News and Events from the Office of Gaelic Affairs, August 24 2012

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MEDIA MONITORING REPORT
2012-08-24
Audios/Videos of Interest:
Cape Breton Fiddlers 39th Annual Concert August 19 2012 Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXYlMwUxQxI&feature=channel&list=UL
The 39th Annual Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling Gala Concert was held on August 19, 2012 at
the Gaelic College in St. Ann's Cape Breton. From 1015thehawk
Leugh an Litir-naidheachd ùr bho Iomairtean na Gàidhlig: Misneach - An Samhradh 2012
Read the latest Newsletter from Gaelic Affairs: Misneach – Summer 2012
In this Edition:
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Bringing Gaelic to the Children:
Museum of Industry Gaelic Month
Event

Building Community where Gaelic
thrives (2)
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My Gaelic Journey: An Encouraging
Destiny

Learning Gaelic: The AGA Story

Milestones

Gaelic on the Go

Mòd Canada
http://www.gov.ns.ca/oga/pubs/Newsletter-Summer-2012.pdf
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Stòras a’ Bhaile 2012
Nova Scotia Highland Village held Stòras a’ Bhaile 2012 over four days from August 13th - August 16th. As in previous years,
attendance was at capacity, with an overflow of 28 participants on the final day. John Shaw conducted morning sessions focusing
on stories recorded in the field from various regions of Cape Breton Island. Walks, led by Jim Watson around the Highland Village
site provided opportunities to stretch before lunch and learn about historical Gaelic Nova Scotia. During the event, technology
displays for the Gaelic medium were made available by Susan Cameron, Father Brewer Celtic Collection, St. F.X. with group
facilitation provided by Mary Jane Lamond. Afternoon sessions brought tradition bearers and participants together for discussions
on topics of traditional life in Gaelic-speaking homes and communities.
This year’s featured guests were Ann MacKinnon, Inverness, Jean MacKay Westmount/North Shore, Catherine MacNeil, Christmas
Island and Martha Ramey, with niece Marion Burke, Westmount/Big Pond. Each day ended with fiddling, singing and storytelling in
the Highland Village picnic shelter. Stòras a’ Bhaile is an annual Nova Scotia Highland Village Gaelic immersion event designed to
enhance language skills by way of traditional arts and cultural expressions represented in Nova Scotia. Characterized by group
interaction and personal exchange, Stòras draws on social learning theory as the basis for its programming approach:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_theory
Céilidh anns a’ Ghut - Port Hawkesbury Ceilidh
Photos from 1015thehawk.com
The Port Hastings Historical Society sponsor Ceilidhs every Tuesday at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. On August 21, 2012 the
featured performers were Kinnon & Betty Beaton, Harvey MacKinnon, Adam Cooke and Alexandria Sampson.
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Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 7
http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/events/celticgaelicevents/
Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig, the biennial scholarly conference on Scottish Gaelic studies, is currently being hosted by the
University of Glasgow in Scotland between 21 and 23 August 2011. Presenters from Nova Scotia include Emily
McEwan-Fujita, Dr. Michael Newton, Dr. Michael Linkletter, Dr. Tiber Falzett of St. Francis Xavier University in
Antigonish, NS and many others. For more information on the papers presented please visit the website link above.
Emily McEwen-Fujita: Sociolinguistic Mentors and Communities of Practice:
A New Proposal for Community based Language Revitalization
Tiber F. M. Falzett: ‘Torman Siubhlach *…+ ’s Milis Gáirich’: Metaphor,
Intersense Modalities and an Iconicity of Style in Scottish Gaelic Sound Culture
Michael Newton: Unsettling Iain mac Mhurchaidh’s Slumber: The Carolina
Lullaby, Authorship, and the Influence of Print Media on Gaelic Oral Tradition
Michael Linkletter: The Rev. D. B. Blair of Cowal and Nova Scotia (1815-1893)
Dàibhidh Grannd, Stiùiriche, Ùlpan, Alba a' tadhal a-staigh air oifis Iomairtean na Gàidhlig
David Grant, Director, Ùlpan, Scotland, visits Gaelic Affairs
Choinnich Dàibhidh Grannd, Stiùiriche
Ùlpan ann an Albainn ri luchd-obrach
Iomairtean na Gàidhlig air an 21 amh
dhen Lùnasdal, 2012. Bha còmhradh
math ann a thaobh rathaidean coltach
ri Ùlpan ann an Albainn is Gàidhlig aig
Baile ann an Albainn Nuaidh gus
cànan ionnsachadh is cur gu feum.
Dàibhidh Grannd, Director, Ùlpan
(Gaelic for adults) in Scotland met
with Gaelic Affairs Staff on August 21,
2012. A good discussion was held
about approaches to acquiring and
using language such as Ùlpan in
Scotland and Gàidhlig aig Baile in
Nova Scotia.
L-R: Goiridh Dòmhnallach, Lodaidh MacFhionghain agus Dàibhidh Grannd.
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Sgoil Ghàidhlig an Àrd-bhaile - Bùthan-obrach an Fhoghair – Fall Workshops
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR FALL
(Gaelic Language Society of Halifax)
Sgoil Ghàidhlig an-Àrd Bhaile is a not-for-profit organization run completely by volunteers. Our Mission is to promote,
provide and support community-based authentic Nova Scotia Gaelic language learning, within a cultural context, for
people of all ages in the Halifax Regional Municipality. We welcome anyone interested in the Gaelic language to attend
our courses and workshops, regardless of ability. Please visit our website for a full explanation of our teaching
method. http://www.halifaxgaelic.ca/index.php?ID=2 . Payment plans are available for those unable to pay the entire
amount for a program in advance. Please contact the registrar for details.
We encourage you to register as soon as possible before a session begins. All courses and workshops require a
minimum number of participants (6) before they are able to run.
DARTMOUTH – MONDAY EVENING
Beginner/Advanced Beginner – Dartmouth – 6:00 – 9:00 pm – Location TBA – starts September 24
Intermediate – Dartmouth – 6:00 – 9:00 pm – Location TBA – starts September 24
HALIFAX – WEDNESDAY EVENING
Beginner/Advanced Beginner – Halifax – 6:00 – 9:00 pm – Location TBA – starts September 26
Conversation – 9:00 – 9:00 pm – Halifax- location TBA – starts September 26
Cost: $125. For a ten-week session, three hours per evening.
Membership to Sgoil Ghàidhlig an Àrd-Bhaile is included in the registration fee.
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2012
We would be pleased to provide further details. Please contact:
Sgoil Ghàidhlig an Àrd-Bhaile Program Committee
Norma MacLean 869-5677 or Doug MacDonald 443-2622
Faclan Feumail Gàidhlig aig Pòilin:
Literal Meaning:
I don't think that [he] isn't. Which means: I think so.
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Pròiseact eadar-nàiseanta: Struileag / Shore to Shore
https://www.facebook.com/Struileag.ShoreToShore
Seo pròiseact ùr 'outreach' - tòisich e gu ceart anns an Dàmhair. 'S e ainmean ainmeal san t-saogal cultarach Albannach
a th' anns an sgioba-stiùiridh, ach le eòlas air an t-saoghal mhòr cuideachd. Bidh Canada , gu h-àiridh Alba Nuadh, an
sàs ann. Planaichean mòra gu dearbh, 'n dòchas gu bi a h-uile cáil ag obrachadh mar bu chòir!
Bidh statement nas mionaidiche a' tighinn a-mach san t-Sultain, ach gu ruige sin, seo fiosrachadh toiseachail:
Are you Scot or a descendant of one? If so this might be for you! Massive outreach project.
Description:
Culminating in an international large scale event, Struileag is a forward looking, multi-faceted, culturally ambitious
project that will reach out around the world to the people of the Gaelic Diaspora in an inspiring and poignant exploration
of the collective experiences and aspirations of the Gael.
Struileag brings specially commissioned poetry, music and song together with film in an internationally streamed show
that explores the universal links between language and culture. It will be surprising, magical and revelatory, and above
all it will be brave.
Incorporating 15 musicians, 8 singers and an internationally raised youth orchestra the 2014 Show will push the
boundaries of culture and style to create a nationally significant highlight of the year of Homecoming 2014.
Extensive community engagement will form a substantial cornerstone of the project which will deliver poetry
competitions, talks & discussions, concerts, workshops and finally an international touring show. There will be a lasting
legacy in the form of a book of poetry and song, a commercially available recording, a DVD and a film.
An Sgioba / Artistic Team:
Jim Sutherland – Artistic Director / Composer www.jimsutherland.uk.com
Kevin MacNeil – Director of Poetry http://www.kevinmacneil.com/
Dan Ayling – Director of Show http://www.danayling.com/
Douglas McKinnon - Director of Film http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533559/
TACHARTASAN – EVENTS
(for further info on Gaelic Events in NS – see www.gaelic.ca )
Dartmouth
Month
of
August
The following are Gaelic immersion events being organized by Emily McEwan-Fujita and Tim Aggett in
connection with the month-long Gaelic course being held in their home this August. Everyone is
welcome! For more information or to RSVP please e-mail Emily at [email protected].
Monday, August 27 - 5-10 pm,
Gaelic conversation at Celtic Corner, Dartmouth (bring instruments or a song, too!) Meet us for dinner,
or join us later for a drink!
Tuesday, August 28 - 5-10 pm,
Gaelic conversation at Old Triangle, Halifax. Meet us for dinner, or join us later for a drink!
Friday, August 24 (Halifax), 7-10pm,
Taigh-Cèilidh Song Circle (for more information or to RSVP please e-mail Emily at
[email protected]).
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Johnstown
Friday
Aug. 24
Iona
Sept. 8
Sept. 23
Johnstown Annual Milling Frolic
2012 celebrates the 79th year!
Where: Johnstown Parish Hall, Richmond Co.
When: Friday, August 24
Milling starts earlier this year, at 7pm
Followed by a square dance with Kinnon, Betty Lou & Andrea Beaton, with Joel Chaisson.
Nova Scotia Highland Village Launches Scotch Music Series
Nova Scotia Highland Village is holding its inaugural three part Scotch Music Series this year over the
months of August and September.
On September 8th enjoy a demonstration of Scotch music bowing from 2-4 PM in the Village
Schoolhouse. Titled, Ag Éirigh air Puirt ((Risin’ on the Tunes), West Bay fiddler Shelly Campbell will
provide instruction on Cape Breton bowing techniques. A Gaelic teacher with Whycocomagh Education
Centre, and popular dance player,
Shelly draws from the influences of Southern Inverness County notables to inform her own fiddling
style. Fiddle learners are encouraged to attend this session on Scotch music bowing techniques as part
of Highland Village’s annual Pioneer Day.
Join us once again on September 23rd, 2-4 PM for An Gàidheal Portmhor (The Musical Gael), and enjoy
an exceptional performance of Scotch music by exponents John Donald Cameron, Dougie MacPhee and
Father Francis Cameron. All three of these excellent players are steeped in the music of Gaelic Cape
Breton and its Scottish roots. The Highland Village Scotch Music Series celebrates the contribution of
Nova Scotia Gaels to world fiddle music. For more information call (902) 725-2272. Ur beatha an
Clachan.
BUIN GÀIDHLIG na h-ALBANN NUAIDHE – ORIGINS OF NOVA SCOTIA GAELIC
'S ann an Gàidhlig na h-Albann a tha buin Gàidhlig na h-Albann Nuaidhe agus mar Ghàidhlig na h-Éireann agus Ghàidhlig Mhanainn,
tha i 'na ball de mheur teaghlach nan cànainean Ceilteach ris an canar 'Goidelic' (Gàidhlig). Tha Gàidhlig na h-Albann Nuaidhe air a
bhith 'ga bruidhinn anns a' Roinn againn bho chionn co dhiùbh 1773. Lìonmhor mar a tha i ann an òrain, ceòl dualchasach na fìdhle
's na pìoba, dannsa-ceumaidh, seanchas, cleachdaidhean is creideamh, tha a' Ghàidhlig a' cur ri iomadachd chultarach, shòisealta,
oideachail, is eaconomach co-chomann na h-Albann Nuaidhe.
Nova Scotia Gaelic has its origins in Scottish Gaelic and, like Irish Gaelic and Manx, is a branch of the family of Celtic languages. It
has been spoken in our province since at least 1773 and is rich in cultural expression through song, traditional fiddle and pipe music,
step dancing, storytelling as well as customs and beliefs. NS Gaelic continues to make cultural, social, educational and economic
contributions to Nova Scotia society.
Rùn: ’S e rùn OIG a bhith ag obair le muinntir na h-Albann Nuaidh ann a’ leasachadh is brosnachadh na Gàidhlig, cànain ’s cultar, ’s a’ Mhòir-roinn.
Àicheadh: Tha Oifis Iomairtean na Gàidhlig ag ullachadh na h-aithisg seo an aon ghnothach fiosrachadh a sgaoileadh. Chan eil am fiosrachadh ’s na
ceanglaichean ri’m faighinn ’s an aithisg seo ach ’nan goireasan; ’s chan eil Riaghaltas na h-Albann Nuaidh a’ cur aonta ris na tha innte, ris na
poileasaidhean, no ris na bathair, no ri ceanglaichean do làraichean-lìn air an taobh a-muigh. Chan eil ceannas aig Oifis Iomairtean na Gàidhlig air an
fhiosrachadh seo no air na ceanglaichean do làraichean-lìn air an taobh a-muigh; agus chan eil an Oifis an urra ris a’ chinnteachd, ris an dligheachd,
no ris a tha am broinn an fhiosrachaidh ’s an aithisg seo, no ri na bhitheas de cheanglaichean a thig ásda. Ma chuireas duine gu feum am fiosrachadh
’s na ceanglaichean ’s an aithisg seo, nì e sin air a cheann fhéin. Cuiribh fios chun nan làraichean-lìn an taobh a-muigh ma bhios ceistean agaibh air
na th’annta.
MISSION: The mission of the OGA is to work with Nova Scotians in the development and promotion of Gaelic language and culture in the Province.
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