Ruth Keggin
Ruth Keggin is a Manx Gaelic singer-songwriter and activist[2] who was awarded a grant by Culture Vannin to produce her debut solo album, Sheear (‘Westward’), a collection of traditional and contemporary Manx songs praised as "bringing new life into the language with her music."[3][4] Keggin's album has held popularity in the Celtic genre, becoming album of the week on Celtic Music Radio[5] and listed as number one in Japan’s ‘Top 10’.[6] In 2011, Keggin as a member of Nish As Rish, won with the group the Best Newcomers category at the 2011 Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany, France.[7]
Ruth Keggin | |
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 Ruth Keggin performing with Nish As Rish at the Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1989 Isle of Man |
| Genres | Folk, Celtic |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instruments | vocals, piano, flautist, whistle[1] |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | Purt Sheearan Records |
| Associated acts | Aon Teanga – Un Çhengey, Nish As Rish |
| Website | www |
Current and Former Collaborators with Ruth Keggin
- Erlend Apneseth - hardanger fiddle
- Tom Callister - fiddle[8]
- David Kilgallon
- Vanessa McWilliam - double bass
- Margit Myhr - voice, hardanger fiddle
- Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Irish flautist and sean-nós singer
- David Pearce - guitar
Discography
| Title | Release |
| Sheear (‘Westward’)[9] | 2014 |
| Turrys[10] | 2016 |
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See also
- Julie Fowlis, sings in Scottish Gaelic
- Mary Black, sings in Irish
- Gwenno Saunders, sings in Welsh and Cornish
References
- "Ruth Keggin". Manx Music.
- "Celtic Family Magazine Summer Issue 2015". celticfamilymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- "Ruth Keggin solo album - Sheear". culturevannin.im.
- "Singer Ruth Keggin 'breathes life' into ancient language". BBC News.
- "Album of the Week: Ruth Keggin with 'Sheear'". celticmusicradio.net.
- "TOP 10 June 2014 » Irish Music Magazine". irishmusicmagazine.com.
- "Isle of Man folk group wins Celtic festival competition". BBC News.
- "Ruth Keggin – CD Album Launch at the Centenary Centre - Isle of Man News :: isleofman.com". isleofman.com.
- "Living Tradition CD review of RUTH KEGGIN - Sheear". livingtradition.co.uk.
- Robert McMillen. "Trad/roots: Adventures in Manx with Ruth Keggin's album Turrys". The Irish News. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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