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Oidhche nam Bàrd 2024 Night of the Poets

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Oidhche nam Bàrd is an annual celebration of Scottish Gaelic poets and poetry, old and new. Founded in 2018 by Gàidhlig Photomac in Alexandria, Va., as a Gaelic counterpart to Burns Night, Oidhche nam Bàrd...

2023 US National Mòd

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For the fourth consecutive year the Mòd will be held online, allowing broader participation from Scottish Gaelic enthusiasts across North America and beyond.

Latha Lùnasdail: Pan-Gaelic Harvest Traditions

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Join us to learn for an information-packed webcast about the Gaelic holiday Latha Lùnasdail, the quarterly holiday marking the harvest time, and how it was celebrated in Gaelic Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man....

Latha Fhèill Brìde / Imbolc / St. Brigid’s Day

Latha Fhèill Brìde / Imbolc / St. Brigid's Day

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Location: Virtual Latha Fhèill Brìde


Latha Fhèill Brìde is a holiday honoring both a Celtic goddess and Christian saint whose stories have been interwoven for more than a thousand years. Join us to learn more about it's origins.

Oidhche nam Bàrd / Night of the Poets

Oidhche nam Bàrd / Night of the Poets

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Location: Virtual Oidhche nam Bàrd


Oidhche nam Bàrd is an annual event celebrating Scottish Gaelic poetry and poets, held in mid-January, about a week before the celebration of that famous Scots poet Robert Burns. This year the online event will...

US National Mòd Workshops

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Workshops on Scottish Gaelic song and culture are a core part of the US National Mòd, and this year we are delighted to offer online workshops with our adjudicators Lodaidh MacFhionghain / Lewis MacKinnon and...

2022 US National Mòd / Mòd Naiseanta Aimeireagaidh

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A two-day celebration of Scottish Gaelic language arts, including song, poetry, and storytelling.

Oidhche Shamhna in pan-Gaelic tradition: Scotland, Man & Ireland

Oidhche Shamhna in pan-Gaelic tradition: Scotland, Man & Ireland

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A free Zoom program sponsored by ACGA will explore and compare folk traditions related to Oidhche Shamhna, the eve of the ancient Gaelic holiday of Samhain, across Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ireland. The...

Latha Chaluim Chille / Colmcille’s Day

Latha Chaluim Chille / Colmcille’s Day

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  Gàidhlig/Gaelic (English below) Thigibh do Latha Chaluim Chille, tachartas le ACGA (An Comunn Gàidhealach Aimeireaganach) airson prìomh-naomh na Gàidhealtachd a chuimhneachadh! Càite: Air loidhne, leis a’ cheangal a leanas: Aonaich Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81250324133?pwd=HK6HF9vVtRhxpmLyeHSSk6QXSdhbQS.1 Àireamh...

Seachdain na Gàidhlig Podcasts

Seachdain na Gàidhlig Podcasts

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A podcast collaboration among three North American organizations serving the Scottish Gaelic Learning community: An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach (The American Scottish Gaelic Society), The Hidden Glen Folk School of Scottish Highland Heritage, and Sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir (The Gaelic School of Baltimore). Each day the podcast team will explore the Scottish Gaelic heritage of a different region of North America.

2021 US National Mòd

2021 US National Mòd

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The 32nd US National Mòd, a competition and celebration of Scottish Gaelic song and cultural arts, will be held virtually, through Zoom, for the second year. The event features an online cèilidh, song workshops, and...

2021 Grandfather Mountain Gaelic Song & Language Week

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Location: Virtual Registration


Instructors Registration This year ACGA’s Scottish Gaelic Song & Language Week will be held virtually, through Zoom, for the second year. The GS&LW features four days of instruction with six classes a day to choose...

2020 Mòd Nàiseanta Aimeireagaidh / 2020 US National Mòd

2020 Mòd Nàiseanta Aimeireagaidh / 2020 US National Mòd

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Location: Virtual Zoom


Fàilte dhan Mhòd Nàiseanta Aimeireagaidh 2020 – Welcome to the 2020 US National Mòd. Even though we can’t meet in person this year, we will gather virtually from Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 7,...

Grandfather Mountain Gaelic Song and Language Week 2020

Grandfather Mountain Gaelic Song and Language Week 2020

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Location: Virtual Zoom


We will now be offering a Virtual Grandfather Mountain Gaelic Song and Language Week, July 6-9, 2020, with classes taught online by Wilma Kennedy and Màiri Britton. All classes will be taught through Zoom video...