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BBC News
23-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Community wins funding to buy 'ceilidh house' Glenuig Inn
A historic west Highland pub that provides a focal point for traditional music is to be bought by the local community after a funding award. The Glenuig Inn in Lochaber contains stonework dating back to a building burned down in 1746 by soldiers pursuing Bonne Prince Charlie after the Jacobite the years the inn, about 30 miles (48km) from Fort William, has become known as a traditional "ceilidh house" where trad and folk musicians gather to play.A grant of nearly £353,000 from the Scottish Land Fund will allow the community to buy the site and associated buildings. Musicians travel from the surrounding area to play at informal ceilidhs at the inn, with as many as 30 people sometimes playing together. Glenuig Community Inn Ltd plans to continue operating the inn as a pub, restaurant and accommodation. Chairman Peter Langhorne said the funding award was "wonderful news". "We will now be able to buy the inn which we have been leasing and operating for the last four months," he said. "The Glenuig community has a long history of developing and managing community assets but this really is the cherry on the cake." The Scottish Land Fund is a Scottish government funded initiative, delivered in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands grant is one of 10 that have been made, totalling about £1.45m. Mairi Gougeon, cabinet secretary for rural affairs, land reform and islands, said: "Vibrant community spaces are the lifeblood of our towns and villages- places where people can meet, access services, and simply enjoy being together. "The latest awards from the Scottish Land Fund will deliver exactly that; welcoming, reliable facilities offering childcare, recreation and wider opportunities for local people."Other funding recipients are: £239,005 for Balerno Village Trust to buy the police station, providing community spaces for hire and after school care£197,658 to buy three parcels of land on Rousay in Orkney for community facilities, tourism and a community-led island marina£185,800 for Alloa Community Shed to purchase a town centre building for a community hub offering DIY lessons£100,465 to buy Barthol Chapel Parish Church in Aberdeenshire for a community hub, café and exhibition space£93,600 for community purchase of Fearn Abbey£92,239 to acquire a shop for the community in Glenelg£82,001 to purchase the Polmont Community Hub to allow its continued use.£63,961 to buy the former library building at Beatlie school in Livingston for Spark, a group supporting socially isolated people
CBC
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
N.L. musicians put local performers in the spotlight with new documentary series
Two traditional Newfoundland musicians are moving from the stage to the screen to shine a spotlight on the musicians who inspired them. So Much More to Here follows Rum Ragged's Aaron Collis and Mark Manning in a short documentary series that profiles Newfoundland and Labrador communities and their musicians. It was released last week on the band's YouTube page. "It was almost like you're letting everyone into the living room where you grew up and learned the music," Collis told CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning. "It's a bit more personal for sure, but it's also a treat to be able to introduce people to other singers and players who meant a lot to us growing up." Collis said some of the people interviewed aren't those who hit big stages, rather they perform in more intimate settings like kitchen parties. He said that's where traditional music comes from. For example, the show visits Boyd's Cove, which Collis said is special to him because it's where his grandfather's family home is located. "I also met a lot of great musicians up in Boyd's Cove that kind of influenced me and helped me understand really what traditional music … was and how it got passed down over the years," said Collis. When Collis was first learning music, he used CDs and songbooks, but being in the community made him realize he could approach people to learn songs only a few knew. "It really kind of struck me … the importance of sharing the music," he said. Deeper dive Tom Cochrane, the director, videographer and editor of the series, said he's worked on music videos with the band over the years, and this is a bigger project than he's used to, involving a couple of months of shooting and being on the road. "I've personally been inspired by their story by hearing them talk about where these tunes come from," he said. "They talk about them every night on stage and [are] always giving credit back." The series is six episodes, ranging from 14 to 20 minutes in length. Cochrane said that gives them the opportunity to "dive a little deeper" into the subject than other projects he's worked on. "Even within that 20 minutes, it's not long, but it carries you through a narrative of a place and touches on the history of each place, touches on the stories of the people and the tunes," he said. Cochrane said he's also hopeful to do more projects like this in the future, adding the team is looking at this series as a "launchpad." He said the show has been out for about a week and the reception has been "fantastic," with strangers and other musicians reaching out to tell him about the impact this series could have in the coming years. "People [are] talking about, you know, how they can show it to their kids, so they have a sense of what's come before them and then hopefully [they] want to pass it on and continue on with it," Cochrane said.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
N.L. musicians put local performers in the spotlight with new documentary series
Two traditional Newfoundland musicians are moving from the stage to the screen to shine a spotlight on the musicians who inspired them. So Much More to Here follows Rum Ragged's Aaron Collis and Mark Manning in a short documentary series that profiles Newfoundland and Labrador communities and their musicians. It was released last week on the band's YouTube page. "It was almost like you're letting everyone into the living room where you grew up and learned the music," Collis told CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning. "It's a bit more personal for sure, but it's also a treat to be able to introduce people to other singers and players who meant a lot to us growing up." Collis said some of the people interviewed aren't those who hit big stages, rather they perform in more intimate settings like kitchen parties. He said that's where traditional music comes from. For example, the show visits Boyd's Cove, which Collis said is special to him because it's where his grandfather's family home is located. "I also met a lot of great musicians up in Boyd's Cove that kind of influenced me and helped me understand really what traditional music … was and how it got passed down over the years," said Collis. When Collis was first learning music, he used CDs and songbooks, but being in the community made him realize he could approach people to learn songs only a few knew. "It really kind of struck me … the importance of sharing the music," he said. Tom Cochrane, the director, videographer and editor of the series, said he's worked on music videos with the band over the years, and this is a bigger project than he's used to, involving a couple of months of shooting and being on the road. "I've personally been inspired by their story by hearing them talk about where these tunes come from," he said. "They talk about them every night on stage and [are] always giving credit back." The series is six episodes, ranging from 14 to 20 minutes in length. Cochrane said that gives them the opportunity to "dive a little deeper" into the subject than other projects he's worked on. "Even within that 20 minutes, it's not long, but it carries you through a narrative of a place and touches on the history of each place, touches on the stories of the people and the tunes," he said. Cochrane said he's also hopeful to do more projects like this in the future, adding the team is looking at this series as a "launchpad." He said the show has been out for about a week and the reception has been "fantastic," with strangers and other musicians reaching out to tell him about the impact this series could have in the coming years. "People [are] talking about, you know, how they can show it to their kids, so they have a sense of what's come before them and then hopefully [they] want to pass it on and continue on with it," Cochrane said. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
