Gallery - photos from Ceol Cholasa 2011

Ceol Cholasa

Photos from the Colonsay festival, September 2011

 

Singing in the local’s concert

 

Mairearad Green, accordionist with the Poozies

 

Eilidh Shaw, fiddler with the Poozies:

 

Ceilidh dancing:

 

Patsy Seddon, clarsach player and singer with the Poozies:

 

Ceilidh dancers:

 

Mairearad Green and Martin Green, onstage for the festival finale:

 

Dancing at the Saturday evening ceilidh:

 

Keir singing in the locals’ concert:

 

Patsy Seddon, singer and clarsach player with the Poozies, at Sunday morning’s harp workshop:

 

Paddy and Eilidh Shaw, Highfield Ceilidh Band:

 

Dancing at the Saturday night ceilidh with the Highfield Ceilidh Band:

 

The Poozies at the final concert :

 

Lorne MacDougall, playing border pipes with Bodega:

 

Finale at the locals’ concert:

 

Kris Drever, Lau:

 

Patsy Seddoon and Mary MacMaster (Sileas) playing at the Clarsach workshop

 

Everyone onstage for the finale:

 

Dancing at the Saturday night ceilidh with the Highfield Ceilidh Band:

 

Mairearad Green, accordionist with the Poozies:

 

Aiden O’Rourke, fiddler with Lau:

 

Taking a break in the sun between the Sunday afternoon concerts:

 

Martin Green, accordionist with Lau:

 

Session in the hotel bar, Saturday night:

 

Pedie, MC at the concerts:

 

Ross Couper, fiddler with Bodega:

 

Tia Files, guitarist with Bodega:

 

Joy Dunlop, Gaelic singer:

 

Nick Keir and Stephen Quigley

 

I found a wee bit of time in between all the festivities to nip out on my bike and explore a few bits of the island

Sunset:

 

Footprints at Kiloran Bay:

 

Low tide at the Strand, between Colonsay and Oransay:

 

Our own wee lawnmower at Scalasaig Farmhouse:

 

Moon rising over the brae at Scalasaig:

 

Rocks on the beach at Kiloran bay (a huge thanks to Shirley for the inspiration for this photo!)

 

The Strand at low tide:

 

And there was some amazing light on the ferry crossing back home, over the west coast of the mainland:

 

…and over Mull:

 

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