The full programme of the centenary celebration of Sorley MacLean’s life and work at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig June 15-18 2011 is now available at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig’s event website http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/A-Cholaiste/Naidheachdan/somhairle/clar-ama_en.html.
Or you can click here on the Scottish Centre for Island Studies site for a detail of the programme with the key speakers and outline of sessions for the 4 day event. The Ainmeil thar Ceudan Programme details a rich and distinguised list of poets, scholars, musicians, singers, and many friends coming together to celebrate Sorley’s life and work. The plenary and academic paper abstracts are also detailed here in full at the SMO event site.
On Wednesday the programme featured a night of island poetry and music –Oidhche bhàrdachd is chiùil – with Aonghas MacNeacail, Allan MacDonald, Meg Bateman, John Purser, Mary Ann Kennedy, Decker Forrest, Màiri Sìne Chaimbeul, and Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd, MC: Mark Wringe.
Thursday and Friday offered two full days of academic papers, panel discussions, readings, island film screening, and exhibitions. On Saturday 18th June, and in association with Urras Dualchas Ratharsair, the island studies focus moved to Sorley’s birthplace, the island of Raasay for a full day of walks, talks, music and poetry. For more details on this Raasay event please go to http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/A-Cholaiste/Naidheachdan/somhairle/raasay_en.html.
