THE BRIGADOON CEILIDH
The official Brigadoon Ceilidh is held at Bundanoon in the evening each year after the Highland Gathering.
Dress is informal - Highland dress is always welcome!
Throughout the evening revellers make merry to a lively band and a mix of modern and traditional dancing, interspersed with other entertainment - singers, dancers.
Later in the evening the haggis is piped in and is featured in the traditional Robbie Burns "Ode to the Haggis", followed by tasting.
A light supper is served (BYO grog, water, soft drinks, glasses & opener).
There are lucky door prizes to be won, and raffles for charities (as a non-profit organisation, all moneys raised is donated to local charities).
Enjoy your whole experience of a true Scottish gathering!"
- Join the Chieftain of the Day.
- Enjoy a live band playing traditional and modern music
- See the HAGGIS piped in and addressed - then taste what it is all about!
- Substantial supper provided - BYOG
- Live entertainment by guest singer/ and/or poet/s.
Evening Saturday 5th April - at Bundanoon Hall, Railway Avenue, 7.30pm to 12.30am. (Entertainment commences at 8.00pm, concludes around 12.30am.)
Entry $35 per person by prepaid booking only from January 2009 (limited numbers). Please send stamped, self-addressed envelope and cheque for bookings (made out to Bundanoon Highland Gathering) to PO Box 169 Exeter 2579 or phone 4883 6033 for more information.
About the Ceilidh
A céilidh is the traditional Gaelic social dance in Ireland, Scotland and Atlantic Canada. Before discos and nightclubs, there were Céilidhs in most town and village halls on Friday or Saturday nights; they are still common today.
Originally céilidhs facilitated courting and prospects of marriage for young people and, although discos and nightclubs have displaced céilidhs to a considerable extent, they are still an important and popular social outlet in rural parts of Ireland and Scotland, especially in the Gaelic-speaking west coast regions.
Knowledge and use of the basic dance steps is not always strictly necessary, and dances often alternate with songs, poetry recitals, story telling and other types of "party pieces". Source - Wikipedia
Information on typical dances at a Ceilidh, and how to perform them, can be found here: www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/
More information about the history and tradition of the Ceildh can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceilidh.
