Shiaght Laa Podcast

Shiaght Laa 17th February 2022 from 2022-02-17T10:53:52

Maralyn Crellin gives a brief overview of animals and birds in Manx music, after we hear from Liam Rice of the ManxSPCA about Dress Up As An Animal Day (Fri 18 Feb), fund raising, the welcome to vo...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 3rd February 2022 from 2022-02-03T10:57:46

The Director of Culture Vannin, Breesha Maddrell, talks to Phil Gawne about the history and work of Culture Vannin as it celebrates a significant anniversary with extra support for new projects. Th...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 27th January 2022 from 2022-01-27T12:28:19

The Island's rich cultural life in both Manx and English. This week features recordings and interviews from last Friday's ceremony to recognise Nigel Crowe as Reih Bleeaney Vanannan 2022.

Listen

Shiaght Laa 20th January 2022 from 2022-01-20T15:13

We start with a dance associated with what appears on the modern calendar to be 17th January. The tune, Mylecharane's March, is a spritely version of a song long popular in the Island. The story of...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 13th Jan 2022 from 2022-01-13T12:50

The Island's vast tourist industry needed entertainment, and leading artistes popularised songs which led to large sales of sheet music and promoted the emerging recording industry. Florrie Forde s...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 6th January 2022 from 2022-01-06T12:23

The judicial murder of Illiam Dhone, William Christian of Ronaldsway, by firing squad on Hango Hill on 2nd January 1663 has resounded down through history in song and story. We hear songs old and n...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 28th October 2021 from 2021-10-27T23:00

Fiona McArdle presents the final edition in this series of Shiaght Laa.

We hear from Professor Hugh Davidson about William Milner, known mainly in connection with the iconic tower on Bradd...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 21st October 2021 from 2021-10-20T23:00

The Maughold Crosses Group was formed in May to look at how the collection of carved crosses, currently housed in the churchyard under a shelter designed by Armitage Rigby in 1906, can be protected...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 14th October 2021 from 2021-10-13T23:00

Maralyn Crellin introduces this edition, with an overview of three very different forthcoming events, three more pieces from the Isle of Man Poetry Society's Poetry Trail (continuing in Douglas, Ra...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 7th October 2021 from 2021-10-06T23:00

On the eve of the first Port Erin Jazz Festival, Jerry Carter reminds us of the opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of music in the Bay Hotel and the Falcon's Nest.

Thanks to James Franklin ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 30th September 2021 from 2021-09-29T23:00

We look at a presentation at the Erin Arts Centre called 'At the Season's Edge' by Tholtan Theatricals and Caarjyn Cooidjagh. The evening comprised two works commissioned by Culture Vannin: Cori Ph...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 16th September 2021 from 2021-09-15T23:00

The Isle of Man Poetry Society's Poetry Trail was officially launched with an event in St George's Church in Douglas on Saturday 11th September. Thanks to Ernie de Legh Runciman, we can hear some o...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 9th September 2021 from 2021-09-08T23:00

The Isle of Man Poetry Society has been organising an annual Poetry Trail for some years, placing ten poems in shops and other public places round Douglas. This year, the trail is expanding. Chair ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 2nd September 2021 from 2021-09-01T23:00

We visit the barn at Paul Costain's farm, Moorhouse, in Colby to join the ceremony at which the Seventh Manx Bard was named, robed and chaired. We hear Owen Atkinson reading some of his poetry and ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 26th August 2021 from 2021-08-25T23:00

The Isle of Man Arts Society was founded in 1953 with 28 members, but now has about 300. We hear the opening of this year's exhibition with Society President, David Sayle, and Chief Executive of sp...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 19th August 2021 from 2021-08-18T23:00

We visit the bell-tower of St Thomas's Church in Douglas in the company of Judith Ley and Charles Guard as tower captain Edwin Creer talks about the carillon system there played with the Ellacombe ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 12th August 2021 from 2021-08-11T23:00

Carol Kennaugh, the Secretary of the Royal Manx Agricultural Show, and Dennis Quirk, one of the many voluntary helpers, talk about putting the show together, what's on this year, and Dennis tells u...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 24th June 2021 from 2021-06-23T23:00

We have some of the history connected with Laa Colum Killey before there's a reminder about Laa Colum Killey Beg in Arbory School from Julie Young.

Online and Educational Resources Office...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 17th June 2021 from 2021-06-16T23:00

Maralyn Crellin introduces a programme which looks at the Colmcille Eireann is Albain initiative, which is increasingly involving the Island, and joins Ruth Keggin Gell to look at events in Gaelg 2...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 10th June 2021 from 2021-06-09T23:00

Finch Hill Church in Buck's Road, Douglas was opened on 10th June 1868. It closed for worship in the 1970s, and, despite being registered for its historic and architectural interest in 1989, no-one...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 3rd June 2021 from 2021-06-02T23:00

The Erin Arts Centre presents a range of cultural events, but with the current difficulties of bringing performers to the Island, we are fortunate to have so many first-class artists here in the Is...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 3rd June 2021 from 2021-06-02T23:00

The Erin Arts Centre presents a range of cultural events, but with the current difficulties of bringing performers to the Island, we are fortunate to have so many first-class artists here in the Is...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 27th May 2021 from 2021-05-26T23:00

Maralyn Crellin introduces the programme, as Phil Craine, chairman of the oecumenical group that organises the annual Praying the Keeills event, tells us of the final two days, Friday 28th and Satu...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 20th May 2021 from 2021-05-19T23:00

Goaill Padjer ec ny Shenn Chialteenyn - Praying the Keeills is in its 16th year. Chairman of the organising committee, Phil Craine, tells us about this year's programme, from Saturday 22nd to Satur...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 13th May 2021 from 2021-05-12T23:00

Fiona McArdle introduces the programme this time.

After the first get-together of the Manx Fiddle Orchestra, Katy Lawrence talks about the inspiration for it and how it went.

By ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 6th May 2021 from 2021-05-05T23:00

Manx National Heritage have recently made the first batch of films of the Island by amateur film maker J Walter Royston available through the iMuseum (www.imuseum.im). Katie Clugston of MNH tells u...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 29th April 2021 from 2021-04-28T23:00

Boaldyn is the Manx May celebration. In 2020, during lockdown, Culture Vannin invited people to celebrate Boaldyn in music, song and dance. Now that Boaldyn is coming round again, it's an opportuni...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 4th March 2021 from 2021-03-04T00:00

We join the ceremony to present the Island's highest cultural award, the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan, to Peter Kelly, MBE, CP. As part of the award, Peter requested that £500 be donated by Culture Vanni...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 25th February 2021 from 2021-02-25T00:00

Fiona McArdle introduces the programme.

David Callin's excellent selection of poems is available by contacting David by email - dcallin2bvc@gmail, or you can contact him through Facebook....

Listen

Shiaght Laa 18th February 2021 from 2021-02-18T00:00

In this edition of 'Shiaght Laa' we hear something of the background to a collection of poems by David Callin. They look at people and places in an affectionate, sometimes wry, and often very movin...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 15th October 2020 from 2020-10-14T23:00

Paul Quayle writes poems in the Japanese form, the haiku. He's just published a new book, 'Narrow Road to the Deep South', with 23 haiku and some information about them for context. He tells us abo...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 8th October 2020 from 2020-10-07T23:00

Maralyn Crellin introduces a programme in which we meet Yn Greinneyder, the newly-appointed Manx Language Development Officer to Culture Vannin, Ruth Keggin Gell. Culture Vannin began its Bree sess...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 1st October 2020 from 2020-09-30T23:00

Ta Fiona McArdle chebbal y chlaare shoh, as aynjee ta shin clashtyn mychione yn Arrymagh John Quine reesht veih ughtar lioar noa my-e-chione, Julie Quine. Eisht ta shin clashtyn mychione skeeal ass...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 24th September 2020 from 2020-09-23T23:00

James Kewley Ward became hugely rich in North America. Amongst his many philanthropic acts for the people of his native land, he had a library built and furnished on the site of his birthplace in P...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 17th September 2020 from 2020-09-16T23:00

Maralyn Crellin introduces a celebration of the birth of Mona Douglas on 18th September 1898. We dip into the Manx Radio archives to hear something about Mona from Annie Kissack, who was a member o...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 10th September 2020 from 2020-09-09T23:00

Fiona McArdle tells us a little about Brian Stowell and we hear an extract from his autobiography, written in Manx, 'Gaelg as Fishig : Skeeal my Vea', read by Phil Gawne. Now in its third year, Our...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 3rd September 2020 from 2020-09-02T23:00

Standing in the cross house at Kirk Maughold is the imposing Crux Guriat. We were to have had a poem with an unlikely history of the cross by W W Gill last time, but there wasn't time - so we retur...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 27th August 2020 from 2020-08-26T23:00

Maralyn Crellin introduces this edition of Shiaght Laa. We join Sara Goodwins, author of the book 'Cross Purposes : An Introduction to Mediaeval Manx Crosses', as she illustrates the range of decor...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 20th August 2020 from 2020-08-19T23:00

Laa'l Moirrey Toshee is the Manx celebration of St Mary's principal feast day. The Very Reverend Nigel Godfrey, Dean of St German's Cathedral, talks of St Mary and the many dedications to her in th...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 5th March 2020 from 2020-03-05T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. We join President of the Manx Amateur Drama Federation, ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 27th February 2020 from 2020-02-27T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Fiona McArdle introduces this edition as we look at a pi...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 20th February 2020 from 2020-02-20T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Maralyn Crellin presents this edition. There's a thread ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 13th February 2020 from 2020-02-13T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. This week we attend a special ceremony in the headquarte...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 6th February 2020 from 2020-02-06T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. This week we visit the official opening of an exhibition...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 30th January 2020 from 2020-01-30T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Laa'l Breeshey, St Bride's or St Bridget's Day, falls on...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 23rd January 2020 from 2020-01-23T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, is celebrated on the an...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 16th January 2020 from 2020-01-16T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Fiona McArdle has been instrumental in organizing the Is...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 9th January 2020 from 2020-01-09T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. This week we join the annual ceremony in memory of Illia...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 9th January 2020 from 2020-01-09T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. This week we join the annual ceremony in memory of Illia...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 19th December 2019 from 2019-12-19T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Last time we heard Sravanti Mazumdar talking about Rabin...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 12th December 2019 from 2019-12-12T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Professor Angela Little recounts how a book about the Is...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 5th December 2019 from 2019-12-05T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Fiona McArdle introduces the programme as we hear about ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 28th November 2019 from 2019-11-28T00:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. In this, the first of a new series, we celebrate Laal An...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 5th September 2019 from 2019-09-04T23:00

A podcast only of Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. In it you can hear researcher Zoe Russ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 29th August 2019 from 2019-08-28T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. This weekend sees the second Our Island : Our World fest...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 22nd August 2019 from 2019-08-21T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Language is very much to the fore in this programme whic...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 8th August 2019 from 2019-08-03T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. We hear more about Manx involvement in the Festival Inte...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 25th July 2019 from 2019-07-24T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. We meet a return visitor to the Island - after more than...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 18th July 2019 from 2019-07-18T13:11:59

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Once again we look at Yn Chruinnaght's Celtic Gathering ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 11th July 2019 from 2019-07-10T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. This week, a look ahead to Yn Chruinnaght's Celtic Gathe...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 4th July 2019 from 2019-07-03T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. Today, 4th July, is the old style eve of midsummer, and ...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 27th June 2019 from 2019-06-26T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. We look at the events which bring the 45th Mananan Festi...

Listen

Shiaght Laa 20th June 2019 from 2019-06-19T23:00

Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues. The 45th Mananan Festival at the Erin Arts Centre in Por...

Listen