Fergus 2007

[Barclay]

I'm still in the "we'll see" category. The rail blockades are a concern, as is money, but..."we'll see". I'd really like to though, especially since I'm missing the "Grand Daddy" at Grandfather Mountain this weekend.

[Kilted Stuart]

Yes this is a bump to remind all that the games is just around the corner.

There is plenty to do and see and of course local kilt makers MacHummel (Peter) of Canadian Casual Kilts and Canuck (Robert Pell) of R-Kilts.
Loads of pipe bands, the heavies, over 900 dancers, close to or over 100 vendors, food and a large SOKS brigade and nighttime entertainment including the Mudmen on Saturday night.

There is still a Thursday concert but it has been made in an annual dedication concert (in John Allen Cameron name) for Cancer research and our local hospital fund. This year will feature Jan Arden. I was hoping this would be a more Celtic event but it is what it is. I hope the Fergus Games is not going to blow the entertainment budget every year on this and short the nightly entertainment at the nightly pub. They all pay for good entertainment too and have been somewhat shortchanged this year. The Mudmen to me are the only quality act to be booked and just for the Saturday. Poor if you ask me when much smaller highland games in Canada (including Kincardine) and the U.S book not just one good band but a number for the weekend. It wasn't long ago that the bands were great all weekend from 7:00 pm to close at 1:00. The last few have seen the headliners being great but ever other band opening for them was sub-par.


Regardless it will be a great weekend,
hope to meet up with a few of you at the games or at the CCK booth with Pete.

See you in a few weeks

Kilted Stuart