Ceòlas is a wonderful music and dance summer school featuring expert tuition in piping, fiddling, singing, Scotch reels and Quadrilles, step dancing and the Gaelic language.
Under the artistic direction of Iain MacDonald, it is set within the Gaelic-speaking community of South Uist. Ceòlas explores the vital connections between Scottish traditional music, Gaelic song and dance while allowing ample opportunity for participants to enjoy all these art forms in cèilidhs and in homes, the places which fostered them.
The School takes a holistic approach to tuition and no single element is complete without the others. Pipers learn to beat the rhythms of their strathspeys in a step dancing class while fiddlers learn words to their tunes through 'mouth music' or puirt a beul. Dancers, in turn, explore the relationship between their steps and Gaelic song while pipers and singers discover the fundamental relationship between classical piping (ceòl mòr) and Gaelic song. This approach leads to a fuller appreciation of the riches of individual traditions, and how they connect and interact with each other.
There is a good range of accommodation Hotels, Bed & Breakfast and self catering in reasonable range of Ceolas Summer School based in Daliburgh, South UIst.
2008: 6th - 11th July 2008
The tutors for this year are:
Allan Henderson - Intermediate Fiddle
Anna Wendy Stevenson - Beginners Fiddle
Allan MacDonald - Ceol Mor / Piobaireachd song
Angus Grant Snr- Youth Fiddle
Tony MacDonald -Youth piping
Mats Melin - Step Dance / Reels & Quadrilles
Katie Shaw - Beginners Step-Dance
Cathy Ann MacPhee - Songs of Barra
Mairi MacInnes - Including Songs of the Uist bards
Donnie Murdo MacLeod- Humorous Songs & Songs of Lewis & Harris
Rona Lightfoot - Puirt a' beul
Angus MacDonald - Playing for Dancing
Ewen Henderson - Playing for Dancing
Fin Moore - Playing for Dancing
Sarah Hoy - Playing for Dancing
Alec 'Valtos' MacDonald - Gaelic Tutor
Catriona MacIntyre -Gaelic Tutor
Alasdair 'a Bhocsair' Campbell - Creativity with Gaelic Tutor
Further information on the classes and to book a place go to : http://www.ceolas.co.uk | 
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