Episode 5

Combining the role of artist and interviewer, Islay-born artist Heather Dewar creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels, while teasing out of them every little detail of their life story!

Heather travels to South Uist where she meets Liam Crouse. Liam hails from the east coast of America but came to Scotland in his late teens to study, drawn by his love of the bagpipes and an interest in his Scots heritage. Liam is a big part of the island’s community and is a member of the society that works to protect the Scottish breed of pony known as Eriskay Ponies.

Tha Fraoch Nic an Deòir a Ìle air ais air an sgrion le sreath ùr de “Dhealbhan Fraoich”. An dà chuid na tè-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i a’dèanamh dealbhan dathte de Ghàidheil air a bheil sinn eòlach – agus a’tàladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.

Sa phrògram seo tha Fraoch a’dèanamh air Uibhist a Deas far an coinnich i ri Liam Crouse. Buinidh esan do thaobh sear nan Stàitean Aonaichte, ach thàinig e a dh’Alba na dheugair airson foghlamachadh: ga thàladh a-nall bha a spèis dhan phìob-mhòr agus an ùidh a bh’aige na shinnsearachd Albannach fhèin. Tha Liam an diugh suidhichte ann an coimhearsnachd an eilein agus tha e fiu’s na bhall de Chomunn Each nan Eilean, am buidheann a tha ag obair gus eich Èirisgeidh a dhìon.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.