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Well-known Musicians Train The Next Generation

6th July 2011

Well-known Highland musicians have been training up young people from local F�isean in advance of them taking to the road for 100 events across the Highlands and in Argyll over next few weeks.

This summer participants of the F�is movement will once again take part in F�isean nan G�idheal's C�ilidhean air Chuairt - Slighean �ra (C�ilidh Trail's - New Routes) project funded by HIE, The Highland Council, Creative Scotland, Highland LEADER and Argyll LEADER.

F�isean nan G�idheal's Chief Executive, Arthur Cormack said: "The C�ilidh Trail project allows young musicians will have the chance to play at many concerts and c�ilidhs in contrasting venues, from distilleries to castles, village halls to care homes. The touring experience will give them an insight to life as a professional musician at the same time as giving them invaluable groupwork and song-writing skills, at the same time as earning money through a summer job that they enjoy!"

A successful enterprise that has been running for many years, this years C�ilidh Trailers will be based in six districts: Ross-shire, Skye and Lochalsh, Lochaber, Sutherland, Argyll and Bute and the Cairngorms National Park.

The C�ilidh Trailers have kicked off with training at F�is Alba in Plockton, where participants have worked alongside well-known tutors including Blair Douglas, Anna Massie, Donal Brown and Allan Henderson.

Participants will take part in a concert at the F�s Studio in Sabhal M�r Ostaig on Thursday 14th July, where they will be joined by the young actors from the Summer Drama School which is taking place in Portree during the same period.

The C�ilidh Trail groups will then begin their individual tours, visiting places as far flung as Durness and Applecross, taking in island communities including Mull and Muck. The concerts are open to all and will be of particular interest to those who enjoy c�ilidh dancing. With the C�ilidh Trailers blazing their way throughout many different venues throughout the Highlands and Islands and Argyll, it's impossible to miss them!


Luchd-ci�il ainmeil a' toirt taic dhan ath ghinealach

Tha luchd-ci�il ainmeil air a bhith a' toirt tr�anadh do dh'�igrdh bho F�isean eadar-dhealaichte air thoiseach orra a dhol air an rathad airson 100 cuirm air a' Gh�idhealtachd agus ann an Earra-Gh�idheal anns na seachdainean a tha romhainn.

Thairis air m�osan an t-samhraidh, gabhaidh com-p�irtichean nam F�isean p�irt ann am pr�iseact aig F�isean nan G�idheal, C�ilidhean air Chuairt - Slighean �ra air a mhaoineachadh le Iomairt na G�idhealtachd agus nan Eilean, Comhairle na G�idhealtachd, Alba Chruthachail, LEADER air Gh�idhealtachd agus LEADER Earra-Gh�idheil.

Thuirt Art MacCarmaig, Ceannard F�isean nan G�idheal: "Tha na C�ilidhean air Chuairt a' toirt cothrom gu barrachd air 50 cluicheadair �ga a dhol air chuairt air feadh na G�idhealtachd a' cluich aig t�rr ch�ildhean ann am measgachadh de dh'�iteachan inntinneach bho thaighean-staile gu caistealan, tallaichean coimhearsnachd gu dachaighean seann dhaoine. Gheibh com-p�irtichean e�las air c� ris a tha beatha neach-ci�il proifeiseanta coltach agus e�las pragtaigeach air cluich mar ph�irt de ch�mhlan, agus sgr�obhadh �rain, aig an aon �m sam bi iad a' cosnadh airgid tro dhreuchd shamhraidh a tha a' c�rdadh riutha!"

Tha pr�iseact nan C�ilidhean air Chuairt air a bhith air leth soirbheachail thar nam bliadhnaichean agus air an t-samhradh seo bidh na cuairtean a' ruith ann an sia sg�rean: Siorrachd Rois, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach is Loch Aillse, Loch Abar, Cataibh, Earra-Gh�idheal is Bh�id agus Sg�re Ph�irce N�iseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh.

Tha buill nan C�ilidhean air Chuairt air t�iseachadh le seachdain tr�anaidh aig F�is Alba ann an Sgoil Chi�il an G�idhealtachd air a' Phloc, far a bheil iad air a bhith ag obair c�mhla ri luchd-ci�il ealanta mar Blair D�bhghlas, Anna Massie, Donal MacGilleDhuinn agus Allan MacEanraig.

Bidh na com-p�irtichean a' gabhail p�irt ann an consart air 14 Iuchar ann an Ionad F�s aig Sabhal M�r Ostaig c�mhla ri cleasaichean �ga bhon Sgoil Shamhraidh Dhr�ma a tha a' ruith aig an aon �m ann am Port Righ.

An d�idh tr�anadh fhaighinn th�id na c�mhlain air an rathad a' siubhal gu �iteachan air feadh taobh siar na h-Alba mar Dhi�ranais is a' Chomraich, is coimhearsnachdan eileanach mar Mhuile is Eilean nam Muc. Tha na consartan uile fosgailte don phoball, 's bidh iad tarraingeach do dhaoine aig bheil �idh ann a bhith a' dannsa. Leis gu bheil na C�ilidhean air Chuairt gu bhith a' nochdadh ann an iomadach sg�re thar an t-samhraidh d�anaibh cinnteach nach caill sibh iad!

Gheibhear tuilleadh fiosrachaidh air an l�rach-l�n againn http://www.feisceilidhtrails.org