With a background in music and theatre, the Neach an Taighe is Dunvegan songwriter and retained firefighter Louis Barabbas. For his Community Album Project Louis drew on the personal experiences and shared memories of people in Skye and Lochalsh to create a body of work that celebrates community spaces and the talents of the people living around them.
The resulting album is a available on CD/download/stream here and every track has its own music video on this playlist.
Find out more about Louis Barabbas at his website.
Blog Posts by Louis
Place And Memory
Friday 22nd of January
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Neach An Taighe – General Introduction
Thursday 7th of October
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Neach An Taighe – First thoughts after initial hall meetings
Tuesday 16th of November
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Songwriters’ Circle
Wednesday 1st of December
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Neach An Taighe – General Press Release
Wednesday 2nd of February
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Event Photos
Monday 28th of March
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Aiseirigh Collaboration
Monday 25th of April
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Stage One Update
Monday 30th of May
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Place & Memory: Stage Two
Tuesday 14th of June
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Song vs Story
Tuesday 5th of July
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Pop Music
Thursday 25th of August
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Glendale Warm Hub / Reading Room Project
Friday 30th of September
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Winter Songs
Friday 28th of October
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Album Recording
Friday 16th of December
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Place & Memory: Stage Three
Monday 30th of January
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Recording, Mixing and Mastering: DONE!
Friday 28th of April
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Music Videos
Thursday 11th of May
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The Community Album Project OUT NOW!
Monday 7th of August
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Snakes, animation, green screens, ceilidh dancing and blue lights!
Monday 14th of August
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Aquatic pianos, flying drummers, tour bus gigs, wind band and nature shots!
Friday 8th of September
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Project Complete
Monday 2nd of October
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