An Seachdamh Tonn

Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2021

Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones is one of the most exciting poets writing in Scottish Gaelic today. She is also a singer, a songwriter and a harpist, whose live performances of her work have entranced audiences. With the publication of her debut collection, ‘Red Lichen’ (2016), she was recognised as a poet with a strong female voice, immersed in the Gaelic tradition and drawing deeply from a common European classical heritage, but addressing all the while important contemporary issues. She was awarded the much-coveted title of Gaelic Crowned Bard for the period 2019-2021 at the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow in 2019.

"Tha a’ bhàrdachd aig Sandaidh fo ainm An Seachdamh Tonn mar a mhac-samhail, cumhachdach agus brèagha, agus tha a teachdaireachd cudromach agus brosnachail dha gach bana-bhàrd, agus dhan Chomunn Ghàidhealach mar bhuidheann lìbhrigidh duais Crùn a’ Bhàird."
- Ailean Caimbeul

"Tha an cruinneachadh ùr agad coltach ri gàrradh de fhlùraichean; tha gach flùr beagan diofraichte. Tha do bhàrdachd cho ceòlmhor."
- Meg Bateman