A concert hosted by Taigh Chearsabhagh at the beginning of February is now available to view for free on its website.
Abigail Taylor
A concert featuring leading musicians Julie Fowlis and Ellen MacDonald with appearances from The Band from Rockall was live streamed on Monday 1st February 2021.
Up and coming talents Eilidh Lamb and Robert John MacInnes, and the Taigh Chearsabhagh House Band, featuring Padruig Morrison , Anna Black and James Stewart, also performed, along with the legendary Duncan MacKinnon from Berneray.
More than 3000 people tuned in online to watch the show with some describing the experience as ‘fantastic’.
‘Music of North Uist’ was organised by Taigh Chearsabhagh’s Gaelic Officer, Kathleen MacInnes, the well-known singer, actress and television presenter, originally from South Uist.
Simon Hart, Director of business and development for Taigh Chearsabhagh, said: “We were really pleased to be able to present an event at Celtic Connections. The audience response was really good, both on the night and in the days after.
We hope to use this live performing and online presentation model to bring back later this year Taigh Ciuil, Taigh Chearsabhagh’s highly popular music sessions.”
Videos of all the performances from the Celtic Connections evening can be found at https://www.taigh-chearsabhagh.org/events/celtic-connections-music-of-north-uist/.
