Fèis Inbhich 2009 - News and Updates
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Considering Applying for this Year's Adult Fèis?
We would be delighted to hear from you. As in previous years we have extended the application deadline and are happy to continue to accept applications up until the start date of the Adult Fèis. Classes in Intermediate/Lower Intermediate Fiddle in the morning are full but we still have a limited number of places on all others. All we ask is that you enclose full payment if you are applying after the 17th April. Not long to go now!
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Storytelling Session
Margaret Bennett and Aonghas MacNeacail will lead our late night storytelling session in the Cèilidh Place Parlor Bar. It's a small venue and the first time we have had storytelling at the Adult Fèis. Although it's small, it's the perfect venue for a cosy, informal session. If you have a story you would like to tell ( in the traditional sense!) or would like to listen to others, please just come along - log fire, wee dram, story, another wee dram, another story - you know how it goes!
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Bouzouki and Advanced Whistle
We are so pleased to have Marc Duff as a tutor this year. He is going to deliver our bouzouki class in the morning and our advanced whistle class in the afternoon.Please let us know if you are an advanced whistle player who would prefer a morning class and we'll see if we can accommodate you. Mark it on your form with a prefered second option and we'll get in touch!
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Saturday Evening Sessions.
Those of you who have joined us before in Ullapool for the Adult Fèis will know that the opportunity to take part in a session is something that everybody enjoys. This year we have added a couple of later sessions to allow folks who would like to go to the Newfoundlanders' Concert to join a later session. However, venue size and duration of sessions mean that we can only give folks entry to one session. A tiny little "s" wormed its way onto our application form this year and means that a number of you have applied to join multiple "sessions" when it shouid have been only one "session!". Sorry about this, but if you have already completed your form could you drop us an email and let us know which session you would prefer or if you are about to fill out your form then please make sure you choose just one session. Mòran Taing!
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Hugh Marwick joins team as whistle tutor.
Hugh is well known to Fèis Rois as a tutor on our YMI Programme. He is an established whistle player and tutor and currently performs regularly in The Broch Inspectors.
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We are delighted to welcome Nigel Gatherer as our mandolin tutor for the Adult Fèis.
Nigel Gatherer lives in Crieff and is both a teacher and performer on the mandolin. His speciality is Scottish music and he teaches classes around Scotland and workshops all over the UK. His website, www.nigelgatherer.com, has become a terrific resource not just for mandolin players, but for any people interested in traditional music. Why not have a look!
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Great news for our Groupwork and afternoon Harmony Singing Classes this year!
Tutors, Ali Burns, Wendy Stewart and Anna Massie will work with both singers and instrumentalists to produce a final piece. All three tutors are experienced in working with groups of musicians and singers. This is a great opportunity for singers who have never worked with instrumentalists before and vice versa to collaborate on what promises to be one of the many highlights of the weekend.
Please just call us if you require any additional information before you make your choices.
