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Ruth Keggin is a
Manx Gaelic Manx ( or , or ), also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Goidelic language, Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the heritage language of the Manx ...
singer-songwriter. She holds degrees from the
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and the
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.


Career

In 2011, as a member of ''Nish As Rish'', Keggin won in the Best Newcomers category at the 2011
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in Brittany, France. Keggin was awarded a grant by
Culture Vannin Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, established in 1982 by the Isle of Man Government to promote Manx culture, heritage and language. It was rebranded in February 2014, having previously been known as the "Manx He ...
to produce her 2014 debut solo album, ''Sheear'' ("Westward"), a collection of traditional and contemporary Manx songs praised as "bringing new life into the language with her music." Keggin's album has held popularity in the Celtic genre, becoming album of the week on Celtic Music Radio and listed as number one in Japan’s ‘Top 10’. Keggin released her second solo album, ''Turrys'' ("Journey"), in 2016. Critic Neil McFadyen, writing for the journal
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, praised the album and called her voice "clear, precise and a joy to hear." In September 2020 Keggin became the
Manx Language Manx ( or , or ), also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Goidelic language, Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the heritage language of the Manx ...
Development Officer for
Culture Vannin Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, established in 1982 by the Isle of Man Government to promote Manx culture, heritage and language. It was rebranded in February 2014, having previously been known as the "Manx He ...
, a foundation established by the government of the Isle of Man to promote Manx culture. In March 2021, Keggin and Scottish harpist Rachel Hair launched a joint
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campaign to produce a debut duo album to consist primarily of songs in the Manx language. These will include both traditional songs and songs by contemporary Manx musicians. They reached their target goal of £5,000 within 12 hours of launching the campaign and achieved a stretch goal of £10,000 after 48 hours. Some matching funds were provided by
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. The album has also received funding from the Isle of Man Arts Council.


Current and former collaborators

* Erlend Apneseth - hardanger fiddle * Tom Callister - fiddle * David Kilgallon * Vanessa McWilliam - double bass * Margit Myhr - voice, hardanger fiddle * Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Irish flautist and sean-nós singer * David Pearce - guitar * Rachel Hair - harp


Discography


See also

*
Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1979) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Early life Fowlis was born and grew up on North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gàidhealtachd, Gaelic-s ...
, sings in
Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
*
Mary Black Mary Black (born 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both traditional folk and modern material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland. Background Mary Black was born into a m ...
, sings in Irish *
Gwenno Saunders Gwenno Mererid Saunders (born 23 May 1981) is a Welsh-Cornish musician, known mononymously as Gwenno. She has released three critically acclaimed albums as a solo artist: Welsh Music Prize winner '' Y Dydd Olaf'' (2014); '' Le Kov'' (2018), her ...
, sings in
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and Cornish


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keggin, Ruth 1989 births Living people Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of York Celtic folk musicians Manx language activists Manx musicians