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Mòd 2012

This year the National Mòd will be held in Dunoon. We will be competing in the Margrat Duncan Competition singing Siubhal a' Choire and Nuair Bha Mi Òg and in the Puirt a Beul Competition singing Seònaid NicGumaraid/Beinn Eadarra/Cairistìon' nigh'n Eòghainn. These three pieces should be memorised by everyone by 31 May especially as we'll be competing in the Aberfeldy Local Mòd on 9 June. The following are our memorising targets:

By 29 Feb      Siubhal a' Choire, pages 1-5

By 7 March    Siubhal a' Choire, pages 1-9

By 14 March  Siubhal a' Choire, pages 1-13 - all of it! AND Nuair Bha Mi Òg, verse 1

By 21 March   Seonaid NicGumaraid, pages 1-2 (all)

By 28 March  Nuair Bha Mi Òg, verse 2 AND Beinn Eadarra, bars 18-43

No choir 4 or 11 April - so plenty of time to practise and memorise on your own!

By 18 April    Beinn Eadarra, bars 44-51

By 25 April   Nuair Bha Mi Òg, verse 3

By 2 May   Beinn Eadarra, bars 52-67

By 9 May   Cairistìon' nigh'n Eòghainn, bars 68-84

By 16 May

By 23 May  Cairisìon' nigh'n Eòghainn, bars 85-1-1

Well done! You've learned three new songs by heart. 

Below are recordings of Calum speaking the words of each song. All files are in mp3 format.

An Àtaireachd Àrd

Beinn Eadarra

Bodaich na h-Odh

Cailleach Liath Ratharsaidh

Cairistìon' Nigh'n Eòghainn

Illean Bithibh Sunndach

Mac a' Phì agus Stad a' Mhàiri

Nuair a Bha Mi Òg

Seonaid NicGumaraid

Siubhal a' Choire

Tunes

Beinn Eadarra

Cairistìon' nigh'n Eoghainn

Illean Bithibh Sunndach: Choir [1.7MB] Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Seonaid NicGumaraid Choir

Seonaid NicGumaraid and Beinn Eadarra and Cairistion Nighean Eoghainn Choir

Siubhal a' Choire

Soraidh: Choir Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Lyrics and translations

An Ataireachd Àrd (PDF - 29KB)

Fear a' Bhàta (PDF - 3KB)

Illean Bithibh Sunndach (PDF - 271KB)

Ille Chrubaich Anns a' Ghleann (PDF - 17KB)

S I Mo Leannan Fhèin a Th'ann (PDF - 27KB)

Soraidh (PDF - 25KB)

Score

Buain Na Rainich (PDF - 32KB) Score: Page 1 (PDF - 490KB) Page 2 (PDF - 404KB)

The 'Yellow Book' is properly known as Ceòl nam Beann - The Cèillidh Song-Book 60 of the Best Songs in Gaelic. It was printed by Hay Nisbet and Miller Ltd, Glasgow and distributed by Dionnasg Gàidhlig Na h-Alba (The Gaelic League of Scotland)
Ceòl nam Beann - (PDF  - 11MB)