Celebrating
Highland Music...

3rd - 12th September 2010

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Junior Fèis 2009

Please note that due to school mid term break - deadline for all applications for this event has been extended to Friday 6th March.

Our annual event, this year taking place from 30th March to 3rd April, welcomes 150 Primary 5-7 aged children to Ullapool for a 5-day Fèis with a great selection of classes to choose from. Participants can choose from accordion, stepdance, harp, Highland dance, tin whistle, drama, chanter/pipes, percussion, fiddle, art, guitar, Gaelic song, piano, groupwork, Gaelic groupwork, Gaelic language and creative writing.

Tutors for this year’s event include local tutors Alpha Munro and Lauren McColl who will be joined by among others Gary Innes, John Somerville, Maeve Mackinnon, Mairearad Green and Calum Stewart. In addition to first class tuition in music, song and dance, the Fèis offers a range of evening activities, cèilidhs, dances and concerts all in Ullapool village.The Thursday night Cèilidh dance is a particular highlight and an opportunity for everybody to get together for some social time and some great dancing with music provided by our fantastic tutor team some of whom begun their musical journey with Fèis Rois over twenty years ago!

Residential places are offered to P6 and 7 pupils, with P5 attending as non-residents. A live-in team of highly motivated supervisors take care of general welfare, health and safety and ensure that all participants are able to enjoy the fun and games of the Fèis. All staff associated with the event undergo a full Disclosure Scotland check.

Fèis Rois Oigridh is not a Gaelic language Fèis but participants are exposed to the language throughout the week. A large number of our supervisors and tutors are Gaelic speakers and children who have an interest in Galeic language or who are already fluent speakers will be encouraged to use the language.Gaelic language classes take place daily and are offered at 7 different levels from beginner to advanced, and everyone learns a Gaelic song to sing together and perform at the Participants Cèilidh.

Some instruments can be provided for the week - accordions, fiddles, guitars, harps and keyboards so please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to do this.

If you would like to join us for the week in , please complete the downloadable form on this page and return it to the Fèis office by no later than Friday 20th February with a non-refundable deposit of £30. Places are limited and priority is given to children in Ross-shire.

If you would like additional information on the event then please email fios@feisrois.org or call 01349 862600. Look forward to hearing from you.

  I enjoyed making friends and music, learning new skills and having a big adventure!

( participant, aged 12)