Liniclate machair soundwalk

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Isle of Benbecula

Commissioned by Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, this soundwalk explores the traditions and ecology of Uist’s machair. A Gaelic word meaning fertile, low-lying grassy plain, machair is one of Europe's rarest yet most species-rich habitats; only occurring on the exposed west-facing shores of Scotland and Ireland, 70% of which is found on Uist. Generations of low-intensity farming have shaped this unique landscape and encouraged wildlife over millennia. Developed in partnership with the local community, this work combines spoken narratives, field recordings, and compositions with archival sound recordings from Edinburgh University’s School of Scottish Studies, that chart over 70-years of living tradition.

Production team: Alisdair MacEachen (contributor), Duncan MacLeod (composer), Mairi McFadyen (creative ethnologist), Sorcha Monk (creative producer), Matthew Topsfield (contributor).

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Section 1: The Machair

__Contributions and credits__ __Common land on Uist__ - John MacDonald interviewed by Eric Cregeen …

Section 2: Using seaweed

__Credits__ __Nam Bithinn na mo Mhaighdeann__ - Kenneth MacIver (vocals), recorded by fieldworker J…

Section 3: Cultivating the land

__Contributions and credits__ __Seaweeding the ground__- Alasdair MacEachen interviewed by Mairi Mc…

Section 4: Growing Potatoes & Cropping

__Contributions and credits__ __Orra Bhonnagan a Ghaoil__ - sung by Nan McKinnon, recorded by James…

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