Traditional musician Isla Callister will launch her first solo album, Myr Grian, with a concert at St German’s Cathedral in Peel on Saturday 28 November, according to Isle of Man Today.
The album celebrates the Manx Gaelic language and its influence on the island’s music, culture and identity, the outlet reported.
Ahead of the launch, Culture Vannin has released four new songs by Callister online. Known as ‘purt y beeal’ (mouth music), they are written to accompany dancing and draw on fragments of Manx heritage. Two of them, ‘Billy Bhoy Boght’ and ‘Juan Shooyl’, come with newly composed dances.
The songs, demonstration videos and sheet music are available free on the Culture Vannin website, along with introductions to the songs’ history. The project was supported by a Culture Vannin grant as part of Blein ny Gaelgey, the Year of the Manx Language.
Callister, who grew up in Peel, has performed with Scran, TRIP and Heisk. She said she hoped people would “change the words, write their own songs and dances” and add to the tradition.
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