

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sreath Cruthachail: Dùsgadh an Earraich: Eist – is Seinn! Listen and Sing!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Thig còmhla ri Fiona J. NicCoinnich airson seisean spòrsail mu dheidhinn beatha Margaret Fay Shaw, agus cothrom seinn còmhla!About this EventA bheil sibh a’ sireadh misneachd gus a’ Ghàidhlig a th’ agaibh a chleachdadh?A bheil sibh troimh-chèile, a’ smaoineachadh “Ciamar a nì daoine seo?” no “Chan urrainn dhomh!” ’S urrainn gu dearbh! Cuidichidh an seisean dà-phàirt seo sibh gus misneachd a thogail ann a bhith a’ cleachdadh na Gàidhlig a th’ agaibh.Cluinnibh sgeul Margaret Fay Shaw, nighean òg à Ameireagaidh a thàinig a dh’Alba leatha fhèin ann an 1920. Thàinig i airson bliadhna sgoile, chuala i Gàidhlig airson a’ chiad turais agus cho-dùin i sa bhad barrachd ionnsachadh. Chaidh i dha na h-Eileanan Siar far an robh i troimh-chèile agus air a dòigh leis a’ Ghàidhlig mun cuairt oirre. Dh’ionnsaich i a’ chànan agus chuir i seachad a beatha a’ cruinneachadh òrain is sgeulachdan. Ma b’ urrainn dhi-se, ’s urrainn dhuinne cuideachd!Sa chiad phàirt den t-seisean leughaidh Fiona às an leabhar-beatha ùr mu Mhairead, The Cadence of a Song. Èistibh ri sgeulachdan Mhairead, cluinnibh abairtean agus faicibh dealbhan – a’ dèanamh ceanglaichean ris a’ chànan. Faodaidh sibh bruidhinn cho mòr no cho beag ’s a tha sibh toilichte leis, no dìreach èisteachd. Èist!San dàrna pàirt bidh cothrom agaibh òran no dhà ionnsachadh a chruinnich Mhairead ann an Uibhist a Deas sna 1930an, le sèistean furasta ri sheinn. Cluinnibh mar a thug i cunntas air a’ chiad luadh a chunnaic i, agus feuchaibh ri clò a luadh fhèin. Dèan!Seisean socair, gun bhrùthadh – òran no dhà, sgeul no dhà. Thigibh còmhla ri Fiona J NicChoinnich airson seisean de Ghàidhlig, òran agus ìomhaigh.Tha fàilte air a h-uile duine – Fàilte!Looking for the confidence to start using your Gaelic?Confused? Thinking “How do people do it?” or “I can’t do it!” Yes you can! This relaxed two-part session will help you build confidence in using the Gaelic you already have.Hear the story of Margaret Fay Shaw, a young American who travelled alone to Scotland in 1920. She came intending to study for a year, heard Gaelic for the first time, and became captivated. Travelling to the Hebrides, she immersed herself in the language and spent the rest of her life collecting Gaelic songs and stories.In the first part of the session, Fiona will read from her new biography The Cadence of a Song. Listen to Margaret’s stories, hear the phrases she heard, see photographs, and make connections with the language. You can join in speaking as much—or as little—as you like, or simply sit back and enjoy the story. Eist! (Listen!)The second part offers the chance to learn a song or two that Margaret collected in South Uist in the 1930s. With easy choruses to join in, you’ll also hear Margaret’s description of the first waulking she attended—and even try waulking tweed yourself. Dèan! (Do!)A relaxed, no-pressure session of Gaelic, song, and story.Join Fiona J. Mackenzie for an engaging and interactive experience.All welcome – Fàilte!Rugadh agus thogadh Fiona J. NicChoinnich ann am Moireibh agus tha i a-nis a’ fuireach ann an Inbhir Pheofharain. Cheumnaich i bho Oilthigh Obar Dheathain le ceum ann an Eachdraidh na h-Alba agus Ceòl, agus rinn i ceum Maighstireachd ann an Sgrìobhadh is Coileanadh Òrain Ghàidhlig aig Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar — cearcall òrain stèidhichte air a’ ghleann bheag far an robh Mairead Fhaigh Shaw a’ fuireach fad faisg air sia bliadhna. Tha i air a bhith ag obair mar neach-rannsachaidh òrain Ghàidhlig agus mar neach-cruthachaidh airson còrr is trithead bliadhna, agus choisinn i Bonn Òir An Comunn Gàidhealach airson seinn aon-neach ann an 2005. O chionn ghoirid bha i na Tasglannaiche aig Tasglannan Òrain is Beul-aithris Taigh Chanaigh fad naoi bliadhna. Tha Fiona air òraidean a thoirt seachad air Teaghlach Chaimbeul Chanaigh air feadh an t-saoghail, agus tha i ag aithneachadh gur iad a bhrosnaich i gu dreuchd ann an Dualchas agus Cànan na Gàidhlig. Dh’fhoillsich i a beath-eachdraidh air Mairead Fhaigh Shaw, “Cadence of a Song”, ann an 2025.Fiona J. Mackenzie was brought up in Moray and now lives in Dingwall. She is a graduate of Aberdeen University in Scottish History and Music and undertook her Masters in Gaelic Songwriting &amp; Performance at University of West of Scotland– a song cycle based on the tiny glen where Margaret Fay Shaw lived for almost 6 years. She has worked as a Gaelic song researcher and creative practitioner for 30 years and won the An Comunn Gaidhealach Gold Medal for solo singing in 2005. More recently she was Archivist for the Gaelic Song and Folklore Archives of Canna House for 9 years. Fiona has lectured on the Campbells of Canna across the world and credits them with being the inspiration for pursuing a vocation in Gaelic Heritage and Language. She published her biography of Margaret Fay Shaw “Cadence of a Song” in 2025.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/1fff1c60-1d5e-11f1-a543-47654153a477-rimg-w740-h740-dcd4deea-gmir.jpg
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Dingwall
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Feis Rois Ltd
- **lat**: 57.5938326
- **long**: -4.4274113
- **full address**: Feis Rois Ltd, Robertson House, Dingwall, United Kingdom

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  - **A:** Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
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