EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Rod McLoughlin Bouônjour bouannes gens, Ch’est Rod McLoughlin tch’ a l’plaîsi d’chârer ieune de mes mémouaithes les pus vivides dé […]
LA VEIL’YE
This concept has been brought back by Sonneux, a relaxed and informal (some may even say ‘rustic’!) folk band comprising of vocals, bodhran, violin, guitar, recorders, whistles and occasional hammered dulcimer, St David’s harp and mandolin. They play a wide selection of tunes ranging from medieval, Irish, Scottish, English traditional tunes right up to modern […]
OUR ISLAND COMMUNITIES
By Cathy Le Feuvre An exhibition in the Link Gallery at the Jersey Museum bringing together the work of a collective of local contemporary photographers and creatives is a fascinating and thought-provoking look into the diverse cultural worlds which exist in Jersey. For Max Burnett, who works as a commercial photographer, his iconic images of […]