{"id":4433,"date":"2020-05-01T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"hhttps:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:21:48","slug":"storas-beo-christine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/2020\/05\/01\/storas-beo-christine\/","title":{"rendered":"St\u00f2ras Be\u00f2: Christine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Christine Primrose will need little or no introduction for the Gaelic enthusiasts who follow Island Voices. A stellar singer, she has long been a leading light in the promotion of Gaelic music and the tradition which nurtures it. If, by chance, you are coming to acquaintance with her for the first time, this interview<\/a> in English (with further useful embedded links) for Folk Radio will give you an indication of her central position in the world of Gaelic music.<\/p>\n

In the clips below, she talks freely in Gaelic to P\u00e0druig Moireach – who also has Carloway roots – for the St\u00f2ras Be\u00f2 nan G\u00e0idheal<\/a> project. A feast for the ears for anyone with a taste for good Lewis Gaelic!<\/p>\n

In the first part, Christine first recalls her early childhood in Carloway, Lewis \u2013 a close community in which every house had a loom. She started school very young, but always remembers singing \u2013 whether to neighbours in their homes, or at community concerts when still a young girl. She talks about the pressure of performance and how to look after your voice. Choral singing is also discussed. Her early career through school, college, and work in Glasgow was marked by singing, culminating with the prize for \u201cseann n\u00f2s\u201d (a term which she questions) at the M\u00f2d. (You can get a Clilstore transcript here: Unit 8434<\/a>.)<\/p>\n