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Laoidhean Nollaig / Christmas Carols
Carols with our choirs
Friday 20th December, 7pm
Abair oidhche àlainn a bh’ againn ron Nollaig leis ar coisirean agus muinntir na coimhearsnachd a’ seinn laoidhean còmhla. Chòrd e ris a’ chlann agus na h-inbhich agus bha e cho math a thighinn cruinn còmhla aon turas eile ron an Nollaig. Bha 2024 uabhasach trang againn, agus tha sinn an dòchas gum bi 2025 a cheart cho trang agus làn thachartasan inntinneach!
What a brilliant night we had before Christmas with our choirs and the community singing Christmas carols together. The kids and adults were excellent, and it was brilliant to get together before Christmas. A huge thank you to Avril for organising the evening. We had a very busy 2024 and we hope that 2025 is just as busy with lots of interesting events!
Oidhche Chiùil Ghàidhlig
Community Cèilidh
Dihaoine 1 Samhain
Western Isles Covid Memorial
Remembering together
COMMUNITY DAY with INTERACTIVE ART WORKSHOPS & MUSIC
Saturday 28th September
1 - 4pm, Grinneabhat. Clay shell casting, paper kiln & banner making workshops with Jon Macleod, Sandra Kennedy & Danielle Macleod.
4 - 6pm, Grinneabhat. Music from Miss Irenie Rose, Maggie Smith & Zoe Leparoux.
From 7pm North Shawbost beach. Fire sculptures & procession. Piping from Katie Macrae. Clay shell performance.
Willie Campbell & Jane Hepburn
Friday 9th August, 7.30pm
Oidhche air leth le Willie is Jane. Seinn is dannsa is fealla-dhà. Chòrd an oidhche ris a h-uile duine. Mòran taing do Willie agus Jane, agus do dh’Avril a chur an consart air dòigh. Thigibh a’ chèilidh oirnn a-rithist a dh’aithghearr!
What a brilliant night we had with Willie Campbell and Jane Hepburn Macmillan. Singing, dancing and fun! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the night. Many thanks to Willie and Jane, and to Avril who organised the concert. Come back and visit us again soon!
Oidhche de Bhàrdachd
is Òrain Ionadail
Dihaoine 2 An Lùnastal, 7.30f
Bha oidhche shònraichte de bhàrdachd, òrain agus sgeulachdan againn bho choinn ghoirid aig Grinneabhat. Rinn Alice Nic a Mhaoilein rannsachadh agus cruinneachadh air òrain na sgìre dha Grinneabhat agus dha Comann Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar, agus an uairsin chuir i consart air dòigh gan taisbeanadh.
Bha Alice còmhla rinn aig Grinneabhat thairis air mìosan an t-samhraidh air Sgeama Greis Gnìomhachais nan Oileanach. Ma tha duine agaibh eòlach air Alice, bidh fios agaibh gu bheil òrain is seinn a’ còrdadh rithe gu mòr!
Abair measgachadh a bh’ againn de dh’òrain, sgeulachdan is bàrdachd à Bràdhagair agus Àrnoil. Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil a h-uile duine a bha san èisteachd a-nis eòlach air number plates a h-uile càr, bhàn is làraidh a bha sa bhaile uaireigin!
Mòran taing dhan a h-uile duine a thàinig, a h-uile duine a ghabh pàirt le seinn no aithris, na saor-thoilich a rinn teatha is cofaidh, agus dha Alice airson an oidhche a chur air dòigh. B' e oidhche a bh’ ann nach tig a cuimhne dhaoine airson ùine ri thighinn.
VARIETY NIGHT
for all the family
Friday 26th July, 7pm
Abair oidhche spòrsail a bh’ againn bho chionn ghoirid aig a’ chiad Variety Night aig Grinneabhat! Tha ar coimhearsnachd cho tàlantach math daoine aig a h-uile aois fhaicinn.
What a special night we had recently at our very first Variety Night! So much talent in our local community, and great to see people of all ages taking part. It definitely won’t be the last Variety night at Grinneabhat.
Cèilidh Teaghlaich
Family ceilidh
18/7/24
Le daoine òga à Èirinn is Alba
With young people from Ireland and Scotland
Mòran taing do dhaoine òga à Leòdhas is Èirinn agus Fèisean nan Gàidheal a chùm Cèilidh Teaghlaich aig Grinneabhat. Chòrd e gu mòr ris a h-uile duine ☺️
Many thanks to the young people from Lewis and Ireland and Fèisean Nan Gàidheal who held a Family Cèilidh at Grinneabhat. Everyone really enjoyed it ☺️
Red, Green & Blue
live at Grinneabhat
Saturday 13th July
Bha oidhche mhath againn ann an Grinneabhat ag èisteachd ris an dithis seo a tha air leth tàlantach, Red, Green and Blue. Mòran taing airson tighinn gu Grinneabhat air ur Cuairt Albannach.
We had a brilliant night at Grinneabhat listening to the extremely talented duo Red, Green and Blue. Thank you so much for coming to Grinneabhat on your Scottish Tour.
Alice Macmillan & Jack Wolf
29 an t-Ògmhios 29th of June
Mar a thuirt cuideigin a bha an làthair - “Oidhche mhìorbhaileach! Cho math an ath ghinealach fhaicinn agus a chluinntinn làn tàlant”. Mòran taing do dh’Alice is Jack airson consart air leth, chòrd e gu mòr ris a h-uile duine. Taing cuideachd do Marnie, Lilly, Anna is Iain James airson òrain a ghabhail. Bha sibh math dha rìribh!
Amazing evening with Alice and Jack that was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Thank you both for coming over to Grinneabhat for a concert and please don’t leave it too long until you come back! Thanks also to Marnie, Lilly, Anna and Iain James for giving us a song, you were all great!
Danns' a' Rathaid
Road Dance
1 Ògmhios 2024
Nach ann againn a bha oidhche mhiorbhaileach aig ar Danns’ a’ Rathaid! Ged a b’ e oidhche beagan mì-chàilear a bh’ ann, cha do chuir sin stad oirnn idir! Bu mhath leinn taing mhòr a thoirt do Tony agus Dan, Còmhlan Mhaleòidean Nis, Còmhlan Pìobaireachd Òg Leòdhais agus na Hearadh, luchd-obrach Taigh Dubh Àrnoil agus dhuibhse a thàinig a-mach a dhannsa! Cò a bhiodh ag iarraidh a thighinn gu dannsa eile? Feuchaidh sinn toirt air a’ ghrian a thighinn a-mach an ath-thuras!
What an excellent night of dancing we had at our Road Dance. Though the weather was not perfect, we certainly did not let that spoil our fun! We would like to say a massive thank you to our performers – Tony & Dan, the Ness Melodeon Band, The Lewis & Harris Youth Pipe Band, staff at Arnol Blackhouse and to yourselves who came out on a dreich night for some dancing and fun! Who would like to see another Danns’ a’ Rathaid happen?
Costello
3 Cèitean, 3 May 2024
Abair oidhche a bh’ againn. Thàinig Iain ‘Costello’ MacÌomhair a chèilidh oirnn agus abair cèilidh a bh’ againn, le òrain, sgeulachdan is fealla-dhà. Mòran taing do Chostello agus na bi ro fhada a tilleadh!
What a great night we had. Iain ‘Costello’ Maciver came for a cèilidh, and what a brilliant traditional cèilidh it was, with everyone singing along. Many thanks to Costello, don’t be long in coming back!
Coisir Sgìr' a' Bhac agus Caraidean
Saturday 30th March
Abair oidhche Shathairne air leth le Coisir Sgìr a' Bhac agus seinneadairean eile. Bha òg is aost a’ seinn agus anns an luchd-èisteachd agus deagh mheasgachadh de dh’òrain agus ceòl a’ bhocsa. Bha an luchd-èisteachd a seinn cuideachd, taing do Avril!
Tapadh leibh son a thighinn chun iar!
What an amazing night of music we had at Grinneabhat on Saturday night - a real cèilidh with some of the best traditional singers in Lewis. Big thank you to the Back Gaelic Choir, Isabelle Bain, Catriona Bain, Jonathan Fairgrieve, Margaret Stewart, Murdo Macdonald, Iona Davidson, Calum Mackay, Donna Maclean, Seumas MacTaggart, and Katie MacRae for performing and to Avril Allen for organising such a special night.
Coisir Sgìr' a' Bhac
Iona Davidson
Theatre Gu Leòr.
Taigh Tŷ Teach
Tue 30th January 2024 - Thu 1st February 2024
Tha Theatre Gu Leòr a’ tighinn a’ chèilidh oirnn. Bidh iad a’ cleachdadh an togalach agus bidh cothrom aig a’ choimhearsnachd a thighinn a-mach airson dealbh chluich fhaicinn. Barrachd fiosrachaidh agus tiocaidain: Ticket Source
Theatre Gu Leòr are coming to visit us. They will be using the building and the community will have the opportunity to come and see the play they are working on. More information and tickets: Ticket Source
Taigh Tŷ Teach is a major, tri-lingual co-production of a new site-specific piece written by Mairi Morrison in Scotland, Eva O’ Connor in Ireland and Mared Llywelyn Williams in Wales, and performed in Gaelic, Irish and Welsh with English subtitles.
Three houses, three communities and three stories unfolding, each reflecting the challenges shared by the three countries and the people at the heart of them.
Performances at 7pm on 30th January, and at 2pm and 7pm on 31st January and 1st February.
Bidh Grinneabhat dùinte eadar 22 Faoilleach agus 3 Gearran. Bidh an Cafaidh fosgailte a-rithist air Diciadain 7 Gearran. Bidh an laundrette fhathast fosgailte – cha dhùin e idir.
Grinneabhat will be shut between 22nd January and 3rd February. The Café will re-open on Wednesday 7th February. The laundrette will remain open and won’t shut at all.
Remembering Together
Music and Storytelling Ceilidh
Join musician Alastair Caplin for an evening of music and storytelling at Grinneabhat. Drop in between 6:30 and 8:30pm, all welcome, bring an instrument, your voice or just come along to watch and listen. We’ll share music, songs and experiences from the pandemic and make recordings for an upcoming album that will form part of the Western Isles Covid Memorial.
book FREE tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/.../rememberingtoget.../1065434
more info: https://www.rememberingtogether.org/
Latha Coimhearsnachd 2024
Community Day
Calum Alex Macmillan with Ross Martin
Friday 23rd of June 7.30pm
Gaelic singer and piper Calum Alex Macmillan is joined by Ross Martin (Dàimh) for an evening of traditional gaelic song and music.
Tickets are £10 and £7 for members. To book tickets, please phone us at 01851 710210 or visit us here at Grinneabhat. BYOB.
For more information about Calum Alex Macmillan, visit his website at www.calumalexmacmillan.co.uk
Sian Islands Tour 2022
Tuesday 26th April 2022 7pm
Luach Festival opening cèlidh including Sgeulachdan Siarach
Thursday 7th April 2022 6.30pm
The event will include a presentation by local primary school children retelling stories and myths associated with the west side of Lewis, as part of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022.
During the winter months the children accompanied volunteers from Comann Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar (the local history society) on environmental walks to three local sites and heard about the rich cultural and linguistic heritage associated with these special places. The children then created imaginative responses to the stories they heard during creative workshops, reinforcing their grasp of the stories and developing their own artworks.
For more information please contact info@bragararnol.org.
Sgeulachdan Siarach has been supported by the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund. This fund is being delivered in partnership between VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to National Lottery players.
Scottish Opera comes to Grinneabhat
July 2021
Scottish Opera came to Lewis in July, and performed two fabulous shows at Grinneabhat.
'S iomadh rud a chì duine a tha fada beò!