Evie Waddell - Cailleach Mhòr Stadhlaigh (OFFICIAL)

Описание: Cailleach Mhòr Stadhlaigh
The first track and video from my visual EP

The visual EP offers an immersive audio-visual experience. The three distinct Gaelic tracks aim to be a focus for the Deaf community to connect with Gaelic and Scottish identity and heritage. These connections are often quite focussed on sounds/tunes which are inaccessible to D/deaf people. Whilst the visual aspects of the EP ‘playfully ‘complement and enhance the auditory experience for all audiences, by incorporating elements specifically tailored to the Deaf experience, such as sign language, movement and dance, this project aims to foster a deeper sense of cultural belonging and inclusion.

‘Cailleach Mhor Staighlaidh’ is an intimate collaboration with Icelandic drummer/instrumentalist Signy Jakobsdottir. It focusses technically on an exploration, deconstruction and reworking of puirt a beul (mouth music) by reconstructing the use of vocables combined with percussion and step dance to create a whole new form of expression which melds British Sign Language, vibration and rhythmic dialogue together to make a new traditional form which is more accessible also to deaf people.

Vocals & Dance: Evie Waddell
Drums & Percussion: Signy Jakobsdottir

Audio recorded and mixed: Keir Long
Video: Paul Jennings
Funded by GUIR!, Glasgow Life