Representatives of Ceòlas, the Uist-based arts and heritage organisation, have had a busy July, travelling to the Willie Clancy Summer School in Milltown Galway, County Clare, and the HIGA gathering in Gasteiz, Spain, in addition to the regular events programme. As the largest traditional music summer school in Ireland, the Willie Clancy event provided an interesting comparison to the much smaller and more community- oriented Ceòlas summer school, and a large potential market for international students.
Iain MacDonald, Dòmhnall Iain MacDonald, Màiri MacInnes and Liam Crouse joined another contingent of Uist and Scottish tradition musicians for the event. The Ceòlas group felt their Uist-based summer school, which was partially modelled after the Willie Clancy school, compared well to the larger Irish festival. For the full story, visit www.obantimes.co.uk