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Waulking song — Engraving of Scotswomen singing while waulking cloth, c. 1770 Waulking songs (Scots Gaelic: Òrain Luaidh) are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while waulking cloth. This practice involved a group of people… … Wikipedia
Platinum Grit — Infobox webcomic| title = Platinum Grit caption = author = Trudy Cooper, Danny Murphy and Doug Bayne url = http://www.platinumgrit.com/ status = began = 1993/1994 ended = genre = ratings = Platinum Grit is an Australian self published comic book … Wikipedia
Fulling — or tucking or walking ( waulking in Scotland) is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to get rid of oils, dirt, and other impurities, and thickening it. The worker who does the job is a fuller,… … Wikipedia
Capercaillie (band) — Capercaillie Capercaillie at Nuremberg, 2005 Background information Origin Oban, Scotland … Wikipedia
Celts (modern) — A Celtic identity emerged in the Celtic nations of Western Europe, following the identification of the native peoples of the Atlantic fringe as Celts by Edward Lhuyd in the 18th century and during the course of the 19th century Celtic Revival,… … Wikipedia
Work song — A work song is typically a rhythmic a cappella song sung by people working on a physical and often repetitive task. The work song is probably intended to reduce feelings of boredom. Rhythms of work songs also serve to synchronize physical… … Wikipedia
Mingulay — Location OS grid reference NL560830 … Wikipedia
Catherine-Ann MacPhee — (born 1959) is a Gaelic singer. Cathy Ann the actress Catherine Ann was born on 21 November 1959 in the Island of Barra, Scotland. There she grew up with Scottish Gaelic as her first language. Electricity did not reach the island until she was… … Wikipedia
Puirt a beul — (Scottish Gaelic: puirt à beul, pronounced [pʰurˠʃtʲ a pialˠ̪], literally tunes from a mouth ) is a traditional form of song native to Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Contents 1 Name 2 Origin … Wikipedia
Long Èireannach — The Long Èireannach (Irish Ship) is a well known in the Scottish Gaelic tradition as Orain Luaidh , or waulking song sung by the women when fulling cloth. The sweetheart of each girl present is named in turn by the singers as the song proceeds,… … Wikipedia
