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Anne Lorne Gillies

Gaelic singer and scholar; Songs of Gaelic Scotland

Born
21 October 1944, Stirling, Scotland (81)

Anne Lorne Gillies grew up in Oban and won the Mòd Gold Medal on leaving school in 1962. She became a familiar Gaelic singer on television, and she also taught, broadcast and campaigned for the language. Her book Songs of Gaelic Scotland won the Ratcliff Prize, and she joined the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Further reading: Wikipedia · Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame