Aos Dana AD2007

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Isle of Skye

Aos Dana AD2007 is the book festival part of the wider "Skye Festival", Fèis an Eilein. Over four days authors and poets gather to show of their new titles in events hosted by Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic language college on the Isle of Skye.

Friday 13th July

  • 4.30pm - Roger Hutchison's Calum's Road
  • 7.30pm - Broadcaster Lesley Riddoch's Encounters with Gaels

Saturday 14th - Armadale Castle

Sunday 15th - Armadale Castle

  • 7.30pm - A 'reading ceilidh' led by Alastair Scott
  • 9.00pm - Gaelic is the Loving Tongue: Bob Dylan, downhome country blues songsters and others in Gaelic - Presented by Rody Gorman

Monday 16th - Armadale Castle

Tuesday 17th - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

  • Cover scan of Calum's Road
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    Calum's Road - Hardback - Roger Hutchinson
    Hutchinson tells the moving story of a stubbornly heroic resistance and of extraordinary personal achievement. It is the story of a statement made from the depths of one man's heart in the most practical and indisputable of ways against the unnecessary destruction of his homeland.
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    The Dark Ship - Paperback - Anne MacLeod
    This saga spans three generations on the Isle of Lewis and has at its heart the story of the sinking of the Iolaire in 1919. The ship was bringing troops back from WWI and sank on its entry to Stornoway Harbour, with most on board perishing.
  • Cover scan of Love And Revolution
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    Love And Revolution: Poetry - Paperback - Alastair McIntosh
    'Love and Revolution' is a poetic journey through political ideals, love, loss, and life in the Western Isles.
  • Cover scan of Soil And Soul
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    Soil And Soul: People Versus Corporate Power - Paperback - Alastair McIntosh
    It is easy to feel helpless in the face of information about environmental catastrophes taking place all over the world. The author shows how it is still possible for individuals to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious.
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    The Unbroken Harp - Paperback - David Craig
    Written by an expert on the Highland Clearances, this historical novel tells the story of Flo Campbell, including her eviction from her family's island home and all her subsequent struggles.

Friday 13th July to Tuesday 17th July 2007

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