An Tinne

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Abstract

The An Tinne project culminated in this exciting live performance from Minginish Hall in the beautiful township of Portnalong on the Isle of Skye.

Part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, An Tinne (the Link) features a series of concerts, guided walks, talks, song and poetry to tell the real story of one Skye family’s journey from their Kilmuir croft to Australia during the Highland Clearances of the mid-19th century.

The project is led by Skye performing arts promotion charity SEALL and Skye Gaelic singer Anne Martin. It is supported by EventScotland as part of the Year of Stories 2022, Creative Scotland, the British Council and Bord na Gaidhlig.

This ambitious project links a collection of songs, stories and objects across the centuries between Scotland and Australia. The connection is a cooking pot hook (an slabhraidh) which moved to Australia with a family forced from their home on the Isle of Skye during the 19th century Highland Clearances.

The slabhraigh provides a real physical link to the past, of a culture and time, symbolic of the provision of food and captivity. It links the cultures of the Gàidhealtachd, White Australia and the Indigenous First Nation in both positive and negative ways. Using the slabhraidh and the conversations evokes, the UK artists; popular Australian folk sisters The Maes; and one of Australia’s most acclaimed Aboriginal singer/songwriters, authors and film makers, Richard J Frankland will contribute new work, new music, marking their connections and, hopefully, continuing a journey of recognition and reconciliation between the cultures.

The music, stories and celebration of our cultural connections through Catriona Douglas’ collection of songs is performed by the An Tinne artists – Anne Martin, Anna Murray, Hannah Moule, Ingrid Henderson and Anna Wendy Stevenson with guest artist Gerda Stevenson.
Original languageEnglish
TypeAn Tinne
Media of outputConcert
Publication statusPublished - 6 Aug 2022

Keywords

  • concert
  • gaelic
  • music
  • diaspora

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