Guth Thormoid: The "Island Voice" of Norman Maclean

This chapter samples and contextualises some of the multi-faceted Gaelic
contributions by the multi-talented creative icon, Norman Maclean, to the Guthan nan
Eilean ‘Island Voices’ online language capture and curation project. These include,
in particular, Norman’s final Saoghal Thormoid ‘Norman’s World’ series of videoed
conversations, recorded in April 2016 in which he spoke reflectively of his
memories and impressions of bilingual life in Glasgow and the Hebrides from the
 middle of the Twentieth Century onwards. In addition to offering a vivid first-person
voiced and experiential account of Gaelic life over a tumultuous period for the
language, the Island Voices adherence to basic linguistic principles pays dividends
in relation to some initially unpredicted spin-off applications, with potential for
further development.