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Canan agus Oran

Scottish Gaelic Language and Song Workshop


Catherine Ann MacPhee



The Gaelic Society of Toronto and the University of Toronto Celtic Studies Program will be holding a day of Scottish Gaelic language and song on March 27, 2010.

The guest teachers for this date are as follows:

  • Scotland's renowned Gaelic singer Catherine-Ann MacPhee
  • Oighrig Keough, a native Gaelic speaker and long-time Gaelic educator
  • David Livingstone-Lowe, Gaelic instructor, University of Toronto


    • The Canan agus Oran day will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Alumni Hall, 121 St. Joseph Street (Saint Michael’s College, University of Toronto ), Toronto , Ontario . The day will comprise of language classes and a song workshop. Classes will be offered at the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. Should there be enough interest, a Beginner II (between beginner and intermediate) session will also be offered.

    The cost for the day is $40, free to U of T students, $20 to non-U of T students and free to native speakers. Early Bird Registration – Registrations (including cheque or money order) received two weeks in advance (March 12, 2010) pay $27, non-U of T students $15.

    Please plan to join us at The Foxes' Den afterwards for a social/ceilidh.

    For more information on both events, call Lorrie MacKinnon at (905) 844-4908 Lorrie.MacKinnon@ontario.ca

    Please make cheques payable to the Gaelic Society of Toronto and send to:
    Gaelic Society of Toronto, 1230 Crawford Court, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 1Z3