I think I have not enjoyed myself so much in one day in a very long time. We went early and stayed late, and were sad to see it end. The parade of the Tartans (with Kevin and I in our McKenzie kilts), the massed bagpipe bands, and the professional caber toss were fun as always. But I think what I loved the most was the music, especially the Scottish folk and dance music. My favorite group was "The Anonymous String band", a foursome that performs every year. I also listened to folk singer Alex Beaton (and bought one of his double CD's) and a group called "The Brigadoons". Kevin liked the group named "Needfire". I've written a lot more in my email. I'll just stop here and let you see the photos.
The Kilted Mile Race. The brothers, Lars and Ralp, doing their pre-race warm up.
The five kilted runners at the start.
Opening Ceremonies - MacFarlane's Company, a group of historic reenactors, from the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745.
Parade of the Tartans - David and Kevin marching with the MacKenzie Clan
The Anonymous String Band (from 2006)
Royal Scottish Country Dancers (from 2006)
John Blakeman with his Red-Tailed hawk "Savanna"
Kevin, with his new wardrobe additions, and his flamberge sword.
Kevin and David
Kevin and David
2 comments:
Clan's looking a little small this year...wish i coulda been there :-\
maybe we could have photoshopped you in:)
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