Ruth Keggin

Ruth Keggin is a Manx Gaelic singer-songwriter and activist[2] who was awarded a grant by Culture Vannin to produce her debut solo album, Sheear (‘Westward’), a collection of traditional and contemporary Manx songs praised as "bringing new life into the language with her music."[3][4] Keggin's album has held popularity in the Celtic genre, becoming album of the week on Celtic Music Radio[5] and listed as number one in Japan’s ‘Top 10’.[6] In 2011, Keggin as a member of Nish As Rish, won with the group the Best Newcomers category at the 2011 Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany, France.[7] In September 2020 Keggin became the Manx Language Development Officer for Culture Vannin.[8]

Ruth Keggin
Ruth Keggin performing with Nish As Rish at the Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient in 2014
Background information
Born1989
Isle of Man
GenresFolk, Celtic
Occupation(s)musician
Instrumentsvocals, piano, flautist, whistle[1]
Years active2011-present
LabelsPurt Sheearan Records
Associated actsAon Teanga – Un Çhengey, Nish As Rish
Websitewww.ruthkeggin.com

Current and Former Collaborators with Ruth Keggin
  • Erlend Apneseth - hardanger fiddle
  • Tom Callister - fiddle[9]
  • David Kilgallon
  • Vanessa McWilliam - double bass
  • Margit Myhr - voice, hardanger fiddle
  • Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Irish flautist and sean-nós singer
  • David Pearce - guitar

Discography
Title Release
Sheear (‘Westward’)[10] 2014
Turrys[11] 2016

See also

References
  1. "Ruth Keggin". Manx Music.
  2. "Celtic Family Magazine Summer Issue 2015". celticfamilymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. "Ruth Keggin solo album - Sheear". culturevannin.im.
  4. "Singer Ruth Keggin 'breathes life' into ancient language". BBC News.
  5. "Album of the Week: Ruth Keggin with 'Sheear'". celticmusicradio.net.
  6. "TOP 10 June 2014 » Irish Music Magazine". irishmusicmagazine.com.
  7. "Isle of Man folk group wins Celtic festival competition". BBC News.
  8. "Ruth Keggin Gell". Culture Vannin. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  9. "Ruth Keggin – CD Album Launch at the Centenary Centre - Isle of Man News :: isleofman.com". isleofman.com.
  10. "Living Tradition CD review of RUTH KEGGIN - Sheear". livingtradition.co.uk.
  11. Robert McMillen. "Trad/roots: Adventures in Manx with Ruth Keggin's album Turrys". The Irish News. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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