Kenna Campbell
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Dr Kenna Campbell MBE |
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Kenna Campbell at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on 21 April 2016
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21 July 1937 Greepe, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Occupation | singer, teacher |
| Spouse(s) | Alasdair Kennedy (d. 2004) |
| Children | 2 daughters (Mary Ann Kennedy, Wilma Kennedy) |
| Honours |
Honorary Fellow Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (2009) MBE (2017) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | puirt à beul, òran mór |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Greentrax Recordings |
| Associated acts | Bannal |
Honorary Fellow Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (2009)
Honorary Doctorate (D Acad) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Dr Kenna Campbell (Ceana Chaimbeul) MBE (born 21 July 1937) is a Scottish singer, teacher, tradition bearer and advocate for Gaelic language, culture and song.
Campbell was born on 21 July 1937 at Greepe, near Roag on the Isle of Skye, into a crofting family known for their singing and pipe playing. As a child she regularly sang at ceilidhs, and once sang for Dame Flora MacLeod, Chieftain of the MacLeod clan, at Dunvegan Castle.
She left Skye for Glasgow, to study for a diploma in primary school teaching at Jordanhill College, and later in her career became Head Teacher at the special needs Newhills School in Easterhouse.
While pursuing her career and bringing up her family she continued to sing. Her favoured styles are puirt à beul (mouth music) and òran mór (the Great song). She sang with her sister Mary, and appeared on BBC Scotland and on the Scottish Television show Jigtime. Together with her sister Ann, brother Seumas and guitarist Ian Young she formed a group called Na h-Eilthirich (The Exiles). Na h-Eilthirich toured Scotland and Europe, broadcast regularly, and recorded an album.
In 1981 she, with several others, established the Barra Fèis a festival of Gaelic music and song. This was in response to parents' and others concern that Gaelic music and tradition was neither being taught to young people in a formal context, nor being particularly celebrated. So successful were the Barra Fèisean that many other communities have since established similar local events.
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