Rob MacNeacail embarks on a road trip across Scotland and Ireland to explore the tradition of Gaelic psalm singing. An entertaining and heart-warming film about the power of community, family and the resilience needed to keep a language alive.
‘‘Dhòmhsa, chan eil càil ann coltach ri comhairsneachd tighinn còmhla ‘s a co-roinn an cuid faireachdainnean tro sheinn’’
For me, there’s nothing like a community coming together and sharing their feelings through song.
‘‘‘S e an ceòl as fheàrr an ceòl na thachras’’
“The finest music, is the music of what happens”
“This film is a collaboration. Gaelic psalm singing is at the heart of it but we follow lines that connect the entire breadth of the Gaelic world, ignoring the artificial constructs and rigid identities imposed by colonialism and national boundaries. It has a spontaneous serendipity at its heart, a road trip inspired by musical sessions and poems. A story about legacy, nurture and community.”
Director | Jack Archer
‘‘Nam bheachdsa, bidh sinn seinn na sailm anns an dòigh a bhios geòidh a sgiathadh tron adhar..."
In my view, we sing the psalms
in the way geese fly through the air
screenings & events
9th May
Dunoon Film Festival
EDINBURGH, Folk Film Gathering
10th May
FORT WILLIAM, Highland Cinema
17th May
15th to 21st May
GLASGOW, GFT
STIRLING, Macrobert Arts Centre
24th May
DUMFRIES, Robert Burns Cinema
21st May
PORTREE, Las
30th May
INVERNESS, Eden Court
4th June
ABERFELDY, Birks
4th July
STORNOWAY, An Lanntair
26th June
Nairn Book & Arts Festival
CRIEFF, Strathearn Arts
18th October
Biggar Little Festival, Corn Exchange
5th September
12th September
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