Seinn Spioradail: The Sacred Sounds of Hebridean Communities
Frances Wilkins (speaker) and Kristine Kennedy (singer)
This coming Sunday 8th March, we will host a very special event at Crown Court, celebrating our long connection with London’s Gaelic-speaking community. At 1.30pm in the hall, there will be a free presentation on Gaelic Spiritual Song Tradition (talk in English, musical demonstrations in Gaelic).
Scotland is home to an incredible wealth and variety of sacred song traditions with unique and varied histories, providing soundtracks to peoples’ daily lives for generations. In this combined talk and performance, ethnomusicologist Frances Wilkins, together with Gaelic singer Kristine Kennedy, explores some of these traditions including Gaelic psalmody, hymnody and bàrdachd.
The presentation will be followed at 3pm by our quarterly Gaelic service in the church, led by Revd Dr Angus Morrison, during which Kristine Kennedy will precent the psalms.
Don’t miss this wonderful event!
https://www.franceswilkins.com/events/public-talkperformance-seinn-spioradail-sacred-sounds-of-the-hebrides