Evelyn Glennie Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12 and has taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears. Glennie was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015. Glennie was born and raised in Aberdeenshire. Her father was Herbert Arthur Glennie, an accordionist in a Scottish country dance band, and the strong, indigenous musical traditions of north-east Scotland were important in the development of the young musician, whose first instruments were
Alison Glennie is a comedy heist and features a cast of actors with intellectual disability (ID). Glennie facilitates drama workshops for children at Uillinn - West Cork Art Centre in Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland. Alison Glennie Alison Glennie is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Ingrid Dorf in the BBC thriller serial "Kessler". She also appeared in Z-Cars for the BBC, Thriller, Blake's 7, Cribb, Horse in the House and A Little Princess. Glennie played Gertrude in Hamlet at the Cork Opera House. She regularly reads "The Book on One" RTÉ radio 1. Glennie's films include "Escape