Andrew MacDonald Cèilidh Band with Emma MacLeod and Iain Cormack
6
Sultain / September 2024
20:00
GMT
Bidh fear de na cluicheadairean bogsa òga as fheàrr à sgìre Loch Abar, Anndra Dòmhnallach, a’ cumail nan dannsairean a’ dol fad na h-oidhche le stoidhle ciùil a’ Chost an Iar follaiseach na chluich.
Tha Emma NicLeòid, à Eilean Sgalpaigh, ainmeil mar sheinneadair Gàidhlig an dèidh dhi Bonn Òr an t-Seann Nòis a chosnadh aig a' Mhòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail ann an Inbhir Nis ann an 2021 agus Bonn Òr a' Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich ann an 2023. Tha Emma gu mòr an sàs ann an saoghal nan còisirean, a’ riochdachadh na h-Alba aig Còisir Eurovision na Bliadhna ann an 2019, agus ann am Binneas a stèidhich i còmhla ri Iain Eòsaph MacNèill. Bidh Emma a’ nochdadh gu cunbhalach air rèidio, TBh mar phreasantair, ban-chleasaiche agus neach-ciùil agus tha fèill mhòr oirre aig cuirmean agus cèilidhean air feadh na dùthcha.
'S e seinneadair òg Gàidhlig às an Eilean Sgitheanach a th' ann an Iain MacCarmaig. Thòisich e a’ seinn aig aois òg agus bhuannaich e Bonn Òr a’ Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich ann an 2023. Thill Iain don Eilean Sgitheanach o chionn ghoirid an deidh dha crìoch a chur air a chùrsa aig Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh.
One of the finest young accordionists from the Lochaber area, Andrew MacDonald will have the crowd on the floor all night long with his West Coast musical style.
Emma MacLeod, of the Isle of Scalpay (Harris), is best known for her Gaelic singing having won both the Gold Medal for Traditional Gaelic Singing at the Royal National Mòd in Inverness in 2021 and the An Comunn Gàidhealach Gold Medal in 2023. As well as been a talented solo singer, Emma is very active in the choral scene, representing Scotland at the Eurovision Choir of the Year in Sweden in 2019, and co-founding the Gaelic harmony collective Binneas with John Joe MacNeil. Emma features regularly on TV radio as a presenter, actress and performer and is in great demand to sing at concerts and cèilidhs across the country.
Iain Cormack, is a young Gaelic singer from the Isle of Skye. He began singing at a young age and is the current winner of the Mod Gold Medal, alongside Emma. Iain has recently returned to the Isle of Skye following the completion of his studies at Strathclyde University.