Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Gaelic writer and Edinburgh resident Martin MacIntyre talks at length to Gordon Wells in Gaelic. Topics covered include Martin's island family connections and his Gaelic learning journey, comparing and contrasting island and mainland urban contexts, as well as questions around multilingualism, and discussion of literacy and oral and written literature. In conclusion the possible affordances of new media are also considered.
This recording is also available in a series of short clips supplemented with assistive technologies for learners or non-speakers of Gaelic here: guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/martin-short-cuts-pdf.pdf
Alongside samples of Martin's poetry and a short documentary introduction (in multiple languages), this film contributes to a small collection which forms one part of an extension series of the Island Voices project, in which its "capture and curation" model is used for more languages in addition to English and Gaelic.
The Martin MacIntyre Collection:
Gael in Edinburgh documentary in four languages –
Gaelic youtu.be/b8VHM1hN1gA
English youtu.be/DQUypf4DZGI
Catalan youtu.be/uftWdspWfr8
Welsh youtu.be/l1xlfT_2j8s
Conversation –
Full Version youtu.be/3IZr9MpdaiY
Short Cuts guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/martin-short-cuts-pdf.pdf
Poetry –
Canaidh youtu.be/V-R3EYZxjo0
Foghar Dhùn Èideann youtu.be/IY8KhBLQMB0
Litearras san Smior youtu.be/QxKBK7krLfE
Further background:
guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/gael-in-edinburgh
About Island Voices/Guthan nan Eilean:
guthan.wordpress.com/about
Gaelic writer and Edinburgh resident Martin MacIntyre talks at length to Gordon Wells in Gaelic. Topics covered include Martin's island family connections and his Gaelic learning journey, comparing and contrasting island and mainland urban contexts, as well as questions around multilingualism, and discussion of literacy and oral and written literature. In conclusion the possible affordances of new media are also considered.
This recording is also available in a series of short clips supplemented with assistive technologies for learners or non-speakers of Gaelic here: guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/martin-short-cuts-pdf.pdf
Alongside samples of Martin's poetry and a short documentary introduction (in multiple languages), this film contributes to a small collection which forms one part of an extension series of the Island Voices project, in which its "capture and curation" model is used for more languages in addition to English and Gaelic.
The Martin MacIntyre Collection:
Gael in Edinburgh documentary in four languages –
Gaelic youtu.be/b8VHM1hN1gA
English youtu.be/DQUypf4DZGI
Catalan youtu.be/uftWdspWfr8
Welsh youtu.be/l1xlfT_2j8s
Conversation –
Full Version youtu.be/3IZr9MpdaiY
Short Cuts guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/martin-short-cuts-pdf.pdf
Poetry –
Canaidh youtu.be/V-R3EYZxjo0
Foghar Dhùn Èideann youtu.be/IY8KhBLQMB0
Litearras san Smior youtu.be/QxKBK7krLfE
Further background:
guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/gael-in-edinburgh
About Island Voices/Guthan nan Eilean:
guthan.wordpress.com/about
