Posts Tagged ‘Gaelic’
A commitment to Scotland’s proud culture
Promoting and preserving Gaelic is a now key aim for Highland Council. Hot on the heels of the Highlands hosting the 2017 Royal National Mod in Fort William last month, Gaelic was on the agenda at Highland Council’s meeting of the Corporate Resources Committee with an update on the role and work of the Gaelic…
Read MoreScots Trad Music Awards nominees are revealed
Shortlisted nominations for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017 have been announced. Heralded as the most prestigious award ceremony in the traditional music calendar, the winners will be revealed during a glitzy award ceremony on Saturday, December 2, at Paisley’s Lagoon Centre as Paisley bids for UK City of Culture 2021. Organising body…
Read MoreChart toppers past and present will bring in the New Year in Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay line-up has been revealed with chart-topping Rag’n’Bone Man leading the celebrations. Rag’n’Bone Man, AKA Rory Graham, admitted he’s looking forward to bringing in the New Year, with the eyes of the world upon him. He said: ‘Excited to be breaking the New Year in with the Scots at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, what a sick…
Read MoreFort William has all the Mòd cons
An evening of live trad music and Gaelic culturewill form part of a celebration marking the arrival of the Royal National Mòd to Lochaber. People are invited along to the VisitScotland iCentre in Fort William from 4pm on Monday, October 16, as it hosts an evening of free live musical performances, with support from the…
Read MoreLochaber is all ready to welcome the Royal National Mòd
The Royal National Mòd returns to Lochaber next week for what’s set to be a record-breaking year for the festival. Running from Friday, October 13 until Saturday, October 21, the nine-day spectacular of Gaelic music, arts and sport will take place in Fort William for the first time in 10 years. With participant numbers expected…
Read MoreRoyal Celtic Society members set to receive new Coat of Arms
The annual general meeting of the Royal Celtic Society is taking place in Edinburgh this Friday. For nearly 200 years, the Royal Celtic Society has been at the cutting edge of activity to support the language, literature, music and culture of the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland. The society holds regular events for members,…
Read MoreIntroducing Inchmoan: From the Island of the Peat
Loch Lomond Whiskies has unveiled two exceptional new single malts from its Island Collection – Inchmoan 12 Year Old and Inchmoan Vintage 1992. Since 1814, the Loch Lomond Distillery has been producing the finest single malt and single grain whisky. Situated on the banks of Loch Lomond it takes its name from the most picturesque…
Read MoreThe Foxlake Outdoor Festival returns to Dunbar
After the huge success of last year’s event, the Foxlake Outdoor Festival, Dunbar, returns bigger and better this year not only with an exciting lineup of music and comedy performances for all the family but with the completely new Adrenaline Arena. For the very first time organisers look forward to welcoming an array of adrenaline…
Read MoreA very busy five days for Gaelic-speaking youngsters
The village of the Geàrrannan Blackhouses, in the Isle of Lewis, will be bustling this week as eighteen Gaelic-speaking secondary school pupils take part in 5 Latha 2017. Now in its sixth year, 5 Latha offers a unique opportunity to participants to experience life in a Gaelic speaking community, taking part in a programme of…
Read MoreNational Trust for Scotland commemorate the Battle of Culloden with a series of events
A series of talks from some of the Battle of Culloden’s most eminent experts have been lined up at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield visitor centre to mark the 271st anniversary of the battle. There will be talks by Professor Christopher Duffy, Professor Hugh Cheape and Dr Kirsteen MacKenzie and the Culloden team…
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