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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.