Goll as Gaccan
Phil Gawne and guests present an eclectic mix of all things Manx. Learn some Manx Gaelic, discover the meaning of Manx place names and immerse yourself in a world of Manxness. All served up with a healthy dose of dry Manx humour. Gaelg aboo!
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Episodes
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Goll as Gaccan - a bit of Irish a lot of Manx and cake!
Sunday, 16 November 2025
Phil tells us about his trip to the Irish language festival, lots of Ballas in Maughold, and cake. No Kinla though. Kiaull braew yindyssagh neesht!
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Goll as Gaccan 9.11.25 - the Cooish, Ned Maddrell Lecture and the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan
Sunday, 9 November 2025
In this week's shortened Goll as Gaccan we hear a bit about the Cooish, the Ned Maddrell Lecture and the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan. Slightly more good tunes this week as Phil had the murran and his voice was struggling. Gaelg, Cooish as Blein ny Gaelgey aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 2.11.25 - Manx play groups, a new Manx podcast on Manx Law and a community engagement officer.
Sunday, 2 November 2025
Goll as Gaccan 2.11.25 - Manx play groups, a new Manx podcast on Manx Law and a community engagement officer. Dagh shiaghtin ta Goll as Gaccan jus geddyn ny share as ny share. And it's the Cooish next week too. Cooish as Gaelg aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 26.10.25 - the Cooish is coming up soon but what was the early Manx language festival?
Sunday, 26 October 2025
The Cooish is nearly upon us but why was the Manx language festival established back in 1996? Find out on this week's Goll as Gaccan. Also lots of Gaelg and some cracking tunes to. Goll as Gaccan aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan - Cake and Cooish with Ruth and Phil
Sunday, 19 October 2025
Live cake testing, next month's Manx language festival the 'Cooish' and a skutch of Manx words and phrases thrown in for good measure. Kiaull braew yindyssagh as cre'n fockle share son cinnamon?
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Goll as Gaccan 12.10.25 - David Kinley joints Phil for a Greek picnic, with banjos and a link between the Neb and Glenfaba.
Sunday, 12 October 2025
Banjos, Manx Methodists, a Greek picnic and some fascinating Manx place names. Kiaull braew nish choud's ta Phillie abyl dy dooishtey ny greieyn. Radio Vannin aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 5.10.25 - Phil talks to Radio Failte
Sunday, 5 October 2025
A small group of broadcasters from Belfast's Gaelic radio station, Radio Failte, visited the Island for Yn Chruinnaght in July. In this week's Goll as Gaccan we finally get a chance to hear the interview Phil did. Gaeilge aboo! Dy row wheesh dy Ghaelg ry-chlashtyn er y radio ayns Mannin! Hig nyn laa.
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Goll as Gaccan 28.9.25 - Phil talks to Charles Guard about recently registered heritage structures
Sunday, 28 September 2025
Phil talks to Charles Guard about recently registered heritage structures including Tynwald Hill, the Royal Chapel in St Johns and the old Peel railway station now incorporated in the House of Manannan. Nee tashtey ashoonagh ta Chalse? Er lhiam dy vel.
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Goll as Gaccan 21.9.25 - Ruth Keggin Gell and Phil talk all things Manx .... and jam
Sunday, 21 September 2025
Ruth and Phil explore the Manx word for mouse, talk a bout the Cooish and the Year of the Manx Language. As palchey reddyn mie yindyssagh elley!
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Goll as Gaccan - Kinla and Phil taste each others plum jam and chutney among other delights
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Earish wooar, jingan as chutney are among the highlights on this weeks show. David's banjo lessons are showing promise, we've got a few Rushen placenames, a perfect pop from the chutney and nine out of ten for the plum jam. Ta palchey dy reddyn mie 'sy theihll agh cha nel monney jeu ny share na Goll as Gaccan! ..... foddee?
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Goll as Gaccan 7.9.25 - Scran off to London, new Manx lessons, bilingualism and some cracking music.
Monday, 8 September 2025
Manx traditional youth super group Scran are off to London for a big performance, new Manx lessons are starting soon and more from Prof Antonella Sorace on the benefits of bilingualism. She chengey braew yindyssagh ta'n Ghaelg, as ta palchey ry-chlashtyn er Goll as Gaccan. Gaelg aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 31.8.25 - local historian Peter Kelly and 11th Manx Bard Bradley Chambers
Sunday, 31 August 2025
Peter Kelly joins Phil to discus 13 government owned buildings and structures which have been proposed for registration, including the Tynwald Buildings, the Royal Chapel in St Johns and various railway and tramway structures. Chammah's shen ta palchey dy chiaull braew ayn neesht. Radio Vannin aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 24.8.25 - fiddle books, bilingual matters and a Manx jam making lesson
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Loads crammed into Goll as Gaccan this week. How to make blackberry jam in Manx, Prof Antonella Sorace talks to Adrian Cain about the benefits of bilingualism and Howard Caine talks to Chloe Wooley about Fiddyl Reesht, a new Manx fiddle music book. As palchey dy chiaull braew yindyssagh neesht. Goll as Gaccan aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 17.8.25 - Ruth joins Phil to talk about their passion for language learning.
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Ruth Keggin-Gell joins Phil this week and topic include the Welsh Eisteddfod, how language learning is good for the soul and they explore Manx words that sound similar but mean different things. Shen as palchey dy reddyn elley. Beemayd geishtagh rish "a reesht as a reesht" arrane Yernagh veih Chasing Abbey!
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Goll as Gaccan 10.8.25 - chutney, jam and banjo tickling ... as palchey dy Ghaelg!
Sunday, 10 August 2025
David Kinley joins Phil to taste gooseberry jam and chutney, David tickles three banjos, we discuss the origins of some Rushen placenames and somehow cram it all in to two hours. As ny jarrood kiaull braew yindyssagh neesht veih Mannin dys y Vongoil as Nalbin dys America!
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Goll as Gaccan 3.8.25 - St Maughold, some lewd August customs and earish vooar cheet!
Sunday, 3 August 2025
Kinla struck down with the murran so no jam this week but we do have St Maughold, some lewd August customs and earish vooar cheet! St Maughold was a bit of a middle ages superstar and using the old style calendar you've still got the opportunity to get up to mischief on the hill tops. All mixed in with some cracking Manx, world and weather themed music. Gaelg aboo as ta Gaelg dy liooar ry-chlashtyn er Goll as Gaccan.
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Goll as Gaccan 27.7.25 - Ruth, Phil and Natalie discuss Yn Chruinnaght, learning Manx and the Southern show.
Sunday, 27 July 2025
Ruth and Phil are joined by Natalie to discuss a highly successful Yn Chruinnaght festival, the Scoill Souree and a proposal to sing Bohemian Rhapsody in Manx for the Year of the Manx Language. Some great music from Welsh Band Avanc as palchey kiaull braew elley jingit stiagh 'sy chlaare!
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Goll as Gaccan 20.7.25 - fliaghey, buitchyn as kiaull - a damp, musical sorcery sort of a show
Sunday, 20 July 2025
Hampton Creer's research into Jony Lewney, some Manx weather and a preview of Yn Chruinnaght. With a liberal shower of Manx, Celtic, world and rain related music. Ta Goll as Gaccan beggan fliugh yn shiaghtin shoh!
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Goll as Gaccan - Kinla and Phil talk about the HU, jam and hedge building.
Sunday, 13 July 2025
Where else can you hear live jam tasting, listen to Mongolian metal from the Hu, learn how to build a traditional Manx hedge and learn some Manx at the same time. Ta Goll as Gaccan jus yindyssagh ta shin smooinaghtyn!
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Goll as Gaccan - 6.7.25 - Tynwald Day special
Sunday, 6 July 2025
Well on this Tynwald Day special there's a reference to various customs and practices associated with midsummer eve and day which used to be when Tynwald was held. An attempt to translate 'funky' into Manx, and some great music. Laa Tinvaal sonney erriu ooilley - Mannin aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 29.6.25 - jam making ayns Gaelg!
Sunday, 29 June 2025
Some great success with Manx strawberry jam making lessons, some Braddan place names and some cracking Manx and world music. Gaelg aboo as pop music too! Cre elley ry yannoo 'sy chay chiu?
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Goll as Gaccan 22.6.25 - Laa Columb Killey, Tynwald Day and the Year of the Manx Language
Sunday, 22 June 2025
Ruth Keggin Gell joins Phil this week for a skeet at Laa Columb Killey, Tynwald Day and the Year of the Manx Language. There's also beards, rail cards and Manx sod hedges. Shoh meshtit ry-cheilley lesh kiaull pop, kiaull Vannin as kiaull y theihll. Gaelg aboo!
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Goll as Gaccan 15.6.25 - Professor Andrew MacDonald tells us about the Medieval Kingdom of Man and the Isles
Sunday, 15 June 2025
Goll as Gaccan 15.6.25 - Professor Andrew MacDonald tells us about the Medieval Kingdom of Man and the IslesProf McDonald is an historian of the medieval British Isles, with particular interests in medieval Scotland and the Isle of Man. He was on the Island to help launch a new stamp collection issues by Isle of Man Post on the sea kings of Mann. All that mixed in with Manx Gaelic, world and Manx music and your favourite song s.
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Goll as Gaccan 8.6.25 - Folklorist Stephen Miller RBV joins Phil for trawl through Manx fairy law.
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Manx folklore expert Stephen Miller RBV joins Phil for trawl through Manx fairy law and folklore. All the usual Manx language features, some Manx music and a bit of Status Quo to round off TT fortnight.
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Goll as Gaccan - Jam, Jurby and the Beaufort scale - David and Phil discuss
Sunday, 1 June 2025
As well as a jam tasting session, some Jurby place names and plenty of Gaccan about weather warning colours instead of the Beaufort scale, we've got some cracking tunes and a good smattering of Manx Gaelic words and phrases including - "cur rour oohyn 'sy chustart lesh yn jinshar!" David Kinley joins Phil for this week's show.
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Goll as Gaccan 25.5.25 - schools, scholars and TT place names.
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Some history from William Cubbon and half a lap around the TT place names. The usual mix of Manx Language history and culture with Phil Gawne.
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Goll as Gaccan 18.5.25 - Ruth and Phil talk all things Manx as well as enjoying some good music.
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Yn Chruinnaght, some Manx words and phrases, a couple of TT place names and loads more beautifully mixed with music and song. What's not to like about that?
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Goll as Gaccan 11.5.25 - a Leonard McCombe special!
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Leonard McCombe was one of the Isle of Man’s most successful photographers, producing some of the 20th Century’s most iconic images. Goll as Gaccan talks to the McCombe family, Rushen Heritage Trust, IoM Post, Manx National Heritage ahead of an exhibition of McCombe's work at the House of Manannan and an IoM Post stamp issue featuring his work.
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Goll as Gaccan 4.5.25 - a letter from Canada, a bit of Manx and a load of old chiollaghs!
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Kinla brought in a letter from Canada to his relatives from 80 years ago. Some beautiful descriptions of the Isle of Man almost a century ago and characters including Jinnie the Loosebox and the Black Guardians. There's an illusory competition and the driest of dry Manx humour from David and Phil.
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Goll as Gaccan 27.4.25 - WW Gill and William Kennish
Sunday, 4 May 2025
A mix of poetry and a biography of William Kinnish and some Manx English from WW Gill as well as foretokens of misfortune. Some cracking Manx tracks and the other music’s pretty good too