Scottish stories, music, singing, prizes, and more with the best-selling author The Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod

Date and time: Sat, 18 March 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 344 1395 Lake Shore Boulevard West Toronto, ON M6K 3C1

• Welcome dram offered on arrival
• Traditional Scottish Bagpipe tunes played by Michael MacDonald
• Toronto Gaelic Society introduces and welcome Coinneach & Padruig to the stage
• Evening event hosted by Padruig to include lots of stories and yarns about Scotland, the Hebridean islands and Gaelic
• Padruig & Coinneach, who are award-winning singers, will perform some Gaelic songs
• Q&A chat with the audience
• Hebridean Baker books will be available to purchase during the event
• Coinneach at the book signing table to meet guests who would like to have copies of his books they have purchased signed

Tickets are selling fast so buy yours before they are gone

Contest Details:
The contest welcomes international entrants
There are 2 categories: Intermediate and Advanced - Advanced category welcomes both learners and native/fluent speakers
There is no fee for the first entry. Additional entries are $10 CAD each, a maximum of 3 entries per person (see payment button below) 

Important Dates:

• The contest opens at our annual Oidhche nam Bàrd evening, January 20, 2023
• We will be hosting a *poetry writing class with Gillebrìde MacMillan on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 9-11 a.m. EST
• The contest closes on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2023
• Winners will be announced in our newsletter and on social media on April 1, 2023 - April is Canada's National Poetry Month

*The poetry writing class is free for CGT members and $10 for non-members. Registration is mandatory for all. Register here.
(Note, you do not need to enter the contest to participate in the class. Likewise, participation in the class does not require you to enter the contest.)

​All of the details are available here!

Please join us on Friday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. EST for Oidhche nam Bàrd during our Friday Night Online Ceilidh with our special guest Fear an Taighe and resident poet, Dr. Nathaniel Harrington!! It will encompass all things bardic, so be sure to wear brown and black and prepare your Gaelic songs, stories, and of course, poems!
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A Cèilidh is all about community and coming together! If you have a story, a song, or an instrument you play, we invite you to contribute - skill level is not the important thing at a Cèilidh, so simply join and tell, sing or play! Most of all, we invite you to contribute with your presence and join us!

Simply fill out the form at gaelicsocietytoronto.com/friday-night-ceilidh.html and we will send you the Zoom link to join in online and the (toll) phone # to call in.

If you have any questions, email us at gaelictoronto@gmail.com

You can download a pdf file of the carols here.

Please see the attached Q&A regarding the process for the nomination and election of the Board of Directors. 

Registration is required. Please do so here.

Chi sinn ann sibh! See you there!​​

Join us Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. EST 
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle

Join us for another Isle of Harris Distillery Tour, Tasting & Cèilidh. Our own Chrissie Drake will take us on a tour of the distillery, there will be wonderful musical talent for your listening pleasure, and of course, there will be a lot of gin. Slàinte Mhath!

Announcing!
  The Gaelic Society of Toronto would like to announce the winner from the fall class.

We proudly present The Gaelic Society of Toronto Matthew Chisholm Memorial Award to the Senior level Gaelic student who has gained the greatest fluency in the Gaelic language: Seonnaidh - John Tohill

ATTENTION MUSIC LOVERS!

We have compiled a Summer Spotify Playlist from your requests! Click here to check it out and be sure to save it to your library. If you want to add more music, simply fill in this short form and we'll add your favourite songs to the playlist.

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Tapadh leibh / Thank you for helping us with this compilation of the best Scottish Gaelic songs available! 
 
"Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl,
The world will end, but love and music will endure"

Monday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 
Cost: FREE

The great Gaelic tradition bearer Annie Johnston of Barra had a long abiding connection to the Gaels of Nova Scotia. Join Lorrie MacKinnon to hear about her relationship with them including her memorable trip in 1954.

For more information about Annie Johnston please see the following link: The Calum Maclean Project: Annie Johnston: A Barra Tradition Bearer (calumimaclean.blogspot.com)

This is an online event using Zoom. Connection information will be sent in advance to all registrants

Register today at gaelicsocietytoronto.com/lecture-series.html