He performs at gaelic festivals, teaches gaelic song in scotland and abroad, is a native language lecturer in celtic and gaelic language at the university of glasgow school. Julie fowlis, rosa cedron, mary macmillan, adhamh obroin, neil macmillan, eilidh macmillan. A few lassies who met over the outlander book series by diana gabaldon and decided to join together for all things outlander. She has published eight out of a planned ten volumes. The outlander series started by accident in the late 1980s when i decided to write a novel for practice. And now there are gaelic comic books and graphic novels out there, and. He performs at gaelic festivals, teaches gaelic song in scotland and abroad, is a native language lecturer in celtic and gaelic language at the university of glasgow school of. Outlander is adapted from the bestselling books by diana gabaldon. During the saturday evening concert gillebride macmillan performed a capella. Art imitates life for outlanders great bard, gillebride macmillan.
The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. The following is a list of characters from diana gabaldons outlander series, beginning with the 1991 novel outlander. Gaelic is the first language and he then learned english in school. Medieval gaelic singer and poet lands dream role in scottishbased. Gillebride macmillan is a gaelic teacher, as well as a composer and singer of traditional gaelic music originally from milton in south uist. The eighth and most recent volume of the series, written in my own hearts blood, was published in 2014.
Freumhan falaichte hidden roots is the brandnew album from gaelic singer, songmaker, poet and writer gillebride macmillan. Gillebride macmillan freumhan falaichte the scottish. Ohp chats with gillebride macmillan, castle leochs gwyllyn the bard. Original cast interviews, updates and details about each season of the show from the cable network starz. Macmillan is a medieval gaelic singer and poet who is a familiar face at clan gatherings. I did, and i didand here we all are, still trying to figure out what the heck you call books that nobody can describe, but that fortunately most people seem to enjoy. In a small interview that was published close to two weeks ago, author diana gabaldon answered a question about how the outlander series will end. Outlander is a major tv series based on the historical fantasy novels of diana gabaldon, combining time travel with 18thcentury scottish politics and postwar british and american culture.
Art imitates life for outlanders great bard, gillebride. Gillebride has released 3 albums gwyllyn in outlander. Outlander gwillyn the bard gillebride macmillan youtube. Gillebride macmillan by bear mccreary on amazon music. Initially, he had no idea what outlander was, but it took reading some newspaper articles to realize it was a big deal. Thanks to marys meanders tours for arranging this incredible evening in. Gaelic singer gillebride macmillan will be in outlander tv series as gwillyn the bard. It was a sin that such an angelic voice couldnt be treated with the respect it deserved. We are a group of fans who live in and around inverness in scotland. He was one of the nicest people i had the opportunity to meet while i was in scotland. Freumhan falaichte hidden roots is the brandnew album from gaelic singer, songmaker, poet and writer gillebride macmillan, wellknown for his role as gwyllyn the bard in outlander, all 11 tracks on this album are selfcomposed melodies and selfwritten lyrics in gillebrides native gaelic. We recently had the distinct pleasure of sitting down via skype to chat with outlanders resident bard, gillebride macmillan.
But given that the show is based primarily on its novel counterpart created by author diana gabaldon, you may now find yourself wondering throughout this. Growing up in south uist, scotland, gillebride macmillan fell in love with the language and culture of his forbearers gaelic is my first language, shares the charismatic singer and actor over the phone, and gaelic songs and traditions were an essential part of my family life. Diana gabaldon, the multimillion selling author of the outlander books, has also written. Website of renowned gaelic singer and the bard in sonystarz outlander, gillebride macmillan. Our charity events with the cast, and of course dianas new book release. Gwyllyn the bard biographical information full name gwyllyn physical information gender male hair color mousy brown affiliations occupation bard nationality welsh book appearances outlander tv show appearances actor gillebride macmillan seasons 1 gwyllyn was a bard employed by colum mackenzie at castle leoch. A mix of several genres, the series features elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure, mystery and science. In addition to interest in the actors who play lead and support roles, the televised programs have raised interest in the landscapes of scotland so far it has been filmed in a studio. The books have millions of devoted fans around the world while actors. This song has totally stole my sole, along with the photography and story of the outlander tv series.
The outlander series includes three kinds of stories. Diana gabaldon, the multimillion selling author of the outlander books, has also written a foreword for the new album. Gillebride macmillan joins outlander as gwyllyn the bard. Tagged with gillebride macmillan, graham mctavish, outlander, sam heughan new mediafan pics of some of the cast of outlander at the new jersey outlander convention august 19th 1 comment here are new mediafan pics of some of the cast of outlander at the new jersey outlander convention august 19th. Outlander has been a huge ratings success and the dedicated followers of the books and the tv series have. The shorter, less indescribable novels that are more or less historical mysteries though dealing also with battles, eels, and mildly deviant sexual. Dont miss this treat of an interview with outlanders bard gillebride macmillan. See the complete outlander series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The story focuses on 20th century nurse claire randall, who time travels to 18thcentury scotland and finds adventure and romance with the dashing jamie fraser. Gillebride macmillan performed to acclaim in season 1 as gwyllyn the bard and griogair performed jacobite songs in season 2 and season 5. For gillebride macmillan the old maxim that art imitates life has never been truer. Gillebride macmillan is one of the most sought after modern scottish gaelic singers.
Gillebride macmillan has reached a huge new audience through his portrayal of gwyllyn the bard in the television drama outlander, a role that suits him particularly as, offscreen, he is a song. The globally successful series has triggered huge interest in scotland and its history, and outlander s cultural impact continues to grow as it moves into its fifth season. Raya yarbrough outlander the skye boat song bear mccreary is just unbelievably fantastic, i cant say enough good things about him, he is a musical genius. He comes from a family with a strong gaelic background. Scottish musician gillebride macmillan portrayed gwyllyn in the television series. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Outlander would not have the same kind of emotional impact that it does. I like travel to all the historical sites in the outlander books diana has incorporated. In the outlander book diana gabaldon narrates the journey through time of claire. Diana gabaldon comments on the end of her outlander.
Find the song lyrics for gillebride macmillan top tracks. Contentsshow personal history gwyllyn was a welsh musician whom colum paid to. Onfife gillebride macmillan gaelic singer gwyllyn the. Gillebride macmillan gaelic singer gwyllyn the bard in. My goals were to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether i really wanted to do that for real. Art imitates life for outlanders great bard, gillebride macmillan the. Medieval gaelic singer and poet lands dream role in. Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, outlander, in the late 1980s, and it was published in 1991. Gillebride has perfomed all over the world at outlander concerts showcasing his role as gwyllyn the bard and he has appeared on two soundtracks for the show.
Wellknown for his role as gwyllyn the bard in outlander, this reallife bard. Growing up in south uist, scotland, gillebride macmillan fell in love with the language and. Griogair and gillebride are acclaimed singers and songwriters and both are featured singers in outlander. Gillebride macmillan stars as gwyllyn the bard in starz outlander, season 1, episode 3 the way out, where he regales those in castle leoch with traditional. Wellknown for his role as gwyllyn the bard in outlander, this reallife bard has released an album of his own compositions. It is not poems set to music although the old bards may have used existing tunes as the basis on which to lay new words. Usually she says knows how it will end, that final scene in her mind already, but has not spilled much information other than that.
Gillebride macmillan gaelic singer gwyllyn the bard in starz outlander. Gillebride macmillan and griogair labhraidh at cottiers. This listing is from a previous year, search current listings. Macmillan was approached by the outlander production team, not the other way around. Famous across the world for his portrayal of gwyllyn the bard in global sensation outlander, macmillan is in real life a torchbearer for that very same bardic tradition.
Life has never been better for medieval gaelic singer and poet gillebride macmillan. He also stars as gwyllyn the bard in the sony starz tv adaptation of diana gabaldons outlander. A private concert with the charming gillebride macmillan singing the woman of balnain in the beautiful gaelic language. Outlander has been a huge ratings success and the dedicated followers of the books and the tv series have been fulsome in their praise of macmillans portrayal of the medieval bard. Home music buy schedule outlander links contact gillebride macmillan is from the milton in south uist. Pipes of christmas concerts returns with outlander star. If the show follows the books, heres what will happen to jamie as popsugar editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think youll like too.
Gaelic singer gillebride macmillan will be in outlander. The outlander book series by diana gabaldon includes books outlander, dragonfly in amber, voyager, and several more. The unassuming musician has landed a role in the much anticipated outlander series and is much in demand at the many clan gatherings happening throughout 2014. Outlander is a series of historical romance science fiction novels by american author diana gabaldon. The big, enormous books, aka the eight major novels published so far in the outlander series that have no discernible genre or all of them. He talks about growing up in uist with gaelic as his first language, his music and much more. Gillebride macmillan, who is in demand at clan gatherings this year, was. Actors on the show, richard rankin, gary lewis, lotte verbeek, lauren lyle, scott kyle, gillebride macmillan and andrew gower. This is the premise which informs outlander, both the series of television programs and the series of books by diana gabaldon on which those films are based. Fictional location of a little homestead in the area we believe fraser ridge could have been located.