Saturday 19 December 2015

A' coinneachadh ri na h-urracha mòra - Meeting the MSPs


Bha sinn air ar dòigh fiathachadh fhaighinn bho MG Alba a thighinn dhan phàrlamaid airson foillseachadh 'Lèirsinn'.  Tha MG Alba air planaichean a chruthachadh airson an àm ri teachd, is dh'iarr iad air na nigheanan a bha an sàs ann am FilmG tighinn, far an do choinnich iad ri muinntir MG Alba, Buill Pàrlamaid is luchd-riochdachaidh bho bhuidhnean eile.  Chualas mu na 'ro-innleachdan' aig MG Alba agus na tha fainear dhaibh a-thaobh daingeachadh sheirbhisean agus mar sin air adhart.  Bha a h-uile duine a bha an làthair a' moladh modh agus Gàidhlig ar sgoilearan.  Cha chuireadh e iongnadh orm cuid aca fhaicinn ag obair sa phàrlamaid aon latha!

Many thanks to MG Alba for inviting us along to the launch of Lèirsinn (the document detailing their plans and strategies for the years to come).  The FilmG girls represented the school extremely well and were very much at home mixing it with the various representatives present.

Seirbhis Nollaig - Christmas Service

Mìle taing do Bhunsgoil Taobh na Pàirce airson na seirbhis air Dihaoine.  Bha e na thlachd dhuinn uile tighinn còmhla mus tèid sinn uile air saor-làithean.  Bha an luchd-ciùil agus na leughadairean sònraichte math.

Many thanks to TnaP for the Christmas service at Greyfriars on Friday.  It was nice to congregate before we all go off on holiday.  

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Fèill Nollaig - Christmas Fair



Bidh Fèill Nollaig aig Bun sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, Disathairne 5 Dùbhlachd, 1-3f.
An dòchas ur faicinn ann!

Christmas Fair at Taobh na Pàirce Primary School, Saturday 5 December
, 1-3pm.
Hope to see you there!

Monday 30 November 2015

Cothrom sonraichte - Minibus Fundraising

Tha an iomairt seo a' dunadh a-nochd agus tha beagan airgid ri chruinneachadh fhathast!
This fundraising drive closes tonight and there is work to be done - please share far and wide!

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/meanbh-bhus-minibus/comments/?


Monday 16 November 2015

Cuirm-ciùil/Musical Performance

Tha coltas fìor mhath air a' chuirm seo, feuch gum bi sibh ann!  This event looks very good, definitely worth seeing! Information below picture.

Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey – A Gaelic Reunion

Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey – whichever way you spell it, sounds the same, means the same - ‘One Tongue’. Three superbly expressive voices from the three Gaelic nations as one voice, reuniting the Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaels.  Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey  (say it the way it looks in Manx) celebrates the linguistic, musical and cultural connections of Gaelic as one language between the sister-nations for the first time in centuries.  

A chance meeting in 2013 at the legendary Watercolour Music studios in Ardgour lies at the heart of this Gaelic meeting of minds and voices. There, Mary Ann Kennedy, co-owner of the studios and one of Scotland’s most influential musicians and broadcasters, met Ruth Keggin, the leading vocalist of the young generation of the Manx Gaelic revival. Ruth had come to Lochaber to record her debut album, Sheear, and had invited along another young Gael – Dubliner Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, acclaimed seann-nòs singer from a highly regarded Connemara musical family.

The inevitable late night chatter around the kitchen table revealed a meeting of like minds and a common passion for Gaelic song as an expression of a language with past and future. The scene was set, the voyage charted and Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey was launched.

With the help of Isle of Man Arts Council’s Island of Culture 2014 and PRS for Music Foundation’s Beyond Borders commissioning programme for new music, Comar and Watercolour Music have teamed up with Belfast’s Gaelic arts centre, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, to enable Ruth, Mary Ann and Eoghan to develop an album and live tour of traditional and new-composed songs and music in Scots, Irish and Manx Gaelic. As befits a people for whom the main highways were ever seaways, the ocean is never far from the music, whether it be classic sailor’s ballads, tragic drowning laments, magical songs of sea creatures or wry commentary on human exploitation of the marine environment. 

The three singers are joined by Clare fiddler Ultan O’ Brien. Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey is grateful to Enterprise Music Scotland and Colmcille (The Columba Project) for their support of live performance in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.

“Perfect” Glasgow Herald, June 2015




Friday 13 November 2015

Aoigh Ur



Seo agaibh pìos sgrìobhaidh a rinn Charlie Sun a tha air an treas bhliadhna agus a tha air a bhith ag ionnsachadh beagan Gàidhlig bhon tàinig e a dh'Ardsgoil Sheumais Ghilleasbuig.

Ciamar a tha sibh?
Is mise Tearlach.  Tha mi ann an 3M2.

Tha mi a’deanamh Nuadh-eolas, bitheolas, matamataig, Gaidhlig, Beurla, Creideamh agus Gnothachas.  Cuideachd, bidh mi a’deanamh, buidhean arainneachd, buidhean duthchannan aonaichte agus club Eadailtis.

Tha mi ag ionnsachadh, Gaidhlig agus Spainntis. Tha beagan Fraingis, Gearmailtis agus Mandarin agam.  Tha Cantonese agus Beurla agam.

Tha mi a’toiseachadh Duais Dhiuc Dhun Eideann. Cuideachd bidh mi a' dol gu scouts.

Tha mi a' fuireach ann an Dun Eideann le m'athair agus mo mhathair.  Bidh mi a' snamh ann an Warrander.  Is toil leam sushi agus noodles le cearc.
Cha toil leam pasta.
Bidh mi a' dol air saor-laithean dhan Fhraing, an Spainn agus Poblach Seiceach.

This week, we have a piece from a special guest, Charlie, who has been learning Gaelic since he started in JGHS.  Although he has not had any official class time, Charlie has been calling in before registration to learn some Gaelic and his hard work has been paying off!