Dingwall Gaelic Choir with their conductor Kirsteen Menzies. Pics by Sandy McCook
The curtain was brought down on the Royal National Mod by Dingwall Gaelic Choir who won the festival’s top prize for choral singing.
The group were presented with the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield by the man who wrote one of the songs they had to perform.
Conductor Kirsteen Menzies said: “I’m just over the moon, I’m really proud of the choir.
“They’ve worked so hard and winning this has just put the icing of the cake.”
The choir last won the prestigious competition in 2012 – and the individual elements of the choir also had a successful day yesterday winning the men’s area event.
The prescribed song for the competition was Tionndaidh am Bat, or Turn the Boat Around, written by Lewis man Murdo John Morrison as a lovesick sailor.
He presented the shield to the Dingwall choir yesterday at Lewis Sports Centre.
He said: “I was at sea in the Merchant Navy as a young ordinary seaman and I was homesick and I was seasick and I just wanted the boat to turn round.
“That’s what the song was about. It’s not a big long song but my heart was in it.”
He said it was an “honour” to hear his song performed.
He added: “I was a bit shaky all day waiting on it but I’m glad I came.”
Dingwall Choir win coveted Lovat and Tullibardine Shield at Mod
