Er y gherrid va aundyr bleinoil currit magh liorish Caarliagh Undinys Eiraght Vannin, yn Ooas. Anne Craine, OKF.  Ta Reih Bleeaney Vannanan ny aundyr scanshoil currit da sleih ta jannoo obbyr mie er baghtal da cultoor Vannin ayns aght ennagh.  Mleeaney, she Joan Caine va Reih Bleeaney Vannanan, as ta caa dooin geaishtagh rish Charles Guard, Joan hene as Peter Karran loayrt rish Howard Caine mychione yn aundyr shoh.

Recently an annual trophy was awarded by the Chairman of Undinys Eiraght Vannin (Manx Heritage Foundation), the Hon. Anne Craine, MHK.  The Reih Bleeaney Vannanan (Mannanan's Choice of the Year) is an important award made to people who carry out outstanding work for Manx culture in some way.  This year, Joan Caine is the Reih Bleeaney Vannanan, and we have an opportunity to listen to Charles Guard, Joan herself and Peter Karran talking to Howard Caine about this award.

Nee'm loayrt neesht mychione kiaull reesht, as bee caa diu clashtyn kuse jeh ny erreeyn jeh'n smooinaghtyn ayns y trust . . . reih mie ta goll er cloie 'sy chlaare.

I'll also be talking about music again, and you will have a chance to hear some of the results of my musings in the rubb . . . fine choice played during the programme. 

A FHLEASGAICH OIG AS CEANALTA - Joy Dunlop & Rachel Hair

ROSSIGNOLET DU BOIS - Theo Le Maguet with Pierre Bedard

FEIRA DE CASTRO - Mariza

TRELAWNEY - Holman-Climax Male Voice Choir & Camborne Town Band

PHIL THE FLUTER'S BALL - The Skymasters Dance Orchestra

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN - Sex Pistols

ELIZABETHAN SERENADE - Ron Goodwin & his Orchestra

ARRANE BEN VLIEAUN - Marlene Hendy & Dilys Sowrey

S'taittin lhiam dy vel caa dou reesht cur magh Claare ny Gael.  Gura mie mooar ec ooilley'n sleih ren cooney lesh y chooish rish shey meeghyn tra nagh dod mee shen y yannoo.

I'm pleased that I've again got the opportunity to present Claare ny Gael.  Thanks very much to all the people who helped out with the cause for six months when I wasn't able to do that.

Myr shen, Laal Breeshey as Laal Moirrey ny Gainle - daa laa scanshoil er nyn son, chammah's cooishyn noa-emshiragh as cooishyn elley ta girree magh assdaue, dy hoilshaghey magh nagh vel shin beaghey ayns folmid agh dy vel shin cochianglt rish ny laghyn t'er ngoll shaghey chammah's rish ny laghyn t'ayn jiu as ta ry heet.

And so, St Bridget's Day and the Feast Day of Mary of the Candles (Candlemas) - two important days for us, as well as modern-day matters and other issues that arise from them, to demonstrate that we don't live in a vacuum and that we're connected to the days of the past as well as to the days of the present and of the future.

As y kiaull ain - and our music -

ANTICS - Beoga

BUAIN NA RAINICH - Skeeal

VREESHEY, VREESHEY (INVOCATION TO ST BRIDGET) - Emma Christian

GALA WATER - Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan

THE ZEAK WALTZ - Mike O'Connor

YN AAVIOGHEY - Staa

MOIRREY NY GAINLE - Mactullagh Vannin

LEIS AN LURGAINN - Joy Dunlop & Rachel Hair