Episodes

  • Goll as Gaccan 21.9.25 - Ruth Keggin Gell and Phil talk all things Manx .... and jam
    Sep 21 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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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan - Kinla and Phil taste each others plum jam and chutney among other delights
    Sep 14 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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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan 7.9.25 - Scran off to London, new Manx lessons, bilingualism and some cracking music.
    Sep 8 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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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan 31.8.25 - local historian Peter Kelly and 11th Manx Bard Bradley Chambers
    Aug 31 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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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan 24.8.25 - fiddle books, bilingual matters and a Manx jam making lesson
    Aug 26 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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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan 17.8.25 - Ruth joins Phil to talk about their passion for language learning.
    Aug 17 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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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan 10.8.25 - chutney, jam and banjo tickling ... as palchey dy Ghaelg!
    Aug 10 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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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Goll as Gaccan 3.8.25 - St Maughold, some lewd August customs and earish vooar cheet!
    Aug 3 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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    1 hr and 45 mins