145th Antigonish Highland Games

**Cephas** · 19th July 08, 08:21 AM

The 145th Highland Games are this weekend (July 18-20) in Antigonish, Nova Scotia with the Canadian Scottish Athlete Federation Heavy Games taking place along with all the other events and competitions. There have of course been things all week but this weekend most of the events take place.
http://www.antigonishhighlandgames.com/

The Official Opening of the Games was last night (Friday July 18) but since I was part of it I have no pics to share

The Parade was this morning (Saturday, July 19th)

The Antigonish Highland Band

RCMP Pipe band (they are wearing RCMP tartan my camera needs to be updated.)

Fredericton Pipe Band

I didn't catch who this was

CFB Sheerwater band (RCAF)

College of Piping

Dartmouth Pipe Band

Glengarry Pipe band

Scott Williams Pipers

**Hamish** · 19th July 08, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Cephas

I didn't catch who this was

Glengarry Pipe band

These two bands appear to be wearing identical uniforms. Could there be a connection between the Glengarry Pipe Band and the one whose name you did not catch?

Just something to ponder on!!

Take care,
Ham.

**Cephas** · 19th July 08, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Hamish

These two bands appear to be wearing identical uniforms. Could there be a connection between the Glengarry Pipe Band and the one whose name you did not catch?

Just something to ponder on!!

Take care,
Ham.

They certainly look related, don't they? They were marching in two different places in the parade so I didn't catch that!

**Dixiecat** · 19th July 08, 11:36 AM

They were marching in two different places in the parade so I didn't catch that!

I used to march with the Burlington Teen Tour Band in Burlington, Ontario when I was growing up. Every spring we did the Burlington Sound of Music Festival Parade. We were the first AND last entry in the parade. The entire band would do the parade and then walk back to the marshaling area and do the parade again. It was hard going as a piccolo player, but when I became a majorette attired in kilt, wool jacket and glenngarry (closely matching the RCMP pic above) it was a very exhausting performance.

**McMurdo** · 19th July 08, 11:43 AM

Nice photos hope you have a great time with the rest of the games and thanks for posting these.

**SFCRick** · 19th July 08, 07:34 PM

very nice photos

**Rex_Tremende** · 19th July 08, 08:09 PM

Last week on my way home from a weekend camping trip, the "Thistle and Shamrock" radio program was exploring the musical connections between Cape Breton and Scotland. I suppose the human connection has been discussed here before, but it's easy to understand why there'd be so many pipers in your festival. Impressive numbers there.

Regards,
Rex

**Riverkilt** · 20th July 08, 12:02 AM

Thank you, thank you, thank you....my great grandfather Archibald Macdonald was from Skye Glen near Whycocomagh. His father John came over from Skye. Always wanted to visit, haven't made it yet. The pics help me get a sense of Nova Scotia.

Ron

**cloves** · 21st July 08, 06:20 AM

Ron, you really DO have to visit Nova Scotia, the terrain is so varried and vastly different to the pics you post of Arizona (a place i want to visit!)
Also, Cephas! welcome to xmarks from another maritimer! Nice to see our Prince Edward Island College of Piping crew over for the event.
Thanks for sharing the pics!