In addition to our Gaels Gathering on 21 June in Eglin (see our event posting), Cultarlann Inbhir Nis is hosting Cofaidh, Ceòl is Cabadaich (& Knitting) on 14 June. For more details see https://cultarlann.scot/cofaidh-ceol-is-cabadaich/.
Interested in Celtic music? Or enjoy good music in general? Breabach is celebrating 20 years with an Anniversary Tour. They will perform Thursday, 12 June at Universal Hall in Findhorn at 7:30pm. For more information or to book tickets, please visit https://universalhall.co.uk/…/breabach-20th…/.
Many Gaelic language classes are taking a break for the summer. But our neighbors at Cultarlann Inbhir Nis have several 3-day course options available for Summer 2025. They are: Beginner: July 4-6 Post-Beginners: July 18-20 Lower Intermediate: July 25-27 Upper Intermediate: August 1-3 Advanced: August 8-10 For class descriptions and other information, go to https://cultarlann.scot/courses/….
Programme: The event will be held at Lhanbryde Community Centre (Robertson Rd, Lhanbryde, Elgin IV30 8QQ). Please book by emailing Karen Delaney Karen.Delaney@moray.gov.uk so we can buy food.This event is subsidised by Bord na Gaidhlig and Moray Gaelic group
Check out the BBC ALBA news story about Moray! https://www.bbc.com/naidheachdan/sgeulachdan/c9911nz0devo. Tha an sgeulachd anns a’ Ghàidhlig ach bidh sin math dhuinn.
Moray Council has posted on their Facebook page about the Gaelic Language Plan for Moray. Please stop by their FB page and show your support for Gaelic in Moray.
KCR 107.7 has posted a link to Iain Taylor’s chat about the Place-Names of Moray book and how the free distribution of the books came about. Check it out at https://www.mixcloud.com/KCR1077/gaelic-place-names-in-moray-5-may-2025/
Sign up at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-speaker-karen-oakley-tickets-1336395668419 Join us Thursday, 15 May 2025, from 19:00 – 20:30 for a conversation with Karen Oakley, local piper and teacher of piping. She will be chatting about learning and playing the pipes.
…to B&Bs and hotels in Moray! After the success of our library placements and with additional funding, Gaelic Place-Names in Moray books are being placed in accommodations in Moray as reference copies for visitors, to encourage them to get to know the area. We’re excited to have the additional funding from UK Shared Prosperity Funding…
Gaelic in Moray is on the radio! Listen to KCR 107.7 Monday, 31 March at 6:45pm (again at 10:45am the following day) as host Sheila MacDonald talks with Karen and Elaine of Gaelic in Moray about the recent Gaels Gathering, upcoming events, and the resurgence of Gaelic in the community. Listen in and support KCR…
For more information and to register for the event visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cadence-of-a-song-the-life-of-margaret-fay-shaw-of-canna-tickets-1286295547609?aff=oddtdtcreator This presentation by Gaelic scholar Fiona MacKenzie will introduce you to “Cadence of a Song- the Life of Margaret Fay Shaw of Canna”, Fiona’s soon-to-be-published biography of folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw. The presentation will include images taken by Margaret in the Hebrides in the…
On the 15th March at Lhanbryde Community Centre we will have another FREE Gaels Gathering. Schedule:11-1230…Complete beginners with Alec Valtos (Srùbag/Local Authority starters/ Wednesday night class) Wee hall1130-1230…Moray Gaelic Group Monday night class & Alec’s Tuesday class plus Gaelic speakers in the meeting room with Norma Young1230-1315…Soup & Sandwich1330-1530…Some fun sessions to introduce everybody1600 Home…