Tea & Tunes -Gaelic Lunchtime Concerts (360G-BNG-2324_3007)

The project is a series of 6 x 1 hour Gaelic Lunchtime concerts and pre-concert talks. The concerts are an introduction to Gaelic through music and song in a relaxed informal setting of the Marryat Hall, from September to March. The aim is to present an accessible programme of Gaelic music concerts and strengthen and support the Dundee Gaelic society and choir as well as developing and advancing Gaelic through music by showcasing new and emerging Gaelic artists and increasing the audience for Gaelic in Dundee. The project has benefited all sections of the wider Dundee community. With a number of disabled members of the audience attending several concerts, as well as families and students coming along to hear Gaelic for the first time. We have a well-established core of audience members who have either had parents or family members who spoke Gaelic as well as members of a newly formed Dundee Gaelic conversation group utilising the concerts as an opportunity to hear Gaelic speakers and practise speaking the language. There is also, a number of people who are keen to learn more about Gaelic and this is a gateway to increase their knowledge of Gaelic classes and organisations in the wider area.