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10 December 2025 - Christmas Advent

Song: A Fhleasgaich an Fhuilt Chraobhaich Chais

10th December 2025- A Fhleasgaich an Fhuilt Chraobhaich Chais

This is a love song and the woman who composed the song is telling how she has fallen deeply in love but isn’t sure if he feels the same way. She wishes him well and asks him to make his choice! I learned this in secondary school either as a ceilidh song or a Mod song. Looking back participating in local and national Mods @royalnationalmod has been a great way to learn new songs which would then have been sung at local ceilidhs.

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Mairi MacMIllan

Màiri was born and brought up on the island of South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. A native fluent Gàidhlig speaker, Màiri has been singing Gàidhlig songs from an early age. Màiri was awarded the Gold Medal for Gàidhlig traditional singing at the 2007 Mod in Lochaber. Her first solo album ‘Gu Deas‘, produced by Mhairi Hall was released in July 2021. In 2023 she released three songs commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the mass emigration of people from the Western Isles to Canada. Màiri composed the lyrics and melody of one of the songs – Gu Fada Dhan Iar.
Mairi MacMillan, Traditional, Scottish, Gaelic Singer

Mod Gold Medal winner Màiri MacMillan is a South Uist native and celebrated Gaelic singer, weaving the Gaelic language into a stunningly contemporary sound. With airplay on BBC Alba and a nomination for Gaelic Singer of the Year, she delivers captivating performances that are both deeply rooted and boldly innovative.

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