News in brief...
Milestone Cèilidh!
The
Edinburgh Gaelic community's 'S Math Sin ceilidh on Friday
27th March at the Assembly Rooms was a memorable one, attracting a
large audience, some coming from as far afield as Barra, Inverness,
Harris and even Germany and the USA. With great music, dancing to
the fantastic Black Rose Ceilidh Band, a superb atmosphere
and the chance to be among friends, the night was hailed a huge
success by all.
"This shows that Edinburgh can host major Gaelic events, and has the
potential to provide a much bigger focus for the Gaelic community",
said one commentator. The evening also raised funds for future
initiatives for the Gaelic community, children and young people. Many
thanks to all our [sponsors].
Part of Edinburgh's [Ceilidh Culture] Festival.
Gaelic Plan: Now unstoppable!
Development of the Council's Plan for Gaelic has
reached its final stages.
The plan aims to support and develop Gaelic as a major asset within Edinburgh for the benefit of all. Your views will matter, and you will be invited to comment on the draft plan in the next few weeks. Watch this space. [Further details]
Learn Gaelic
Gaelic is not a difficult language to learn, as a growing number of people are discovering.
Nor is
it a language that is difficult to put into use from day to day.
There are many opportunities in Edinburgh and beyond to experience
and communicate through Gaelic, whatever your level of learning.
You'll even find that Gaelic is a skill that is increasingly in
demand and can quite easily be turned to profit.
However, as you'll discover, both linguistically and culturally, Gaelic is as different as, say, Spanish or Polish from English. For this reason, to learn Gaelic is to embark on a fascinating voyage of discovery.
This journey is now a much easier one to make thanks to new learning methods adapted from rapid language learning models that have proved highly successful with other languages.