Columbus , Indiana Scottish Festival / Highland Games

[MacGumerait]

Greetings Rabble ,

The 24 th annual Columbus Indiana Scottish Festival / Highland Games is coming up in September - Saturday September 12 th and Sunday September 13 th .

Any XMarkers planning to attend ?

I humbly submit the following to whet your appetite .

A link to the festival's home page : http://www.scottishfestival.org/index.html You can check out last year's pics in the gallery and clan tent pics on the " Clan " tab .

A couple pics of past XMarkers meet ups :



Mudge ( Mike Allen ) , myself , Larry Dirr ( Chainsaw02 )



David Thorpe , Mudge ( Mike Allen ) , myself , Eagle JCS ( John Scott , Louisville Pipe Band ) .


Here are some pics from past years from our own " rebelrouser " :

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...es-pics-85791/

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...bus-ind-85792/

And some past pics from our own " Mudge " :

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...65/index3.html


Hope to see several XMarkers this year and many others . Come join us if you can !

Cheers , Mike

[argyle24]

I am planning on attending and competing in highland dance, provided a current injury heals sufficiently.

[EagleJCS]

Actually, Mike, I'm in the Louisville Pipe Band. The 'Pipes and Drums' moniker* belongs to the Louisville Fire and Rescue and the Louisville Metro Police bands.

The Louisville Pipe Band will be there again this year. That's about halfway through our September marathon. Starting Aug 30, we have a piping gig every weekend (and one weekend we have TWO).


*Side note: I'm not aware of any significance to the different names associated with bands ('pipe band' vs 'pipes and drums'). It's just what the founding members decided on.

[MacGumerait]

I am planning on attending and competing in highland dance, provided a current injury heals sufficiently.

argyle24 , hope your injury heals well . We will stop by the highland dance area and say hello .

[MacGumerait]

Actually, Mike, I'm in the Louisville Pipe Band. The 'Pipes and Drums' moniker* belongs to the Louisville Fire and Rescue and the Louisville Metro Police bands.

The Louisville Pipe Band will be there again this year. That's about halfway through our September marathon. Starting Aug 30, we have a piping gig every weekend (and one weekend we have TWO).


*Side note: I'm not aware of any significance to the different names associated with bands ('pipe band' vs 'pipes and drums'). It's just what the founding members decided on.

Hi John ! One would think after all these years that I would get the band name right !

I have made the correction . Look forward to seeing you this year !

[argyle24]

argyle24 , hope your injury heals well . We will stop by the highland dance area and say hello .

I'll keep you posted and let you know for sure if I'll be there, but I'd say it's a pretty good bet! I'll be competing in the afternoon with the oldest premier age group, either 16 & Over or 18 & Over, depending on how many entries they receive.

[rebelrouser]

I am planning on it !

[rebelrouser]

Maybe I will be able to find you guys this year !

[MacGumerait]

Maybe I will be able to find you guys this year !

I'm sure that we will connect this year . After our meet up at the Indy Games , we now all recognize each other !

Mike A and I generally try to hook up and go together given that we only live 5 or 6 miles from one another . We plan to be there on Saturday and Sunday from around 11 am to 5 pm .

Look forward to seeing you !

[Chainsaw02]

We've got our clan tent site and are ready to see all our Xmarks friend again.
Look for us at the Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie clan tent. A meet up is possible
on Saturday or Sunday, your choice.

Larry Dirr