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Anna Latharna: Aitealan

Episode 5 of 7

Cuairt-chi霉il sh貌nraichte le Anna Latharna NicGill矛osa a' comharrachadh beatha iongantach. Anne Lorne Gillies goes on a musical journey to her past, revealing a remarkable story.

Tha Anna Latharna NicGill矛osa air duaisean a chosnadh airson a sgilean ci霉il is seinn, ach is iomadh t脿lant eile a tha aice air nach eil a' mh貌r-shluagh cho e貌lach. Fhuair i tr猫anadh clasaigeach mar sheinneadair, tha i air pr貌graman telebhisein a l矛bhrigeadh agus tha i air seasamh airson na P脿rlamaid. A-bharrachd air an sin tha i na sgoilear, na dealbhadair agus na neach-d猫anadais. Tha i air pr貌graman telebhisein a riochdachadh, agus air leabhraichean is dealbhan-chluich ioma-mheadhan a sgr矛obhadh. Ann an 2005, chruthaich i an obair choileanta, "Songs of Scotland," mu che貌l G脿idhlig, agus tha f猫ill mh貌r oirre mar sgr矛obhaiche agus mar sheinneadair chun an l脿 an-diugh. Anns a' phr貌gram seo, agus an l霉ib p矛osan ci霉il a chaidh a chl脿radh aig Celtic Connections,
th猫id an craoladair Iain Mac'illeMh矛cheil agus Anna air cuairt-chi霉il sh貌nraichte a' comharrachadh st貌iridh agus beatha iongantach.

Anne Lorne Gillies is an award winning entertainer and singer but she has passions and interests that few know about. The classically trained singer is also a television presenter, an illustrator, an academic, an activist and has stood for parliament. She has produced television programmes, written stage plays, dramas and books. In 2005, she wrote the definitive volume on Gaelic music - Songs of Gaelic Scotland - and remains in constant demand as a singer and writer.

In this special programme, the broadcaster John Carmichael takes Anne Lorne Gillies on a musical journey to her past and together they tell a remarkable story, interspersed with music recorded at Celtic Connections.

1 hour

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Role Contributor
Presenter John Carmichael
Participant Anne Lorne Gillies

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