
Blog Category – National Mòd
NYC Tartan Week to feature Gaelic Mòd this April
For the first time, the New York City Tartan Week festival will feature a Scottish Gaelic song contest and Gaelic workshops, elevating the profile of Scottish Gaelic in New York City and its Tartan Week celebrations. Singers from across North America, Scotland, and beyond are invited to The NYC Tartan Week Mòd on Wednesday, April 12, and Thursday, April 13.
The NYC Tartan Week Mòd, organized ...Read More
MacKinnon, Britton to adjudicate 2022 ACGA Mòd
Two prominent Gaelic voices from Nova Scotia – Lewis MacKinnon and Màiri Britton – will be the adjudicators or judges at this year’s US National Mòd, a two-day celebration of Scottish Gaelic language arts held online this Nov. 12 and 13. This will be the 33rd annual US National Mòd, a series of competitions and workshops in Gaelic song, poetry, and storytelling.
Lewis MacKinnon or Lodaidh ...
Read MoreACGA welcomes expanded board of directors
ACGA welcomed 11 members to its board of directors in August, the largest and most diverse board the organization has ever had.
New members elected to the board this year include Taylor Ashlock, Valeria Campbell, Rick Gwynallen, Megan Kohtz, Nicole Rodriguez, and Mallie Steele, along with Jeff Justice, who was elected for another term. Directors who remained on the board include Liam Ó Caiside (Bill Cassidy), ...
Read MoreACGA to Hold Third Online US National Mòd
The Online US National Mòd — Mòd Naiseanta Aimeireagaidh — returns this year Nov. 12 and 13, enabling attendees and competitors to enjoy the event from the comfort of their own homes.
ACGA will offer competitions in six categories, from singing for beginners to Scottish Gaelic storytelling, as part of its two-day celebration of Gaelic language arts.
The Mòd has been an online event since the outbreak ...
Read MoreUS National Mòd Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the 32nd US National Mòd, which will be held online Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14. The two-day event is a celebration of Scottish Gaelic song, poetry, and culture, featuring several competitions, workshops with our adjudicators, and a cèilidh.
Register for the event at this link:
https://acga.wufoo.com/forms/s1cq3lf20j6j3j5/
Registrants pay a $25 fee to attend all events, including the various competitions, workshops, and ...Read More
Registration for 2020 Online US National Mòd Opens
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 ...
Gillebrìde MacMillan, Rachel Walker to adjudicate ACGA Online Mòd
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 ...
Read MoreACGA to hold Virtual National Mòd in November
Mark your calendars — An Comann Gàidhealach Ameireaganach (ACGA) will hold its 31st US National Mòd entirely online the weekend of Nov. 7-8. The Mòd Committee is contacting adjudicators and making plans for the competitions and any other events, and more information will be available soon.
The coronavirus has pushed all types of events online this year, including ACGA’s Grandfather Mountain Song and Language Week. That ...
Read MoreJames Graham named CEO of An Comunn Gàidhealach
James Graham (Seumas Greumach), a Royal National Mòd Gold Medal Winner and a frequent instructor and adjudicator at ACGA events, will become the new chief executive officer of An Comunn Gàidhealach in Scotland in March, after the current CEO, John Morrison, retires.
Graham has been An Comunn’s Mòd manager since 2010, tackling the varied management challenges of national and provincial mòds throughout Scotland. He won the ...
Read MoreRegistration Open for Gaelic Singers, Storytellers at Mòd Ligonier 2019
The Ligonier Mòd will take place in the town of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, at the Ligonier Highland Games Sept. 13-15, 2019, as it has many times in the past!
We will gather Friday night, Sept. 13, for those who wish, for a cèilidh at the Ramada Ligonier, situated in the heart of the town near Fort Ligonier. The competitions will take place at the Ligonier Highland Games ...
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