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Phil Gawne and guests present an eclectic mix of all things Manx. Learn some Manx Gaelic, discover the meaning of Manx place names and immerse yourself in a world of Manxness. All served up with a healthy dose of dry Manx humour. Gaelg aboo!
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Ruth Keggin-Gell joins Phil to talk about Blein ny Gaelgey, the Year of the Manx Language, ploughing, folk charms and cultural exchanges. As ta palchey dy chiaull braew yindyssagh ayn neesht. Gaelg aboo!
David and Phil talk about Arrane son Mannin, David get his bajo out again, we hear about some Manx place names and the new Biskee Brisht album. Toshiaght braew da'n vlein noa!
Old Christmas Day was celebrated on 5th January, and still is in some parts of the Island, so even more Christmas traditions this week. Seihll as slaynt da'n slane lught thie! Some wonderful Manx Christmas music and a tune or too from across the water too. Nollick Ghennal erriu reesht!
A good scutch of Manx Christmas traditions mixed in with some wonderful Christmas music and a fair bit of Manx too. Bea as as gennalys eu bio ry-cheilley, shee as Graih eddyr mraane as deiney.
Ruth Keggin Gell joins Phil for a traditional Manx Christmas and they look forward to Blein ny Gaelgey, the Year of the Manx Language. Kiaull as cooish braew yindyssagh. Nollick Ghennal Erriu Ooilley!
The Whiteboys are coming to a street near you and Phil gives you all the details. Chammah's shen ta Gaelg dy liooar ayn neesht!
David Kinley joins Phil to discuss Manx bricks, mince pies, and loads of other Manx stuff. Kinla as Goll as Gaccan aboo!
Catherine’s hen is dead! We’ll just have to pluck a feather or two! A pretty good excuse for Colby drinkers returning from the pub. Also some ancient place names from Lonan and the controversial BBC documentary that aired sixty years ago and didn’t show the Island in the best of light. Gaelg aboo, Kiark Catreeney aboo as Radio Vannin aboo!
Dy chooilley red meshtit ry-cheilley lesh pyeyn-mynrey neesht. Mince pies, bad backs, the history of the King William's College building and some cracking tunes too. Gaelg aboo!
Phil tells us about his trip to the Irish language festival, lots of Ballas in Maughold, and cake. No Kinla though. Kiaull braew yindyssagh neesht!
In this week's shortened Goll as Gaccan we hear a bit about the Cooish, the Ned Maddrell Lecture and the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan. Slightly more good tunes this week as Phil had the murran and his voice was struggling. Gaelg, Cooish as Blein ny Gaelgey aboo!
Goll as Gaccan 2.11.25 - Manx play groups, a new Manx podcast on Manx Law and a community engagement officer. Dagh shiaghtin ta Goll as Gaccan jus geddyn ny share as ny share. And it's the Cooish next week too. Cooish as Gaelg aboo!
The Cooish is nearly upon us but why was the Manx language festival established back in 1996? Find out on this week's Goll as Gaccan. Also lots of Gaelg and some cracking tunes to. Goll as Gaccan aboo!
Live cake testing, next month's Manx language festival the 'Cooish' and a skutch of Manx words and phrases thrown in for good measure. Kiaull braew yindyssagh as cre'n fockle share son cinnamon?
Banjos, Manx Methodists, a Greek picnic and some fascinating Manx place names. Kiaull braew nish choud's ta Phillie abyl dy dooishtey ny greieyn. Radio Vannin aboo!
A small group of broadcasters from Belfast's Gaelic radio station, Radio Failte, visited the Island for Yn Chruinnaght in July. In this week's Goll as Gaccan we finally get a chance to hear the interview Phil did. Gaeilge aboo! Dy row wheesh dy Ghaelg ry-chlashtyn er y radio ayns Mannin! Hig nyn laa.
Phil talks to Charles Guard about recently registered heritage structures including Tynwald Hill, the Royal Chapel in St Johns and the old Peel railway station now incorporated in the House of Manannan. Nee tashtey ashoonagh ta Chalse? Er lhiam dy vel.
Ruth and Phil explore the Manx word for mouse, talk a bout the Cooish and the Year of the Manx Language. As palchey reddyn mie yindyssagh elley!
Earish wooar, jingan as chutney are among the highlights on this weeks show. David's banjo lessons are showing promise, we've got a few Rushen placenames, a perfect pop from the chutney and nine out of ten for the plum jam. Ta palchey dy reddyn mie 'sy theihll agh cha nel monney jeu ny share na Goll as Gaccan! ..... foddee?
Manx traditional youth super group Scran are off to London for a big performance, new Manx lessons are starting soon and more from Prof Antonella Sorace on the benefits of bilingualism. She chengey braew yindyssagh ta'n Ghaelg, as ta palchey ry-chlashtyn er Goll as Gaccan. Gaelg aboo!
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