I know it seems a little strange to be talking about a feis that was just held a month ago and is still a year away but the planning for the 2012 North Coast feis has begun! Since I was nominated Corresponding Secretary at last night's meeting - I thought I would take my job seriously and correspond updates as the year goes on. I came into the feis committee late last year so this will be an interesting experience seeing how a feis is put together from start to finish. I won't bore you with every little detail but somethings are worth sharing.
Format: The feis will remain a one day feis (Saturday) and will maintain the same cap of 850.
Payment: The suggestion was made to accept online payments only next year.
Judges/Musicians: The committee is considering eliminating 2 musicians in order to afford inviting an overseas judge - possibly Ireland.
Stages: Last year's stages were the minimum size allowed and were deemed too small. They will enlarged for the 2012 feis. The possibility of moving the stages to the perimeter of floor and having the camping area in the middle was discussed. This would help to keep the music from "bleeding" through from another stage.
Venue: The feis will remain at the I-X Center for next year.
Cost: There was some discussion of raising the price of the competitions and possibly going to an admission charge rather than a family fee. Nothing was decided.
Overall comments from various message boards and the FeisWorx survey were positive with a few concerns here and there - mostly about the size of the stages and conditions of the parking lots at the hotel and venue. So there you have it! Our meetings are held monthly and I'll update this blog as the year goes on and more information becomes available. Til next time - Slainte!
how interesting!!!
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