I thought this would be thebest spot to post this under langauge but it is more than Gaelic language emersion. It is music and cultural immersion. Stay tuned for more information


For Immediate Release
Contact: George Young
Slighe nan Gaidheal (Seattle’s Gaelic language and cultural society)

georgeyoung@slighe.com
www.slighe.com

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Féis Seattle-June 13-17, 2012

Seattle, WA, Oct 2, 2011 -- Join Slighe nan Gaidheal’s thriving community of Scottish Gaelic language and culture enthusiasts for Féis Seattle 2012, to be held June 13 through 17, 2012 at historic Fort Worden located along the Admiralty Inlet on the Olympic peninsula near Port Townsend, Washington.

At the intersection of Gaelic language and Gaelic music you'll find the Féis, a biennial festival of Scottish Gaelic language and culture since 1998. Spend a week away from all worries and distractions learning Gaelic, songs, dancing, eating great cuisine and making new friends.

Féis Seattle (pronounced: FAYSH) sponsored by Slighe nan Gaidheal (pronounced: SLEE-uh nun GAY-ull), Seattle’s Gaelic language and Cultural society, features seven outstanding Gaelic tradition bearers who will be flown here exclusively for their Pacific Northwest appearances. We’ll surround ourselves with Gaelic, clàrsach, fiddle, pipes, song, and culture, and explore the living traditions of Gaeldom together. By attending the Féis, you will experience a broader sense of the Gaelic world.

Féis Seattle is a festival consisting of prepaid three-day classes and workshops, with traditional evening céilidhs--gatherings at which participants sing, dance, play instruments, tell folk stories--and ends in a lively finale with a public concert on June 15, at Fort Worden’s USO Hall . It brings the tradition bearers together only once every two years, and it gives students of Gaelic and traditional Celtic instruments the chance to study with all seven presenters in a seaside setting of mists, greenery, and distant mountains at a fraction of the cost of a trip to Scotland or Eastern Canada.

Additional Féis information, including class registration, housing, meals, costs, etc. is available through Slighe nan Gaidheal, Féis Seattle 2012 Committee, PO Box 31834, Seattle, WA 98103, 206-903-9452, or through our website at: www.slighe.com/feis. Contact our committee at www.slighe.com/feis2012committee
Website: www.slighe.com

About Slighe nan Gaidheal: Incorporated in 1997 as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Slighe nan Gaidheal has worked hard for the past 14 years to fulfill its mission to teach and disseminate to the general public the Scottish Gaelic language in its contemporary and historical context though classes, performances, the encouragement of its routine use, and otherwise.

If you’d like more information or to schedule an interview, please contact George Young, Publicity Manager, georgeyoung@slighe.com