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Féis an Eilein: 20 Years of Embracing Gaelic Culture

The Music of Michael Anthony MacLean

It was a night out for me, and by far one of the best kinds of evenings out a person could ask for.  The concert was held at the Highland Village in Iona, Cape Breton.  The evening paid tribute to Michael Anthony MacLean and was too notable a time to simply exist as an event of the past.  It was an event to be remembered for years to come.

In the Middle of Glenville………Can I stay Longer Please???

What a refreshing place to be……..  It had been too long since my last visit.  The drive over was relaxing in itself, but the moments that followed as I drove up the driveway, parked and entered the grounds, were really moments of “awe” and total appreciation for the beauty that surrounded me.

Innsidh Sinn Sgeòil a Seo!/We Tell Stories Here!

'S e cleachdadh làidir a bh' aig na Gàidheil bho chian nan cian a bhith ag aithris sgeulachdan, seachadas a bha air dol á cleachdadh ann an Ceap Breatainn bho chionn greis. Nan rachadh duine do cheilidh, is cinnteach gun cluinneadh e ceòl na fìdhle, ceòl na clàrsaiche móire, agus a bu dòcha òrain agus innealan ciùil eile 'gan cluich, ach sgeulachdan...? 

Heading To The Hill

Sean 'is Ùr/Old and New

Ma thig sibh gu Ceap Breatainn an dòchas gun cluinn sibh fuinn no òrain Ghàidhlig, gu dé a bhios romhaibh? Mar a tha fhios aig iomadh duine, 's e seann dualchas a th' anns a' Ghàidhlig agus bidh cuid dhe na h-òrain a ghabhas sinn a' seo gu math sean cuideachd. Chan eil sin ri ràdh nach cluinnear òrain ùra idir. Bidh òrain ùra ri 'n cluinntinn gu cinnteach, òrain a chaidh a dheasachadh am bliadhna fhéin agus o chionn beagan bliadhnaichean.. ach cuideachd...

Bunk Beds and Buntata’s Sgadan

The world of summer school…….a really unique kind of summer school…….not the summer school that a child might be forced to take part in if they didn’t quite acquire all of those credits they had hoped for.  I’m talking about the type of summer school where you are able to move in for a full week, fiddle, step-dancing shoes, AND your Gaelic scribbler in tow.  Summer school at the Gaelic College!

A Slightly Strange Activity Explained – Cleachdadh Car Neònach 'ga Shoilleireachadh

'Nuair a dh' éisdeas daoine ri ceòl Ghàidhlig, cluinnear gu bheil iomadh òran air a dheasachadh air an aon fhonn. Bidh cuid de dhaoine a' smaointinn gur e fàilligeadh nam bàrd a th' a's coireach ach chan e sin a' chùis.

"Airs"

Cape Breton music offers many soulful elements.  Our airs in particular will offer you an experience that has often been described as Holy; they will fill your heart and soul. Some of the oldest of these are Gaelic airs; they’ll pull on your heart strings, bring about that “lump’ in your throat, give you goose bumps and could make a tear drop from your eye.

Growing Healthy Spirits…at the dance!