Hello everyone
It is a very important problem as many Local Mòds are run by enthusiastic supporters who put in a lot of hard work and it must be disappointing when very few choirs attend their particular Mòd ,especially when they see 8 or 9 choirs attending just up the road a bit. Fewer choirs also means that the individual and group ( quartet, duet ) competitions also suffer. However, choirs are free to go wherever they wish but maybe the choir association could help here by asking their member choirs how they feel about supporting all the Mòds perhaps in a cycle with some kind of control from the Choir Association. An Comunn, I believe, through their branch networks are largely responsible for facilitating the local Mods and support them financially but won’t ever and shouldn’t dictate where choirs should go.That has to be a personal choice but if there continues to be a lack of support for certain Mods then it is likely we would lose some of them in the near future which would be a great pity.I must say also that a Ceilidh Dance in the evening of a Provincial Mòd is a great attraction and the usual Massed choir singing the highlight of the night for many visitors.
Le dùrachd
Isabella