The Gathering

ADULT FÈIS ROIS 2009
2nd to 4th May, Ross-shire, Scotland

The Adult Fèis is a three day event held in the beautiful setting of Ullapool, offering first class tuition in traditional music, song, dance, Gaelic language and culture. Daily classes are led by an amazing team of excellent tutors.

Tutors lead daily classes from 10am to 4pm, teaching one 1st choice group all morning each morning and a 2nd choice group each afternoon. Tutors’ Cèilidh, sessions, etc. Tutors this year include Sandy Brechin, Marc Duff, Gordon Gunn, Christine Hanson, Bruce MacGregor, Pete Clark, Nigel Gatherer, and many, many more. For more details, visit www.feisrois.org.

(20-03-2009 03:47 PM)nigelgatherer Wrote: [ -> ]ADULT FÈIS ROIS 2009
2nd to 4th May, Ross-shire, Scotland
Tutors lead daily classes from 10am to 4pm, teaching one 1st choice group all morning each morning and a 2nd choice group each afternoon. Tutors’ Cèilidh, sessions, etc. Tutors this year include Sandy Brechin, Marc Duff, Gordon Gunn, Christine Hanson, Bruce MacGregor, Pete Clark, Nigel Gatherer, and many, many more. For more details, visit www.feisrois.org.

Sounds fascinating. I have looked at the website but in my still bleary-eyed state after yesterday's travel & gig I am not exactly sure what is on offer. Do you get to do two separate things, e.g. intermediate mandolin first choice a.m. and Peruvian sword dancing p.m., or is it possible to do one thing all day e.g. lower intermediate mandolin first choice a.m. and intermediate mandolin second choice p.m. if the levels, and hence content, are different? Only the website seems to lack clarity on this point.

Sorry to raise this, but having instruction from you all day is obviously far better than just for half a day.

Many thanks, Eric.

The quick and honest answer, Eric, is that I don't really know. I was invited to take part only a few days ago, and I haven't really worked out how it works. I know some people who have done it before, so I'll research and try to enlighten you before long.

That would be great Nigel - many thanks. It's just that with 350 participants + the usual tourists the local B&B places could get filled quite quickly. I spoke with one of the DCA M2ers last night who had been for the last three years and had had a fantastic time there.