Cèilidh Raon-Cluiche has grown out of the school community, bringing together a brilliant bunch of parents, musicians and teachers — all with children at Taobh na Pàirce. On the music side we have Sarah Moore, Jo Milroy and Jed Milroy of Tinderbox, and Tom Oakes.
Sarah is a Principal Teacher of Expressive Arts at the school, as well as an accomplished fiddle player, teacher and performer. She has been immersed in Scottish traditional music for many years, playing with bands including Bella McNab’s Dance Band. Jo and Jed bring their experience of Tinderbox, with Jed playing a leading role in its community music and youth work. Tom Oakes is an Edinburgh-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and sound designer, whose work ranges across Scottish, Irish, Nordic and contemporary music.
And then there’s Oliver Mezger, a parent and long-serving PSA at the school, who is pulling the whole thing together and hosting the afternoon. So, really, it’s a ceilidh made by the school community, for the school community — with some seriously good musicians thrown in!