Ceòl nan Gàidheal

Learning activities

These learning activities have been mapped to the CfE English and Literacy experiences and outcomes for levels 2,3 and 4. Details in the accompanying teachers notes.

• Learning activities PDF (441 KB; 14 pages)
• Teachers notes PDF (219 KB; 3 pages)

Further reading

• Historical sources further reading PDF (207 KB; 1 page)
• Bagpipe further reading PDF (125 KB; 4 pages)
• Clarsach further reading PDF (170 KB; 1 page)
• Fiddle further reading PDF (166 KB; 1 page)

Useful links

• An Comunn Gaidhleach
• Ceòlas Uibhist
• BBC Alba
• BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
• MG Alba
• Am Baile – music, song and dance section
• Tobar an Dualchais - contains over 40,000 oral recordings made in Scotland and further afield, from the 1930s onwards. Content includes stories, songs, music, poetry and factual information.

Festivals

• Celtic Connections
• Celtic Colours, Cape Breton
• Fèisean nan Gàidheal - The National Association of Gaelic Arts Youth Tuition festivals
• Harp festival
• Piping live
• Pipe world championships
• Scots Fiddle Festival

Fiddle festivals / schools / camps

• https://www.shetlandarts.org/our-work/festivals/fiddle-frenzy
• https://www.scotsfiddlefestival.com/
• College of Piping
• National Piping Centre