Bethlehem, PA Celtic Classic-- 2008

[IRISH]

can anyone discern from the vendor's list at the festival website as to whether there'll be any kilt makers selling? i'd like to get properly measured. do any of you attendees from 2007 recall the quality of vendors from last year?

[RockyR]

KiltMAKERS or re-sellers?

The kilt companies that will be there are:

Frugal corner (resellers)
Amerikilt (maker)
North Channel Kilts (maker)
USA Kilts (maker)

[IRISH]

yes, kilt companies in general. thanks for the answer! very much looking forward to saturday as long as the weather holds out.

[RockyR]

Knock on wood!

[Tony]

Nice to meet you Rocky!
Hope business went well despite the Scottish( ) weather.

[JerseyLawyer]

Yeah, was it nasty or what? I was ready to build an ark by Sunday afternoon. They wound up cancelling the fourth round of the pipe band contest, and I think some of the athletics were cut short because of the downpour, too.

And what was with holding the band competition in the middle of the street? That was odd.

[Tony]

Yeah, was it nasty or what? I was ready to build an ark by Sunday afternoon. They wound up cancelling the fourth round of the pipe band contest, and I think some of the athletics were cut short because of the downpour, too.

And what was with holding the band competition in the middle of the street? That was odd.

That was a competition??
I didn't even realize it.

There was band, who finished about 6 on Saturday, who wore the best tartan I have ever seen. Red, white and blue with a touch of green in the red. Wish I could remember what they told me it was...

When starting to walk home, as dusk fell there was a nice mist on top of the river.
Fair brought a tear tae ma eye so it did.

[JerseyLawyer]

The Glengarry Pipe Band, perhaps? They wear the Glengarry Highland Games's tartan.

If you click on "About the Games" and "Our Tartan" or something, you can read all about it.

They're a top-notch band. Oran Mor took the Grade "A" prize (the Classic glommed Grades 1 & 2 into "Grade A" this year so that Oran Mor, which was just upgraded by the EUSPBA, could compete.), but Glengarry came second. Like a lot of Canadian bands, they play a crackerjack, entertaining, upbeat medly.

And yes, that piping going on at the end of the bridge up on main street was the contest. There was a lot of "WTFing" going on. Bands sound better on pavement, of course, but... sheesh. Massed bands was on the street, too, though down by the field where they usually have it, probably because it was too muddy to go on the grass.

I suppose in the street is better than what they used to do, when the piping and the heavy athletics were on the same field at the same time.

[Tony]

The Glengarry Pipe Band, perhaps? They wear the Glengarry Highland Games's tartan.

If you click on "About the Games" and "Our Tartan" or something, you can read all about it.

They're a top-notch band. Oran Mor took the Grade "A" prize (the Classic glommed Grades 1 & 2 into "Grade A" this year so that Oran Mor, which was just upgraded by the EUSPBA, could compete.), but Glengarry came second. Like a lot of Canadian bands, they play a crackerjack, entertaining, upbeat medly.

And yes, that piping going on at the end of the bridge up on main street was the contest. There was a lot of "WTFing" going on. Bands sound better on pavement, of course, but... sheesh. Massed bands was on the street, too, though down by the field where they usually have it, probably because it was too muddy to go on the grass.

I suppose in the street is better than what they used to do, when the piping and the heavy athletics were on the same field at the same time.

That's the one!
Drool.

Thanks!!!