This October, we will offer a 5-day residential Fèis experience for young people from P4 to S6 from Monday 21st to Friday 25th October 2024. There will be separate accommodation and parallel timetables running for children in P4-7 and for young people from S2 to S6. Pupils in S1 can choose to take part in either option.
Taking place during the October holidays, young people can choose different class options from a huge list, including various musical instruments, Gaelic song, sound engineering, composition, song writing, drama, dance and more!
We also offer hire instruments free of charge.
All of our tutors are experienced, professional musicians, skilled in working with young people. We also have a pool of supervisors (house parents) and volunteers who help our events run smoothly. Young people are supervised at all times and we work in accordance with Child Protection and Health & Safety Guidelines. Our staff are all members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme administered by Disclosure Scotland.
We are committed to making traditional music accessible to all and to eliminate barriers for participation. If you would like to talk in confidence about support for learners with disabilities or specific access requirements for your child, please contact Christian at christian.gamauf@feisrois.org
Ewen Henderson
Gillian Frame
Arran-born fiddler and singer Gillian Frame is a captivating performer whose richly diverse musical experience, since winning the inaugural Radio Scotland Young Musician of the Year contest in 2001, shines vibrantly through her mix of tunes and songs, old and new. Her album “Pendulum” received high praise from fans and critics alike and was described as ‘one of the best albums of recent times’. She is a member of RANT.
Gillian has worked with many acts and was a founding member of the band Back of the Moon with whom she toured for seven years, seeing them win various accolades including Best Up and Coming Act followed by Best Folk Band at the Scots Trad Music Awards. During this time she also graduated with a BA (Hons) in Scottish Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Gillian Stevenson
Gillian started playing fiddle when she was 10 years old. She played in various school groups and orchestras and became a founder member of a school Scottish dance band under the brilliant guidance of Ali McGregor who was the lead accordion player with the Tain Scottish Dance Band. Gillian attended the very first Feis Rois residential week in Ullapool in 1986 as a pupil and later went on to become a supervisor and tutor. She has been a member of various Scottish Dance Bands over the years including The Tain Scottish Dance Band, and has played with several bands including the Jock Fraser Dance Band, the Susie Simpson Dance Band, the Raymond Chuchuk Dance Band, and Rhythm n Reel.
Anne Wood
Anne Wood is a multi-instrumentalist based in Ullapool.
Mairearad Green
Renowned for her deft and lyrical accordion style, as well as her dextrous piping, Mairearad is in great demand not only as a performer, but also as a composer.
Often seen on stage alongside multi-instrumentalist Anna Massie, composer, Mike Vass, piping supergroup, Tryst and singer-songwriter, King Creosote.
Kim Richards
Kim is an artist, freelance designer/illustrator, musician and art teacher from Ullapool. She released her album, Leave that Fly, in 2018. She runs weekly music sessions with Mairearad Green, and regularly plays gigs and Ceilidhs with a variety of other musicians, including The Highland Ceilidh Band. She is also a regular Fèis Rois YMI tutor.
Innes Watson
Rachel Newton
Rory Matheson
Ailis Sutherland
Sophie Stephenson
Macphail Centre
Mill Street, Ullapool, IV26 2UN
Schedule
21 October - 25 October 2024