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Nòs Ùr - Regional Minority Languages Song Competition in Inverness 2008

14th October 2007

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The first West European Minority Languages Song Competition will be held in Inverness next year as part of four regional finals held across Europe.

The event is called Nòs Ùr which means 'New Style' in Scottish Gaelic, and languages expected to be entered into the competition are Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Ulster Scots, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. The winner of the West European competition will be entered into the final of the pan-European Liet Lavlut competition which will take place in Sweden next October.

Event organiser and Inverness-based musician Brian Ò hEadhra has been commissioned by goEvents to manage the project.

The contest is the only song competition of its kind in Europe and follows a similar format as the Eurovision Song Contest with singers and bands representing a particular country or in this case a minority language.

By gathering interest from singers from minority languages communities, the competition aims to promote the cultural and musical diversity to a large international audience.

Last year Brian entered a song he wrote into the Pan-European Minority Languages Song Competition, Liet Lavlut, in Sweden with his song chosen to be in the final eleven. Brian hopes the event will raise awareness of the needs of minority language songwriters. He said: "We want to make more industry folk realise that there is a huge national and international interest in our indigenous languages and cultures, both traditional and contemporary.

We also hope to attract more young people to the event during song-writing workshops and hopefully inspire a new generation of Gaelic and Scots song writers."

In 2010 it is proposed that Inverness would host the pan-European final, while the Western Europe regional final would be held in another part of Western Europe, such as Ireland or Wales.

Nòs Ùr will take place in Court Theatre, 21 June 2008, coinciding with a conference on minority languages held by the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Brian Ó hEadhra adds: "The Nòs Ùr event and the academic conference will draw a big local and international audience who we hope will be able to access the competition live, through the internet, radio and possibly even television. It's a wonderful opportunity and honour for the Highland capital and the Highlands & Islands to hold this event."

A website is being created where more information will be available about Nòs Ùr. Commercial and public sponsors are also currently being contacted.

For further information in the meantime, please contact Brian Ò hEadhra on 01463 241622, info[AT]anamcommunications.com or Iain Hamilton, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) on 01463 244463, Iain.Hamilton[AT]hient.co.uk

Nòs Ùr - Farpais Òrain Roinneil Mhion-chànain ann an Inbhir Nis

Bidh a' chiad Fharpais Roinneil Mhion-chànain ann an Inbhir Nis san t- Òg-mhios an ath bhliadhna, mar phàirt de cheithir fharpaisean dheireannaich anns an Roinn-Eòrpa.

'S e 'Nòs Ùr' ainm an tachartais agus tha dùil air òrain a chuir a-steach sa Ghàidhlig, Albais, Ulaidh Albais, Gàidhlig Èireannach, Gàidhlig Mhanainneach, Cuimreach, Còrnach agus Breaton. Thèid an neach-buannachaidh troimhe gu farpais dheireannach Liet Lavlut Eòrpach ann an t-Suain san Dàmhair an ath bhliadhna.

Chaidh Brian Ò hEadhra, neach-ciùil agus neach-eagrachaidh airson tachartasan, fhastadh le goEvents airson stiùireadh na pròiseict.

'S e am farpais an aon den seòrsa sa Roinn-Eòrpa, leis an aon chumadh ris a' 'European Song Contest', le seinneadairean agus còmhlain-ciùil seasamh airson dùthaich, no airson mhion-chànain san fharpais seo.

Tha an fharpais ag amas cuir air adhart iomadachd chultarach agus ciùil gu luchd-èisdeachd farsaing eadar-nàiseanta, le bhith cnuasachadh ùidh bho sheinneadairean à coimhearsnachdan mhìon-chànanach.

An uiridh, chuir Brian òrain a sgrìobh e fhèin a-steach don fharpais dheireannach Liet Lavlut Eòrpach anns an t-Suain agus chaidh an òrain air taghadh airson a bhith anns an 11 mu dheireadh. Tha Brian an dòchas gun tog an fharpais mothachadh a measg sgrìobhadairean mhion-chànanach. Thuirt e: "Tha sinn ag iarraidh luchd-gnìomhachais
a thuigse gu bheil ùidh mhòr gu ìre nàiseanta agus eadar-nàiseanta anns ar cànain agus ar cultair, an dà chuid traidiseanta agus co-aimsireach.

"Tha sinn cuideachd an dòchas barrachd dhaoine òga a thàladh gu'n tachartais rè bùthan-obrach sgrìobhaidh-òrain agus gum bi ginealach ùr de sgrìobhadairean òrain Ghàidhlig agus Albais air am brosnachadh."

Thathar a' moladh gum bi an fharpais dheireannach Eòrpach ann an Inbhir Nis fhèin ann an 2010, fhad 's a bhios an fharpais roinneil Eòrpach ann an àite eile den Taobh Siar an Roinn-Eòrpa mar Eirinn no A' Chuimrigh.

Bidh Nòs Ùr ann an Cùirt an Aodainn, 21 An t-Og-mhios 2008, aig an aon àm sa bhios co-labhairt Oilthigh na Gàidhealtachd, air mion-chànain.

Thuirt Brian Ò hEadhra: "Tàlaidh Nòs Ùr agus a' cho-labhairt luchd-èisdeachd ionadail agus eadar-nàiseanta agus tha sinn an dòchas gun urrainn dhaibh an fharpais fhaicinn beò, air an rèidio, an eadar-lìon no eadhon air an telebhisean. 'S e cothrom mìorbhailteach a th'ann agus urram airson Inbhir Nis agus a' Ghaidhealtachd agus na h-Eileanan, tachartas den seòrsa seo a chumail."

Bidh làrach-lìn air cruthachadh far am bi barrachd fiosrachaidh air Nòs Ùr agus thathas a' sireadh luchd-urrais poblach agus malairteach and dràsta.

Airson barrachd fiosrachaidh, bheir fios gu Brian Ò hEadhra air 01463 241622, info[AT]anamcommunications.com, no dha Iain Hamilton air 01463 244463, Iain.Hamilton[AT]hient.co.uk