Baile Nan Gàidheal | Highland Village, Iona

Johnnie Gillis standing outside the MacDonald house with other visitors. (Arnold MacNeil with his back towards the camera), Johnnie Gillis - Iain mac Ruairidh Nìll Iain Bhàn, was part of the Iona Gaelic Singers - six men well versed in the local singing tradition and Gaelic culture of their community. As a group, the Iona Gaelic Singers drew on a rich Gaelic song tradition once found throughout much of eastern Nova Scotia. They also represented the best remaining native-born example of this tradition in general and as a distinctive regional style, (Barra Gaelic) in particular.

Topic: Tradition bearers

Date: Summer 1998

Reference:  Highland Village Museum P1999.07.3418

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