Ceilidh Trail Cèilidh air Chuairt

Lively Sessions Outdoor Performances

Live traditional music performances across the country from some of ’s most exciting up and coming artists 16th July – 11th August 2018

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Fèis Rois is a company limited by gurantee registered in Scotland as SC123137 and recognised as Scottish charity SC017647. Fèis Rois ltd, 16/17 High Street, , Ross-Shire, IV15 9RU What is the Ceilidh Trail? Ceilidh Trail Listings July 16th – August 11th 2018 The Ceilidh Trail events for 2018 are listed by For additional information, a web address or Thòisich Fèis Rois am prògram soirbheachail againn le Cèilidh air Chuairt ann an Siorrachd Rois ann Ceilidh Trails on pages 3-5, and by regions as telephone number has been included where an 2000. Às dèidh dha mar a shoirbhich leis a’ Chèilidh air Chuairt ann an Siorrachd Rois, thòisich detailed on page 2. Listings include information possible. For any further queries, please contact Fèis Rois Cèilidh Nàiseanta air Chuairt airson Alba ann an 2012. Tha am pròiseact seo air a dhol on the venue, location, start time and ticket Fèis Rois on 01349 862600. bho neart gu neart bhon uair sin, agus tha e a’ toirt chothroman do luchd-ciùil òga bho air feadh prices. Some venues may also charge an Alba a bhith a’ cluich ann an àiteachan fad is farsaing san dùthaich. additional admission fee. Check with the venue All details are correct at time of going to press prior to your arrival. Many Ceilidh Trail events but please keep an eye on our website and Tha tòrr luchd-ciùil a ghabh pàirt sa Chèilidh air Chuairt aig Fèis Rois a-nis ag obair ann an are free. social media for any late additions to the gnìomhachas ciùil na h-Alba far a bheil iad air cliù nach beag a chosnadh dhaibh fhèin. Nam programme. measg tha Fraya Thomsen, Mairearad Green, Innes White agus Rachel Newton.

Taking place from 16th July to 11th August, the Ceilidh Trail provides visitors to Scotland with the opportunity to experience authentic traditional Scottish music in a wide range of settings. We invite you to come and join us for a ceilidh dance in a village hall, a at a historic site, or a performance in one of Scotland’s leading theatres. You will hear beautifully crafted songs in both the Gaelic and Scots Ross-Shire Ceilidh Trail languages and lively folk tunes played on fiddles, accordions and other traditional musical instruments. Rona Macleod (Fiddle and Voice), Iain Hyslop (Guitar and Voice), Ciorstaidh Chaimbeul Why not join us in some of Scotland’s finest pubs and restaurants for an informal music session during (Accordion and Voice), James Bauld (Flute and Whistle) and Jamie Moyes (Piano) will stay on home the peak tourist season in July and August? turf and tour across Ross-Shire this summer.

Fifteen outstanding young musicians from across Scotland have auditioned for a paid summer job Monday 16th July Thursday 26th July Saturday 4th August touring on the Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail. These young people are aged between 16 and 25 and many of 21:00 Ceilidh Place, Ullapool 13:00 An Talla Solais, Ullapool 12:00 Belladrum Tartan Heart them are studying at some of the country’s leading music schools, including the Royal Conservatoire of 20:00 Coigach Community Festival Tuesday 17th July Scotland. This project provides a professional development opportunity and a stepping stone between Hall, Achiltibuie studying and launching a career as a performing artist. 14:00 Knockan Crag Tuesday 7th August Friday 27th July 12:00 WDC Scottish Dolphin Wednesday 18th July 21:30 Hootananny, Centre, Fochabers In addition to almost 100 performances in Scotland, the superb young musicians on the Fèis Rois 14:00 19:00 MacGregor’s Bar, Ceilidh Trail have been invited to showcase at Cambridge Folk Festival (August 2nd-5th) and Sidmouth 21:00 Kinlochewe Hotel Saturday 28th July Inverness FolkWeek (August 3rd-10th) 12:30 Evanton Community Woods Thursday 19th July 20:00 Diamond Jubilee Hall, Wednesday 8th August 14:00 Heritage Evanton 10:00 Culloden Battlefield Museum Contents 21:00 Torridon Inn Tuesday 31st July Thursday 9th August 20:00 Balintore Inn 14:00 Museum of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray 6 Friday 20th July Childhood, Strathpeffer Angus and Dundee 6 12:00 Gille Brighde, Torridon Wednesday 1st August 21:30 Hootananny Dumfries & Galloway; Ayrshire 7 20:00 Applecross Community 13:00 Storehouse of Foulis Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife 8 Hall 19:00 The Muir Hub Friday 10th August 12:00 Forsinard Flows, Glasgow and Lanark 8 Saturday 21st July Thursday 2nd August Sutherland Highlands 9 20:00 Cromarty Stables 12:30 Show Orkney 12 20:00 Edderton Community Perthshire & Stirling 12 Tuesday 24th July Friday 3rd August Hall 21:00 The Old Inn, Gairloch 12:00 Tarbat Pictish Discovery Scottish Borders; Northumberland 13 Saturday 11th August Centre, Portmahomack Festivals and Partnerships 14 Wednesday 25th July 20:00 Eden Court 20:00 Seaboard Centre, 20:00 Poolewe Village Hall All Fèis Rois Ceilidh Cambridge Folk Festival 14 Balintore Sidmouth Folk Week 15 Trails – Finale Concert Lorient Interceltic Festival 15 Under Canvas 16 Get Involved 18 3 Gaelic Ceilidh Trail Scots Ceilidh Trail

Sean Clark (Guitar), Rachel Campbell (Accordion), Isla Ratcliff (Fiddle and Voice), Felix Emily Shields (Guitar), Steven Stark (Drums and Accordion), Lewis McLaughlin (Fiddle Churchill-Moss (Fiddle and Mandolin) and Duncan Macleod (Voice and Piano) will focus and Guitar), Josephine de Geer (Flute and Voice) and Caitlin Forbes (Voice and Fiddle) on Scotland’s rich Gaelic repertoire and perform across the country and at folk festivals in will highlight Scots songs and tunes on their tour from the very south of Scotland up to the England. northern Orkney Islands.

Monday 16th July Tuesday 24th July Thursday 2nd August Monday 16th July 20:00 Stranraer Folk Club, Saturday 4th August 14:00 Kelvingrove Museum, 19:30 Dreel Halls Cambridge Folk Festival 20:00 Cross Keys Hotel, Kelso The Grapes 19:30 The Tolbooth, Stirling Glasgow Tuesday 17th July Thursday 26th July Tuesday 7th August Wednesday 25th July Friday 3rd August 12:30 Eastgate Arts Centre, 19:00 Kirkcudbright Scottish 19:00 Skaill House, Orkney Tuesday 17th July 13:00 Wighton Centre, Cambridge Folk Festival Peebles Nights 19:00 Glad Café, Glasgow Dundee Wednesday 8th August 19:30 Frigate Unicorn, Saturday 4th August Wednesday 18th July Friday 27th July 14:00 St Magnus Cathedral, Wednesday 18th July Dundee Cambridge Folk Festival 12:00 Heart of Hawick Café, 12:00 Kirkwall, Orkney 14:30 Corbenic Camphill Hawick NNR 20:30 Stromness Hotel Sun 5th August Community, Perthshire Thursday 26th July 16:30 MacArts, Galashiels 19:30 Stranraer Scottish Week Cambridge Folk Festival Thu 9th August 12:00 Falkland Palace Ceilidh, Masonic Hall Thursday 19th July Thursday 19th July 20:00 The Reel, Kirkwall, 14:00 The Birks Cinema, Friday 27th July Mon 6th August 12:00 The Old Smiddy Café, Saturday 28th July Orkney Aberfeldy 13:00 Mellerstain House Sidmouth FolkWeek St Abb’s 19:30 Falls of Clyde Fri 10th August 19:30 Heiton Hall 19:30 The Old Church, Abbey Tuesday 31st July 19:30 Lyth Arts Centre, Wick Friday 20th July Tuesday 7th August St Bathan’s Sidmouth FolkWeek 12:00 St Cyrus Nature 12:30 Civic Hall, Perth Saturday 28th July Saturday 11th August Friday 20th July Reserve, Montrose 11:30 National Museum of 20:00 Eden Court Saturday 21st July Wednesday 8th August 13:00 Mellerstain House 19:30 Salmon Bothy, Portsoy Flight – Scotland’s National All Fèis Rois Ceilidh 13:00 The Boathouse Sidmouth FolkWeek 19:00 St Cuthbert’s Church, Airshow Wednesday 1st August Trails – Finale Concert Restaurant, Norham 14:00 The Old Boatyard 19:30 Strathearn Artspace, Saturday 11th August 20:00 Eden Court Saturday 21st July Restaurant, Arbroath Crieff All Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trails – 20:00 Newlands Centre, 19:30 St Vigean’s Church, Finale Concert Romannobridge Arbroath Tuesday 24th July Thursday 2nd August 13:00 Burns Birthplace 19:30 Stonehaven Town Hall Museum, Alloway Friday 3rd August 19:00 Craigdarroch Arms 19:30 The Blue Lamp, Hotel, Moniaive Aberdeen Wednesday 25th July 12:00 St Ninian’s Priory, Whithorn

4 5 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray Dumfries & Galloway; Ayrshire Type of 24th July Burns Birthplace Museum Informal Free on DATE VENUE/EVENT PRICE 13:00-15:00 Murdoch’s Lone, Alloway, Ayr KA7 Performance admission; Performance donations 31st July Portsoy Salmon Bothy Concert £7/£4 4PQ welcome 19:30 Links Road, Portsoy, AB45 2SS 24th July Craigdarroch Arms Hotel Informal Free; salmonbothy.org 19:00-22:00 High St, Moniaive, DG3 4HN Performance donations 2nd August Aberdeen International Youth Stonehaven TBC – www.craigdarrocharmshotel.co.uk welcome available on 19:30 Arts Festival Showcase Free; door 25th July St Ninian’s Priory Informal Stonehaven Town Hall, AB39 2BU 12:00-15:00 Bruce Street, Whithorn, DG8 8PY Performance donation welcome 3rd August Aberdeen International Youth Traditional Music £5 Free; 19:30 Arts Festival Night 25th July Stranraer Folk Club Concert 20:00 The Grapes, 4-6 Bridge Street, donations The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, welcome Aberdeen, AB25 1BU Stranraer, Wigtownshire, DG9 7HY Free; Free; 26th July Kirkcudbright Scottish Nights Variety 7th August Scottish Dolphin Centre Informal donations donations 19:00 Harbour Square, Kirkcudbright, DG6 Performance 12:00-14:00 WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre, Performance welcome welcome Spey Bay, IV32 7PJ 4HY dolphincentre.whales.org 27th July Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR Informal Free; 12:00-14:00 @ Mill on the Fleet performance donations welcome Mill on the Fleet, 65 High St, Angus and Dundee Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, 25th July Wighton Centre Informal Free; DG7 2HS 13:00-15:00 Central Library, The Wellgate, Performance donations www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/cairnsmore-of-fleet welcome Dundee, DD1 1DB 27th July Stranraer Scottish Week Ceilidh Dance £8 www.leisureandculturedundee.com/library/ wighton 19:30-22:30 Ceilidh with the Wee Duff Masonic Hall, Sun Street, Stranraer, Orchestra £8/£6 25th July Frigate Unicorn Concert Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JL 19:30 Victoria Dock, Dundee, DD1 3BP www.frigateunicorn.org Ceilidh Dance with the Wee Duff 31st July St Cyrus Nature Reserve Informal Free; Orchestra 12:00-14:00 The Old Lifeboat Station, Nether Performance donations welcome Warburton, St Cyrus, Montrose, DD10 0AQ www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/st-cyrus 1st August The Old Boatyard Restaurant Informal Free; 14:00-16:00 Fishmarket Quay, Arbroath, DD11 1PS Performance donations www.oldboatyard.co.uk welcome 1st August St Vigean’s Church Concert £10 19:30 Arbroath, DD11 4RD www.stvigeanschurch.org

6 7 Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife Highlands 24th July Dreel Halls Concert £5/£2 16th July Ceilidh Place Session Free; 19:30 High St W, Anstruther, KY10 3DJ 21:00-23:00 14 West Argyle St, Ullapool, IV26 2TY donations www.dreelhalls.org www.theceilidhplace.com welcome 26th July Falkland Palace Informal Free on 17th July Knockan Crag Informal Free; 12:00-14:00 Falkland Palace and Garden, KY15 Performance admission; 14:00-16:00 Knockan Crag NNR, Elphin, IV27 Performance donations welcome 7BU donations 4HH www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/falkland- welcome www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/knockan-crag/ palace 18th July Beinn Eighe Informal Free; 28th July National Museum of Flight Various Informal Free on 14:00-16:00 Reserve Office, Aultroy, Performance donations welcome 11:30-16:30 East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, Performances admission; Achnasheen, IV22 2PD EH39 5LF donations www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/beinn-eighe www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/ welcome Free; whats-on/airshow/ 18th July Kinlochewe Hotel Informal 21:00-23:00 Kinlochewe, Achnasheen, IV22 2PA Performance donations www.kinlochewehotel.co.uk welcome 19th July Gairloch Heritage Museum Informal Free on Glasgow and Lanark 14:00-16:00 Gairloch, IV21 2BP Performance admission; www.gairlochheritagemuseum.org donations 16th July Kelvingrove Museum Informal Free on welcome 14:00-16:00 Argyle Street, Glasgow, 8AG Performance admission; donations 19th July Torridon Inn Informal Free; www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/ donations kelvingrove welcome 21:00-24:00 Achnasheen, IV22 2EY Performance www.thetorridon.com/inn welcome 17th July Glad Café Concert £7 advance, 20th July Gille Brighde Informal Free; 19:00-22:00 1006 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, £9 on door 12:00-14:00 The Old Schoolhouse, Diabaig, by Performance donations G41 2HG welcome www.thegladcafe.co.uk Torridon, IV22 2HE www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth 28th July Falls of Clyde Concert Free; 20th July Applecross Community Hall Ceilidh Dance £7/£5 19:30 New Lanark Road, New Lanark, donations welcome 20:00-23:00 Applecross, Highlands, IV54 8LP £20 family ML11 9DB www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth ticket www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/visitor- centres/falls-of-clyde 21st July Cromarty Stables Ceilidh Dance £7/£4 20:00-23:00 Ardyne, Bank Street, Cromarty, IV11 BYOB 8YE www.cromartyartstrust.org.uk 24th July The Old Inn, Gairloch Informal Free; 21:00-23:00 Flowerdale Glen, IV21 2BD Performance donations www.theoldinn.net welcome 25th July Poolewe Village Hall Ceilidh Dance £8/£4 20:00-23:00 Poolewe Village Hall, IV22 2JU pooleweceilidhnights.org

8 9 26th July An Talla Solais Informal Free; 4th August Belladrum Tartan Heart Grassroots Stage Admission 13:00-15:00 West Argyle St, Ullapool, IV26 2UG Performance donations 12:00 Festival with festival welcome ticket www.antallasolais.org Belladrum Estate, Beauly 26th July Coigach Community Hall Ceilidh Dance £5 www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk 20:00-23:00 West Argyle St, Ullapool, IV26 2UG 7th August MacGregor’s Bar Session with Fèis Free; www.spanglefish.com/ 19:00 113 Academy St, Inverness, IV1 1LX Inbhir Narainn donations welcome coigachcommunityhall https://www.macgregorsbars.com/ Caledonian 27th July Hootananny Concert Free; Ceilidh Trail donations 21:30-00:30 67 Church St, Inverness, IV1 1ES 8th August Culloden Battlefield Informal Free on www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk welcome 10:00-12:00 Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor, Performance admission; donations 28th July Evanton Community Wood Informal Free; 14:00-15:00 Inverness, IV2 5EU donations welcome 12:30-14:00 Pedestrian access: top of Chapel Rd Performance www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/ welcome Mobility vehicles via Camden St 9th August Highland Museum of Informal Free; (East) 14:00-16:00 Childhood Performance donations www.evantonwood.com welcome The Old Station, Strathpeffer, IV15 28th July Diamond Jubilee Hall, Ceilidh Dance £7/£4 9DH 20:00-23:00 Evanton www.strathpeffer.org. BYOB Hermitage St, Evanton, IV16 9XT highlandmuseumofchildhood www.diamondjubileehall.co.uk 9th August Hootananny Session Free; 31st July Balintore Inn Informal Free; 21:30-00:30 67 Church St, Inverness, IV1 1ES donations 20:00 East St, Balintore, Tain, IV20 1UA Performance donations www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk welcome welcome www.facebook.com/balintore-inn 10th August Forsinard Flows Informal Free; 1st August Storehouse of Foulis Informal Free; 12:00-14:00 Forsinard Flows RSPB Visitor Centre, Performance donations welcome 13:00-15:00 Foulis Ferry, Evanton, Dingwall, Performance donations KW13 6YT welcome IV16 9UX https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and- www.storehouseoffoulis.co.uk events/reserves-a-z/forsinard-flows 1st August The Muir Hub Concert £7/£4 10th August Edderton Community Hall Ceilidh Dance with £7/£4 20:00-23:00 Station Rd, Edderton, Tain, IV19 1LA Fèis Inbhir Narainn £20 family 19:00 Great North Rd, Muir of Ord, IV6 7SU ticket www.muiroford.co.uk www.edderton.com Caledonian BYOB www.facebook.com/muircommunications Ceilidh Trail 2nd August Black Isle Show – Scotgrain Informal Free on 10th August Lyth Arts Centre Concert £6 12:30-15:30 Stand Performance admission; donations 19:30 Lyth Arts Centre, Lyth, Wick, KW1 4UD B9169, Muir of Ord, IV6 welcome https://lytharts.org.uk/ National Ceilidh http://blackisleshow.com/ Trail 3rd August Tarbat Pictish Discovery Informal Free on 11th August Eden Court Theatre All Fèis Rois £12/£10 12:00-14:00 Centre Performance admission; donations 20:00-22:00 Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness, Ceilidh Trails – Tarbatness Rd, Portmahomack, Tain, welcome IV3 5SA Finale Concert IV20 1YA www.eden-court.co.uk www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk 3rd August Seaboard Centre Ceilidh Dance £10/£7 20:00-23:00 East St, Balintore, Tain, IV20 1UA BYOB www.seaboardcentre.com

10 11 Orkney Scottish Borders; Northumberland 7th August Skaill House Concert £7/£5 16th July Cross Keys Hotel Informal Free; 19:00-21:00 Skaill House, Breckness Estate, 20:00-23:00 36-37 The Square, Kelso, TD5 7HL Performance donations welcome Sandwick, KW16 3LR www.cross-keys-hotel.co.uk www.skaillhouse.co.uk 17th July Eastgate Arts Centre Informal Free; 8th August St Magnus Cathedral Informal Free; 12:30-14:30 Peebles, EH45 8AD Performance donations welcome 14:00-16:00 Broad St, Kirkwall, KW15 1NX Performance donations www.eastgatearts.com welcome www.stmagnus.org 18th July Heart of Hawick Café Informal Free; 8th August Stromness Hotel Informal Free; 12:00-14:00 Kirkstile, Hawick, TD9 0AE Performance donations welcome 20:30 15 Victoria Street, KW16 3AA Performance donations www.heartofhawick.co.uk welcome www.stromnesshotel.com 18th July Mac Arts Family Ceilidh £8/£6 9th August The Reel Concert £10/£8 16:30 Bridge Street, Galashiels, TD1 1SP £25 family ticket 20:00 6 Broad Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1NX www.macarts.scot www.wrigleyandthereel.com 19th July The Old Smiddy Café, St Abb’s Informal Free; 12:00-14:00 Northfield Farm, St Abbs, Eyemouth, Performance donations welcome Perthshire & Stirling TD14 5QF 18th July Corbenic Camphill Community Concert £5/£4 19th July The Old Church, Abbey St Concert £8/£5 14:30-16:30 Corbenic Camphill Community, 19:30 Bathan’s Trochry, Dunkeld, PH8 0DY TD11 3TX www.corbeniccamphill.co.uk www.abbeykirk.com 01350 723206 20th July Mellerstain House Informal Free on 19th July The Birks Cinema Afternoon Ceilidh Free; 13:00-15:00 Gordon, Berwickshire, TD3 6LG Performance admission; 14:00-16:00 Dunkeld Street, Aberfeldy, PH15 2DA donations www.mellerstain.com donations welcome www.birkscinema.co.uk welcome 20th July St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Concert £7 / U16 20th July Civic Hall, Perth Lunchtime Ceilidh Free; 19:00 free 12:30-14:00 2 High St, Perth, PH1 5PH donations Norham [email protected] or 01738 476495 welcome 20 St Cuthbert’s Square, TD15 2LE 21st July The Boathouse Restaurant, Informal Free; 21st July Newlands Centre Ceilidh Dance £7/£5 13:00-15:00 Loch Leven Performance donations 20:00-23:00 Romannobridge, EH46 7BZ welcome www.newlandscentre.org.uk/wordpress £20 family The Boathouse, Pier Road, Kinross, ticket KY13 8UF 27th July Mellerstain House Informal Free on www.theboathouselochleven.co.uk 13:00-15:00 Gordon, Berwickshire, TD3 6LG Performance admission; 21st July Strathearn Artspace Concert £10 www.mellerstain.com donations welcome 19:30 Strathearn Artspace, 6 Comrie Street, Crieff, PH7 4AX 27th July Heiton Hall Concert £5 www.strathearnartspace.co.uk 19:30 Heiton Village, near Kelso, TD5 8JR www.facebook.com/heitonvillagehall/ £7/£4 4th August The Tolbooth Concert with Fèis 01573 450688 | Gill Harrop 19:30 Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE Fhoirt and Fèis www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth Phàislig Ceilidh Trails

12 13 Festivals and Partnerships Sidmouth Folk Week: Festival Interceltique Collaboration is at the heart of all Fèis Rois Some highlights for 2018 include: 3rd – 10th August de Lorient: projects, and the success of The Ceilidh Trail Sidmouth Folk Week is an unmissable week- 3rd – 12th August is in no small part down to the many strong • At home in the Highlands: working with our long seaside celebration of music, dance This summer, Fèis Rois is hosting the Scottish relationships we have built since 2000 friends at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness to and song taking place in the beautiful East Pavilion at the 2018 Festival Interceltique with festivals, businesses and government offer local people and visitors the chance Devon regency coastal resort. de Lorient in Brittany, France. The Festival, agencies. to experience high quality traditional music at Under Canvas - a new pop up bar with which is set attract an audience of 750,000 from 3 - 12 August, is widely regarded as In 2018, we are delighted to be returning to music on the banks of the River Ness; Held in the first week of August every year, Europe’s largest Celtic . It offers both the Aberdeen International Festival of the festival attracts tens of thousands of an opportunity to highlight the wealth of Youth Arts and the Tartan Heart Festival at • In the UK: we celebrate the 10th visitors to over 700 diverse events with talent emerging from the Scottish music scene Belladrum. We also continue to develop our anniversary of our partnership with broad ‘something for everyone’ appeal. and, in particular, the Fèis movement. work with Scottish Natural Heritage and our Cambridge Folk Festival; Ceilidh Trail musicians will perform at 7 of With an ear to the past and an eye on Fèis Rois will showcase four emerging Scotland’s National Nature Reserves (NNRs). • In Europe: Fèis Rois has been invited to host the future, Sidmouth Folk Week features a Scottish Pavilion at the acclaimed Festival both established stars and emerging talent bands with a focus on Gaelic speaking artists. Participants at this festival come Interceltique de Lorient where we will during its extensive eight-day programme. from Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, showcase emerging artists from Scotland. The event features a diverse range of Wales, Cumbria the Isle of Man, Cape events: major concerts, lively roots parties, Breton Island, Galicia, Asturias, Acadia, and You can see (and hear!) more at www.youtube.com/feisrois small intimate sessions, ceilidhs and folk the entire Celtic diaspora. It is an exciting dancing, storytelling, family entertainment opportunity for minority language speaking and youth-centred sessions, hands- musicians to connect. on workshops and spectacular dance displays, and the best in South West crafts www.festival-interceltique.bzh Cambridge Folk Festival: 2nd – 5th August and the tastiest of local food and drink. Fèis Rois musicians will take part in events Cambridge Folk Festival, which celebrated The Ceilidh Trail musicians representing Fèis 2018 is the third year that a group from Fèis at the Scottish Pavilion which are free to its 50th anniversary in 2014, is one of the Rois at Cambridge in 2018 will take part in the general public and will run from 12pm premier music events in Europe and one of the following: Rois has visited Sidmouth Folk Week. This until 2.30am each day. The acts performing the longest running and most famous folk year, the Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail focusing on include: festivals in the world. Held each year since • A Fèis Rois showcase in the Club Tent Gaelic repertoire will take part in a variety 1965 in the beautiful setting of Cherry Hinton of events at Sidmouth Folk Week, including: Eabhal www.eabhal.com Hall, it attracts around 14,000 people, many • A short appearance in Brian McNeill’s • August 6th: Opening for Drever, The Causeway Trio www.causewaytrio.com of whom return year after year. Festival Session on Stage 2 McCusker, Woomble in the Ham Trip www.facebook.com/TRIPceol Marquee Jamie MacDonald & Christian Fèis Rois has played a key role in the • Leading a late night acoustic session in The • August 7th: Concert spot in Bedford Gamauf www.pipeslang.com Scotland at Cambridge showcase for many Hub Tent Hotel with Pete Coe and Alden, Sophie Stephenson www.sophabulous.co.uk years with 2018 marking 10 years of this Patterson and Dashwood hugely successful partnership. Find full details in the Cambridge Folk festival programme. • August 8th: Performance on Anchor Garden Stage, and a session in Rugby www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/folk- Club festival sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

14 15 LIVE CONTEMPORARY SCOTTISH MUSIC PROGRAMMED BY

TUESDAY 26 JUNE 17.00-19.00 Turadh 20.00-22.00 Amy Henderson Band THURSDAY 28 JUNE 17.00-19.00 Mairearad Green & Mike Vass 21.00-23.00 Jamie MacDonald and Christian Gamauf TUESDAY 10 JULY 17:00-19:00 Mairearad Green & Mike Vass 20:00-22:00 Gnoss THURSDAY 12 JULY 17:00-19:00 Mike Vass & Chris Amer 21:00-23:00 Amy Henderson Band MUSI ITH C A SATURDAY 14 JULY W T R ED 20:00-23:00 Ceilidh Dance with the Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail A E B N TUESDAY 17 JULY

P C U 17:00-19:00 Eabhal - O P 20:00 - 22:00 Amy Henderson Band U O R THURSDAY 19 JULY P T 17:00-19:00 Eabhal 21:00-23:00 Amy Henderson Band TUESDAY 24 JULY 17:00-19:00 Eabhal 20:00-22:00 THURSDAY 26 JULY 17:00-19:00 Turadh 21:00 - 23:00 Eabhal THIS JUNE & JULY OPEN DAILY FROM 16:30 HEATED OUTDOOR BAR FOOD SEASONAL COCKTAILS

music proudly supported by programmed by GET INVOLVED Mu Fhèis Rois Fèis Rois has a busy year-round programme • Fèis Rois nan Inbheach: a 3-day tuition Tha Fèis Rois a’ toirt cothrom compàirteachaidh anns na h-ealain Ghàidhlig agus anns of events. There are opportunities for course open to 250 adults age 18+ as a’ chànan fhèin do dhaoine aig gach aois le bhith a’ tabhann program de thachartasan people of all ages to get involved and to well as a fringe festival with 20+ events air feadh Siorramachd Rois, Albainn agus aiteannan eile. Tha Fèis Rois aithnichte fad is play traditional Scottish music. We offer: including concerts, recitals, talks and farsainng mar aon de na phrìomh buidhnean ealain do dh’oigridh ann an Albainn. sessions. 4th - 6th May 2019 About Fèis Rois • Weekly music classes for people of all ages living in communities across Ross- Read about these opportunities and more at Fèis Rois enables people of all ages to access, participate in and enjoy the traditional arts Shire. The new term starts in August www.feisrois.org and Gaelic language through a diverse programme of activities in Ross and Cromarty, 2018. across Scotland and beyond. Fèis Rois is widely recognised as one of Scotland’s leading Fèis Rois leads on two strategic projects traditional arts organisations. In 2017, the organisation provided more than 600 paid • Fèis Rois nan Deugairean: a 5-day for the Highlands. Find out more and get work opportunities for traditional musicians and artists across Scotland. In addition to residential course for young people involved! offering an extensive programme of traditional music tuition, Fèis Rois enables young of secondary school age to come musicians to tour across Scotland, the UK and internationally and is renowned for together and develop their skills in music, Highland Youth Music Forum - commissioning high profile new work. composition and ensemble playing. www.highlandyouthmusic.org.uk 22nd - 26th October 2018 www.feisrois.org Highland Youth Arts Hub - • Fèis Rois na h-Òigridh: a 5-day multi- www.hyah.co.uk art form course for young people from Primary 4 to Secondary 1 to explore traditional music, the Gaelic language, dance, drama and visual art. 8th - 12th April 2019

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Fèis Rois is a company limited by gurantee registered in Scotland as SC123137 and recognised as Scottish charity SC017647. Fèis Rois ltd, 16/17 High Street, Dingwall, Ross-Shire, IV15 9RU