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Fèis Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto! August 21-23

8/4/2020

 
Announcing: 

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Fèis Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto! August 21-23
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 (online event)
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We'll start things off with our traditional Friday Night Ceilidh on the 21st, hosted by Adam and Sarah! You can register for that here. The Ceilidh is free to attend, as always. Bring your tunes, stories, poetry but most of all, bring yourself!

Saturday morning we will kick things off from Scotland with Brian Ó hEadhra & Fionnghal NicChoinnich presenting an interactive discussion on Gaelic Scotland today, followed by a Family song workshop. Cape Breton's Angus MacLeod will finish off the morning with a Gaelic Storytelling workshop.

Saturday evening David Livingston-Lowe will guide us through a workshop on the Gaelic in the Whisky. Slàinte!

Sunday morning Deborah Livingston-Lowe will start us off with a workshop on Textiles in the Highlands. After that, our good friend  Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil / Gillebride MacMillan will present a lecture on Bàrdachd baile: Village verse - The story of 20th century Scottish Gaelic traditional poetry, followed by a workshop learning some of the songs mentioned in the lecture.

​Space is limited, so please register early. We will send out reminders as we get closer.

Full details and passes available here!

Solus na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Beacon - July edition

7/25/2020

 
Solus na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Beacon - July edition 

https://mailchi.mp/94ad6f5a46b5/gaelicbeacon-julyedition
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Friday Night Ceilidhs going online!

6/14/2020

 
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Our Friday Night Ceilidhs are going online! Join us Friday, June 19th at 7:30p.m. EDT and we'll continue through the summer for as long as we're "social distancing".  

Our Fear an Taigh / host for the evening will be Zach Wallace, fluent Gaelic speaker and poet who has an impressive repertoire of songs. We're pleased to welcome Robyn Carrigan joining us from her home in Cape Breton to lead us in some Gaelic singing. Robyn is a well known singer and musician and we're happy to have her joining us again.

A Ceilidh 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 Ceilidh, 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 here and we will send you the (Cisco Webex) link to join in online and the (toll) phone # to call in. Don't have a computer? Call in and join - sort of like a call-in radio show!  

A link for the songs will be provided in advance. 
There is no cost, free-will contributions to our guest musician appreciated.

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

Solus na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Beacon - June 2020

6/1/2020

 

See what's new this month with our newsletter, Solus na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Beacon - June 2020 - https://t.co/AAtn0Ad6Y7 pic.twitter.com/QFcWg2XrBY

— Comunn Gàidhlig TO (@GaelicToronto) June 1, 2020

WordSearch!

4/17/2020

 
 If you aren't yet getting our monthly newsletters then you wouldn't have received this WordSearch puzzle we sent out. Just a little something to help pass the time. For a printable copy, click here. Want to receive more? Let us know!

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COVID-19 Cancellation update

3/16/2020

 
As you know, the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact every aspect of society around the world and within Canada. The World Health Organization has now declared it a Pandemic.
 
In view of this, The Gaelic Society of Toronto will suspend all events until further notice to assist in reducing the potential spread of COVID-19, the Coronavirus. We have made the proactive decision in order to prioritize the health and wellness of our members and guests. The continued spread of COVID-19 in Canada and around the world is concerning and we will follow the Public Health Agency of Canada recommendations.  The cancellation of our Ceilidhs, Young Pipers Championship and Canan agus Oran is temporary and is the best way to safeguard the well-being of our members. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our members, guests and young competitors.
 
As no one knows precisely when this situation will change for the better or how long the contagion will last, at this time we are unable to advise you of when our activities will resume.
In these challenging times, rest assured that we will continue to make the best decisions we can for everyone’s well-being. Thanking you in advance for your understanding and your loyalty to The Gaelic Society of Toronto.

We hope that you and your family will stay safe and healthy.  

Cànan agus Òran - Gaelic Language and Song Workshop

3/1/2020

 
The Gaelic Society of Toronto will be holding a day of Gaelic language and song for learners of Scottish Gaelic on April 4, 2020.
 
The guest teachers for this date are as follows:
  • Chrissie Drake - a native speaker from Lewis and Harris, Scotland
  • Lorrie MacKinnon - long-time Cànan agus Òran organizer
  • David Livingston-Lowe - David is a member of the staff in the University of Toronto Celtic Studies Program and an experienced Gaelic educator in many Celtic languages.

​The Cànan agus Òran day will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Carr Hall, 100 St. Joseph Street (Saint Michael’s College, University of Toronto), Toronto, Ontario.  The day will include of language classes and a song workshop.  Classes will be offered at the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels.  Should there be enough interest, a Beginner II (between beginner and intermediate) session will also be offered. 
 
The cost for each day is $45 (+ processing fees), free to U of T students, $25 to non-U of T students (+ processing fees) and free to native speakers. 
 
Early Bird Registration- 20% off discount – Registrations (including cheque or money order) received two weeks in advance (March 21, 2020) pay $36, non-U of T students $20 (+ processing fees).

We have had the venue free of charge for many years. That benefit is no longer available to us.  The registration fee has been increased by a small amount after many years with no increase.  Rather than raise the fee by a higher amount, we ask those who are able to make a donation in addition to the registration to offset the new and not insignificant venue charges, with our thanks.
 
Please plan to join us afterwards for a social/ceilidh at a location to be determined.
 For more information, call Lorrie at (905) 844-4908

Registration and payment via credit card/PayPal is available here:

If you prefer to mail in your registration information and payment, you can print off the registration form here
If you prefer to register and pay online, you can register here and complete payment below; you can add a donation if you like as well.
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Cànan agus Òran

Fèis Thoronto  July 31 - Aug 3 - cancelled. New event posted

3/1/2020

 
Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto / The Gaelic Society of Toronto proudly presents:

Fèis Thoronto  July 31 - Aug 3
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Looking ahead for the long weekend in August 2020?  Put Fèis Thoronto in your calendar for Friday, July 31st - Monday, August 3rd! We're pleased to welcome "Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie" and welcome back perennial favourite Gillebrìde MacMillan for concerts and workshops. We're continuing to fine-tune the workshop offerings and will get out that information soon. In the meantime, some highlights to look forward to:

  • Saturday language, song and instrumental workshops with Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie 
  • From Brian Ó hEadhra of Bòrd na Gàidhlig: "Overview of Gaelic Scotland today" workshop -  talk and interactive discussion on current developments in Gaelic language, arts and culture and how best to access it.
  • Saturday evening concert with Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie 
  • Monday workshops with Gillebrìde MacMillan: Bàrdachd baile: Village verse - The story of 20th century Scottish Gaelic traditional poetry followed by a Song Workshop on some of the songs mentioned in the lecture 

We've got some events planned for Sunday as well - details coming soon - be sure to put Féis Thoronto  on your calendar in the meantime!

The Gaelic Society of Toronto's Friday Night Ceilidhs!

1/4/2020

 
***SPECIAL EVENT AND DATE***
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January 24th - Oidhche nam Bàrd / Night of the Poet at the Tranzac 

Join us for a celebration of Scottish Gaelic poets - a growing annual event that we're proud to participate in - Gaelic culture has a rich history and tradition of Gaelic poets that deserve to be remembered and celebrated. This will be a night of poetry, song and celebration, highlighting a selection of our many Gaelic poets, poems and providing some history around each.  

Calling for submissions - do you have a favourite Gaelic poem and Gaelic poet that you'd like to celebrate?  You can either read the poem yourself or have it read for you. Contact us at gaelictoronto@gmail.com to get your Gaelic poet included in our first ever Oidhche nam Bàrd. 
   

The Gaelic Society of Toronto's Friday Night Ceilidhs!

12/21/2019

 
Just to let you all know, we will be changing up our Friday Night Ceilidhs in January and February. Our January's Ceilidh will be on a special date - Friday the 24th - with a little something different planned. February's Ceilidh will be replaced with a Gaelic film day! More details will follow soon!


Our regular Ceilidhs on the third Friday of the month will resume in March.


Chì mi ann thu! 😃
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