Scottish Gaelic Harp and Song

Bio:
Seumas Gagne has been playing the music of the Highland and Irish Gaels on the Celtic harp for more than thirty years. His love of the music led him deeper into the world of the Gael until learning the Gaelic language became the natural next step. He began studying with Richard Hill and helped found Slighe nan Gaidheal, Washington's Gaelic language and cultural society. In 1997 Seumas and five friends from Slighe nan Gaidheal journeyed to the Royal Scottish National Mod in Inverness, where he won the Elspeth Hyllestad Trophy for solo clarsach performance. He is the only American to have won this award. In 2001, he returned to the Mod in Scotland with four friends and won the first-ever waulking song competition. Seumas' first solo CD, Baile Ard, was released in February 2012. It includes a mix of traditional and original songs in Scottish Gaelic, as well as traditional dance music.

Website: http://www.seumasgagne.com

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Performers:
Seumas Gagne, harp and vocals Colin Isler, cello Christine Traxler, fiddle Tom Fallat, percussion Penny DeGraff, Carmen Metter, Christian Hoffman, Dale Cummings, backing vocals