Yellowstone Higland Games photos

[cessna152towser]

Excellent pics, its always interesting to compare the different interpretations of highland games from around the world.

[Nighthawk]

Excellent pics, its always interesting to compare the different interpretations of highland games from around the world.

We are one of the educational parts of the games. We're a very unique group. Every other living history or reenactment group I have ever seen is military- we're a civilian group. We have actually all made most of our gear. That's one of the most fun things about going to the festivals- demonstrations. I gave an 11 year old Irish dancer a basic lesson on leather tooling, for example. That really is the most rewarding part of it and what made the 10 hour drive to Montana worth it.

[Kilted in Maine]

There is the proof - I knew red solo cups have been around forever....

[Nighthawk]

There is the proof - I knew red solo cups have been around forever....

Yes sir! They sure have been. Actually, we put those next to a water cooler for the general public. The games can get rather hot and drinks are expensive, so we offer water to whoever wanders in. Those of us in the group have to supply our own period drinking equipment (notice my son's drinking horn, which was a gift to him from Colorado's Fjellborg Vikings ) We don't have a license to serve drinks, though, so it has to be disposable cups. Darn ridiculous laws...

And as a side note, we used to organize swordman's tournaments every six months, but people stopped coming because our guy always win. Here are a few videos from the last one we did. You'll notice some familiar people in there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVv-f5h9EM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6i4Ps68i9U

The tall lanky guy in the black pants would be Daniel Sorenson. He almost always wins... He's wicked fast an mobile, and loves to teach. He kicks your butt 10 different ways, and then teaches you how he did it and how to defend against it next time. Not that it matters... You have to be faster than him to defend yourself!!

[Squeaky McMurdo]

I wish we could have gone!

Donell Small (one of the event organizers/pipe major of the local band) owns a brewery so of course he treated you! If you hang around long enough afterwards to help clean up, he'll treat anybody for further reference.

And those peacocks...when we went to the Yellowstone games in '08 one decided to march in front of the Massed Bands and display his tail. LOL!

You guys should go to somewhere that sells party supplies. The Shrek 4 disposable cups look like they're made of wood. Stock up!

[Nighthawk]

I wish we could have gone!

Donell Small (one of the event organizers/pipe major of the local band) owns a brewery so of course he treated you! If you hang around long enough afterwards to help clean up, he'll treat anybody for further reference.

And those peacocks...when we went to the Yellowstone games in '08 one decided to march in front of the Massed Bands and display his tail. LOL!

You guys should go to somewhere that sells party supplies. The Shrek 4 disposable cups look like they're made of wood. Stock up!

Is it Bones Brewery that he owns? If so, then that explains a lot!

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Is it Bones Brewery that he owns? If so, then that explains a lot!

It's been 2 and a half years...he may have changed the name but the band's website still lists "Yellowstone Valley Brewing CO" as one of it's sponsors (the site hasn't been updated since 2009 though) I know that one of the other band members owns a brewery too though and they go bar hoping every Wednesday after practice. lol


You going to the Jackson games this year?

--Chelsea McMurdo--