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Harris Arts Festival Events
2009
Thursday
June 25th at 8.15pm - Coisir Eilean na Hearadh, Harris Gaelic Choir - will
hold a concert of Gaelic and Scottish songs, as well as songs
from around the world. Venue: Taigh mo Sheanar, Harris Hotel,
Tarbert
Conductor:Christine
Hurley
Guest
Harpist:
Jenny Masterson
£6/£4
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Tuesday
July 28th at 8pm
Maggie
MacInnes and Brian McAlpine
Concert
of Traditional Gaelic Songs and Keyboards
Community
Hall, Tarbert
£9/£6/£3
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Oidhche Chiadain aig Taigh mo Sheanar
– May to September
-Weekly Wednesday night Slides, Songs and
Stories - Topics vary each week
Venue: Taigh mo Sheanar, Harris Hotel,
Tarbert
Bill Lawson and Local Singers
- Includes Harris Tweed evenings with
dyers, spinners, weavers and the luadh group, Crotal.
The main Festival
is held early in August but there
are weekly events held in the Harris Hotel function room, Taigh
mo Sheanar. Here you can relax in the evening and listen to
stories of Harris and the offshore islands including St Kilda.
You can hear the true traditional songs of the islands and see
slides of the magnificent scenery of Harris.
At times during the
summer the craftspeople of Harris hold evenings where they
display their skills in the making of Harris Tweed accompanied
by the songs associated with the making of Tweed.
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Spinning
Workshops with Sheila Roderick
Sheila
will hold four spinning workshops in July and August
Booking
essential to 07867752448
Monday
6th July, Seallam! Visitor Centre, Northton. 1
– 4pm
Tuesday
14th July, Harris Hotel, Tarbert 1 – 4pm
Monday
3rd August, Seallam! Visitor Centre, Northton. 1 –
4 pm
Tuesday
11th August, Harris Hotel, Tarbert 1 – 4 pm
£10/£8
www.scalpaylinen.com
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Concert
with Young Harris Traditional Singers and Musicians
Thursday
July 2nd, Seallam! Visitor Centre, Northton, 8pm
Flute,
Fiddle, Harp, Accordion and Singers
£6/£4
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Harris
Tweed Evening, Harris Hotel, Tarbert at 8.30pm
Wednesday
15th July
An
evening with Bill Lawson, Katie Campbell, Ina Morrison, Sheila
Roderick, Cathie Campbell and Local Singers including the
Waulking Group
Dyers,
Spinners, Weavers
£3
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Tuesday
11th August, Seallam! Visitor Centre, Northton, at 8pm
Concert
with Ishbel MacAskill, Traditional Gaelic Singer and Alan Riach,
Poet
£8/£6/£3
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Friday
14th August, Seallam! Visitor Centre, Northton at 8pm
Inner
Sound with Ann Lampard
Inner
Sound, a vocal group made up of pupils, who, in conjunction with
some of Ann Lampard's prior, and now professional pupils,
perform and tour with a fully staged and costumed Gilbert and
Sullivan opera.
£8/£6/£3
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Hebridean
Celtic Festival 2009
Other events are hosted
for the Hebridean Celtic Festival in July 2009.
This year Norrie MacIver, Sineag MacIntyre and James MacKenzie
will perform on Thursday 16th July at
Seallam! in Northton in the southern end of Harris. This facility
features a year round exhibition on the history and natural
environment of the Hebrides, The Emigrants and St Kilda, as well as fine
Hebridean books and music. Catering for up to 60 people this is
a lovely small venue in one of the most scenic areas of the
islands.
Previous Performers
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Ian
Crichton Smith
Ian Stephen
Ishbel MacAskill
Aonghas MacNeacail
Kenna Campbell
Arthur Cormack
Blair Douglas
Mary Ann Kennedy
Mary Smith
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Mary
Jane Lamond
Macaenas Ensemble
Ann Lampard Singers
Woodland Ceilidh Band
Ingrid Henderson
Ian MacKay
Cathie Ann MacPhee
Anne Martin
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