Folk Film
Gathering : Screening of Chanson d'Armor
Chanson d'Armor
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Thursday 4th May
5.45pm
Thursday 4th May
5.45pm
This is the opportunity to watch a historic Breton film, with the added attraction of a live clarsach recital:-
In 1935, the Scottish composer and clarsach player Heloise Russell-Ferguson traveled to Brittany to perform a set of Gaelic songs at this film’s premiere – the first Breton language film. Based on a Breton folk tale, Chanson is a lyrical and mythic portrayal of forbidden love within a fishing community. Join a recreation of the event, with Scots Trad Awards Instrumentalist of the Year winner Rachel Newton, in celebration of one of Scotland’s most significant and unique female composers.
Followed by a "Question and Answer" session with Rachel and Edinburgh University’s Dr Stuart Eydmann on the significance of Russell-Ferguson’s contribution to Scotland’s musical culture, and womens’ experience in the Scottish traditional arts today.
Jean Epstein (Wikipedia)
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