{"id":59022,"date":"2015-11-21T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/?p=59022"},"modified":"2015-11-21T21:11:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:11:00","slug":"great-gaelic-goings-on-you-need-an-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project1-m9gb2xku8.live-website.com\/?p=59022","title":{"rendered":"Great Gaelic Goings On – You Need An Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYFG\"<\/a>Gaels are real people and they tend to do really cool things. While Gaelic activism often requires us to narrowly\u00a0draw down our focus onto the ancient origins and past experience\u00a0of our Scottish Gaelic ancestors, we are fortunate to be refreshed by the active, innovative and vibrant – not to mention living – Gaelic community in Scotland and the Gaelic Diaspora. That’s the\u00a0thing that is so often, and so surprisingly, forgotten about Gaelic culture.\u00a0\u00a0Gaelic culture\u00a0is very much\u00a0alive today and there are some great and friendly people around the world actually living it in ways that are informed by our\u00a0ancestors but not necessarily chained to them.<\/p>\n

Well, that living breathing\u00a0Scottish Gaelic community has been rockin’ over the last few\u00a0weeks. In fact, so many good things have been on the move that a general update is warranted. So an update it will be in no particular order of awesomeness. Here’s a little of what’s going on in Gaeldom.<\/p>\n

Gaelic USA<\/h2>\n

Over the last ten days, many folks have gotten their first sight of an important\u00a0new initiative called The Scottish Gaelic Foundation USA, or Gaelic USA<\/a> for short – and they’ve liked it.\u00a0 For those who missed it, Gaelic USA is a new organization in the process of formation with the Gaelic American heritage and community at its heart. Gaelic USA aims to help reclaim and revitalize the language and\u00a0heritage of the Gaels in North America at a formal level and to build bridges between communities of all sorts, including academia.\u00a0Thanks to all who have left comments, ideas and offers of support. Good things continue to chug along. For instance …<\/p>\n

The Gaelic USA formation committee is happily morphing into a great little Board of Directors. Gaelic USA Board of Directors’ award-winning Director Liam Alastair Crouse (more on Liam and a brand new 2015 Scottish Gaelic award below) is working on an outstanding new\u00a0logo for Gaelic USA\u00a0that captures important ideas from the Gaelic homeland as well as critical links with the Gaelic Diaspora. We can’t wait to share.\u00a0 Beyond logos, formal incorporation and application for tax exemption for The Scottish Gaelic Foundation USA are expected prior to the end of the year.<\/p>\n

In the meanwhile, the Gaelic USA website<\/a> continues to expand with new information and dimensions regularly. Keep an eye out for new Gaelic USA membership opportunities as well as that important and popular “Donate” button coming soon to GaelicUSA.org<\/a>.\u00a0 Make sure to follow Gaelic USA to keep up to date on progress.<\/p>\n

\"Ceo\u0300las\"<\/p>\n

2015 Scottish Gaelic Awards – Go Rhode Island!<\/h2>\n

Just a few years ago, Scottish Gaels began to formally appreciate their own heroes through a big annual awards event called the Scottish Gaelic Awards. This year’s Scottish Gaelic Award <\/a>winners were announced just a few days ago and they featured a big win by a great son of … Rhode Island!<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s true –\u00a0an American lad deeply involved in Scottish Gaelic revival on South Uist.\u00a0Since April this year, Liam Alastair Crouse hailing from the great little state of Rhode Island has been\u00a0an important part of the creative\u00a0team supporting the innovative and energetic program called Ce\u00f2las<\/a>\u00a0Uibhist. In addition to being a new Director at Gaelic USA, Liam is the Gaelic development officer for the award winning\u00a0Hebridean music and culture project located on South Uist.<\/p>\n

Ce\u00f2las snagged the 2015 Scottish Gaelic\u00a0“International Award” for it’s work drawing participants and visitors to a range of varied Gaelic music school and events in the western isles.\u00a0 Ce\u00f2las draws people from Europe, Canada, China and Sri Lanka and, say this year’s Gaelic Awards judges, \u201cstands tall on the international stage\u201d.\u00a0 According to its website<\/a>, “Ce\u00f2las is committed to transmitting a vibrant Gaelic culture to future generations. Since its establishment in 1996, Ce\u00f2las has grown from a week-long music and dance school to become one of Scotland\u2019s leading Gaelic culture, heritage and arts organisations.”<\/p>\n

\"gng\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Good Old-fashioned Gaelic American Radio<\/h2>\n

Guth nan G\u00e0idheal (Voice of the Gael) and <\/a>R\u00e8idio A-M\u00e0ireach. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a potentially very exciting Gaelic American initiative that plans to bring Scottish Gaelic radio to the United States in just a few days on December 1, 2015. What a concept. According to its website<\/a>, R\u00e8idio A-M\u00e0ireach (\u201cTomorrow Radio\u201d in English) is a “Baltimore-based, 24\u00d77 streaming internet radio station dedicated to bringing you the best in Celtic and Folk music from the UK, Ireland and Nova Scotia as well as Folk\/Americana from the United States and Canada.\u00a0Our Celtic music collection includes a considerable amount of music sung in Scottish Gaelic and while that tends to be our main focus, we also play many tracks sung in English by artists from all over the world.”<\/p>\n

As part of its regular schedule R\u00e8idio A-M\u00e0ireach also plans to feature Scottish Gaelic programming from Guth nan G\u00e0idheal<\/a>, (\u201cGnG\u201d) a radio co-venture between R\u00e8idio A-M\u00e0ireach and\u00a0An Comunn G\u00e0idhealach Ameireaganach<\/a> (The American Scottish Gaelic Society, \u201cACGA\u201d). It is anticipated that programming on GnG will include music, story-telling and current affairs primarily in the Scottish Gaelic language, and while some content will be presented in English, the focus is always on Gaelic music and culture.<\/p>\n

Some folks may remember Guth nan G\u00e0idheal from it’s brief inaugural flight during the first few months of 2015. GnG broadcast from January through May this year prior to it’s host radio station closing its doors. R\u00e8idio A-M\u00e0ireach provides new wind for ACGA’s innovative project to help make Gaelic American culture and language a living, breathing presence across America’s infamous and always hip radio waves. Can’t wait.<\/p>\n

\"Screen-Shot-2015-11-13-at-22.04.39-300x259\"<\/strong>Scottish Diaspora Digital Museum<\/h2>\n

This is by far the most innovative and important Scottish heritage project seen in a long, long time. It is a project that is sorely needed and that others, including yours truly, have often dreamed of because the primary historical resources of the Scottish Diaspora are at risk of loss.<\/p>\n

The remarkably talented and just plain cool Dr. Tanja Bueltmann’s Scottish Diaspora Digital Museum<\/a> provides the beginnings of the safety net that is desperately needed to locate, preserve and assess the Scottish historic treasures that are collecting dust waiting for the bin in Grannies’ attics all over the world.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it works: ordinary folks who are blessed to possess physical reminders of their Scottish ancestry – Dr. Bueltmann calls them “Objects” – can now digitally preserve their heirlooms (scan them photographically) and deposit them with the Scottish Diaspora Digital Museum, where they are preserved, organized and made available for others to enjoy and, importantly, study.\u00a0 The idea of “Objects” is broad – letters, jewelry, clothing, medals, old haggis pelts, everyday items, bibles – the list of mementos of a Scottish migrant’s life is inexhaustible. The Scottish Diaspora Digital Museum will allow us all to explore the history of Scottish migration and the Scots abroad through these previously unavailable “objects” and their stories \u2013 this is the idea behind the Scottish Diaspora Digital Museum<\/a> and it is a marvelous one.<\/p>\n

So, got\u00a0Gaelic or Scottish stuff?\u00a0 Start digitally preserving it! The technology is easier than you might think. You can do this. At least hop over to the Scottish Diaspora Digital Museum\u00a0Contributions Page<\/a>\u00a0to learn what it takes to digitally preserve your family’s treasures for future generations. Be a part of the world’s Gaelic heritage! How cool is that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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