Fireside Cèilidh: Come join us as for an afternoon of songs, storytelling and music! This August in Cultarlann Inbhirnis, the new Gaelic Cultural centre at the hear t of Inverness.
Our Fireside Cèilidh event is a lovely way to engage with the local community and Gaelic culture of the Highlands. This traditional-style Cèilidh is an informal event, at where the audience is encouraged to join in with a song, a story or simply by listening. We are delighted be joined by young local musicians from Fèis na h-Oige. Food and drinks will be served by our volunteers at the cafe.
Christina Stewart is a singer, tradition bearer, writer, folklorist and tutor. She belongs to Inverness, capital of the Scottish Highlands, where Gaelic and Scots language cultures meet.
Christina's interpretations of Scotland's rich oral traditions are firmly rooted in authentic indigenous culture and embrace new approaches and fresh perspectives
Christina graduated from the School of Scottish Studies and Edinburgh University with MA Honours in Scottish Ethnology and Scottish Historical Studies, incorporating traditional song in the broader context of Scottish history and culture. She feels privileged to have studied with Hamish Henderson, Margaret Bennett, Morag MacLeod, John MacInnes, Alan Bruford, Emily Lyle and Geoffrey Barrow among others.
Her childhood was spent in the Highland capital, Inverness, so grew up in an environment where the Gaelic and Scots traditions of Scotland meet and in a family in which Scotland's traditional culture was an intergral part.
In the last 20 years, she has developed a reputation in her native country as not just a captivating singer and tutor, but an exponent of song within the wider oral and folk tradition of Scotland, with infectious enthusiasm, extensive knowledge and a commitment to appreciating songs within their cultural contexts, which she feels is vital to a robust, living tradition.
