Gaelic songs with Meg Hyland

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fisherfolk from all over Scotland came through Moray as they were following the herring. These included thousands of Hebridean women who worked as herring gutters. These women sang in Gaelic as they worked in ports along the east coast like Buckie. At this online event, Meg Hyland will share examples of Gaelic songs sung by herring gutters of this era and discuss the linguistic and musical exchange that happened between speakers of Gaelic, Scots and English in the fishing industry. The audience will learn some songs and are welcome to join in the singing (but this is not compulsory).

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