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Main Mod events

 

Saturday 15th

Mod Shinty Cup, 2.30pm, Lionacleit

Fiddlers’ Rally,  7.30pm,  Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

 

Sunday 16th:

Mod Church Service, 3pm Martins Memorial Church, Stornoway  

Celtic Praise 7.30pm, Martins Memorial Church

Leading the special service will be Rev Iain M MacDonald of Cross Church of Scotland in Ness, assisted by Rev James MacIver of Knock Free Church who is the current Moderator of the Free Church General Assembly and Father Calum MacLellan of Eriskay.

 

Monday 17th:

Junior Prizewinners’ Concert, 7.30pm,  Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais.

 

Tuesday 18:

Junior Prizewinners’ Concert 19.30 Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

Children’s competitions are on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 October. Over 1,700 children from across Scotland will compete. Disciplines include a range of events from solo singing to choral competition and the contest to become a Junior Prizewinner is strong.

 

Wednesday 19

Gold Medal Qualifying from 9.00am in the  Assembly Hall, Nicolson Institute

Literature Awards 12.00, Comhairle chamber

Gold Medal qualifying competition, 2pm, St Columba’s Church

Traditional Gold, qualifying competition, 2pm, Assembly Hall, Nicolson Institute

Drama Finals, 7pm, An Lanntair

Crowning of the Bard, approximately 8.15pm,  An Lanntair

Silver Pendant Final, 7.30pm, Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

 

Thursday 20th

Gold Medal Finals, from 9am, Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

Highland Dancing 10.30am,  Castlebay Community School, Barra

Kennedy Gillies Trophy, 11.30am, Stornoway Town Hall

Traditional Gold Medal final, 7pm, Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

Convenor’s Traditional Ceilidh, 10.30pm, An Lanntair

Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 October will see the start of the hotly contested Mòd Gold Medal and Traditional Gold Medal competitions. Previous winners include Iain Maclean and Joy Dunlop who won the Medals in 2010. An Comunn Gàidhealach is pleased to announce the addition of a prestigious new competition at this year’s Royal National Mòd in the Western Isles. The competition is confined to both male and female former winners of An Comunn Gàidhealach’s Gold Medal. Entrants will be expected to perform one song of their own choice.

The competition winner will be awarded a new trophy being presented in memory of the late Calum Kennedy and his wife Anne Gillies, both of whom won the prestigious An Comunn Gold Medal in 1955 and 1952, respectively. The new trophy is being donated by the Kennedy family who will be represented at the Mòd to make the presentation.

Friday 21st

Lovat & Tullibardine, 1.30pm, Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

Margrat Duncan, 2pm, Stornoway Town Hall

Final Concert, 7.30pm,  Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais

A range of choral events take place across Thursday and Friday. The day ends with the choirs competing for the coveted Lovat & Tullibardine Trophy and Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy amongst others.

Saturday 22nd

Mass choirs and pipe band parade 10am, Perceval Square, Stornoway

The grand finale is on Saturday 22 October when over 800 choir members will gather in the square in Stornoway for a stunning final performance to mark the end of this year’s event.