December 2015, with the Lyrics in Manx and English, Together with the Music, to Be in by Wednesday 30Th December 2015

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Mee ny Nollick 2015 December manx music today COULD YOU BE THE NEXT PAN-CELTIC SONG CONTEST WINNER?! Original songs in Manx Gaelic are being sought for the annual Arrane Son Mannin competition. To be in with a chance of winning the £300 prize money (sponsored by Culture Vannin) AND a trip to Carlow in Ireland with your band (up to 6 members) to represent the Isle of Man in the Pan-Celtic Song Contest, send in your entry form to competition organiser and Pan-Celtic Festival delegate Fiona McArdle. The entry form for the new song competition, for a newly composed song in Manx Gaelic in any genre is here: http://manxmusic.com/news_story_400694.html Group size must not to exceed 6 persons (unless they agree beforehand to pay their own excess costs if they win). Closing date for the entry form itself is Friday 11th December 2015, with the lyrics in Manx and English, together with the music, to be in by Wednesday 30th December 2015. The adjudication is that, of the marks, 30% is for the lyrics, 30% for the music and 40% for the performance (which doesn’t need to include the composer). The Arrane son Mannin Song Competition and Concert will be held at the Peel Masonic Hall, Stanley Road on Saturday 9th January 2016, starting at 7.30pm. The winner agrees to take part to represent the Isle of Man in the 2016 Pan-Celtic Festival Inter-Celtic New Song competition in Carlow, Ireland on Thursday 31st March 2016. Expenses, up to a set limit, will be paid. www.panceltic.ie [pictured: Michelle Jamieson with band Shenn Scoill who won the Pan-Celtic Song Contest in 2014 and the Arrane Son Mannin for a second time in 2015]

In this month’s edition... • Nollick Ghennal voish KMJ! • Big Bree weekend in pics • Loads of free downloads • New Manannan songs kiaull manninagh jiu 12/15 culture vannin The group meetmonthly for orworkshops. informal sessions, publicperformances Students mustbeaged10-18. Bree students gathered againto Christmas Shoppers(26th Nov) buskfor Douglas andraised fundsfor theFamily Library. bowled over by how muchcreativity beproduced can by time. theyoungsters Videos insuchashort onlinesoon... cleverly interwoven to show oftalents offthe withinthegroup,variety andasusual, theenthusiastic audience were everyone eithersang, played ordanced. Well known Manxsongs ‘Manannan Song’ and MacyLierr’‘Manannan Beg were theirnewsong composers, performed “Mannin veg Veen fo Cloag”. The grand finale was a “Manannan mega-mix” where celebration).anniversary The andusingthesametuneasEnglish song-writers language ManxGaelic onnext came Lukas Hayhurst looking magnificent (previously inaManannanhead-dress! commissioned for Yn Chruinnaght’s 30th play they’d ashort up onstageandperformed improvised basedonMargaret Killip’s story “Manannan’s Weather” with Track”, arailway-themed whoperformed setusingtunes “Auldyn River” and “Car yPhoosee”. The drama group thenset English telling ofManannan’s powers [seetranscription ofthemonth]. They were followed by thesecond folk group, “On been given asimpleuntitled andlittleknown by tunecollected MonaDouglas, andthisgroup wrote comical lyricsin Songwriting groupfirst then took to thestagewiththeirnewsong Manannan”. “Mighty The songwritinggroups had group chosethetitleof “The Weeping Tune” theirnewmelancholypiece intheshow. asinspiration andperformed The harpistLughthe three was tunesthat saidto thelegendary have played whenhelived inManannan’s Kingdom. The track “In Search ofManannan”. The composing group hadbeentasked withwritinganewmelodyinspired by oneof anewfantastic Manxdance thatyoung theyhadchoreographed andperformed dancers onnext came to Barrule’s themselvescalled The Elastic andplayed Bandits theirarrangement of “Arrane Ghelby” and “Chanter’s Tune”. Carol’s ofthecreepy greenpart creature whowas sneaking around onthebillwas thechoir?!Next oneofthefolk groups who ofNigelBrown’sperformance song, “Creepy Folk Come Down” arranged by Frank Woolley. Can you tell whoplayed the The beganwithalloftheBree Bree Big students concert andtutors AKA The Creepy Folk Choir givingarousing joined theteam for theweekend to and filmandphotographconcert. theactivities music quizzes, impromptu sessions, choosingcostumes for theshow andmaking newfriends!RonnieandAnita Corkish family andfriendsontheSunday afternoon. There was even alittlebitoftimein-between classesfor somefunManx produced afantastic show for Hayes andMatt Kelly, thestudents Isla Callister, Chloe Woolley, Carol Kilgallon, Paul Hurst, Rogers, Beccy coaching from tutors Clare and drama classes. With expert music, song, composing, dance packed scheduleofinstrumental and thiswas explored through a theme thisyear was ‘Manannan’ at halfterm (7/8Nov). The overall for Bree theBig Workshop Weekend from allover theIsland gathered 27 young musiciansanddancers Manannan themeforManannan the10thBree weekend To findoutmore: w ww.manxmusic.com/education

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