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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 .

In Search of Food/Sgrìob Acrach tro Thobar an Dualchais

Jo MacDonald is a freelance researcher, translator, broadcaster and writer, now living in Camuscross, Skye. Here she looks at how food is represented in Gaelic song, illustrated with some wonderful examples from Tobar an Dualchais.

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.

The songs of the postman, Teonaidh Chailein

Dr Alasdair C. Whyte discusses songs in the recordings on the Tobar an Dualchais website and immersion in Gaelic song culture with reference to Johnnie Campbell (Teonaidh Chailein).

The early lobster fishery of Berneray, Harris

Liam Alasdair Crouse, PhD student, discusses what the recordings on the Tobar an Dualchais website tell us about how the environment can shape cultural practice.

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.