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About Brian
Brian Ó hEadhra is an established and highly acclaimed musician & singer based in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. He performs regularly with Bruce MacGregor (fiddle) and Sandy Brechin (accordion) in the trio MacGregor, Brechin & Ó hEadhra.
Brian also performs as a solo singer-songwriter and with the prestigious Gaelic & English language singer-songwriter Fiona Mackenzie.
His music is possibly best known across the folk world through the band Anam which he established in 1994. Anam, as a band ceased in 2005.
Over the years he has brought out eight albums with different acts including a solo album of his songs called 'Life'. Brian sings and writes songs in English, Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Listen to his work on his myspace page.
Apart from his music, Brian is the owner and managing director of Anam Communications, a Highland based company which provides event management services and Gaelic language training.
Current projects include:
Blas Festival (Artistic Director)
Nòs Ùr - Celtic & Scots languages song competition
Liet International 2010 - Pan-European song competition for minority languages.
Gaelic language classes & training (Ùlpan method)
Simultaneous translation services (Gaelic to English).
Brian is a passionate supporter of the Gaelic language and culture. He is the chairperson for Comann nam Pàrant Inbhir Nis (Inverness Gaelic medium education parents association). He is also a committee member of Fòram Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis (Inverness Gaelic Forum).
Brian is a board member of HI-Arts (developing and encouraging arts & culture in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland and further afield.
Mu Bhrian
Bidh Brian a' seinn na aonar agus cuideachd leis a' bhean aige, an sar-sheinneadair (sa Ghaidhlig is Beurla) Fiona Mackenzie.
Bidh cuid eolach air Brian bhon seann comhlan aige - Anam, a chur e air bhonn ann an 1994. Sguir a' chomhlan ann an 2005.
Tharais na bliadhnachain tha Brian air seachd claran fhoillseachadh - a' gabhail a-steach an clar aige fhein 'Life'. Bidh e a' sgriobhadh amhrain ann am Beurla, Gaeilge agus Gaidhlig. Eistibh ris a cheol air a dhuilleag myspace.
Cho math leis a cheol, tha Brian na stiuiriche den gniomhachas aige Anam Communications, a' libreagadh seirbheisean 'son tachartasan a chumail agus treanadh ann an Gaidhlig.
Proiseactan a tha dol an drasta:
Feis Bhlais (Stiuiriche Ealain)
Nos Ur - Farpais oran ann an canannan Ceilteach is Albais.
Liet Eadar-naiseanta 2010 - Farpais oran thar roinn Eorpa airson mion-chanannan.
Clasaichean & Treanadh ann an Gaidhlig (doigh Ulpan)
Seirbheisean Eadar-theangachadh mar aon (Gaidhlig gu Beurla).