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Bodkin Beag and Bodkin Mòr A traditional Gaelic tale
Publisher: Bradan Press$12.99Bodkin Mòr set out to teach his greedy friend Bodkin Beag a lesson, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences. This traditional Scottish Gaelic tale was once the most widely-known children?s story in the Gaelic world.
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Bana-phrionnsa a’ Phoca Phaipeir
Artist: Michael MartchenkoPublisher: Bradan Press$12.99A Scottish Gaelic translation of the beloved Canadian classic The Paper Bag Princess, from the translator of Anna Ruadh (Anne of Green Gables). When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth’s castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands.
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G is for Gael An Alphabet of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic Culture
Artist: Etta MoffattPublisher: Bradan Press$14.99Welcome to the world of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic culture! This book is a first step for children and adults looking to understand and connect with Gaelic history, culture, and identity in Nova Scotia. Through joyful illustrations and creative concepts, readers will have the opportunity to explore and celebrate what it means to be a Gael.
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G comme Gaël L’alphabet de la culture gaélique en Nouvelle-Écosse
Artist: Etta MoffattPublisher: Bradan Press$14.99Bienvenue au monde de la culture gaélique en Nouvelle-Écosse! Ce livret est une première étape pour les enfants et les adultes qui souhaitent découvrir et comprendre l’histoire, la culture et l’identité gaéliques en Nouvelle-Écosse. Grâce à des illustrations joyeuses et des concepts créatifs, les lecteurs pourront explorer et célébrer l’identité gaélique.
Welcome to the world of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic culture! This book is a first step for children and adults looking to understand and connect with Gaelic history, culture, and identity in Nova Scotia. Through joyful illustrations and creative concepts, readers will have the opportunity to explore and celebrate what it means to be a Gael.
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Biorachan Beag agus Biorachan Mor Sgeulachd thraidiseanta air a dealbhadh le Eimilidh Dhomhnallach
Artist: Eimilidh DhòmhnallachPublisher: Bradan Press$12.99Bodkin Mòr set out to teach his greedy friend Bodkin Beag a lesson, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences. This traditional Scottish Gaelic tale was once the most widely-known children’s story in the Gaelic world. Text in Scottish Gaelic (Nova Scotia Gaelic orthography edition).
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RÃ ithean airson Sireadh Seasons for Seeking
Publisher: Bradan Press$15.99Lewis MacKinnon’s fourth Scottish Gaelic poetry collection features Gaelic translations of selected poems by Coleman Barks, interpreter of the renowned 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, alongside MacKinnon’s own original Gaelic poems. The poems in this bilingual collection are grouped thematically in sections corresponding to days that are celebrated in the Celtic cultural calendar year in Nova Scotia.
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Fionn MacCool and the Salmon of Knowledge A traditional Gaelic hero tale retold as a read-aloud action story for children
Artist: Etta MoffattPublisher: Bradan Press$8.99This is the story of the great Gaelic hero Fionn MacCool and why he sucks his thumb. This traditional Gaelic tale is retold as an action story to read aloud. It introduces children to storytelling and to Gaelic oral tradition, language, culture, and belief systems. The book is suitable for use in schools and community groups.
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Raithean airson sireadh – CD set Seasons for Seeking
Publisher: Bradan Press$24.99Lewis MacKinnon’s fourth Scottish Gaelic poetry collection features Gaelic translations of selected poems by Coleman Barks, interpreter of the renowned 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, alongside MacKinnon’s own original poems. The poems in this bilingual Gaelic-English collection are grouped by the Celtic holidays of Nova Scotia. The audiobook, read by the author, features hauntingly beautiful traditional Celtic and Persian music on guitar, hammered dulcimer, Persian setar, flute, and harp.
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The Scots Tattoo Handbook Authentic words & phrases in the mither tongue of Scotland
Publisher: Bradan Press$14.99Have you ever wondered what “auld lang syne” really means? Or perhaps you want to incorporate your clan motto into a tattoo design? This book, written by a Scots language expert in Scotland, this book features a glossary of Scots words and phrases suitable for tattoos and crafts, advice on how to incorporate Scots words into a tattoo design, and a history of the Scots language.
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The Welsh Tattoo Handbook
Publisher: Bradan Press$14.99The ultimate “think before you ink” guide to accurate Welsh tattoos. Written by fluent speakers of Welsh, the Celtic language of Wales, the book features tips on how to incorporate the Welsh language into a tattoo design that honours and supports the culture, illustrations of Welsh “tattoos nightmares” to avoid, a history of the Welsh language; and a glossary of 400 Welsh words and phrases suitable for tattoos and crafts.
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The Irish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook
Publisher: Bradan Press$14.99Advice from a fluent Irish speaker on how to incorporate the Irish Gaelic language into a tattoo design while respecting the culture. If you look for a translation on the internet, you’ll end up with embarrassing mistakes—and an unintended meaning! Perfect for anyone with Irish roots or who loves Irish language and culture. Features Irish language history, real-life Irish tattoo mistakes, and a glossary of nearly 400 authentic Irish words, phrases, and sayings suitable for tattoos, jewelry, and crafts.
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The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook Authentic words & phrases in the Celtic language of Scotland
Publisher: Bradan Press$14.99The ultimate “think before you ink” guide to accurate tattoos in Scottish Gaelic. Written by a Gaelic speaker in Nova Scotia, the book features tips on how to incorporate Scottish Gaelic words into a tattoo design, illustrations of real-life Gaelic tattoos gone wrong, a brief history and description of the Gaelic language, and a glossary of nearly 400 Scottish Gaelic words and phrases suitable for tattoos, jewelry, and crafts.
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Play it Like You Sing It – Volume 1 History, Culture and Images
Publisher: Bradan Press$39.99In Nova Scotia throughout the 19th century, bagpipe music was interwoven with fiddle music, Gaelic singing, and dance traditions. Volume One of The Shears Collection tells the story of the many families and individuals who maintained piping traditions in the Gaelic-speaking communities of the mainland and Cape Breton, through history, culture, and over 100 images of pipers and their instruments in 19th and 20th-century Nova Scotia.
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Play it Like You Sing It – Volume 2 The Music
Publisher: Bradan Press$69.99In Nova Scotia throughout the 19th century, bagpipe music was interwoven with fiddle music, Gaelic singing, and dance traditions. Volume Two of the Shears Collection presents bagpipe arrangements and their Gaelic words as they were played and sung in Nova Scotia. The book contains 230 settings of pipe tunes, 19 fiddle tune settings connected to the piping tradition, numerous port-á-beul lyrics, and 75 images of 19th and 20th-century Nova Scotian pipers.
