Sat, 28/11/2009 - 3:00am - Sun, 29/11/2009 - 12:00am
R`OC NA G`AIDHLIG 2009
Saturday 28th of November
A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING
CONTEMPORARY GAELIC MUSIC
and the connection between our past and the present time
at the FOREST CAFE
in the Hall upstairs
3 Bristo Place Edinburgh
tel. 0131 220 45 38
www.theforest.org.uk
from 3.00 pm open WORKSHOPS :
SPINNING WOOL and GAELIC WORK SONGS by TARTAN HEATHER
Come to see the traditional way the Tartan was made!
Learn how to card sheep's fleece
How to spin the wool into threads learn about the colours and the plants they come from
Join in with the spinning songs!
Join Tartan Heather in keeping our ancient culture alive!
GAELIC LANGUAGE LESSONS for beginners (from 5.00 pm) By Mark
Come learn and practice this ancient language to keep it still alive!
Learn the proverbs and the Celtic songs!
To attend write to workshops@theforest.org.uk
And during the festival there will be these stalls:
Ùr-Sgeul - rosg Gàidhlig ùr - Leabhraichean, CD agus DVD, Inbhir Nis
(Gaelic publishing company from Inverness) in the afternoon and in the night
ACTIVE REBELLION D.I.Y. - CD, records, fanzines and more!
(punk hard core distribution from Manchester) during the night
The gig will start from 7.30 pm
Tartan Heather, ancient Gaelic songs
Gadan Bollaidh, raw folk from Edinburgh
Na Gathan, tuneful indie rock from the Isle of Skye
Atomgevitter, hardcore thrash from Glasgow, Germany
Oi Polloi, anarcho-croi since 1981, now with added Gaelic!
The evening is B.Y.O.B. and the entrance is by donation to support the bands!
visit www.myspace.com/rocnagaidhlig for up to date information