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Peter Grant

ZGRAP05
Dates: 1783 - 1867
Place of birth: Alba | Scotland

Biography

Pàdraig Grannd nan Oran | Peter Grant
(1783 - 1867)



Peter Grant was born near Grantown-in-Spey in 1783. He was a Scottish Baptist pastor, poet and songwriter. He was known as Pàdraig Grannd nan Oran (“Peter Grant of the Songs”), which became a household name in the Highlands of Scotland for nearly fifty years. His collection of hymns in Gaelic is called Dain Spioradail. Grant formed what became the largest Baptist congregation in the Gaelic-speaking Highlands.


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Recordings

Tha Sion a' Seinn
Charles MacDonald · 1977-12-18
Eifeachd am Fuil an Uain / An Dachaidh Bhuan
Charles MacDonald · 1977-12-18