National Scottish Gaelic Awards recognizes “Fonn: The Campbells of Greepe”
National Scottish Gaelic Awards recognizes Fonn: The Campbells of Greepe
We are delighted for our friends at Acair Books, Stornoway, who recently scored two awards for their publication Fonn: The Campbells of Greepe, Music and a Sense of Place in a Gaelic Family Song Tradition, available in Canada from Cape Breton University Press.
This week, at the first ever national Scottish Gaelic Awards, the book won the Arts and Culture award for “outstanding achievement in the arts in 2013.” In October, it was pronounced Gaelic Book of the Year at the Royal National Mòd, Gaeldom’s premier cultural festival.
Through the memories of one family, one of Gaeldom’s great singing dynasties, the rich and cultural heritage of Gaelic Scotland is revealed. One of the best known names in Gaelic Music, the story of The Campbells of Greepe is synonymous with the way in which the cultural legacy of a community can be safeguarded, while a new generation of performers is nurtured at the same time.
This latest award is a great honour and the family are absolutely delighted that their work to celebrate the music, song and culture of the family and their community (from northwest Skye) has been recognized in this way.
Fonn is an elegant book, in Gaelic and English, that combines the memories of The Campbells of Greepe with traditional Gaelic songs and music – on paper and on a CD.
The Scottish Gaelic Awards ceremony recognized achievements throughout the Gaelic world this year and was supported by the Daily Record and Bòrd na Gàidhlig.