Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Gàidhlig Dumgal celebrate funding award to support Gaelic in Dumfries and Galloway
dailyrecord.co.ukLocal Gaelic backers have welcomed a cash injection from the national body responsible for promoting and fostering the language.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig has awarded £3,500 to local group Gàidhlig Dumgal to carry forward its work in the region. Classes are currently ongoing at Castle Douglas Community Centre every Wednesday evening with tutor Sarah Stevenson.
Sarah, a former head teacher at Palnackie Primary School, said: “ Gaelic is something to be celebrated – just as the Scots language should be. “I’m passionate about languages – it’s an honour to be able to teach Gaelic in my home town.” Sarah, who has passed her National 5 Gaelic exams and is now studying for her Higher, added: “So many place names here are Gaelic – now it’s about bringing the language alive.” Anyone interested in joining Sarah’s class at Castle Douglas can email gaidhligsarah@btinternet.com.
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