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Thread #79469   Message #1440286
Posted By: Big Tim
22-Mar-05 - 02:39 AM
Thread Name: Gospel music is Gaelic? UK TV 21 Mar
Subject: RE: Gospel music is Gaelic? UK TV 21 Mar
I'm not qualified to say yea or nay. But I watched and was fascinated by the programme.

One thing that struck me was that there were a lot of black doubters but when they saw or heard the Hebrideans sing they were amazed at the similarities. When the Scots group sang in a southern black church, in Gaelic, many of the black congregation began to sing along, even though they didn't know the language. Sandy McLean is correct,the emphasis of the programme was on "presenting".

The other thing that struck me was how far we have advanced in race relations, not just since slavery, but in the last 40 years.