National Tartan Day...an at home celebration
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A wee Scotch tasting featuring an Aberlour whisky from the Speyside region of Scotland, a cocktail and tunes with Martin Gillespie.
Hailing from the island of Tiree, Martin followed in his brother’s footsteps learning accordion under Gordon Connell and once in High School Highland Bagpipes by Robert Beck. On leaving School music wasn’t Martin’s initial career choice, opting for sport for a short period then plumbing before going on to study music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for 3 years. As well as being a full time member of Skerryvore, Martin is a co-founder of Oban live and also part of the team for Tiree Music festival managing all things financial.
He can often be found at the bar, in the gym or lying in the sun!
Brighde Chaimbeul, is a brilliant young piper from the Isle of Skye. Winner of both the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award (2019) and Young Folk Award (2016), Brighde is a virtuoso on the Scottish smallpipes . Her debut album, The Reeling, was released in 2019 and she has performed at numerous international events including Celtic Colours, Celtic Connections and Piping Live among others.
Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
From the deepest roots of Canada and its very earliest musical traditions come Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie, putting their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic soundtrack of this nation. Exciting and innovative, their talent is surpassed only by the sheer joy they exude in performance. Alternating between Gaelic and English, traditional and contemporary, haunting and electrifying, the duo is nothing short of mesmerizing!!
Tartan…Fashion…Tartan Day.
An informative talk with well respected designer Veronica MacIsaac, from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Born into Canada’s Celtic culture, Veronica has singularly established a flourishing career, proving that tradition, taste and tartan are alive and thriving in both the Celtic and fashion world.
On the day of the event you will receive an email with a personalized link for viewing.
Your ticket will allow you access to view the event anytime from 7:30 pm Tuesday April 6th until 11:30 pm Sunday April 11th
All performances contain unique pre-recorded material.
Thank you to the Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games for their sponsorship and continued support.
Organizer WeeAlec Productions
Organizer of National Tartan Day...an at home celebration
