Registration for the first online US National Mòd, which will be held via Zoom Nov. 6-8, is now open on this website.

The Mòd this year will feature six competitions:

• A beginning song competition for first-time competitors/singers (one song, own choice);
• A general competition for more experienced singers (have competed before);
• A storytelling competition (traditional Gaelic story, up to five minutes);
• A poetry recitation competition (from Maraiche nan Cuantan by ...

Plans are quickly taking shape for ACGA’s first Virtual US National Mòd on Saturday, Nov. 7. Two of Scotland’s leading Gaelic singers and educators, Rachel Walker and Gillebrìde MacMillan, will judge competitions in Gaelic storytelling, poetry, and song, and each will offer workshops as well.

The entire event will be conducted through the Zoom video conferencing app, just like ACGA’s Grandfather Mountain Song and Language Week ...