It has been a fantastic edition: the 2010 Glasgow International Piping Festival. Yesterday, more than 53,000 people watched St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band (an Irish band) lift the world champion title in its centenary year. This year the festival had 239 bands, 133 from Scotland, who took part in more than nine hours of fierce [...]
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Tag Archives: Celtic Culture
Julie Fowlis Summer Jig Schedule
25/05/2010
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Mediaresearch is pleased to communicate the Summer Concerts Tour of Julie Fowlis. 3rd Jun 2010 Buxton Venue: Buxton Opera House, Water Street Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN Box Office: 0845 127 2190 Email: admin@boh.org.uk Web: www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/whats-on/julie-fowlis/ 5th Jun 2010 Milton Keynes Venue: The Stables Theatre Stockwell Lane Wavendon Milton Keynes MK17 8LU Box Office: 01908 280800 [...]
Read moreBealltainn
30/04/2010
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May 1st: Beltane (Bealltainn) celebration. The beginning of the summer season. Further information: HERE
Read moreGaelic in medieval Scotland
21/01/2009
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SIR JOHN RHYS MEMORIAL LECTURE Gaelic in medieval Scotland: advent and expansion Professor Thomas Clancy, University of Glasgow Wednesday, 4 March 2009 5.30pm – 6.30pm followed by a drinks reception The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH Free Admittance Early 7th century records show that the Gaelic language and people were confined [...]
Read moreMerry Christmas
24/12/2008
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Remembering all our friends, first of all some of them who are now in the Glory. We will never forget how they put seeds of love in our life. Happy Christmas. I sowed the seeds of love I sowed them in the spring I gathered them up in the morning so clear When the small [...]
Read moreSt. Patrick’s Day. A non-conventional post
14/03/2008
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A small gift for St. Patrick’s Day: a traditional Irish song, Raglan Road, performed by the beautiful voice of Loreena McKennitt and another excellent version performed by Mark Knopfler. Raglan Road was composed in 1946 by Peter Kavanagh and set to the traditional 17th century air Fáinne Geal an Lae. Dedicated to all our friends [...]
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