Fèis Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu at Piping Live looking forward to Blas 2013

13th August 2013

Some of Fèisean nan Gàidheal’s up and coming musical talent in Glasgow will tomorrow afternoon (Thursday August 15) be breaking new ground at the 10th Piping Live festival.

Fèisean nan Gàidheal supports the development of community-based Gaelic arts tuition festivals throughout Scotland and tomorrow’s event at St Enoch Centre is the first time that the young performers from the piping festival’s home city will have been involved.

Fèis Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu (Glasgow’s Fèis) will be appearing alongside Gaelic singers Kathleen MacInnes and Darren MacLean, both of whom are gearing up for Blas 2013, which begins in the Highlands in just four weeks.

The concert, which begins at 5pm, is free and will provide two hours of fantastic entertainment which also gives the young musicians the chance to perform in a live setting with highly experienced singers.

Calum A Macmillan, Fèisean nan Gàidheal’s Development Manager, said: "We are delighted that the Blas Festival, featuring the talents of participants from Feis Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, has been given the opportunity to be a part of Piping Live's tenth year celebrations."

Looking ahead to Blas, Darren MacLean will be singing in Islay’s Ramsay Hall on Friday September 6 and he is also a key part of Calum MacCrimmon’s “Boraraig”, one of the new commissions that will be featured at this year’s Blas. Also featured will be Eilidh Shaw on fiddle, Angus Nicolson on pipes and whistles, Darren himself on vocals, James Lindsay on double bass and vocals and Ewen MacPherson on guitar, mandolin and vocals.

“Boraraig” will be performed as part of Blas 2013 at Beauly, Dunvegan, Invergarry and Inverness from Tuesday 10 September until Saturday 14th.

Kathleen MacInnes will also be busy at Blas. She will be appearing in Portree on 6th September and Applecross on 7th, both along with Christine Primrose before a concert in Arisaig on 9th. Then she’ll be at Eden Court as part of the line-up in one of the festival’s highlights “An Guth” featuring the Grainne Holland Band, Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh (Mairead Mooney of Altan) and Manus Lunny along with Skye’s very own Aonghas MacNeacail on Thursday 12 September. Finally, Kathleen will be appearing with Gary Innes, Hugh Dan MacLennan and a host of others in “Curaidhean na Camanachd – Shinty’s Heroes” on Friday September 13 in Fort William on the eve of the Camanachd Cup Final.

Fèis Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu a’ sanasachd Blas 2013 aig Piping Live

Gabhaidh cuid de dhen òigridh as tàlantaiche an saoghal nam Fèisean an cothrom a dhol an-sàs ann am Piping Live, an deicheamh Fèis Pìobaireachd an Glaschu, feasgar a-màireach airson a’ chiad uair.

Aig cuirm a tha soar san asgaidh aig Ionad An Naoimh Enoch an Glaschu beul an fheasgair, bidh òigridh bho Fhèis Ghlaschu air an àrd-ùrlar còmhla ri Kathleen NicAonghais agus Darren MacIllEain, a tha iad fhèin a’ deisealachadh gu dìcheallach airson fèis Blas 2013 a tha a’ tòiseachadh air a’ Ghàidhealtachd an ceann mìos.

Bidh cuirm an fheasgair a-màireach a’ dol son dà uair a thìde bho 5:00f.

Thuirt Calum Ailig MacMhaoilein, Manaidsear Leasachaidh Fèisean nan Gàidheal: “Tha sinn air leth toilichte gu bheil 'blasad' den Fhèis Blas mar phàirt de phrògram Piping Live na bliadhna-sa. 'S e cothrom air leth a th' ann do dh'òigridh Fèis Ghlaschu a bhith mar phàirt den tachartas sònraichte seo.”

A’ coimhead air adhart gu Blas, bidh Darren a’ seinn ann an Talla Ramsaidh ann an Ìle feasgar Dihaoine 6mh Sultain agus cuideachd na bhall dhen luchd-ciùil ann am “Boraraig”, an coimisean ùr aig Calum MacCruimein. Sin còmhla ri Eilidh Sheadha, Aonghas MacNeacail air a’ phìob agus fìdeag, Seumas Lindsay agus Eoghann Mac a’ Phearsain.

Bidh “Boraraig” ri fhaicinn aig Blas anns a’ Mhanachain, Dùn Bheagain, Inbhir Garadh agus Inbhir Nis bho Dhimàirt 10 Sultain gu Disathairne 14mh.

Bidh Kathleen gu math trang aig Blas cuideachd. Bidh i ann am Port Rìgh air 6mh, air a’ Chomraich air an 7mh cuide ri Cairistiona Primrose agus ann an Àrasaig air 9mh. Bidh i a’ gabhail pàirt san oidhche shònraichte “An Guth” an Inbhir Nis air Diardaoin 12 Sultain còmhla ri Còmhlan Grainne Holland, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Altan) agus Manus Lunny agus am bàrd Sgitheanach Aonghas MacNeacail. Mu dheireadh bidh i mar phàirt den chuirm shònraichte sa Ghearsadan “Curaidhean na Camanachd” Dihaoine 13 Sultain.

… A' chrìoch