This year’s Royal National Mòd will open with a homecoming concert headlined by Capercaillie’s Donald Shaw and Karen Matheson.
The event returns to Oban for the first time since 2009, running for nine days from Friday 9 October.
Last year the Mòd generated an estimated £3.5 million for Inverness.
Proceedings start with a performance by Donald and Karen, who hail from Argyll and formed Capercaillie in the town.
Kirsteen Macdonald and the Oban High School Trad Band complete the bill for the opening concert in the Corran Halls following a torchlight procession in the town.
John Morrison, chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “We’re thrilled to be returning to Oban for the first time in six years.
“Competition is the heart of the Mod and we have had substantial entries this year.
The Fringe also means we can bring Gaelic Culture to a new audience, Gaels and non-
Getting ready for the Royal National Mòd
September 2015