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Fiddlers’ Rally Royal National Mod 2011

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Royal National Mod 2011

Date Event Venue

Friday 14 Oct Opening ceremony                                  An Lanntair
Saturday 15 Oct Mod Shinty Cup Final                              Lionacleit
Fiddlers’ Rally                                          Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais,Stornoway

Re: [Taransayfiddlers] Silence falls after a decade of musical bliss for the fiddlers of Taransay

Re: [Taransayfiddlers] Silence falls after a decade of musical bliss for the fiddlers of Taransay
And I’m thinking of that Rayburn forlornly cold with it’s clinker filled ash pan and half burnt, congealed, 6 pack wrappers. Good riddance to the antiquated horror! But of course I’ll miss the early morning bird craick with Chris and others [...]

Silence falls after a decade of musical bliss for the fiddlers of Taransay.

Silence falls after a decade of musical bliss for the fiddlers of Taransay

By Fred Silver

Taransay had ten years to win their hearts – but for the hundreds of fiddlers who have attended the annual Fiddle Week in July, it took barely a fraction of that time. Taransay’s curving beaches, sauntering hills, abundant history and [...]

The end of Planet Fidhle?

The end of Planet Fidhle
So here I am again. This is sadly the last programme in the series. After many years, the Fidhle tribe is moving on from its settlement here on the island of Taransay. This is not being spoken about openly in the tribe, but various signs and symbols are evident in their [...]

Ian Macfarlanes melodeon class 2011

Oran a phrince
Macfarlanes wedding
reel and scales
Sandy Beaton and calum beag
devil in kitchen and reel