Gaelic in the Borders 'Taste o' Burns' Ceilidh on 24 January in Maxton Village Hall

Gaelic in the Borders has a 'Taste o' Burns' ceilidh on Friday, 24th January 2014 in Maxton Village Hall starting at 7.45pm - cost £5 including haggis supper but bring your own drinks - glasses are available at the hall.

This is a ceilidh in the original sense of the word, not a dance but a convivial get together where people can perform if they wish by reading a story, playing music, singing, etc.

It's an ideal chance to read out or recite one (or more) of your short stories or poems to an audience, play an instrument or sing, though there's no compulsion - if you just want to eat and listen, that's OK.

In spite of its name, most people sing or read in English or Scots, not in Gaelic, though there will be some Gaelic spoken (with translation into English).

In the past there has always been a very good haggis supper (both  meat and vegetarian) and a raffle.

Gaelic in the Borders Ceilidh in Maxton on 15th November

The Gaelic in the Borders Ceilidh on 15th November was great fun. Two girls played a flute and violin duet and the violinist also played a solo. 2 people played accordions and one the piano. We had Gaelic, English and Scots songs and a lady and I each read 2 short stories.

For supper there was leek and potato soup, carrot and courgette soup, lentil soup accompanied by bread, butter and oatcakes and several puddings: raspberry pavlova, apple pie, trifle, chocolate cake, fresh fruit salad, cheesecake.
Both the carrot and courgette soup and the lentil soup were excellent, I didn't try the other one. Of course, I ate too much; even so, there was a lot of food left over.

And....
I won a bottle of malt in the raffle !