Ruth Keggin is a singer from the Isle of Man who is passionate about bringing Manx music and language to a wider audience. Her debut solo album Sheear ('Westward') was released in February 2014. The live studio album features an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary Manx Gaelic songs, arranged in a fresh and imaginative way....
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Nish As Rish are a five-piece collective that bring joy and verve to performing, writing and arranging folk music. Captivated by traditional music and influenced by the five musicians’ patchwork backgrounds, Nish’s sound-world never stands still. Rooted in the Celtic folk tradition, they draw Manx, Scottish and Irish threads together, but move confidently beyond them to reference rock, Klezmer, mediaeval...
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The Norwegian-Manx collaboration is a Culture Vannin project involving Manx traditional musicians Tomas Callister, Ruth Keggin and David Kilgallon, and Norwegian traditional musicians Erlend Apneseth and Margit Myhr. The project celebrates the shared cultural heritage of the Isle of Man and Norway in a vibrant, meaningful and creative way. It began in February 2013, when Tom and Ruth travelled to...
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'Perfect' - Scots Herald Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey – whichever way you spell it, sounds the same, means the same - ‘One Tongue’. Three superbly expressive voices from the three Gaelic nations as one voice, reuniting the Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaels. Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey celebrates the linguistic, musical and cultural connections of Gaelic as one language between the sister-nations for the...
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