Ceòl Gàidhlig Mar Sgian Nad Amhaich compilation 7" single with Oi Polloi, Mill a h-Uile Rud, Atomgevitter and Nad Aislingean

Gaelic Punk is a subgenre of punk rock consisting of groups and bands singing in Scottish Gaelic as an effort to preserve and spread knowledge of the minority language. The term can also be used to retrospectively describe Celtic influenced bands such as Flogging Molly, The Real Mackenzies and Dropkick Murphys, while still singing in English, they make use of traditionally Gaelic musical instruments such as bagpipes and fiddle. Image File history File links Clar2. ... Image File history File links Clar2. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig; IPA: ) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The words Celt and Celtic can have a variety of meanings. ... The artists of the band Flogging Molly. ... Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic Punk band formed in the Irish Catholic working class neighborhoods of South Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They practiced in the basement of a friends barbershop, blending punk rock, Oi!, Irish folk, rock, and hardcore into something they could call their own. ... A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ...

Gaelic punk has gained recent media attention, both through Gaelic and English channels in Scotland by coverage of bands such as Oi Polloi and Mill a h-Uile Rud, who have started writing and recording in the Scottish Gaelic language. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band that formed some time around 1981. ... Mill a h-Uile Rud are a Seattle-based band who sing in Scots Gaelic. ...

History

The Scottish Gaelic language first first appeared on the punk scene with Gaelic for Punks classes at the Edinburgh European City of Punk festival, held in 1997. The event was covered by Scottish Gaelic news channel Telefios, which helped spread the word and spark an interest in this alternative Scottish Gaelic music. The bands who took it upon themselves to promote Scottish Gaelic see it as a political effort to spread and promote the Scottish Gaelic language, as well as other minor languages internationally in order to preserve biocultural diversity. Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable bands

Oi Polloi were the first punk rock band to record a single Carson? in Scots Gaelic

There are currently three punk bands that produce their music in the Scots Gaelic medium: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 985 KB) Summary Author: Seonaidh Adams. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 985 KB) Summary Author: Seonaidh Adams. ... Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band that formed some time around 1981. ... Carson? is a Anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. ...

• Oi Polloi from Edinburgh, UK
• Mill a h-Uile Rud, Seattle, United States
• Atomgevitter, Glasgow, UK

Another group, although not falling into the Gaelic punk genre, is Nad Aislingean which record their pop/techno music in Scottish Gaelic. Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... Mill a h-Uile Rud are a Seattle-based band who sing in Scots Gaelic. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Meanings of POP and PoP: Persistent Organic Pollutant (a class of chemicals) Planes of Power (one of the many expansion packs to the popular MMORPG, EverQuest) Point of presence (the physical connection between telecommunications networks) Progesterone only pill (an oral female contraceptive) Point of Purchase (a term in retail marketing... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ...

Mill a h-Uile Rud were the feature of a documentary made by BBC Alba's arts series Ealtainn, which followed them on a tour of Europe as well as filming them at gigs in the "Gaelic-speaking heartland" of the Isle of Lewis. Both national and local radio has featured the bands, as has national and international printed media. Recently both the widely read Maximum Rocknroll and Punk Planet carried features on this new sub-genre of punk. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Looking towards the mountains at the centre of the Island of Lewis Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas) is the northern part of the main island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, the southern part of which is called Harris, however Lewis and Harris are treated by Scots as separate islands... Maximum Rocknroll Issue #1 Maximum Rocknroll (also known as MRR) is a a widely distributed, monthly underground punk rock and punk culture fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. Featuring interviews, columns and reviews from international contributors, Maximum RocknRoll could be thought of as one of the most important presences in... Punk Planet is a 16,000 print run punk fanzine, based in Chicago, USA, that focuses most of its energy on looking at punk as a sub-culture rather than as simply some music that teenagers listen to. ...

External links

• Oi Polloi - Official site
• Mill a h-Uile Rud - Official site
• Nad Aislingean - Official site
• Atomgevitter - Official site

Media coverage

• Article on Mill a h-Uile Rud in Hi-Arts magazine of the Scottish Highlands and Islands
• Indepth interview with Oi Polloi
• ((gd))Article on Gaelic punk in The Scotsman newspaper

Clips

• Article and wmv clips from Grampian TV's program North Tonight broadcast on Mill a h-Uile Rud