manx celtic music and dance

Manx tracks recorded by American group, Navan

01 Feb 2013


President of Tynwald, Hon Clare Christian MLC, kindly sent two CDs into the offi ce by American group, Navan, who performed at the North American Manx Convention when she was there last year. Madam President gave the keynote address at the 51st NAMA convention in Wisconsin, commenting that it was “an excellent event with a varied and fascinating programme of lectures and visits which reflected Manx connections in the Platteville region where lead mining attracted a Manx community in the 1800s; the visit to the Laxey Cemetery, so far from Laxey here in the Island, was a moving and tangible reminder of Manx pioneers there.” Navan is committed to singing in all of the Celtic languages. The group is made up of friends Amy Curl, Paul Gorman, Elizabeth Simcock and Sheila Shigley. They say: “We sing in the Celtic languages to bring people songs that would not otherwise be heard, and in languages in which many have an interest but few have an opportunity to hear or learn.”

Navan has released four CDs to date and two - mairneas (2003) and òran nan tonn (2011) - feature Manx tracks.

mairneas has three Manx songs: Mairneas An Tiger (Marrinys y Tiger); Tá Mé ‘Nois ‘Caoineadh (Ta mee nish keayney); Amhrán Oích’ Mhaith (Arrane Oie Vie)

òran nan tonn has one track: Gaoth de’n Aer (Geay jeh’n Aer)

Find out more about the group and purchase CDs online here: www.navan.org

Full press release re President of Tynwald’s visit: www.tynwald.org.im/about/news/Pages/1259.aspx

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