Highlands of Durham Games

**Nathan** · 27th July 14, 08:19 PM

I attended the Highlands of Durham Games in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada this weekend in my capacity as Commissioner for Clan Donald Southern Ontario. We had a great time and got a few pics of the fun.

Parade of the Clans

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At the Clan Donald tent

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Jackie Denny is a Highland athlete. Her photo was in the newspaper below the one of Glen and I at the Cambridge Highland Games last week, so we recognized each other when our paths crossed.

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I love the caber toss.

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Massed bands entering the field for the opening ceremonies

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**Nathan** · 27th July 14, 08:47 PM

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I'm thinking this photo was Terry MacNeil from Clan MacNeil in Canada's idea. It's certainly his claymore...

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**ASinclair** · 27th July 14, 08:52 PM

Good pix, thanks for posting Nathan. There's really nothing quite like convening for your clan at a Highland Games is there?

**Nathan** · 27th July 14, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by ASinclair

Good pix, thanks for posting Nathan. There's really nothing quite like convening for your clan at a Highland Games is there?

I enjoy it. It provides a chance to meet people and help them out. What's the point of gathering knowledge if you can't share it?

When the photo with Jackie Denny was being taken, I realized the band in the beer tent (Great Lakes Privateers) was playing a song I wrote (Merchant Marine) so that made for a fun night and some interesting chats with the band after their set. Nice guys.

**TheOfficialBren** · 27th July 14, 10:51 PM

@Nathan, "Merchant Marine" is one of my favourites from your Celtae album. Is it pronounced "kelt-ah" or "kelt-ay"?

**cessna152towser** · 28th July 14, 03:54 AM

Excellent pics, thanks for posting.

**Nathan** · 28th July 14, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by TheOfficialBren

@Nathan, "Merchant Marine" is one of my favourites from your Celtae album. Is it pronounced "kelt-ah" or "kelt-ay"?

We always pronounced it Kel - tay, it is the latin variant of Keltoi like John's company name.

Although that's how we pronounce it, so that's the band name, I'm not a latin scholar. I've also heard the word Celtae pronounced "Kel-tie" (like tie a knot) or even "Sell- tie".