Congratulations to Willie Campbell who has won through to the finals of the Liet International. Read the press release.
Read this press release in Scots or Gaelic.
Liet International is an annual event where singers and bands from across Europe compete to win best song in a European minority language. In 2014 the event took place in Oldenburg in Germany on Friday 12 December 2014. This multi-linguistic competition had singers attending from all over Europe including countries such as Norway, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and draws substantial media attention.
For more information on Liet International please visit: www.liet-international.com/nieuws/liet-international-2014-in-oldenburg-germany
This promotion is supported by Creative Scotland working in partnership with BBC Alba/Scotland, Hands Up for Trad and Liet International.
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