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Màiri A. Callan, 2026. 32 pages. Paperback.

Mairi Callan’s project was inspired by the premise that Gaelic poetry was composed to be sung, and that the word sung celebrates the social and political history of Gaelic Scotland with greater intensity and passion than the poetic text silent on a page. Having researched the many published collections of Gaelic poetry, Màiri found an extensive body of Gaelic verse that was composed to be sung but for which there are no known melodies: the bards’ stories untold, silent on unturned pages. She therefore set out to give the bards a new voice and to share their stories by composing melodies for ten poems and full clàrsach self-accompaniments for two of them. Màiri’s work celebrates the poetry of Iain MacCodrum, Sìleas na Ceapaich, An Clàrsair Dall, Màiri Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh, Iain Lom, Maighread Nighean Lachlainn agus Donnchadh Bàn.