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L7 Rational Loban M 7-13 Oct. 1978 W 70 an Comunn Bpw Gaid L7 Rational lOBAN M 7-13 Oct. 1978 W 70 An Comunn BpW Gaid]7eaCac'b Bidh deich bliadhna air a' gheamhradh seo o choinnich an Comunn Leabhraichean Gdidhlig an toiseach is a shbnraich e a' chiad tabhartas airgid airson leabhar G&idhlig. Thathar air c6rr is 120 a sh&nrachadh o'n uairsin, agus tha c6rr is 100 dhiubh p^ighte (luach £30,000) airson leabhraichean ura a th'air nochdadh. Ach tha sinn a' slor-iarraidh leabhraichean ura, agus thathar air £3,000 a ph&igheadh ann an co-fharpaisean air an son. Tha feadhainn dhiubh air nochdadh o chionn fada, agus tha duil ri tuilleadh fhathast. Bidh iadsan a' faighinn tabhartas foillseachaidh cuideachd. O chionn trl bliadhna thathar air fiach £3,000 de bharantasan a thoirt do sgriobhadairean a sgriobhas leabhraichean air cuspairean sonraichte a thogas iad fhein no a chuireas an Comunn Leabhraichean fa'n comhair. Tha foillsichearan air a bhith gabhail riutha seo cuideachd, agus a' faighinn tabhartas foillseachaidh air an son. Tha van nan leabhraichean air a bhith air rathaidean na Gaidhealtachd's nan Eilean c6rr is d& bhliadhna a nis, agus tha am fear-siubhail air rhiltean de leabhraichean a reic — ur agus sean. Agus bidh dbchas aige tuilleadh fhaighinn bhuaidhe anns an Oban an t-seachdain-sa. Tha am Mod gar toirt gu litreachas is ceol, agus bidh an Comunn Leabhraichean a' cur feasgair litreachais is ciCiil air chois air Ghaidhealtachd's air Ghalldachd. Uaireannan ni an Comunn Leabhraichean fh6in seo, uaireannan cuidichidh e neach eile airson a dheanamh le tabhartas airgid. 'S ddcha gu bheil thu fh6in dednach seo a dheanamh? Ma tha, no ma tha fiosrachadh a dhlth ort mu dheidhinn seo no mu roinn sam bith eile de dh'obair a' Chomuinn Leabhraichean, cuir fios chun an fhear-deasachaidh aig an t-se&ladh-sa shlos. Bidh e gle thoilichte cluinntinn bhuat. AN COMUNN LEABHRAICHEAN GAIDHLIG AN ROINN CHEILTEACH OILTHIGH GHLASCHU GLASCHU G12 8RZ 1978 NATIONAL MOD Bancaich fon chomharradh seoaguscansoraidh slanriiomagainairgid! Aig Banca na h-Alba tha gach seirbheis againn tha dhith ort, dhut fhein no as leth d’obair marsantachd. Bidh laimhseachadh d’airgid cho furasda dhut ri seic a chur troimh’n bhanc. Ma tha thu bancadh againn mar tha bidh fhios agad co air a bheil sinn a-mach. Mura bheil, tadhail an aon sam bith de na 600 Meuran againn, agus tog orb Bruidhinn ris a’ Mhanaistear, is lorg a-mach de’s urrainn dhuinn a dheanamh. BANKNOT JUST ANYOF BANK SCOTLAND AN COMUNN GAIDHEALACH Patron: Her Majesty The Queen PROGRAMME OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MOD CONTENTS Page Programme 5 Facal o'n Cheann Suidhe 8 President's Remarks 9 Notes for guidance of Competitors 10 Competition Time-Table 12 Saturday, 7 October Juvenile Piping 17 & 21 Fiddle Groups 18 Solo Violin 19 Adult Piping 20 Cl&rsach 23 Junior Section — Written Competitions 25 Monday, 9 October Oral Delivery 26 Vocal Music 31 Tuesday, 10 October Oral Delivery 43 Vocal Music 51 Piano and Violin Music 58 Senior Section - Written Competitions 65 Wednesday, 11 October Vocal Music 67 Silver Pendant Final Competition 79 Drama Final Competition 81 Thursday, 12 October Oral Delivery 84 Gold Medal Final Competition 87 Vocal Music 89 Friday, 13 October Choral Music 98 Piano Music 102 Trophies and Donors 105 Medals, etc and Donors 107 Sponsored Competitions 107 Winners of Premier Competitions 108 CAIRDS The first one hundred years have indeed been fruitful and exciting. We have grown steadily and have achieved much during that time. So now here in Oban we promise that our service will continue, our quality and value will reflect our pride in our area, and by doing just that, say a heartfelt thank you to all who have been patrons of Cairds in these short one hundred years. You are cordially invited to visit our premises at the Esplanade Oban where you’ll find an outstanding range of menswearand ladies fashions, and of particular interest to Mod visitors—the excellent range of Blouses, Kilts and Tartan Evening Skirts all picked for quality and top value for money. Old fashioned principles combined with new ideas PROGRAMME OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH MOD MOD LOCAL COMMITTEE OFFICE-BEARERS Convener: MR BOYD ROBERTSON, 12 Soroba Road, Oban. Secretary: MR R.L.M. BANKS, 4-6 Stevenson Street, Oban. Treasurer: MR IAIN MACKINNON, Royal Bank of Scotland, 26 George Street, Oban. SATURDAY, 7th OCTOBER Shinty Match in Mossfield at 2-30 pm Oban Camanachd v Oban Celtic Silver Collection Fiddlers' Concert in the Corran Hall at 7-30 pm Chairman: Monsignor T. Wynne Soloist: Mrs Isobel Mitchell, Mod Gold Medallist Admission, £1.50 Recital of Ceol Mor in MacTavish's Kitchens, 10 pm Chairman: Pipe Major Ronald Lawrie Soloist: Mrs Nan Black Admission, 40p SUNDAY, 8th OCTOBER Songs of Praise in Christ's Church, Dunollie MONDAY, 9th OCTOBER Official Opening of the National Mod in the Argyllshire Gathering Hall at 11 am Members and friends are cordially invited to attend. TUESDAY, 10th OCTOBER Children's Prizewinners' Concert in the Corran Hall at 7-30 pm Admission, 50p WEDNESDAY, 11th OCTOBER Gaelic Drama Final Competition in Corran Hall at 7 pm Admission, 50p Ceilidh in MacTavish's Kitchens at 10 pm Fear-an-tighe, Mr Boyd Robertson Admission, 50p THURSDAY, 12th OCTOBER Rural Choirs' Concert in the Corran Hall at 7-30 pm Guest Choir, Cor Meibion Bro Glyndwr Admission, £1.00 5 FRIDAY, 13th OCTOBER Grand Concerts in the Corran Hall First house, 6-30 pm Second house, 9 pm Admission, £1.50 COMPETITION SESSIONS Junior Section: Monday, 40p; Tuesday, 40p Saturday, 7th October - Solo Violin and Fiddle Groups, 50p: Juvenile Piping, 40p; Senior Piping, 50p Senior Section: Wednesday forenoon, 30p; Wednesday afternoon, 30p; Wednesday evening, 30p; Drama, 50p. Thursday forenoon, 60p; Thursday afternoon, Choral, 40p; Folk Group Competition, 40p. Friday forenoon. Choral, 40p; Friday afternoon, Choral 40p and 60p Admission free to all Oral, Cl&rsach and Senior Piano Competitions. All admission prices include V.A.T. W.T. MeDOUGALLsc ud. Printers and Stationers Directors: W.M. COLLIN (Snr.) A.P. BEWS W.M. COLLIN (Jnr.) * 23 LAURIE STREET LEITH EDINBURGH EH67AB Telephone: 031-554 5922 Independence-arare quality in these times. Not many brands of scotch whisky can boast a continuity and richness of character achieved through the dedicated control of one family. Highland Queen can, because it is produced by Macdonald & Muir, one of the few independent family-controlled firms of whisky distillers left: in Scotland. Blended in the traditional way, the process demands “marrying” the whiskies in oak casks at arinking strength before bottling - a rare operation in these days of mass production. HIGHLAND QUEEN HIGI ™E INDEPENDENT SPIRIT Facal o'n Cheann Suidhe Bu mhath team facal no dha a r£dh ribhse aig a bheil G^idhlig mar chainnt mhathaireil, Cha leig mi leas a bhith bruidhinn mu dheidhinn luach na tha agaibh — is ann agaibh fhein is fhe&rr a tha fios. Ach dh'iarrainn oirbh dichioll a dh6anamh an ni seo a fhuair sibh gu nddurra agus a nasgaidh a chophSiirteachadh ri fheadhainn eile nacheil cho fortanach. The mdran ann a tha dednach Gdidhlig ionnsachadh, no am beagan a tha aca a leasachadh, agus's e an aon rud is motha a tha dhith orra cothrom a bhith seanachas ri 'r leithidse. A thaobh na h-6igridh, tha fios againn cho farasda's a tha e cdnain sam bith a thogal aig aois na sgoile. Far a bheil na pdrantan a' leigeil fhaicinn gu bheil iad da-rireadh ag iarraidh Gdidhlig anns an sgoil gheibh a' chlann an cothrom. Tha pdrantan anns an Eilean Sgiathanach agus ann an cedmaidhean eile a ghluais mu thrdth a thaobh seo agus tha iad ri'm moladh. Is ddcha gur e mar a tha a' Bheurla a' sruthadh a steach do'n dachaidh, eadar reidio, telebhisean, paipearan naidheachd, leabhraichean is eile, an rud is motha a tha milleadh agus a' cur as do'n Ghdidhlig mar chdnain. Cha urrainnear stad a chur air a leithid sin; thig iad a steach co-dhiu. Ach faodar fiachainn ri barrachd Gdidhlig fhaighinn 'nan cois. Tha barrachd Gdidhlig 'ga sgriobhadh's ga clo-bhualadh an diugh na bha ann riamh roimhe. Ceannaicheamaid pdirt de na thatar a' cur a mach. larramaid bar- rachd G&idhlig air reidio is telebhisean. Leigeamaid fhaicinn d6 a chordas ruinn cho math ri de nach c6rd. A thaobh telebhisean gu sdnraichte tha mdran 'ga chur a mach anns a' Bheurla a bhitheadh sinn nas fhedrr as aonais. An Site an leithid sin cuireadh iad thugainn rud is fhiach anns a' GhSidhlig agus gheibhear mar sin taghadh de na cuspairean is fhe&rr anns an da chanain. Ach cha tachair a leithid seo gu brath gun spairn a dheanamh air an son agus gheibh sinn cothrom a dh'aithghearr. Tha duil ri Paipear Ban bho'n Riaghaltas a leigeas fhaicinn d6 a tha 'nam beachd a chur air adhart a thaobh reidio is telebhi- sean anns na bliadhnachan a tha romhainn. Tha droch amharus (a r6ir mar a chomhairlich Coimitidh Chrawford is Coimitidh Annan) gur e gle bheag a bhios anns a' Phaipear a riaraicheas na Gaidheil. Feumar a bhith furachail agus suil gheur a chumail air a' ghnothach seo agus a bhith leigeil fhaicinn do na buill P&rlamaid de bu mhath leinn fhaighinn. Tha m6ran a' tachairt an dr£sda a tha na aobhar misnich — tha gluasad agus dusgadh 'nar measg a tha gealltanach ma ni sinn feum de na cothroman a tha a nis a' tighinn thugainn. 8 President's Remarks There is now reasonable ground for the hope that the process of deterioration and destruction of Gaelic as a spoken language is being halted.
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