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Music and Culture

Music is among Uist's strongest cultural assets. Ceolas Summer School is held in early July each year and has a wealth of talented musicians from Scotland and Canada to teach students in Gaelic singing, piping, fiddle, step dance and other art forms traditionally associated with Uist. During that week there are ceilidhs (parties with live music) every night.

The South Uist Highland Games is also an exciting time on Uist's social calendar. Held annually on the third Wednesday of July, many of the world's finest pipers, dancers and athletes make the journey each summer to compete. On the night of the games, there is a concert and a ceilidh dance. The next day, the Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year competition is held in Benbecula. The North Uist Highland Games usually take place the following day.

Throughout the rest of the year various concerts are held and feature some of the world's finest pipers, Gaelic singers and other musicians-many of which are from Uist.

Recently, visual art has taken off in Uist. With the opening of Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre there has been a new creative force at work in Uist. The Centre is lively and welcoming, and houses an art gallery, museum, cafe, picture archive and workshops. It is located in Lochmaddy in North Uist (38 miles from Milton) and is well worth a visit. Throughout the island there are road end sculptures that give interesting insight into the relationship between art and the environment.