A visit to the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of
Edinburgh to listen to field recordings of traditional Gaelic song
inspired RETURN TO THE VOICE, a new production by internationally
acclaimed, multi award-winning Song of the Goat Theatre (Fringe First
winners in 2012 & 2004).
Laments for death and love, working songs, story-telling songs, psalms,
wedding songs, and songs of exile are interwoven in a passionate
exploration of the spiritual and human importance of music and memory.
Staged in the stunning surroundings of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh
18-21,25 Aug. In Battersea Arts Centre, London 28,29 August, 8pm.
Reviews
****** Herald
****** Scotsman
Tickets for Edinburgh
http://festival14.summerhall.co.uk/event/return-to-the-voice/
Tickets for London, Battersea Arts Centre
https://www.bac.org.uk/
Further information
www.returntothevoice.com/
School of Scottish Studies Archives www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/archives
Archive field recordings online www.tobarandualchais.co.uk
Song of The Goat Theatre commissioned by Eleven and Summerhall. In
association with the School of Scottish Studies Archives. Supported by
Creative Scotland, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Cultural
Institute.
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Dr Cathlin Macaulay
Curator
School of Scottish Studies Archives
Celtic and Scottish Studies
University of Edinburgh
27-29 George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LD
Tel: 0131 650 4159
E: [log in to unmask]
W: www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/archives
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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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