{"id":15144,"date":"2022-04-12T10:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=15144"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:49:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:49:16","slug":"people-landscape-of-the-highlands-inspire-new-musical-work-from-fiddler-iain-fraser-feis-rois-commission-gneiss-to-be-performed-in-dingwall-poolewe-ullapool-later-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/people-landscape-of-the-highlands-inspire-new-musical-work-from-fiddler-iain-fraser-feis-rois-commission-gneiss-to-be-performed-in-dingwall-poolewe-ullapool-later-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"People &#038; landscape of the Highlands inspire new musical work from fiddler Iain Fraser F\u00e8is Rois commission, Gneiss, to be performed in Dingwall, Poolewe &#038; Ullapool later this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15145 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2022\/04\/GNIESS-POSTER-a3-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2022\/04\/GNIESS-POSTER-a3-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2022\/04\/GNIESS-POSTER-a3-600x849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2022\/04\/GNIESS-POSTER-a3.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>A new musical work by fiddler Iain Fraser which celebrates the 30th&nbsp;anniversary of the popular&nbsp;F\u00e8is Rois nan Inbheach (Adult F\u00e8is Rois) will take to the road later this month, performing in the Highland locations which provided the inspiration for the music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">F\u00e8is Rois commissioned renowned fiddler, Iain Fraser to record an album to celebrate the 30th&nbsp;anniversary of&nbsp;F\u00e8is Rois nan Inbheach; one of the arts organisation\u2019s key annual events which celebrates Gaelic and Scots music with a weekend of workshops, concerts and sessions. Iain, who was&nbsp;one of the original tutors at the very first Adult F\u00e8is Rois, took his inspiration for this new album,&nbsp;<i>Gneiss,<\/i>&nbsp;from not only his time spent teaching at the Adult F\u00e8is over the last 30 years but also the landscape, and in the particular the geological features, of the three places the Adult F\u00e8is has been held in over the years; Dingwall, Gairloch and Ullapool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Iain will be joined by a stellar line-up of musicians for this mini Highland tour, who also feature on the album which will be available to purchase at each of the performances,&nbsp;including; Graeme Armstrong (guitar), Gordon Gunn (fiddle),&nbsp;James Mackintosh (percussion), Calum-Alex MacMillan (Gaelic song and pipes), James Ross (piano), Wendy Stewart (harp) and Wendy Weatherby (cello)&nbsp;with visuals by Somhairle MacDonald.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The tour dates are:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wednesday 27th April, Tulloch Castle, Dingwall<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Thursday 28th April, Poolewe Community Hall<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;Saturday 30th April, The Macphail Centre, Ullapool<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The final night of the tour (30th&nbsp;April) will also form part of this year\u2019s Adult F\u00e8is, which takes place&nbsp;from 29th&nbsp;April \u2013 2nd&nbsp;May, and taking to the stage that night, alongside Iain &amp; co will be award-winning Highland multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie. Booking for the Adult F\u00e8is, is now open and places can be secured via&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feisrois.org\/\">www.feisrois.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fiona Dalgetty, F\u00e8is Rois Chief Executive<\/b>, commented: \u201cOver the past 30 years, the Adult F\u00e8is has been held in the three Ross-Shire communities of Dingwall, Gairloch and, most recently, Ullapool. The number of participants in the workshop programme has grown from around 30 at the first event in 1991 to close to 300 attending now. The event has become a lively three-day festival with a number of concerts, recitals, pub sessions and talks accompanying the core workshop programme. It is enjoyed by the local community and by visitors from far and wide. It has been a pleasure to commission Iain Fraser to write a new suite of music inspired by the places and the people who made this F\u00e8is event become what it is today. Tying together geology, culture and place, Iain\u2019s music makes vivid the passing on of tradition and the nature of change, elements so central to F\u00e8is Rois.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Gneiss tour performances are priced from \u00a310 to \u00a315 and will be available at the venue on the night or can be booked in advance at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feisrois.org\/\">www.feisrois.org<\/a>. All performances&nbsp;start at 7.30pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">First single of the album is currently available via Bancamp &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/feisrois.bandcamp.com\/album\/thig-a-steach-gneiss\">https:\/\/feisrois.bandcamp.com\/album\/thig-a-steach-gneiss<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new musical work by fiddler Iain Fraser which celebrates the 30th&nbsp;anniversary of the popular&nbsp;F\u00e8is Rois nan Inbheach (Adult F\u00e8is Rois) will take to the road later this month, performing in the Highland locations which provided the inspiration for the music. 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