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

A Heritage that is recognised worldwide Song……… Dancing……. Piping Gaelic Spirituality Environment ... Land and Sea….

Outline Information Whence they came! • Japan • Switzerland Aoisean • Germany • Singapore • Romania aois 65+, 6 H.M.T, 8 • England • Scotland CnO, 16 • Ireland • Western Isles aois 35-65, 38 aois 18-25, 14 Who they were Teachers GME 8 Teachers other 16 Students aois 25-35, 29 Musicians and many more

Being taught In traditional style by ear - with sheet music available if requested • Piping • Fiddle • Gaelic Song • Dance • Clarsach

Walks & Lectures Learning from the local community

Symposium Wonderful days, discussing, walking, working and at cèilidh

Cèilidhidhean is Cuirmean

European Oral Singing Tradition Runosong Academy, Kuhmo, Finland put out a call for partners through its own 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

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

EOST Project Aims • Written by the Lead Group but interpreted locally • An academic understanding of the oral singing traditions of 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.

Researchers appointed January 2013 Jo Jo MacDonald Gillebride MacMillan Naomi Harvey

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

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

Ceolas International Song Conference • In parallel with Ceolas week – to enable visitors to see our festival July 2013

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

Final Products

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!!!