There is a church in Sainte Anne de Beaupre that has the whole family lineage on it. The Gagne family has been in Eastern Canada for a very long time. How did you get into Scottish-Gaelic music and harping. Hearth Music: Maybe you could tell me about your background. I wanted to talk to Seumas about this song and about his experience as (as he calls it) “A Gay in Gaeldom).” Here’s our interview: His latest album, Baile Àrd, was a lovely collection of poetic Gaelic songs and lively tunes, but I was especially struck by the song of his own composition on the album, “Is Truagh Leam Ar Sgàradh (Our Seperation Grieves Me).” The song was written for Seumas’ partner Doug and the separation referred to of course is their inability to get married. Seumas Gagne is a well-known Scottish-American harpist and singer in Seattle, Washington, a community-organizer who’s been happy to set up concerts and workshops in his home for visiting Scottish traditional artists and a passionate supporter of the Scots Gaelic language, though he lives far from this language’s native homeland.
