TEN poets and musical artists from the UK and Ireland - including vocalists using five languages, medieval instruments: crwth and northern triplepipes as well as fiddle, harp, accordian and electronics - will join together in a new music residency in Galloway.
Award-winning Scots/ Gaelic singer Josie Duncan, Irish 'song archaeologist' Lorcan Mac Mathuna, former Welsh poet laureate and singer Gwyneth Glyn, Irish Sean-Nós singer Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde, Belfast fiddler Conor Caldwell, ancient instrument player Barnaby Brown, poet, singer and performance artist MacGillivray, poet Rody Gorman and medieval Welsh duo Bragod will join together for the week's meeting.
Their work will be inspired by the Galloway Gaelic song Oran Bagraidh, and they will compose music based on the song and its lyrics.
Oran Bagraidh, or ‘Song of Defiance’, is the only surviving example of Galloway Gaelic, widely spoken across the region from the 5th to 18th century.
The recorded work will be released in February 2019, produced by Ben Seal.
It will be followed by a tour in UK and Ireland.
www.oranbagraidh.co.uk
EDINBURGH artists have joined forces in an exhibition of new work inspired by mountain and trees.
Kenris MacLeod and Andrew Phillips, bring together images of tree and mountain in ‘A Darkening Thread’, a new exhibition at Coburg House Gallery in Leith this September.
MacLeod uses free motion machine embroidery to "describe the textures and complexities found within nature, specifically trees."
Phillips works with ink, pastel and acrylic.
The show officially opens on August 31 and runs until September 16.
www.coburghouse.co.uk
SCOTTISH Youth Theatre is now recruiting for their 2019 National Ensemble.
The National Ensemble is a company of young people, aged 16 to25, who are selected each year.
After being chosen, they will work on a new work, and the seven month rehearsal process will "culminate in a brand new piece of radical political theatre which will tour across Scotland in August 2019."
Mahri Reilly, creative producer, said: "There is no audition or participation fee and we plan to host the monthly rehearsal weekends in venues across Scotland.
"We are sourcing additional funding to help provide bursaries for extra costs incurred such as travel and accommodation.
"Any young person who identifies as experiencing barriers to participation, whatever they may be, should get in touch and we will do our very best to adjust our framework to support you."
She added: "This is a call out across the nation of Scotland and to the world; to represent yourself, to make your voice heard, to share your own authentic story of space, place and future ambition."
To be eligible to audition, participants must be the right age and live, work, study or have family in Scotland.
www.scottishyouththeatre.org
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced Gaelic volunteer programmes at Dunstaffnage Castle near Oban and Arnol Blackhouse on the Isle of Lewis, as part of the launch of its Gaelic Language Plan (2018-2023).
This is the first five-year Gaelic Language Plan developed by HES.
Gaelic speakers, or those with an interest in Gaelic, are being invited to develop and deliver tours for visitors to the historic sites.
www.historicenvironment.scot
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