The Author
Audrey McClellan retired in July 2005 as a librarian at the Washburn Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library to devote more time to writing. She lives in south Minneapolis with husband Mike and two cats, Teddy and MacDougall.
Audrey has been active in the Minneapolis - St. Paul Celtic community for twenty years. She is past president of the Twin Cities Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, co-founder and past president of the St. Piran's Cornish Society, and past vice-president of the St. David's Welsh Society. She and husband Mike currently serve on the Board of Governors of the St. Andrew's Society of Minnesota. They have traveled widely in Scotland and have an extensive collection of Celtic books and recordings.
She has published four books, and is currently working on:
O'Leary, Kat and the Professor -- about a psychic cat and his human companions
Down by the Salley Gardens -- a sequel to Magic Carpet Ride
The Woman Who Loved Newfoundland -- a Minneapolis teacher meets a B and B owner on The Rock
A fourth Eilean
Dubh story, Rosie's Cèilidh, is completed and has gone to the printer.
Traditional Scottish music and the Gaelic language play a large part in Westering Home, The White Rose of Scotland and The Devil and the Dark Island:
The language of Eilean Dubh is the Gaelic, considered by linguists the purest example of that ancient and noble tongue in all Scotland … The accent is lilting and musical, and lends itself well to their exceptional body of native song.
Distinguished local musician/composer Sherry Ladig has written original tunes and lyrics for four Eilean Dubh books, and RSCDS teacher Lara Friedman-Shedlov has devised four dances. Both music and dance are included in the books.
Cover art by Carla McClellan Map by Jane Gordon
Web design by John McClellan
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Contact the author: Scottishisland@visi.com