{"id":16400,"date":"2022-07-12T13:36:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T12:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=16400"},"modified":"2022-07-12T13:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T12:39:30","slug":"next-generation-of-musicians-take-to-the-road-once-again-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/next-generation-of-musicians-take-to-the-road-once-again-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Generation of Musicians Take To The Road Once Again This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two groups of talented young musicians will take to the road once again this summer for three weeks of musical performances the length and breadth of Scotland as part of a pioneering traditional music programme established by a Ross-shire based arts organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time since 2019, the F\u00e8is Rois Ceilidh Trail will see young musicians from all over Scotland come together to form two outstanding bands to perform at a variety of venues throughout the Highlands, Borders, Dundee, Dumfries & Galloway and Lanark. Performances this year take the form of everything from family ceilidhs in village halls to concerts in the woods and informal sessions in National Nature Reserves to tunes in museums, cafes and garden centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Ceilidh\u00a0Trail, which was established by Dingwall-based F\u00e8is Rois, is a professional development opportunity for outstanding young traditional musicians, providing them with the chance to participate in a summer tour, with support from a team of professional musicians and specialist tutors. The musicians spend a week rehearsing and participating in workshops, including performance skills, sound engineering and dance calling, whilst also preparing for life on the road, before spending the summer playing music at venues throughout Scotland. This year the Ceilidh Trail will also perform at several well-known festivals including\u00a0Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Under Canvas at Eden Court<\/strong>, as well as\u00a0Cambridge Folk Festival<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Sidmouth Folk Week<\/strong>\u00a0in England. F\u00e8is Rois is also delighted to continue its partnership with NatureScot to feature performances at six of Scotland\u2019s National Nature Reserves: Knockan Crag, Loch Fleet, Forsinard Flows, Beinn Eighe and Falls of Clyde, and Cairnsmore of Fleet.
The programme, which was started by F\u00e8is Rois in 2000 and has now been adopted by a number of F\u00e8isean across Scotland, celebrated its 21st\u00a0anniversary last year and unable to go on tour as planned due to the pandemic, the organisation released an album to mark the milestone, featuring a number of past participants. Many past Ceilidh Trail participants have gone on to carve out incredibly successful music careers including\u00a0Rachel Newton, Br\u00ecghde Chaimbeul, Kim Carnie, Conal McDonagh, Mischa Macpherson, Ali Levack<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Josie Duncan<\/strong>. The very first Ceilidh Trail was coordinated by multi award-winning Gaelic singer\u00a0Julie Fowlis<\/strong>, who provided the theme song for Disney Pixar\u2019s Brave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants this year include\u00a0Eoin Cumming, Sheena Peteranna, Anna Scott, Freya Taylor, Charly Curry-Brown<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Cassie de St Croix<\/strong>. Charly will be joining the Ceilidh Trail thanks to F\u00e8is Rois\u2019 partnership with Cambridge Folk Festival and Cassie is an exchange musician from Welsh arts organisation,\u00a0Trac Cymru. The second group features\u00a0Jamie Clarke, Matthias Hamilton, Calum Mackinnon, Kate Macleod, Elissa Hunter-Dorans<\/strong>, and\u00a0Iain Hyslop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Gamauf, F\u00e8is Rois Creative Producer<\/strong>, commented: \u201cWe are delighted to be able to run our Ceilidh Trail once again this summer. The programme supports young musicians to develop their performance and musical skills, whilst giving them a taste of what being a professional musician is really like. The Ceilidh Trail, which is funded this year by Creative Scotland and NatureScot, is also a hugely important cultural initiative, delivering a high standard of traditional music in places where you might not usually hear it and introducing tourists to our musical culture and traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full programme of this year\u2019s Ceilidh Trail performances can be found on the F\u00e8is Rois website,\u00a0www.feisrois.org<\/a>. If you have any questions about the\u00a0Ceilidh\u00a0Trail\u00a0or want to ask about any accessibility requirements, please get in touch with\u00a0Christian\u00a0Gamauf,\u00a0christian.gamauf@feisrois.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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