Dundee Gaelic Choir

The Dundee Gaelic Choir promotes the Gaelic language and culture through music and song.  We compete in provincial mods throughout the year and at the Royal National Mod each October.  We also entertain at Highland Societies and ceilidhs throughout the Tayside area.   The choir is trained by Wilma Kennedy, Mod Gold Medallist, and draws members from Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and Fife. 

History
Dundee Gaelic Choir, officially known as the Dundee Gaelic Music Association, was formed in 1896 and enjoyed early success in 1903 as the first ever winners of the prestigious Lovat and Tullibardine Trophy which they went onto win on several other occasions.  The Association went into abeyance in 1939 but was reconstituted in 1966.  In 2006 we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the reconstitution with a dinner attended by many former members including Isobel Darroch, our original conductor from 1966. 

Meetings
The choir meets for practice every Monday night at 7.15pm in the St. Mary Magdalene's Church Halls, Dudhope Crescent Road, Dundee.

New members are always welcome – especially men!  Prior knowledge of Gaelic is not required!

The Royal National Mod, 2010.
The 2010 Royal National Mod in Caithness saw the choir repeat their success of the 2008 Mod, again winning the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy along with the the John McNicol Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic and the Staffinders Quaich for the highest marks in music.

Choir Conductor Wilma Kennedy and Choir President Nicola Pearson also won The Neil MacLean and Jenny M.B. Currie Trophy in the Duet Singing Competition. 


The Royal National Mod, Western Isles, 2011.
The choir was placed 3rd in The Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy Competition and again won The John McNicol Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic.

Our Conductor, Wilma, won The Moray Trophy in the Heat for The Traditional Gold Medal and went on to win The Gold Medal and The Islander Shield.

Our President, Nicola, won The Duncan Johnston Memorial Trophy for The Puirt-a-Beul Open Competition.

Audrey Roshier won The Ali Abbasi Memorial Cup in The Senior Learners Poem Competition with Elaine Ferrie in Second Place.

Anne Bennett was placed second in The Kennedy Fraser Cup, The Sarah Weir Trophy and The John D Gillies Memorial Trophy.

Nicola and Wilma were placed third in The Senior Duet Competition.

Contact Details

For further details please contact the Secretary, Audrey Roshier, on 01382-826301 or by e-mail at peapodaud@talktalk.net