Music, Poetry, Gaelic

Donnchadh Bàn at 300

(Wed 20 Mar: 7:30pm)

Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir (Duncan Ban MacIntyre) – one of the greatest Gaelic poets and songwriters – was born 300 years ago. From Glen Orchy originally, he lived the last decades of his life in Edinburgh; one of the many Gaelic speakers to do so at the time. This event will celebrate his life and work through his own words and music performed by some of Scotland’s greatest singers and performers.

Mary Ann Kennedy, Gillebride MacMillan, Allan MacDonald and members of the Lothian Gaelic Choir will share their own favourites of Donnchadh Bàn’s work in an evening of music and song, linking Glen Orchy and Edinburgh - and the eighteenth century to the present day.

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Anns a’ Mhàrt 2024 tha sinn a’ comharrachadh 300 bliadhna on a rugadh an sàr-bhàrd Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir. B’ ann à Gleann Urchaidh a bha e bho thùs, ach chuir e seachad mòran bhliadhnaichean ann an Dùn Èideann anns a’ phàirt mu dheireadh de a bheatha, imrich a rinn iomadach Gàidheal aig an àm. Aig an tachartas sònraichte seo bidh cuid de na seinneadairean as fheàrr ann an Alba a’ comharrachadh beatha agus saothair Dhonnchaidh Bhàin.

Bidh Màiri Anna NicUalraig, Gillebride Mac a’ Mhaoilein, Ailean Dòmhnallach agus buill de Chòisir Ghàidhlig Lodainn a’ roinn cuid de na h-òrain as fheàrr leotha ann an oidhche de cheòl is òrain, a’ ceangal Gleann Urchaidh agus Dùn Èideann – agus an ochdamh linn deug ris an latha an-diugh.

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This event is organized by Ionad Gàidhlig Dùn Èideann and received funding from Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Alba Chruthachail