Island Cèilidh comes to Glasgow
People in Glasgow are being invited to party Island-style with a traditional Cèilidh on Saturday 2 February at Celtic Connections 2013. Talented musicians and dancers with Uist connections will encourage audience members to the floor with a range of popular Cèilidh dance tunes, including Reels, Quadrilles and Cape Breton sets.
The evening, entitled Danns’ an Eilein, has been organised by Ceòlas, a Uist based music and dance summer school and arts project, as part of the Celtic Connections festival. A number of well-known musicians and special guests will take part, including Kathleen MacInnes, Allan Henderson, Kilphedar Sound, Frank McConnell and Dawn Beaton.
The event will also feature a special performance by Ceòlas’ dancer-in-residence, Rosalind Masson, accompanied by music from University of the Highlands and Islands’ students based at the Lews Castle College UHI Benbecula campus.
Danns’ an Eilein follows on from Ceòlas’ sell-out show at Celtic Connections 2012. It takes place from 8pm on Saturday 2 February at the National Piping Centre, Glasgow. Tickets are £12. To book a place or find out more, visit www.celticconnections.com.
Artists include
- Sarah Hoy from Edinburgh
- Kathleen MacInnes from South Uist
- Kilphedar Sound from South Uist
- Allan Henderson from Mallaig
- Dawn Beaton from Cape Breton
- Frank McConnell from Bonar Bridge
- Fin Moore from Dunkeld
- Sarah Hoy from Dunkeld
University of the Highlands and Islands students
- David Provan from Lochgilphead - pipes
- Jamie MacDonald from Tiree - fiddle
- Graeme Platman from Callander - guitar and mandolin
- Amy Macaulay from South Uist - fiddle
- Sophie Stephenson from Fort Augustus - whistle, guitar and fiddle
- Mairi C M Innes from Benbecula - guitar, vocals and percussion
Media contacts
Ceòlas
info@ceolas.co.uk
www.ceolas.co.uk
University of the Highlands and Islands
Susan Szymborski
Communications officer
01463 279222
susan.szymborski@uhi.ac.uk