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Discover more about Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches in the blogs published here, which cover a wide range of fascinating subjects from the website. We also publish information about our events, projects and resources in this section. Blogs are added on a regular basis so please re-visit this section to view the latest ones and keep up to date with what we’re doing.
The National Trust for Scotland calls artists to create a piece of work celebrating Gaelic heritage and Canna House
The National Trust for Scotland is looking for an experienced creative practitioner to make an original piece of work celebrating the opening of Canna House. The piece must highlight content from the Gaelic archive and the casting call is open to all creatives with an interest in Gaelic culture and heritage. Monday 16 December 2024 at 10am is the deadline for expression of interest .
New Gaelic Artist in Residence with Tobar an Dualchais & ATLAS Arts Appointed
Gaelic artist Susannah Bolton has been selected for the annual Tobar an Dualchais (TAD)/ATLAS Arts residency to explore and create work relating to the oral heritage recordings available on the TAD website. This is the fifth year that this exciting opportunity has been offered.
What is culture without the people who make it?
Gaelic artist Iseabal Hendry was last year selected for the annual Tobar an Dualchais /ATLAS Arts residency to explore and create work relating to the oral heritage recordings available on the TAD website. This is the fourth year that this exciting opportunity has been offered in partnership with ATLAS Arts, the Skye and Lochalsh-based arts organisation. Here Iseabal discusses some of the recordings and the work she created based on them.
Remembering 'Gad Chuimhneachadh', a Skye Ceilidh Classic
Flòraidh Forrest breaks with convention and talks about the Gaelic song 'Gad Chuimhneachadh' by Donald Alex MacDonald, which isn't on the website. She considers the fragility and preciousness of living memory, and how stories and information surrounding songs and their composers can give immeasurably to the understanding and experiences of both listeners and performers.
Exciting New Opportunity for Young Creatives to Work in Gaelic and Scots
A new project Sgrìobh | Scrieve set up in partnership with Eden Court and Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches (TAD/KOR) will give two young emerging artists the opportunity to create their own music and poetry in Gaelic and Scots. The project will allocate time for the artists to explore the TAD/KOR website in depth as inspiration for creating new work, which they will perform at Eden Court’s Under Canvas 2024.