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Seirm members perform futuristic dances to the hot Gaelic rhythms of the Quasi Futuristic Gaelic Band
Am ri Teachd / Times to Come

Various photos of Seirm performing Am ri Teachd at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre Nov. 7 - 9, 1999. The Gaelic musical about "Times to Come" is set in Baile Ard, the Gaelic speaking district of Seattle in the year 2060. (4 photos)

Friends, old and new gather at Richard Hugo House to mark another year for Slighe nan Gaidheal.
Annual General Meeting 2002

Slighe nan Gaidheal members gather for elections, scones and good company. (8 photos)

Seirm and Whatcom weavers waulk the tweed outside NW Handspun Yarns shop in Bellingham
Annual Waulking Day 2009

Seirm members help Whatcom County weavers waulk their newly woven cloth at the 4th Annual Waulking Day held at NW Handspun Yarns in Bellingham. (18 photos)

Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail reads an original poem composed for the Gaels of Seattle.
Féis Shiàtail 2000

Images from our second Féis, held in Seattle's Town Hall. (15 photos)

Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail reads an original poem.
Féis Shiàtail 2002

Our first Féis held at beautiful Fort Worden in historic Port Townsend. (31 photos)

Enroute to Fort Worden, presenters Catrìona Parsons, Cathy-Ann MacPhee, Catrìona Chaimbeul and Mairi Brown are treated to Pacific Northwest coffee by co-Chair Seumas Gagne (mugging in the background)
Féis Shiàtail 2004

Our second Féis held at Fort Worden, our lineup of presenters contained 7 fluent Gaelic speakers! (3 photos)

Co-chair Kate Freeburg
Féis Shiàtail 2008

Great memories of a great event. (34 photos)

Harry Miller and Michelle LaFrance are working on a documentary about Scottish Gaelic. Harry sets up his video camera at Chas and Mardi
First Footing 2008

We worked our way north from Columbia City to Ballard, stopping at four of the most hospitable homes in all Slighe nan Gaidheal. (23 photos)

Cleo Faraone, Beth Tibbetts, and Jeff Jennings get acquainted with the Don and Marge DeGraffs and Leslie and Mark Pearson over a cup of coffee
First Footing 2009

We started with breakfast in Brier, then ventured to Shoreline for shinty in the snow, visited two homes in Lake Forest Park, and ended the day in Seattle. (34 photos)

The setting for Gaelic Camp 1999 was the home of Sìle nic an t-Sealgair in scenic Luib a Tuath. Mount Si in the background made a majestic backdrop for a wonderful and relaxing weekend.
Gaelic Camp 1999

Scenes from Gaelic Camp in 1999 held at the home of Sheila Hunter in North Bend (5 photos)

Folks gather at Slighe nan Gaidheal
Gaelic Intensive Day November 2002

Gaelic students gather at Richard Hugo House in November 2002 for an intensive day. (7 photos)

Breakfast at the White Spot helps awaken the inner-Gael for Rich Hill, Sandy Gilliam, Jason Guel, and Kathryn Cole!
Mod Vancouver 1999

Various photos taken at Mod Vancouver 1999 (6 photos)

Mary Fears, Susan Burke, John Dally, Richard Hill, and Seumas Gagne discuss the impact of the Gaelic language on Highland history, Cape Breton fiddle, bagpipes, song, and harp.
Northwest Folklife Festival 2009

Slighe nan Gaidheal's presence at Folklife included a panel on Scottish Language and Culture and a performance by Seirm. (7 photos)

Diane and Penny getting thing set up in the kitchen.
Seirm Spring Dinner and Céilidh

Seirm's first time out adding a dinner to our show! (33 photos)

Penny McLeod DeGraff leads the Seirm singers in a waulking song.
Summer Outreach 2009

Seirm and Slighe nan Gaidheal's Outreach Team bring Gaelic music and culture to the Skagit Valley and Enumclaw Highland Games, as well as the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe. (17 photos)

Oran nan Car helps us get things going on a tuneful note!
Tenth Anniversary Celebration

Photos from our grand weekend together in Edmonds. (36 photos)

Richard Hill, Founding President of Slighe nan Gaidheal and award winning Gaelic singer.
The Early Days

Various photos from the beginning of the community that became Slighe nan Gaidheal through 1997, when we incorporated. (13 photos)

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