Fèis Rois are now taking online bookings for various programmes in the New Year.

FEIS ROIS NAN OILEANACH GAIDHLIG (24 – 26 February 2012, Ullapool)

This is a residential weekend for Gaelic-speaking college and university students from across Scotland to come together to use their Gaelic in an informal setting and to learn skills in traditional music, song, dance and drama. Fèis Rois nan Oileanach Gàidhlig is a partnership project with the University of Glasgow. Tutors for 2012 include Margaret Stewart, Allan Henderson, Deirdre Graham and Arthur Donald.

The weekend is the only Gaelic-medium Fèis for college and university students in Scotland. Participants must have a good level of fluency in the language to take part. Classes on offer include, fiddle, Gaelic song, group music-making, step dance and drama. Beginners are very welcome at all of our events and those who already play and instrument or sing will also find the experience very rewarding.

The weekend costs £50. This is inclusive of: all tuition, B&B in The Ceilidh Place Bunkhouse on both Friday and Saturday evening; dinner on Saturday night; lunch on Saturday and Sunday; entry to the ceilidh.

Book online now at www.feisrois.org  or e-mail fios@feisrois.org  for further details.

WEEKLY CLASSES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

We have a comprehensive programme of after school classes every week in Avoch, Evanton, Lochcarron and Ullapool. There are classes available for everyone from complete beginners through to advanced musicians from P5 – S6. Classes on offer include: fiddle, accordion, guitar, Gaelic song, tin whistle, clarsach, and group music-making.

Classes start week beginning 16th January 2012. This is a 10 week term finishing week beginning 26th March. There is no class week beginning 13th February as this is the half term break.

The cost for the term is £60 and then £40 for any subsequent children from the same family.

PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE 16TH JANUARY 2012 AT WWW.FEISROIS.ORG

Contact our new Informal Education Portfolio Manager, Joan Beattie on 01349 86 2600 or e-mail joan.beattie@feisrois.org  for further details.

MUSIC BOX at INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE

In addition to our regular programme of weekly classes, we also have a special music project running in parTnership with the SPL and Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club.

This is open to secondary school pupils only.

After an initial 6-weeek pilot project, we have tweaked the project so that we will be now be offering the following workshops for FREE on a MONDAY evening from 16th January onwards…

6.00PM – 6.45PM – BEGINNERS – An opportunity to learn to play guitar, keyboard, percussion and vocals

7.00PM – 8.30PM – ADVANCED PERFORMANCE GROUP

With a focus on traditional music, any musician playing to an upper intermediate or advanced level is welcome to come along. We hope that this will grow into a year-round version of groupwork at the Senior Fèis so make sure you come along and join in the music-making fun! There will be lots of performance opportunities throughout the year.

Although these workshops are free, you must book in advance by contacting either:

Michael Lambert, SPL Music Box Co-ordinator on 07522 985 772 and musicbox@scotprem.com

or

Fiona Dalgetty at Fèis Rois on 01349 862600 or e-mail fios@feisrois.org

WEEKLY CLASSES FOR ADULTS

We still have lots of spaces available on our new programme of workshops aimed at adult learners. Why not make it your New Year’s resolution to learn to play the fiddle or the guitar, or to play more regularly if you already play an instrument?

Feis Rois is offering the following opportunities…

Starting on Wednesday 18 January 2012 and running for 10 weeks…

A slow jam led by Bob Massie in the bar at Tulloch Castle Hotel, Dingwall from 8 – 10pm. This is an informal opportunity for adult learners to get together to share and learn songs and tunes. All instruments and ability levels welcome. FREE! No need to book!

Starting on Thursday 19 January and running for 10 weeks…

A range of fiddle classes with Gillian Stevenson (Rhythm n Reel) to suit all levels of experience at Dingwall Community Centre.

Complete Beginners, 6.30pm – 7.15pm, £60 for the term

Improvers, 7.30pm – 8.30pm, £70 for the term

Intermediate +, 8.30pm – 9.30pm, £70 for the term

Book now at www.feisrois.org

Starting on Monday 13th February and running for 7 weeks…

New workshops led by Val Bryan at the Macphail Centre, Ullapool

Complete Beginners Guitar, 6.30pm – 7.30pm, £49 for the term

Beginning to Play Together, 7.45pm – 8.45pm, £49 for the term

Book now at www.feisrois.org

For more information on the Lifelong Learning projects, please phone Project Development Worker, Morag McDonald on 01349 86 2600 or e-mail morag.mcdonald@feisrois.org

JUNIOR AND ADULT FEISEAN

We will announce details of both the Junior and Adult Fèisean in the New Year. The dates are as follows:

JUNIOR FEIS 2 – 6 APRIL 2012

ADULT FEIS 4 – 7 MAY 2012

source: Fèis Rois