Càirdean,

THE NEXT GAELIC CLASS IN BALTIMORE IS:
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Center for Neighborhoods , 25 E. 20th Street 

The site is just a block down from Liam Flynn’s Alehouse, 22 West North Avenue, so we can enjoy food and drink before or after the lessons and take part in the music sessions after class. In fact, for the foreseeable future a group will be leaving the Alehouse at 6:15 pm to walk to the class together.

$10 per class The text we will be using is Teach Yourself Complete Gaelic by Boyd Robertson and Iain Taylor  If you do not have the text yet and want to attend, don’t worry about the book, just come!

We are also using lessons from Taic.

Càirdean,

THE NEXT GAELIC CLASS IN BALTIMORE IS:
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Center for Neighborhoods , 25 E. 20th Street 

The site is just a block down from Liam Flynn’s Alehouse, 22 West North Avenue, so we can enjoy food and drink before or after the lessons and take part in the music sessions after class. In fact, for the foreseeable future a group will be leaving the Alehouse at 6:15 pm to walk to the class together.

$10 per class The text we will be using is Teach Yourself Complete Gaelic by Boyd Robertson and Iain Taylor  If you do not have the text yet and want to attend, don’t worry about the book, just come!

We are also using lessons from Taic.

Càirdean,

THE NEXT GAELIC CLASS IN BALTIMORE IS:
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Center for Neighborhoods , 25 E. 20th Street 

The site is just a block down from Liam Flynn’s Alehouse, 22 West North Avenue, so we can enjoy food and drink before or after the lessons and take part in the music sessions after class. In fact, for the foreseeable future a group will be leaving the Alehouse at 6:15 pm to walk to the class together.

$10 per class The text we will be using is Teach Yourself Complete Gaelic by Boyd Robertson and Iain Taylor  If you do not have the text yet and want to attend, don’t worry about the book, just come!

We are also using lessons from Taic.

Sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir (The Gaelic School of Baltimore) held it’s first class in its new location on the 10th of February in The Center for Neighborhoods.

It’s a cheery, well-equipped space with a whiteboard, television screen for video use, and comfortable chairs.

Also, there’s plenty of space for individual instruction as well as small group meetings separately.  The flexibility is important because we have learners of different levels in the same evening session.

We hope you will join us for our next class on 24 February.

The building fronts on E. North Avenue, but the entrance is at 25 E. 20th Street.  It’s just a block down from Liam Flynn’s Alehouse, 22 West North Avenue, so we can still enjoy food and drink before or after the lessons and take part in the music sessions after class. In fact, for the foreseeable future a group will be leaving the Alehouse at 6:15 pm to walk to the class together.

Click here for the full class schedule

The snows put off the start to our 2016 Gaelic classes, but TONIGHT we get underway with the start of  Sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhòir (The Gaelic School of Baltimore) classes in our new location.

Wednesday, 10 February 2016
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Center for Neighborhoods , 10 E. North Avenue 

$10 per class The text we will be using is Teach Yourself Complete Gaelic by Boyd Robertson and Iain Taylor  If you do not have the text yet and want to attend, don’t worry about the book, just come!

We are also using lessons from Taic.

The birthday of the great “Scottish Ploughman Poet”, Robert Burns (1759-1796), on the 25th of January, is celebrated around the world, including the much anticipated, annual haggis hurling competition at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, Ayr, Scotland.

There won’t be any haggis hurling, but at this year’s celebratory tribute to the life, works and spirit of Robert Burns at Liam Flynn’s Ale House, 22 West North Avenue in Baltimore, on Monday, 25 January, there will great live music, poetry readings, whiskey tasting, and a delicious dinner of haggis, neeps & taddies, kale salad, and cranachan.

Click here for some lovely information about Burns.

Click here to hear Aaron Halevy who will bring the work of Robert Burns alive for us in beautiful song.

See you there!

The 2016 Burns Night supper at Liam Flynn’s Ale House at 22 W. North Avenue in Baltimore is coming up on the 25th of January.

The event will have the same wonderful feast, bagpiping, and traditional music it’s known for, but there are a couple of special additions to the evening this year.

First, readers may know of the iconic ferries that carry passengers and vehicles between the Scottish mainland and the islands.  Caledonian MacBrayne (Caledonian Mac a’ Bhriuthainn), known now as CalMac Ferries Ltd, is the major ferry operation in the Hebrides.

This year the Address to the haggis will be read by Cal-Mac Ferry Captain Cameron MacLeod.

Second, classical Tenor Aaron HaLevy will bring the work of Robert Burns alive for us in beautiful song.  Below you can hear Aaron singing Green Grow the Rashes O:

Like last year, anyone bold enough to offer a reading of a Burns poem gets a free pint. For the full event description, Click Here. Or for the Facebook event, Click Here.

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr dhuibh – Happy New Year to you all!
And Happy Hogmanay!

Below are scenes from Hogmanay around Scotland from last year for you to enjoy. May all your fires burn brightly throughout the year.

Something to think about: Scottish customs of the new year contain messages that can be relevant to how we think about entering 2016. While bonfires celebrate the lengthening of daylight and thus the “return” of the sun, in our own lives, we can use fire to call forth the light and passion within each of us, calling us to be our best selves in the months to come. By our own candles or fires, we can decide what goals for spiritual and personal growth we will set for ourselves, and link ourselves to our heritage and ancestors.

And even the ancient custom of first footing – the belief that a tall, dark, handsome stranger coming to your door the first thing after midnight of the New Year brings good fortune to the household. The idea of first footing is that the first person who comes through your door indicates the character of your New Year. On the one hand, by offering hospitality to the visitor you begin your year with a generosity of spirit. On the other hand, we can  consciously choose what we admit through the front door, then open that door with great intention and greet it!

The joys and gifts of life lie in the world we open our doors to.

Am bi thu a’ dèanamh amas na Bliadhna Ùire gu ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig ann an 2016? Ceangail sinn!

Will you make a New Year resolution to learn Gaelic in 2016? Join us! The next Gaelic class is 6 January. Click here for the full schedule.

A typical Baltimore Gaelic School céilidh and class:

The next Burns Night is one month away. Join us at Liam Flynn’s Ale House. It’s always a grand time.

5th Annual Robert Burns Supper
7-11 PM, Sat., Jan. 23, 2016.
Liam Flynn’s Alehouse
22 West North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
Reservation & Ticket Information: liamsalehouse@gmail.com