New Chief Executive for An Comunn Gaidhealach
4th June 2008
An Comunn Gàidhealach have announced the appointment of John Morrison as their new Chief Executive.
News
New Face of Gaelic Rock
11th June 2008
Hailing from the Isle of Lewis, Sunrise not Secular are the hottest new band to emerge on the Celtic Rock scene.
Leabhar nan Gaidheal Òga – Highland launch of The Book of the Young Gael
6th June 2008
The launch of a new book written by Gaelic medium pupils and illustrated by young people from throughout the Highlands took place in Inverness Town House this morning (Friday 6 June).
Mod 08 in Falkirk Receives Double Boost!
16th June 2008
The Falkirk Mod 2008 Committee has received a major boost to its funds with the news that Falkirk councillors have approved a £25,000 grant from the Falkirk Common Good Fund towards the cost of the Mod 08 Fringe.
CELTIC & SCOTS LANGUAGES ‘EUROVISION’ TO ATTRACT WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE
13th June 2008
Inverness is set to host the regional final of a prestigious new European singing competition which will attract an internet audience from around the world. Nòs Ùr, meaning 'new style' in Gaelic, is a Celtic and Scots language competition based on the Eurovision Song Contest format.
Scottish Events Awards
15th June 2008
Proiseact nan Ealan are pleased to announce that St Kilda: A European Opera has been nominated for 2 awards in the inaugural Scottish Events Awards, run by The Drum.
An Leabhar Mòr
11th June 2008
A specially planned Gaelic Arts Festival in Newfoundland marks the beginning of the North American tour of An Leabhar Mòr: the Great Book of Gaelic exhibition.
Joy and Rachel Hair on tour
5th June 2008
Don't miss your chance to see the lovely ladies on their tour of the Highlands and Islands this summer
Blas Festival 2008 Launches Cultural Programme
3rd June 2008
The fastest growing Gaelic and traditional music festival in the UK is about to take to the skies as part of its new programme for 2008.
New Song Competition to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Mull Mòd
19th June 2008
The Mull Mòd will celebrate it’s 70th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion the committee are introducing a New Song Competition - Òran Ùr do Mhuile.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE LEADS INTERNATIONAL PRAISE FOR INVERNESS SONG EVENT
20th June 2008
The Council of Europe and other international organisations have praised the regional final of a prestigious new European singing competition which is set to be hosted in Inverness.
EUROPEAN SONG FINAL IS RESOUNDING SUCCESS
23rd June 2008
A European song contest held in Inverness which focused on Celtic and Scots languages has been hailed as a resounding success across the world.
Hitting the Ceilidh Trail Together
30th June 2008
This week sees the highly successful Fèisean Cèilidh Trails hit the road once again.
The Koran in Gaelic
10th June 2008
MUSLIM scholars are planning to find new Scots recruits to their faith – by translating the Koran into Gaelic.