This timber building located in the Parish of Moidart, West Lochaber, Scotland, has recently been endowed with its own d&b audiotechnik PA system, provided by Warehouse Sound Services. Glenuig has musical history running through it and demands proper professional quality sound.
The Glenuig Games and Music Festival first manifested itself at a local gathering in April 1983, when the date for the first Not So Serious Glenuig Gameswas set for Saturday 6 August 1983, which was followed by a ceilidh dance in a marquee. The aim of the first Games and Ceilidh was to raise funds for the hall committee to make improvements to the Old School room; eventually leading to the new purpose built Village. Events at the first and subsequent games included hill races, obstacle races, coconut shies, and the ever popular 'soak the hippy', an event surely destined for Olympic inclusion. The ceilidh grew into the very successful three day Glenuig Music Festival that ran from 1983-1993.
Eoghan Carmichael is charged with managing the Hall, "We've had quite a few events here since the equipment first arrived from the Warehouse. The Warehouse gave us maximum flexibility within our budget, and Neil Osbourne from their Glasgow office was instrumental in packaging the PA in a form that suits the very particular needs of a small community arts venue like ours."
The d&b E12 loudspeakers are stand mounted rather than fixed to the walls, allowing them to be re-deployed elsewhere, as is often the case with two other village halls within 40 minutes drive from Glenuig. "The D6 amplifier rack is perfect," said Carmichael. "Half the space is filled by the amplifiers, whilst the other half holds all the cabling. The great thing for us is that the system is compact and sets itself, there is no need to apply any system EQ in order to achieve great sound."
(Jim Evans)
