a warm and lively wind-down listen, at the end of the week with chat and music from the 麻豆社 studios in Glasgow. This week John welcomes Dr Tim Armstrong who hails from Seattle. Presently, Tim is based on the Isle of Skye as a research fellow and sociolinguist at the University of the Highlands and Islands. A week ago,Tim scooped the Saltire Society's prestigious "first book" prize with his book "Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach" (On a Glittering Black Sea). He is also a former member of a punk band and in this programme he will choose his four personal favourite songs. We'll also hear a variety of music ranging from traditional country and western stars to folk, Gaelic and Celtic performers.