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An Cliath Clis - The Halifax Gaelic Milling Group

HISTORY

Since its inception in 1998, An Cliath Clis has performed at a wide variety of events in an equally diverse assortment of locations.  The following list details some but not all of the activities of the group. Note: Many of these entries represent repeat visits or annual committments.

  • Fund Raising
    • Gaelic Society of Halifax
  • Performances
    • An Cliath Clis CD recording session during Milling on the Shore.
    • Antigonish Highland Games
    • Atlantic Satalite and Television Network Program: "Breakfast Television"
    • "Ceilidh by the Sea" - DeCoste Centre - Pictou,NS.
    • "Milling on the Shore", annual event with Lauchie MacLean
    • The Amethyst Dancer's, Ceilidh on the Dock
    • The Community of Greenwood's annual Heritage concert
    • DRUM, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Television special programming
    • Feis a Chalchain - Nova Scotia Highland Village Museum in Iona, Cape Breton
    • Feis Nan Oran, Iona, Cape Breton
    • First Annual Gaidhlig Games Day. Mineville, N.S.
    • Gaelic Society of Halifax year end concert, Halifax, N.S.
    • Gaidhlig Gathering. New Glasgow, N.S. Hosted by Betty Lord
    • Halifax Gaidhlig Feis at the NS Museum of Natural History
    • Hosted Metro Halifax's first Milling Frolic
    • The Helen Creighton Festival at Uniack House in Mount Uniack.
    • The Launching of "The Hector", Pictou, N.S.
    • Lewis Mac Kinnon's Gaidhlig CD
    • Middleton Highland Games, Middleton, N.S.
    • "New Scotland Days", Pictou, Nova Scotia
    • The Nova Scotia Highland Village Day Concert, Iona, Cape Breton
    • Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival
    • Opened Gaidhlig Awareness Month in Nova Scotia with appearance on Breakfast TV
    • Pine Hill Elementry Annual Gaelic Concert, Greenwood, N.S.
    • Queen Victoria Tea Party. Fultz House Museum, Lower Sackville, N.S.
    • "Spring in to Gaelic", a variety concert hosted by An Cliath Clis
    • "Waulking on Water", A milling frolic aboard a ferryboat from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island, Hosted by Marine Atlantic Corporation
  • Workshops
      In House
    • Special Guest: Jamie MacNeil
    • Special Guest: Joe Murphy
    • Special Guest: Maxi MacNeil and friends
      Community Out-Reach
    • Annapolis Valley Cultural Association
    • Dwight Ross Elementry, Greenwood, Gaidhlig Heritage concert
    • "Gaelic Day" hosted by Lewis Mac Kinnon
    • The Community of Granville Ferry, N.S., Granville Centre
    • The Halifax Feis: a talk on milling and gaidhlig song tradition by Mary MacLean
    • Ken Nye Waulking. Annapolis Valley, N.S.
    • The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
    • The Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council's 'Christmas Crafts Show'
    • St.Matthew's Church, Halifax, Special Guest: The Vancouver Gaelic Choir
    • A visit with the residents of St. Vincent's Guesthome
    • The Textile and Weaver's Association of N.S.
    • The Community of Westville's 1st Annual Milling Frolic, at the Legion Hall
    Other Media Credits
  • Interview with Ms. Joyce Mac Donald
  • MacTalla Gaidhlig insert for the Shunpiking Cultural Paper.