Share na Veg

Share na Veg

Share na Veg (Eng. Better than Nothing) has been the name for the musicians and dancers at Scoill Ree Gorree, and at its predecessor Albert Road, for about thirty years now. The musicians usually start by learning the whistle in Year 3 and then move on to violin, cello, guitar, bouzouki and harp, amongst others. 

The repertoire is mainly Manx traditional but the group also plays Scots, Irish and Northumbrian tunes. The dancers begin, also in Year 3, by learning basic Manx steps and then progress to team dances and eventually solos. The repertoire is Manx traditional dances with some recently composed ones.