Cèilidh air Chuairt Fèis Latharna 2025

Tha Fèis Latharna air dòigh Cèilidh air Chuairt a dhèanamh a-rithist am bliadhna. Tapadh leibh airson ùidh a shealltainn sa Chuairt. Tha tuilleadh fiosrachaidh is foirm-iarrtais goirid fon a seo. 'S e Dihaoine 29 Màrt 2025 an ceann-latha airson iarrtasan.

Fèis Latharna is delighted to be running a Cèilidh Trail again this year. Thank you for your interest in the Trail. There's more information and a short application form below. The closing date for applications is Friday 29th March 2025.

Tha riaghailtean co-cheangailte ri dìon data a' toirt buaidh oirnn fon GDPR. Tha Fèis Latharna riamh air a' bhith faiceallach mu na dòighean anns a bheil sinn a' dèilligeadh ri dàta agus ga dhìon.

Fèis Latharna has always been careful in handling and protecting your data. We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to provide services you request from us. All information will be handled in compliance with Fèisean nan Gàidheal’s data protection policy which is designed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will not share your information with third parties for marketing or other purposes. You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information we hold by contacting our Data Protection Officer.

The Cèilidh Trail gives young people a paid opportunity to receive training to prepare for and then perform traditional music and Gaelic song in their local area.

There are up to six places available on the Argyll Cèilidh Trail. Young people with some experience of playing traditional music and / or singing Gaelic songs and aged 16 (by 30th June 2025) to 25 are invited to apply.

The rate of pay will be £300 per week for a week of training with participants from other Cèilidh Trails plus a 3 week tour around Argyll and the Islands. Fèis Latharna will pay reasonable travel costs and cover accommodation and meals as appropriate during the tour.

Participants may also get the opportunity to work towards a National Progression Award (NPA) in music performance and sound production through the West Highland College.  

Auditions will be on Saturday 12th April at Glencruitten Church Centre, Oban. If you are unable to attend on that date,  there will  be the option of auditioning via zoom. More information will be sent on receipt of your application.

For the audition, there will be two or three people who are Fèis tutors or Fèis committee who will have a chat with you and ask questions about you, your motivation for applying for the Trail and the personal skills you will bring. You should prepare two sets of tunes and /or songs that you enjoy performing and for the day. You will also have an opportunity to ask the panel any questions that you have.  

If selected, the applicant will receive a contract setting out the basis of their employment.

Unless under exceptional circumstances, we expect successful applicants to attend all of the training and performances. Any dates which cause a difficulty should be noted on the application form so we can take this into account when arranging training/tour dates.

 
•  Saturdays and Sundays in May and June (please specify in application any existing commitments which would interfere with any possible weekend training dates): Local training days to start work on preparation for the tour including putting together sets, using the PA and local Gaelic songs.

• 7 - 11th July 2025 (venue TBC): Ceilidh Trail Training week led by a team of experienced Fèis tutors. Training will include playing for dancing and Gaelic language.

•  Dates tbc July/August 2025: Exact performance dates will be confirmed nearer the time. The tour will give participants the opportunity to participate in various types of performance throughout Argyll and the Islands including concerts and cèilidh dances.

Hours will vary each week and will include a mix of preparation, travel and performing. The geography of the area will mean some days will be longer than others.

All band members are expected to share the duties of setting up and packing away equipment, introducing items during performances in Gaelic and English and overall, acting as ambassadors for the Fèis movement.

Fèis Latharna will contract a Co-ordinator to organise the Trail and support the group in the lead up to and during the Trail.  To assist the Co-ordinator, participants will be expected to provide information when requested and keep receipts for expenses claims.

Please note: dates that may fall in school / college or university term time – if any dates clash with formal education commitments, it is the responsibility of the performer to negotiate absence either from school or CT activities. Fèis Latharna will not accept or encourage unauthorised absence from educational commitments.

To find out more about the Cèilidh Trail, please contact: Fèis Chair, Davy MacDonald - mail@feislatharna.org.

Fèisean nan Gàidheal, Creative Scotland, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Argyll and Bute Council and the William Grant Foundation.