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'South Uist is perhaps the finest of all, where the entire western coastline is a wonderful mosaic of beach, dune, machair, marsh and lochs, rendered all the more spectacular by the patchwork of crops ... SNH Resourceful Community


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'South Uist is perhaps the finest of all, where the entire western coastline is a wonderful mosaic of beach, dune, machair, marsh and lochs, rendered all the more spectacular by the patchwork of crops ...’ SNH

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Resourceful Community

  • Co-Chomunn an Iochdair & Èirisgeidh
  • Taigh-tasgaidh Chill-Donnain
  • Fèis Tìr a’ Mhurain
  • Cothrom
  • Ceòlas
  • Tagsa Uibhist
  • Stòras Uibhist
  • Lochboisdale Amenity Trust
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A Heritage that is recognised worldwide

Song……… Dancing……. Piping Gaelic Spirituality Environment ... Land and Sea….

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Outline Information

Whence they came!

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
  • Germany
  • Singapore
  • Romania
  • England
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Western Isles

Who they were

Teachers GME 8 Teachers other 16 Students Musicians and many more

Aoisean

CnO, 16 aois 18-25, 14 aois 25-35, 29 aois 35-65, 38 aois 65+, 6 H.M.T, 8

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Being taught

In traditional style by ear - with sheet music available if requested

  • Piping
  • Fiddle
  • Gaelic Song
  • Dance
  • Clarsach
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Walks & Lectures

Learning from the local community

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Wonderful days, discussing, walking, working and at cèilidh

Symposium

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Cèilidhidhean is Cuirmean

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European Oral Singing Tradition

Runosong Academy, Kuhmo, Finland put out a call for partners through its

  • wn LEADER network – which came

to us after we had been contacted directly by the Academy on the advice of School of Scottish Studies in Edinburgh University

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Project Timeline

  • May 2011 First papers for project.
  • Project dates: 1/1/2012 – 31/12/2013
  • November 2012 Approval from LEADER
  • Project completed 14/2/2014
  • Scottish contribution to programme

condensed (distilled) into 15 months

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EOST Project Aims

  • Written by the Lead Group but interpreted locally
  • An academic understanding of the oral singing traditions
  • f the minority languages of each participant country,

which includes Finland; Brittany, France; Uist, Scotland; and the Karelia region in Russia.

  • To begin academic research into the impact of the many

genres of traditional singing on life in rural communities

  • To reduce the sense of isolation & insularity experienced in

rural & remote communities in these areas, . A lack of confidence can be experienced as a direct effect of isolation. It is hoped that by forging new links through singing, and the resulting interaction from this project could address this.

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Researchers appointed January 2013

Jo

Jo MacDonald Gillebride MacMillan Naomi Harvey

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Ceolas contribution to overall programme

Gillebride MacMillan, Naomi Harvey, Sìneag MacIntyre, Griogair Làbhruidh to Tartu, Estonia for their RegioO festival 15-17 May 2013

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Somello Festival Finland July 2013

  • Naomi Harvey, Jo MacDonald, Linda MacLeod,

Paul McCallum to Finland July 2013 for 4 days to contribute to Somello Festival

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Ceolas International Song Conference

  • In parallel with Ceolas week – to enable

visitors to see our festival July 2013

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Ceolas contribution ..........

  • closing event in Finland in November 2013

with all the Breton groups and Estonia. Gillebride, Jo and Naomi gave papers on their work to an international University Song Conference held in Finland at the same time.

  • www.eost.eu
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Final Products

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Project Funding

LEADER 70% Creative Scotland <10% Ceolas >20% Substantial Investment in making application to LEADER – cannot be recouped. Ceolas Board sees it as worth it!!!