May 12, 2012
Doors open at 1pm • Show starts at 2pm
Children’s Activities and Ceillidh music from 1pm
SHOW FEATURES:
Grade 1 City of Washington Pipe Band
Grades 3 & 5 MacMillan Pipe Band
Grade 4 MacMillan - Birtles Memorial Pipe Band
Rockville High School Pipe Band
Scottish Country Dance Society of Washington
All tickets are general admission and available at the door.
Adults: $7.00
Senior Citizens (65+) $5.00
and Children 18 and under $1.00
The Festival is an INDOOR event. It is held rain or shine!
For further information call 301 946-0211 or email rhspb@yahoo.com
New show format!
We are going back to our roots and concentrating on what we do best - piping and drumming with some dancing thrown in for fun!
Join us for traditional Scottish desert items before the show.
Please Note:
We will not be serving hot Scottish food at the show this year. Please visit Donovan’s at this link to order http://donovanscelticfoods.com/97423.html to have them deliver to your home to satisfy that meat pie craving! - Letter from Lisa
Piping and Drumming:
The world renowned City of Washington Pipe Band - The City of Washington Pipe Band - This is a performance you don't want to miss! In 2001 the band made the finals in the World Championships and took 12th overall! The City of Washington Pipe Band proudly carries forward with the musical traditions of all its roots. These include the rudimentary drum and bugle percussion style of John Bosworth; the fiddle and folk traditions learned from Bonnie Rideout; and the original compositions of Charlie Glendinning. And like the U.S. Air Force Pipe Band a half-century ago, the City of Washington Pipe Band brings all the power and glory of the modern pipe band to the Nation's Capital in performances ranging from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall to the Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The MacMillan Pipe Band - The MacMillan Pipe Band was organized as the Alumni Pipe Band to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Rockville High School Pipe Band during the 33rd Annual National Capital Area Scottish Festival in May of 2001. The three bands that make up the MacMillan organization are a home for the alumni of the two schools (Rockville and Peary), and an organization for recent pipe band graduates and is also another option for other area pipers and drummers who may with to join. The MacMillan Pipe Band will continue to honor the memory of Donald Baxter MacMillan while celebrating two Schools, One Tradition.
The Rockville High School Pipe Band - the future of Scottish Piping and Drumming lives on in these youngsters! They recently played with the Chieftains at the Kennedy Center. They have performed for solemn occasions - memorial services and dedications as well as sporting events such as the Marine Marathon and curling competitions. We are celebrating our 51st year and still going strong! Come out and cheer them on!
Sligo Creek is an Acoustic Irish/Scottish/American Folk Band based in Maryland. With over 20 years of performing experience in various acts, the members of Sligo Creek have sought to put together a band with two very specific goals:
First, to play the very best of the best, as far as traditional folk music is concerned.
Secondly, to play it in a way that the Average Joe in the audience will come away with a new appreciation for, or introduction to, what is arguably some of the best music ever written.
Ballads that are sung with emotion; Powerful Sea Shanties; Upbeat Stories and Classic Melodies sung the way they were meant to be. That’s Sligo Creek.
The Scottish Country Dance Society of Washington has performed at every Scottish Festival!
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