Claare Ny Gael - Manx Radio

We go to the heart of Douglas, to Cheu y Phurt - the North Quay. Old St Matthew's stood at the open-air market place until the late 19th century brought the cast iron meat and fish market and the brick-built butter, fruit and vegetable market. For a short time, the old chapel still stood as the new church came into use on 10th August 1897. And our story is about apples - and a 'fairy' who brings loads of them. Shoh nyn giaull :   CARREG LAFAR - Hen ferchetan/Ffair y Bala NORRIE MILLS & MUSICALE - I'm a native of Peel  TEZEN KOYNT - Nine brave boys  MAIRTIN DE COGAIN - Poc ar buile  DIAOULED AR MENEZ - L'aquadrature du rond  EILIDH SHAW & SIMON BRADLEY - The Highfield jigs  THE CITY WAITES - Three country dances in one  GEOFF CHRISTIAN & HARMONY - The pride of Purt-le-Murra  ANI GLASS - Mirores

The middle section of the programme presents the third and final part of Mollyndroat, the musical written by Aalin Clague and Annie Kissack and performed by the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh in lockdown. On either side of that we open the pages of the first edition of the Mona's Herald newspaper, published on 3rd August 1833, and we also hear translations in Manx of five pieces of flash fiction. As nyn giaull (reesht woish ynnyd eggey Yn Chruinnaght - ynchruinnaght.com) : BRETON-MANX COLLABORATION - Arrane oie vie/Er geric wenn : THE MacDONALD SISTERS - Far am bi fhin :  LESKI - Three spires/Tregajorran furry : GLENBERVIE FOLK DUO - Roslyn Castle/Wee tune/Roxburgh Castle : EOGHAN O CEANNABHAIN - Mo Sheamaisin : BRETON-MANX COLLABORATION - Abraham Juan/War Enezenn Manav

We hear the second part of the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh fo ghlass musical production, 'Mollyndroat', written by Aalin Clague and Annie Kissack. We also have some more examples of flash fiction, with five very short stories, four of them in about 130 words and the final one in only 62 words. It's been Yn Chruinnaght in the past week, so all our music this time can be found on the website, ynchruinnaght.com. Y chiaull ain : DAVID KILGALLON, MERA ROYLE, THOMAS MOISSON & LORS LANDAT - Ushtey millish 'sy gharee/La violette : MEINIR DAVIES, ANGHARAD EDWARDS & ADAM BEHRENS - Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn : EOGHAINN O CEANNABHAIN - The wrong trousers : GLENBERVIE FOLK DUO - Mrs Hamilton : BRYHER'S BOYS - Cornwall, my home : LORS LANDAT, THOMAS MOISSON, MERA ROYLE & DAVID KILGALLON - Plac'h ar Rianteg/Jerrey yn theihll

It's Yn Chruinnaght's Celtic Gathering 2020 from Monday 20th-Sunday 26th July, so we hear all about that, with plenty online - search for celticgathering.im or go to ynchruinnaght.com or look for it on Facebook. We hear the first of three parts of 'Mollyndroat' the musical production by the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh in lockdown, and also five very short stories - flash fiction. As nyn giaull : MANDY GRIFFIN & FRANK WOOLLEY - Molly Charrane : LORS LANDAT & THOMAS MOISSON - Ar paotr youank kozh : TIM EDEY - The wrong trousers : BAND Y BETWS - Sawdl y fuwch/Cath Sion Dafydd : RICHARD TRETHEWEY - We be : DEAF SHEPHERD - The Braemar Gathering

We haven't had an out-and-out tragedy in Claare ny Gael for some time. A boating accident in Douglas Bay in July 1833 claimed the lives of a mother and her three sons aged 20, 15 and 11. A ten-year old daughter was rescued, and her three sisters were taking tea with friends at the time. Our story takes us to the world of fairy tale and the unexpected outcome for the longtail who drove Cinderella's coach. As y kiaull ain : BRAN - Caled fwlch : MURDO MacLEOD & JOHN MURRAY - Fiollaigean : THE PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA - Music for a found harmonium : IWAN B - Fulenn : MARGARET BURKE-SHERIDAN - Believe me, if all those endearing young charms : VIRELAI - Poste : OLL AN GWELLA - Cwm Kernow [Men of Cornwall] : THE MOLLAG BAND - Fin as Oshin : LAU - Stewarts

Looking at the ceremony of Tynwald Day, an office was created of Yn Lhaihder, meaning The Reader to promulgate (read aloud) the laws in Manx from Tynwald Hill. This was in the early twentieth century, from 1910 onwards. The programme traces the changes that have taken place since then. Our story in Manx is based on the idea of the famous Sword in the Stone - in this case, it's a talking one. As nyn giaull : RUTH KEGGIN - Irree ny greiney : BRIAN MAC STOYLL - Berree Dhone : MacTULLAGH VANNIN : Arrane y ghuilley shesheree/Yn ratch rannag : MATT CREER - Signal fire : CLASH VOOAR - Lhiggeyder folley : MERA ROYLE, RAYGIE DOLLOSO & OWEN WILLIAMS - Auldyn River : THE MOLLAG BAND - Arrane ny fee : KATE DOWMAN - Arrane ny niee : KING CHIAULLEE - Shooyl inneenyn

We come to the end of William Kennish's autobiographical poem, 'Mona's Isle', the title poem of his collection published in 1844 and hear another short autobiographical poem, 'The Manxman's Farewell'. Our story in Manx is about Vanessa. Who is she and what sort of partner is she in this relationship? As nyn giaull : NORWEGIAN-MANX PROJECT - Nordic brunch : LES OURS DU SCORFF - Jean Renaud a sept pommiers : MAIRE NI CHATHASAIGH & CHRIS NEWMAN - The humours of Ballyloughlin : MAC-TALLA - Illean, bithibh sunndach : JOHN BOLITHO - Nancy : SEAMUS ENNIS - Ask my father/Pat Ward's hornpipe : FLORRIE FORDE - Has anybody here seen Kelly? : ELIN FFLUR a'r MONIARS - Harbwr diogel : CALUM STEWART & HEIKKI BOURGAULT - Hunter's moon

William Kennish takes us back to the Corrany in Maughold, describing how, in the wild winter weather, stories of the supernatural were told which he, as a young lad, believed and still recalls, despite his Christian upbringing. Our story in Manx takes us once again to Queensland, Australia, and tells us all about Old Peg Leg - Shenn Chass Vaidjey. As y kiaull ain : PLANXTY - The good ship Kangaroo : ELIANE PRONOST - Kousk, Breizh Izel : CAROL WALKER - Ta'n bock, aboo! ersooyl : BRAN - Wrth y ffynnon : SEAN 'AC DHONNCHADHA - A spailpin fanach : DEAF SHEPHERD - Damsadh Cainnach : FIRIL - Ei bakvendt vise : SOWENA - Meriasek : THE SULBY PHANTOM BAND - Trip to Phurt le Moirrey

The Maughold parish fiddler is revealed as Illam Nelly, as Peg Kennish brings the Corna Chesgia mheillea celebrations to an end. But there are more celebrations for sailors at mother Quayle's in Ramsey at their journey's end. In our story in Manx, Jason is a grudging returnee to his dreary home town in Florida, where his friend Alan has a surprise in store. As nyn giaull : PLETHYN - Oes yn y ty 'ma gwin ar werth? : THE ALBION COUNTRY BAND - Hanged I shall be : DAVEY & DYER - Cornish girls : MOOT - Ushag veg ruy : ALAN STIVELL - Hunvreou : DUDACI Z CESKEHO LESA - Hadava polka : ROBERT TEAR & PHILIP LEDGER - O waly waly : CAPERCAILLIE - Oran sugraidh : THE THOLTAN BUILDERS - Manannan Mac y Leirr

The singing at the Corna Chesgia harvest home after the 1809 mheillea continues with two songs in Manx. The applause wakes the fiddler, who is very annoyed to find that the singer of those songs is also mocking the fiddler's playing by aping his actions with a poker and the firetongs. And we have a story from Australia about a young girl's boldness after her brothers mess about with the paper and sawdust of the thie veg in the garden. As nyn giaull : THE MORETON BAY BUSHWACKERS - Brisbane ladies : AOIFE NI FHEARRAIGH - Ansacht na nansacht : JOSEPH TAYLOR/HALLE ORCHESTRA - Brigg Fair : HEATHER JONES - Cwm hiraeth : BRIAN MAC STOYLL - Mylecharaine : EIEN - Polkadou : MAGGIE MacINNES - Calum beag o thir a'mhurain/The twisted bridge : HORSLIPS - Ny kirree fo niaghtey : GWENNO - Tir ha mor

After the mheillea at Corna Chesgia there is dancing, but the fiddler gets drunk, so the party fall to singing instead. William Kennish provides some lyrics for love songs, one sung by Ewan Looney to William's sister, Kitty, and another reaper serenades Etty of Renwee so touchingly that he gets an encore. Our story in Manx is all about a young girl who, knowing her grandmother is a witch, asks for a love potion to attract the boy she fancies. Her grandmother may be more of a psychologist than a pharmacist. As nyn giaull : BERT JANSCH - Blackwaterside ; NOLWENN LEROY - Tri martolod ; RTE ORCHESTRA - Mise Eire ; MEINIR GWILYM - Gormod ; COISIR GHAIDLIG AN t-STRATH - An gille guanach ; SERIOUS KITCHEN - Ormiston's ; RUTH KEGGIN - Little red bird in the pines ; FOUR LANES MALE VOICE CHOIR - The white rose ; KEVRENN ALRE - Brest medley

William Kennish's poem, 'Mona's Isle', is autobiographical. As he tells us of the harvest customs and celebrations, it includes a family celebration as his parents arrange a marriage portion for Kitty or Kate Kennish who is to marry that year's champion reaper. Maughold parish records show that Catherine Kennish married Ewan Looney in November 1809. Our story in Manx is of a surprise success for a would-be gardener who has, not green fingers, but a black thumb. As nyn giaull: AD VIELLE QUE POURRA - Ar vestrez kollet : TOP FLOOR TAIVERS - Captain Ward : CAROL WALKER - Ta'n bock, aboo! ersooyl : KATIE KIRK & RICK WILLIAMS - Morwenstow : ANNE BRIGGS - Summer's in : MERA ROYLE - Moon at dawn : SIBEAL - Mise Eire : THE QUARTET - Home : KIZZY CRAWFORD - Caer o feddyliau

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. William Kennish has seen a change in his native Maughold on his return after 20 years in the Royal Navy. However, he looks back to his early days, playing truant in his favourite haunts, with a surprising history of his schoolmistress. Our story in Manx is also a reminiscence, as a young widow looks back, but learns to look forward with renewed spirit. As nyn giaull : LINDA GRIFFITHS - Storm nos : CHARLES CAIN & CHARLES GUARD - Hi, Kelly! : FORZH PENAOS - Casse-croute Syldave : MacGREGOR BRECHIN O hEADHRA - Mo chaileag bhon eilean : MAGENE - Le rot de la me : NA FILI - Paddy Hughes'/Garrett Barry's/Morrison's : OLL AN GWELLA - Men of Cornwall : MATT CREER - Patient steps : BLOWZABELLA - Eglantine/Man in the brown hat/Schottische Fran Havero/The minah bird

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. The Buggane of Gob na Scute is silenced! But William Kennish's reminiscences of his early days at the Corrany are marred by his realisation that, on his return in the 1840s after a 20 year absence, things aren't the same. We have a story about Cottage Cheese by American writer Ray Malus, who uses it to explore a father-son relationship. And our music for the old-style Oie Voaldyn, May Eve, and Laa Boaldyn, May Day: FLORS ENVERSA - Calenda Maia : CAARJYN COOIDJAGH - Irree ny greiney : JEM HAMMOND/DAFYDD IWAN & EDWARD - Cadi ha : MADDY PRIOR & FRIENDS - Padstow May song : JANIG JUTEAU - A l'arrivee de joli mois de mai : ANNIE KISSACK - Tappagyn jiargey / PHYNNODDEREE - Ben-rein y Voaldyn/Moghrey Laa Boaldyn : ANNE & FRANCIE BROLLY - The Magherafelt May fair : HELSTON HAL-AN-TOW PARTY (2019) - Hal-an-tow (paart) / THE OYSTERBAND - Hal-an-tow

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. William Kennish's honest, bold mountaineer - full of brown ale from Ramsey Fair - is en route to tackle once and for all the Buggane of Gob na Scute on Barrule. We have another short story set in America - but no embarrassing attempt at the accent! This is called 'Ny reaghyssyn resoonagh' [Logistics], mychione ben-chloieder ayns filmyn as chellveeish as yn eie eck dy hayrn geill jee hene. As y kiaull ain : LINDA GRIFFITHS - Llygad Ebrill : PADDY TUNNY - The old petticoat : MIKE JAMES & YVES LEBLANC - Suite d'avant-quatre : THE TYDE - April morn : OLL AN GWELLA - The Cadgwith anthem : AULD REEKIE CEILIDH BAND - The dashing white sergeant : GLASGOW ORPHEUS CHOIR - All in the April evening : PETER TOSH - Maga dog : BARRULE - Gyn ennym/My henn ayr/Jem as Nancy/Car y phoosee

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. William Kennish remembers the pleasures of the Sabbath day of rest, before telling us about rather more superstitious matters about the buggane of Gob ny Scute on (North) Barrule. Somehow, another of the stories that we were looking at for quite some time in Claare ny Gael managed to escape, so we finally hear a tale of a strange message from a galactic foundation to an unfortunate man in New York. As nyn giaull : THE CHANGING ROOM - Dus tre : ANAM - Ce treo anois? : KEVRENN ALRE - Gavotte Pourlet : CLARE KILGALLON & ANNIE KISSACK - Lhondoo : LLEISIAU'R FROGWY - Yn asyn a fu farw : FLOOK - The Sligo reel/The American polka : FINLAY MacNEILL - An smeorach as t-earrach : NAGAT al SAGHIRA - Ana ba'ashaq al bahar : ANAO ATAO - Dr Syntax's Head

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. We hear more about William Kennish's early life as he tells it in verse : some of the jobs he had, and how he enjoyed the Sabbath day of rest. We return to The 900 Club for a story that somehow got missed, though this is a fictionalised account of a genuine event, when writer Stuart Lake talked to Wyatt Earp, and his subsequent book gave rise to the legend of the lawman which is so well-known today - though rather at odds with the truth. As nyn giaull : SKEEAL ELLEY - Oie as laa : BRYHER'S BOYS - Camborne Hill : FRIBO - Seljefloyel : GEORGIA RUTH & ALAW - Y g'lomen : TWISTED ANGELS - Ellan Vannin : STOCKTON'S WING - Slipslide : ROBERT TEAR with PHILIP LEDGER - The sally gardens : ANNE MARTIN with INGRID HENDERSON, MARY SMITH & WILLIAM MacDONALD - Ho ro gun togainn : CERI RHYS MATTHEWS & JONATHAN SHORLAND - Aderyn du a'i blufyn sidan/Hela'r geinach/Bwmba

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. After hearing the autobiographical Preface to William Kennish's 1844 poetry collection, 'Mona's Isle, and Other Poems', we find that his poetry is autobiographical, too, as we start Canto I of the title poem. And we come to the final instalment of 'Gowaltys ny Beiyn', as the other animals eavesdrop on the party in the farmhouse where Napoleon and the pigs play host to Mr. Pilkington and other neighbouring farmers. As y kiaull ain : ARTHUR CORMACK - Solus m'Aighe : GWENNAN GIBBARD - Y deryn du : KING CHIAULLEE - Allen Barbara : TOMAS O CANAINN - Amen, a Iosa : DALLA - Ann Tremellan/Farewell, ye maidens all : PEDDYR CUBBERLEY & ARABELLA AYEN - Surranse er Calvary : ALLAH'S KANAN - Gouelit, ma daoulagad : THE HOUSE BAND - Pharaoh : DE DANANN - Hey, Jude.

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. We look at the autobiographical information supplied by William Kennish in the Preface to his 1844 collection, 'Mona's Isle, and Other Poems' and start to hear the autobiographical nature of his poetry as well. In 'Gowaltys ny Beiyn', the pigs, by now wearing human clothes and carrying whips, have invited neighbouring farmers to visit. The other animals peek in at their party that evening. As nyn giaull : SONERIEN DU - Chenchomp tu : JOAN BAEZ - Barbara Allen : JOHN TOSE - Meillionen o Feirionydd : GOITSE - Ur chnoc Chein Mhic Cainte : DANDO SHAFT - Coming home to me : VICTOR MILITARY BAND - The butterfly : AALIN CLAGUE & PETE WOODHEAD - Vuc ghoo : THE ROWAN TREE & THE AGGIE BOYS CHOIR - One and all : DEAF SHEPHERD - Finbarr

Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment. At this time of year in the nineteenth century, the Manx fishing fleet made ready and sailed en masse to the three-month Kinsale mackerel fishery (returning in June). We hear about it in rhyme from Ambrose Maddrell, who first went as a 12 year old cook on a nickey. We also hear John Quilliam reciting Ambrose Maddrell's poem about his time on the Port le Moirrey schooners. Over the years on Gowaltys ny Beiyn the pigs are growing fatter and the dogs are well-fed, but the others are hungry, cold and hard-worked. They're still proud to be members of Gowaltys ny Beiyn - but then they receive a dreadful shock. As nyn giaull : JOAN BAEZ - Henry Martin : BUCCA - Re a lever : THE SOUNDALIVE CONSORT - Fast stantipes : CALAN - Synnwyr Solomon : GREG JOUGHIN - The sparrow's song : NATIONAL FOLK ORCHESTRA Stiurit ec Arnold Foster - The dressed ship : LORS LANDAT & THOMAS MOISSON - Kimiad soudard ar republik : MAIRE NI BHREAT