Bha fìor dheagh oidhche ann aig Cuirm Bhliadhnail Chomunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis an raoir, aig taigh-cluiche Eden Court ann an Inbhir Nis. Bha cha mhòr 400 neach an làthair airson èisteachd le na seinneadaran is luchd-ciùil ainmeil a bha còmhla rinn.
Last night’s Annual Event at Eden Court Theatre lived up to and indeed exceeded expectations. Almost 400 people came along to be entertained by the talented singers and musicians who were performing. The solo singers were: Kathleen MacInnes, Maggie MacDonald, Arthur Cormack and Paul MacCallum. It was wonderful to hear different styles of singing from each performer and the audience enjoyed hearing songs such as “Allt an t-Siùcar”, “Ceud fàilt’ air gach gleann” and many more which all fitted in with the “Seasons and Moods” theme. The excellent Monach Isles Ceilidh Band, led by Michael Macmillan, played rousing jigs and reels to get the audience in the celidh spirit, along with some lovely lilting waltzes. It was great to see so many youngsters singing with “Canntaireachd” – the youth choral group led by Eilidh Mackenzie. They sang beautifully and again were very popular with the audience. We were priviliged to have with us the Society’s Honorary Piper, Dr Angus MacDonald, who opened the show and played again in the second half. Brigadier Iain MacPhàrlain, the Society Chief for the coming year, delivered a short speech before the concert closed with performers and audience singing together the songs “Cànan nan Gàidheal” and “Soraidh leibh is oidhche mhath leibh”.
A powerpoint was displayed above the stage with a running translation between performances and each song was accompanied by landscape photographs by Cailean MacLean. The stunning photographs perfectly complemented each different song. Allan Campbell, Chairperson of the Society, did an expert job as Fear an Taighe.