Black and white photograph of a Hebridean dance class at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh.
Hebridean dance class at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh in Tiree High School. The dance tutor is Joanna Campbell of Barra.
1999.230.21
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Dates: 1990s
1999.230.6
Black and white photograph of the Feis Bheag in 1990.
The Feis Bheag in 1990.
2000.152.4
Newspaper article about former policeman Donald Campbell.
Article about former Chief Inspector Donald Campbell from Tiree who joined the Glasgow Police in 1923.
1999.230.7
Black and white photograph of a drama class at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh.
Drama class at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh in Tiree High School with tutor Arthur Donald, Angus MacPhail from Ruaig, Elaine Hayes from Crossapol and Archie MacArthur from Kilkenneth.
1999.230.8
Tutors at the first Fèis Thiriodh
Photograph of the tutors at the first Fèis Thiriodh outside Tiree High School in 1990.
Fèis Thiriodh (the Tiree Festival) started in 1990, following the success of the first Fèis on Barra in 1981. The Fèis is a means of celebrating and transmitting local culture by encouraging young people to sing, play and dance, using Gaelic wherever possible.
The Fèis takes place in the second week of July each year. Between sixty to eighty children from nine to sixteen years old take part in classes for accordion, fiddle, drums, singing, dancing, keyboard, pipes and whistle. Recently mouth organ has become popular. Shinty is also played on the school playing fields.
During the winter the Fèis committee organises instrumental classes at the school and winter ceilidhs. Over the years the island has produced a disproportionate number of musicians, particularly accordion players tutored by Gordon Connell, and pipers tutored by Robert Beck.
Black and white photograph of the tutors at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh.
The tutors at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh outside Tiree High School. L-R: (standing) Alistair Hunter, Tommy Johnston, Donald Iain Brown, Gordon Connell, Roddy Campbell, Don MacKenzie, (sitting) Florence Burns, Anne Johnstone, Mairi MacArthur, unknown, (kneeling) Mark Fallon, Arthur Donald.
1999.230.9
Black and white photograph of a fiddle class at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh.
Fiddle class at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh in Tiree High School with Lyndsay White of Crossapol and tutor Florence Burns.
1999.230.10
Donald Iain Brown leading the Fèis Bheag in 1990
Photograph of Donald Iain Brown leading the Fèis Bheag in 1990.
Fèis Thiriodh, the Tiree Fèis, lasts for a week in July. Children over nine years can take part and many come from the mainland, especially those who have Tiree connections.
Children under eight who understand Gaelic are welcome to attend Fèis Bheag (the small fèis) which is conducted entirely through the Gaelic language. Donald Iain Brown is seen in this photograph leading the group in the Primary School at Cornaigmore in 1990.
A founder member of the Fèis, Dr John Holliday, said, ‘The [Gaelic] language is crucial to the culture, stories, singing and dancing. Without the language people can never really have the culture and more needs to be done to develop ways for children to use Gaelic within the arts.’
Black and white photograph of the Feis Bheag in 1990.
The 1990 Feis Bheag in Tiree High School with tutor Donald Iain Brown and John Campbell of Cornaigbeg on the right.
2003.187.1
Information leaflet about basking sharks.
Summary of the Basking Shark Watch 1987-2001 report.
2003.185.17
The pet lamb
Photograph of John Campbell feeding a pet lamb in Cornaigbeg in 1991.
Courtesy of Mrs Mairi Campbell
John Campbell feeding a pet lamb at Corrairigh in Cornaigbeg in 1991.
Colour photograph of John Campbell feeding a pet lamb in 1991.
John Campbell feeding a pet lamb at Corrairigh in Cornaigbeg in 1991.
2003.185.18
Colour photograph of a cattle show in the early 1990s.
Judging cattle at an agricultural show at Crossapol in the early 1990s.
