Taken from the 2015 album, Mount the Air, as seen live on Later With Jools Holland

The Unthanks - Magpie - High Quality Mp3

An interview for the Shiaght Laa programme on Manx Radio, about the release of three new books of poetry, as well the first transcriptions of the Michael Players' Collection of rare Manx dialect plays, on the Manx Literature website:
manxliterature.com/

The making available of all of these was made possible thanks to a grant from Culture Vannin: www.culturevannin.im/

The interview was broadcast on 01 June 2016.
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Manx Radio Interview, 01 Jun 2016: Manx poetry books & the Michael Players' Collection

The Hop-tu-naa song in the version heard in Peel and the West of the Isle of Man.

Hop-tu-naa is the traditional celebration held in the Isle of Man on the 31st of October. Although on the same date as Halloween in other countries, Hop-tu-naa has a distinct identity. A part of this is the song which is sung at this time.

This version of Hop-tu-naa is performed by Sue Woolley. The recording was produced by the Manx Music Development Officer at Culture Vannin.
For more information on Hop-tu-naa, please visit the Manx Music website: http://www.manxmusic.com/learn_page_392900.html

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Hop tu naa pack

Hop-tu-naa (Peel version) [performed by Sue Woolley]

Regina Spektor - Hallelujah

A recording of the Manx poet, Paul Lebiedzinski, from the short film, 'Yn Gareyder' released in 1986. 
'Lambfell Chapel' is a sensitive poem on the closure of Lambfell Chapel, Kirk German, in 1975. It is one of Lebiedzinski's most renowned and best loved poems. 

This recording was originally released on 'Six Foot Under', a cassette tape produced in 1998 by Culture Vannin (then with the name, Manx Heritage Foundation). 
Culture Vannin is a charity which works to promote, support and celebrate Manx Culture. 
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[From ‘Yn Gareyder’, Foillan Films, 1986] 
[Image Enid Church (née Broderick)]

To download this album, please visit our BandCamp page: http://culturevannin.bandcamp.com/album/six-foot-under-the-poems-of-paul-lebiedzinski

Lambfell Chapel - Paul Lebiedzinski

A live recording of the Manx poet, Paul Lebiedzinski, performing in 1982. 
'Douglas Breakwater' is a humorous and witty song about the sufferings and inconveniences tolerated by local people during the building of the new Douglas breakwater in 1982. 

This recording was originally released on 'Six Foot Under', a cassette tape produced in 1998 by Culture Vannin (then with the name, Manx Heritage Foundation). 
Culture Vannin is a charity which works to promote, support and celebrate Manx Culture. 
http://www.culturevannin.im
 
[From the Fenella Bazin Collection, recorded at Gus Fehle's 50th birthday party, 1982] 
[Image Enid Church (née Broderick)]

To download this album, please visit our BandCamp page: http://culturevannin.bandcamp.com/album/six-foot-under-the-poems-of-paul-lebiedzinski

Douglas Breakwater - Paul Lebiedzinski

A recording of the Manx poet, Paul Lebiedzinski, from the short film, 'Yn Gareyder' released in 1986. 
'Twelve Days of Christmas' is a satirical poem about aspects of Manx politics in the mid-1980s. 

This recording was originally released on 'Six Foot Under', a cassette tape produced in 1998 by Culture Vannin (then with the name, Manx Heritage Foundation). 
Culture Vannin is a charity which works to promote, support and celebrate Manx Culture. 
http://www.culturevannin.im

[From ‘Yn Gareyder’, Foillan Films, 1986] 
[Image Enid Church (née Broderick)]

To download this album, please visit our BandCamp page: http://culturevannin.bandcamp.com/album/six-foot-under-the-poems-of-paul-lebiedzinski

Twelve Days Of Christmas - Paul Lebiedzinski

A live recording of the Manx poet, Paul Lebiedzinski, performing in 1984. 
'Rebels in Liverpool' refers to a visit by The Rebels (a music group consisting of Paul Lebiedzinski, Brian Stowell and George Broderick, and latterly Freddie Cowell) to Brian Stowell's house at Galtres Park, Bebington, affectionately referred to as Galtieri Park, with resonances of the Falklands War. 

This recording was originally released on 'Six Foot Under', a cassette tape produced in 1998 by Culture Vannin (then with the name, Manx Heritage Foundation). 
Culture Vannin is a charity which works to promote, support and celebrate Manx Culture. 
http://www.culturevannin.im

[From the George Broderick Collection, 1984] 
[Image Enid Church (née Broderick)]

To download this album, please visit our BandCamp page: http://culturevannin.bandcamp.com/album/six-foot-under-the-poems-of-paul-lebiedzinski

Rebels In Liverpool - Paul Lebiedzinski

A few tracks recorded live at our first gig last summer in the Isle of Man

Celtfest 2017

Colbagh Breck (Live)

"The birds that circle in the creamy light
are echoes of our secret selves."

A new poem by Annie Kissack, inspired by an old Manx folktale of how the wren became King of All Birds, the tradition of Hunt the Wren, and a new image of it by Mark Kinrade.

The original folktale is available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/news_story_617432.html
More information about Hunt the Wren is available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year_event_469497.html
More of Annie Kissack's poetry is available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/video_story_551952.html
More of Mark Kinrade's images of Manx folklore are available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/image_collection_617450.html

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Who Will Be The King Of The Birds: A poem by Annie Kissack

The Goblin Song (Kebeg)

Recordings relating to the poetry, prose and plays of the Isle of Man.
This includes readings, interviews and conversations.

Manx Radio Interview, 01 Jun 2016: Manx poetry books & the Michael Players' Collection

Manx Literature

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