About Ceòl aig an Taigh Tasgaidh Music at the Museum

Celebrate World Gaelic Week 2026 at the National Museum of Scotland with a free concert.

Join guitarist Innes White and singers Ceitlin Lilly and Ellen MacDonald to hear Gaelic songs in Hawthornden Court. You will also have the chance to learn some of the words and join in.

All our musicians are members of the band 'Sian', known for their creative harmonies and imaginative musical arrangements.

Thig còmhla rinn dhan Taigh Tasgaidh airson cuirm-chiùil saor an-asgaidh le ceòladairean air a tha sinn uile eòlach.

Leis an tachartas seo bidh sinn a’ comharrachadh Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 agus bidh fàilte air a h-uile duine tighinn ann gus èisteachd ri Innes, Ceitlin agus Ellen.

Bidh cothroman agaibh ionnsachadh cuid de na faclan bhuapa agus cabadaich gu neo-fhoirmeil le caraidean bhon sgioba aig Bothan Dhùn Èideann.

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There will be some seating available for the performance.

Bidh àite-suidhe ri faighinn don a h-uile duine agus luchd-taic an làthair.

About the musicians

Innes White

’S e Innes White aon de na cluicheadairean giotàr as trainge ann an Alba, ainmeil airson a bhith a’ measgachadh ceòl traidiseanta agus co-aimsireil gu sònraichte math. An sàs ann an còrr air 50 clàraidhean, tha e air co-obrachadh le prìomh luchd-ealain leithid Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, agus John McCusker. 'S e a bhith a' fosgladh cuirm-chiùil Celtic Connections 2022 aon de na rudan às a tha e as moiteile. A bharrachd air na taisbeanaidhean aige, tha Innes air ceòl a sgrìobhadh airson film is Tbh, a’ gabhail a-steach obair airson a’ BhBC agus Sgeul Media.

Innes White is one of Scotland's most in-demand guitarists, known for his distinctive fusion of traditional and contemporary music. He has collaborated with leading artists such as Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson and John McCusker. In addition to his performances, Innes has composed music for major film and TV productions.

Ellen MacDonald

’S ann ann an Inbhir Nis a thogadh Ellen, agus bha seinn na pàirt àbhaisteach de a beatha làitheil an sgoil, aig an taigh agus anns na còisirean.

Rinn i ceum aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig air an Eilean Sgitheanach, far an do gabh i pàirt anns a’ choimhearsnachd-ciùil. Sin far a thòisich i a’ bhith a’ cluiche leis an còmhlan ‘Dàimh’, agus tha i a-nis na prìomh-sheinneadair aig a’ chòmhlan. Tha i cuideachd a’ seinn le ‘Sian’, agus air a h-aithneachadh mar pàirt de ‘Niteworks’.
Tha seinn na Gàidhlig air Ellen a thoirt do sgoiltean air feadh na dùthcha tro phròiseactan foghlaim Fèisean nan Gàidheal, Tha i ag obair cuideachd mar neach-guth airson cartùnaichean Gàidhlig—nam measg ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’—agus ‘s e preasantair air roinn chloinne CBBC Alba a th’ innte.

Ellen grew up in Inverness where singing was an ordinary part of her life at school, at home and in various choirs. She is now of the band 'Dàimh' and is also a well-recognised contributor to 'Niteworks'. Gaelic singing has taken Ellen to schools across the country through the ‘Fèisean’ initiative.

Ceitlin Lilidh

Thogadh Ceitlin ann an Nis air Eilean Leòdhais. Tha i na ball de chòmhlan-ciùil ‘Sian’ agus tha i aithnichte do mhòran airson a seinn air an singilte ainmeil aig ‘Niteworks’, Air Fàir an Là.

Chluinnear a guth cuideachd air ‘Outlaw King’ aig Netflix agus air clàr Skipinnish, ‘The Seventh Wave’. Cheumnaich Ceitlin bhon ‘RSC’ agus bhuannaich i Bonn Òir Traidiseanta a’ Mhòid.

Ag obair air feadh an t-saoghail, is ise na h-Ambasadair airson òrain Gàidhlig. A bharrachd air a cùrsa-ciùil, tha i na neach-gutha soirbheachail - a’ dèanamh guthan airson cartùnaichean, prògraman aithriseach agus iomadh seòrsa prògram air BBC ALBA.

Ceitlin Lilidh is a Scottish Gaelic singer brought up in Ness on the Isle of Lewis. She is a member of 'Sian' and features on 'Niteworks' notable single 'Air Fàir an Là'. A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and winner of the Mòd Traditional Gold Medal, Ceitlin has a wealth of experience performing all over the world as an ambassador for Gaelic song.