{"id":17278,"date":"2022-09-26T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=17278"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:16:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:16:21","slug":"gaelic-arts-conference-and-report-demonstrates-commitment-to-preservation-development-of-trad-music-and-gaelic-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/gaelic-arts-conference-and-report-demonstrates-commitment-to-preservation-development-of-trad-music-and-gaelic-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaelic Arts conference and report demonstrates commitment to preservation & development of trad music and Gaelic language"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Organisers and tutors involved in F\u00e8isean across Scotland met in Stirling at the weekend for the annual conference of F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal, as a new report confirmed the F\u00e8is movement, prior to the Covid pandemic, supported 116.5 full-time equivalent jobs (FTEs) across Scotland, generating an annual income of around \u00a33 million from employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00e8isean facilitate the tuition of Gaelic arts skills in communities, supported by F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal, while the latter also organises a range of music and Gaelic language teaching in schools as well as running the annual Blas Festival and a range of activities to enrich the Gaelic language skills of young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its annual conference is an opportunity for voluntary committees, staff and tutors to gather and take part in workshops and information sessions. The conference was addressed by Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, who also has responsibility for Gaelic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet Secretary<\/strong>\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cI would like to congratulate F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal on its commitment to working with young people in schools and in communities, in what has been a challenging couple of years for all. I commend F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal and its volunteers for their ability to adapt delivering their work online and creating opportunities to widen its reach and make Gaelic culture and arts accessible to the wider world and for those who wish to engage with the Gaelic language.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisation\u2019s Annual Report, published at the weekend, gives an account of the work supported during 2021-22 which reached over 103,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal\u2019s Chief Executive, Arthur Cormack,<\/strong>\u00a0said: \u201cThe last couple of years, while challenging, have also brought opportunities. Numbers involved in F\u00e8isean reduced, due to their inability to operate as normal, but our work in schools thrived and we reached a healthy online audience for events. Gradually, F\u00e8isean have been returning to normal activities this year and supporting voluntary committees to begin achieving pre-Covid levels of participation will continue to be F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal\u2019s priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the topics discussed at the conference was an independently authored report on the cultural, social, economic, linguistic and wellbeing impacts of the work of the F\u00e8is Movement. Authored by Steve Westbrook and Sandy Anderson the study found that, individually and together, the F\u00e8isean have developed into a significant force in the preservation, nurturing and development of traditional music and culture and the Gaelic language across Scotland and internationally; while impacting positively on the people and communities who deliver and take part in the F\u00e8isean at the heart of the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Murray, F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal\u2019s Chair<\/strong>\u00a0added: \u201cWe were delighted to welcome F\u00e8is organisers and guests to Stirling and we welcome the range of positive outcomes outlined in the new report which will be useful in the organisation\u2019s advocacy work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are aware of the ongoing task to ensure F\u00e8isean are supported to re-establish their tremendous work and I would like to extend my thanks to all the volunteers who continue to support local F\u00e8isean. Along with artists, they are the F\u00e8is movement\u2019s most precious asset.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the impending increase in energy costs we recognise the potential impact on the ability of parents to afford F\u00e8is activities for their children. We take very seriously our commitment to provide access to cultural activities for as many young people as possible and will strive to ensure they, and their parents, are supported.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal\u2019s Annual Report is available, in Gaelic and English, at\u00a0www.feisean.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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