Eilidh Inara
Glasgow,UK
Summary
I am a storyteller and musician from Scotland with a keen sense of the injustice in the world. I love to collaborate with other people and in all my varying creative endeavours, it is always my desire to enable others to share their own voices and in some way, however big or small, generate positive change.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work history
Volunteer
Celtic Connections Music Festival
- 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Various events roles e.g. show rep, artist liaison, venue rep
- Thorough education on the music industry and how gigs actually work
- Worked in various public facing roles e.g. box office and merch selling
Freelance Writer
Govanhill Magazine
Glasgow
- Writing articles on community events
Thievin' Corbies Ceilidh Band
Self-employed
2025.07 - Current
- Ceilidh Caller
- Fiddle Player/Guitarist/Singer
- Socail Media and Marketing
- Project Managing
Freelance Storyteller/Session Assistant
Village Storytelling Centre
Glasgow
2023.03 - Current
- Delivered musical masterclasses to the Village’s youth group
- Performed at the Village Storytelling Festival 2024 as part of an intergenerational Storytelling project
- Assistant Facilitator at myriad workshops and community groups, of all ages and backgrounds
- On the interview panel for the Village Storytelling Apprenticeship
- Performed stories in schools
- Performed stories at Scout Fete
- Assistant Performer at Open Doors Scotland day at Crookston Castle
- Enhanced audience understanding for complex topics through effective storytelling techniques.
Work Placement
Taigh Ceilidh - Stornoway
2026.02 - 2026.03
- Gaelic Community Cafe
- Designing Posters
- Interviewing locals
- Writing Articles
1, 2, 3 Resiliant Mushrooms
Various
2025.04 - 2025.07
- Collaborating with the theatre makers Lovebug + Worm, bringing musical skills to their form of movement-based storytelling to create an immersive performance for children
- ·Developed performing skills, engaging with a young audience – learning how to incorporate movement and character
- ·Developed composition skills as was solely tasked with creating the soundtrack for the performance
- Improved improvisational skills, as the interactions at festivals often required music on the fly
Storyteller
Between Two Shores
2025.02 - 2025.07
- Created a full-length storytelling performance in collaboration with another storyteller
- Explored our mutual connections to Scotland and Ireland, via shared folklore and song
- Researched and developed a piece melding personal and national folk-history
Judge
Community Health and Wellbeing Awards
2024.12 - 2025.04
- On the Judging panel of CWHA Awards 2025
Chronicle Fatigue
The Bold Collective - Sustainability Grant
2024.08 - 2025.02
- Self-Published a risograph printed zine on the subject of Chronic Illness. Written and illustrated drawing on both personal experience and extensive research to create a way of giving voice to those who struggle with chronic health issues and shedding light, hope and humour on a subject that is little understood
- Launched the zine at an event along with the other awardees of the Sustainability Grant
- Facilitated zine making workshop on the same theme to broaden the conversation
Freelance Arts Practicioner
The Bold Collective
2024.07 - 2025.02
- Various facilitator roles, including Facilitator at Pinkston Water Centre gala day, running a stall at Creative Glasgow launch night, facilitating Zine workshop
Volunteer
Tiree Music Festival
2024.07 - 2024.07
- Stewarding, guiding members of the public
- Building and deconstructing the festival
Co-facilitator
By Any Other Name
2024.01 - 2024.06
- An intergenerational LGBTQ+ community storytelling project exploring the language of identity and belonging
- Experience working within a diverse group to create a cohesive and meaningful narrative in which all voices could shine
- Performed as a musician as part of the final performance
Waitress
Wee Lochan Restaurant
2017.08 - 2019.08
- Front of house staff in a busy restaurant
- Working under pressure
- Dealing politely and effectively with difficult members of the public
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Scottish Gaelic
Sabhal Mor Ostaig /UHI
Isle of Skye 2025.08 -
Participatory Arts Short Course -
The Bold Collective
Glasgow 2024.09 - 2024.11
Apprenticeship - Emerging Storytellers
Village Storytelling Centre
2023.03 - 2023.06
Diploma - Psychology and Philosophy
Skills
- Communicator
- Musician
- Illustrator
- Writer
- Facilitator
- Social Media
- Languages - Scottish Gaelic, French, Spanish
Volunteering
- Agnew Lane Community Garden, Involved in the organisation of events for the wider community, as well as involved in the gardening itself
- Eurovision Song Contest, 2023, Public facing roles e.g. parade marshalling, event repping
- Govan Community Project, Homework Club, Assisting with an after school club where kids of all ages could bring their homework to a supportive environment. Often involved the creation of games and activities for the children who were finished with their homework early
Timeline
Work Placement
Taigh Ceilidh - Stornoway
2026.02 - 2026.03
Certificate of Higher Education - Scottish Gaelic
Sabhal Mor Ostaig /UHI
2025.08 -
Thievin' Corbies Ceilidh Band
Self-employed
2025.07 - Current
1, 2, 3 Resiliant Mushrooms
Various
2025.04 - 2025.07
Storyteller
Between Two Shores
2025.02 - 2025.07
Judge
Community Health and Wellbeing Awards
2024.12 - 2025.04
Participatory Arts Short Course -
The Bold Collective
2024.09 - 2024.11
Chronicle Fatigue
The Bold Collective - Sustainability Grant
2024.08 - 2025.02
Freelance Arts Practicioner
The Bold Collective
2024.07 - 2025.02
Volunteer
Tiree Music Festival
2024.07 - 2024.07
Co-facilitator
By Any Other Name
2024.01 - 2024.06
Freelance Storyteller/Session Assistant
Village Storytelling Centre
2023.03 - Current
Apprenticeship - Emerging Storytellers
Village Storytelling Centre
2023.03 - 2023.06
Waitress
Wee Lochan Restaurant
2017.08 - 2019.08
Diploma - Psychology and Philosophy
Volunteer
Celtic Connections Music Festival
Freelance Writer
Govanhill Magazine