Fèis an Eilein 2005
(english translation below)
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Did you know?
Fàilte oirbh gu Fèis an Eilein
Fàilte don Fhèis! Bidh 70 tachartas a' gabhail àite ann an sgìre bheag àlainn aig ceann a deas an Eilein Sgitheanaich. Thigibh a dh'èisteachd ri ceòl bho Alba agus bho iomadach dùthaich eile air feadh an t-saoghail. Gheibh sibh tlachd asda seo ge bi dè chànan a th' agaibh! Bidh deilbh-chluich ann cuideachd, dannsaichean, fèis leabhraichean agus ceumannan-coiseachd is bùthan-obrach air feadh an latha. Tha gach tachartas freagarrach do theaghlaichean. 
Welcome to the Skye Festival
Welcome to our Festival. There are 70 events in a small, beautiful venue in the southern end of the Isle of Skye. Come and listen to music from Scotland and other places around the World. You can enjoy these even if you speak very little English! There will also be theatre, film, dances, a book festival and walks and workshops during the day. All our events are suitable for families.
Some highlights from the 14th Skye Festival programme:-
Skye's first book festival
Fèis an Eilein is proud to present Aos Dana, Skye's first book festival, attached to the Fèis. Aos Dana was the name by which learned men and women of Gaelic society were known. They were the intellectual leaders of the medieval Gaelic world and their poetry followed the style of the ancient Irish bardic tradition. Hosted in the Somerled Rooms of Armadale Castle, the programme includes Angus Peter Campbell speaking on Gaelic writing and John Purser, the foremost authority on the history of Scotland's music as well as events for children and writers.
Dannsa and Amh - 20 July
A celebration of the old and the new traditional dance and music.
Dannsa’s scintillating step-dance footwork and vibrant Scottish dances, executed with grace and flair, are the result of years of performing and teaching experience. Amh offer a breath-taking performance with Andrew Robertson and Iseabail MacTaggart, 2004 Mod Gold Medal winner, singing Gaelic songs in a unique and contemporary style. Don't miss it! |
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Indian Nights concert - 15 JulyDiptesh Bhattacharya, playing Sarod, and a rising star in the galaxy of Indian Classical Music, has won the hearts of audiences with his personal style and unique tonal quality. He is joined by Shib Shankar Ray, table, a renowned soloist and accompanist. Young musicians from Portree, Catherine and Stephanie Tinney, also perform.
Festival Club: Fire Night with Mark Saul
Australian Mark Saul is one of the world's most successful and respected contemporary composers of bagpipe music. Be among the first to hear him on his debut UK tour at the Festival Club with te Pooka, Scotland's premier fire performance company, setting the night alight with some spectacular pyrotechnic mayhem!
Image courtesy of te POOKa.
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The full programme is available on the Fèis an Eilein website.
Tickets can be booked by sending an email, or telephoning, with a list of the tickets you want. You will then be emailed a confirmation voucher which should be presented to the festival ticket office to buy the tickets when you arrive in Skye.
Telephone: Before 12 July - 01471 844207, during the Fèis (12 to 23 July) - 01471 888595
The Ticket Office opens 12 noon each day from 12 July, at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. |
Fèis an Eilein is based at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College. This is in south Skye, 13 miles from the junction of the A851 at Broadford and 2 miles from the ferry in Armadale. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig has three venues. Àrainn Chaluim Chille is the main concert venue and reception area, situated between the road and the sea. An Talla Mhòr is 200 metres further south along the road towards Armadale and the Amphitheatre or Amharclann is the brand new outdoor arena which will be used on some dry nights!
There are also events in Portree on Skye, at The Aros Experience and An Tuireann, and on the Island of Raasay, which lies between Skye and the mainland and is reached by the 20 minute ferry that sails from Sconser, north of Broadford. A late event will require an overnight stay. Fèis an Eilein also started to work with the community of Trotternish in north Skye last year.
Did you know?
The Scottish Arts Council funds and supports many different Gaelic events, organisations and artists.
Please browse through the Scottish Arts Council website to read some of our other features on related topics, visit the Gaelic section of the site, or start with:-
Gaelic theatre
Dannsa
TMSA Young Trad Tour 2004 |
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Funded by National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council | |