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Peigi MacLennan has been a major contributor to the continuation of the Gaelic music and song traditions as well as the wider Gaelic culture. Over a long period and very often in a voluntary capacity Peigi has consistently been supportive of the F\u00e8is movement in general and F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich in particular and as the secretary and office manager of An Comunn G\u00e0idhealach on Stornoway since 1999 she has been an important point of contact for participants in the Mod.<\/p>\n
Peigi was born in Breascleit on Lewis and has lived on the island all her life. She grew up hearing music at ceilidhs and family occasions when her father played the melodeon, a talent that has transferred through the family to her son, Graham.<\/p>\n
When Graham was three, Peigi took him along to F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich, which had begun in Stornoway a few years earlier and she gradually became more and more involved in helping behind the scenes. She will deny that she is now the organiser as it takes a team of people to make sure everything is in place but her role\u00a0encompasses the week-long summer F\u00e8is as well as a range of classes all year round.<\/p>\n
Many of the traditional Gaelic singers and musicians active today owe their grounding to the F\u00e8isean movement and F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich has played a significant part in this by keeping students involved through their teens and securing some of the best tutors around to pass on their skills to the youngsters.<\/p>\n
Among the initiatives brought to fruition during Peigi\u2019s time with F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich are a Teen Feis, groupwork sessions and exchanges between F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich and F\u00e8is Rois and through links that have seen her hosting young Irish musicians with a view to young people from Lewis taking part in reciprocal visits to Ireland.<\/p>\n
Peigi has always been willing to organise F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich\u2019s involvement in national showcase opportunities organised by F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal, and others, giving the young people of Lewis the opportunity to perform on a stage with their peers in a high-quality performance environment such as Celtic Connections in Glasgow. She has also been very involved in the fundraising that\u2019s required to maintain a F\u00e8is and to organise trips to festivals and performances.<\/p>\n
In addition to her involvement with the F\u00e8is, Peigi\u2019s \u2018day job\u2019 is with An Comunn G\u00e0idhealach in a post that sees her taking a hands-on role in the running of Scotland\u2019s largest Gaelic festival, the National M\u00f2d. She is also secretary to the Board of An Comunn G\u00e0idhealach and runs the local M\u00f2d Le\u00f2dhais, which has developed enormously in the past few years to be one of the largest provincial M\u00f2ds in the country. Peigi is also active in the Lewis & Harris Accordion and Fiddle Club and, following the 2016 National M\u00f2d,\u00a0she was given an award for Community Public Service for her part in organising the event and for her community work in the Newton area of Stornoway where she lives.\u00a0 She is currently a Director of Acair, a Gaelic publisher based in Stornoway.<\/p>\n
Peigi\u2019s involvement and influence go far beyond Lewis and the Western Isles. She served on F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal\u2019s board for a number of years and the organisation now supports forty-seven F\u00e8isean across Scotland, has an annual turnover of \u00a31.4m and employs a staff of eleven and hundreds of musicians on a freelance basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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