Frederick Maryland Celtic Festival

**clancelt** · 28th February 06, 05:31 AM

Originally Posted by Frank McGrath

Don't forget about the St Patrick's day Parade in Baltimore on Mar 12. Sunday! Se ya there Kilted!

And one in Alexandria, Va. March 4th!

**ByDand** · 28th February 06, 06:34 AM

OK! I have the date and place scheduled, now where can a group of us meet? Does anyone know of a good pub in the area? Who among us are planning to attend this festival? Sure would be nice to meet other Xmarkers in Frederick

**PiperBilly** · 21st March 06, 10:38 AM

Sounds like fun...

**davedove** · 28th February 06, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by JerMc

David, do you know if they will sell tickets online, and if so when they will go on sale. I'd like to attend so my wife and I can see Albanach perform, but I'm not sure I want to make the drive unless I already have my tickets.

Based on last year, you won't have any problems at all getting into the festival. Of course, I don't know how well you'll be able to see the concert, but everyone will be in that boat.

I won't be able to make it this year. I'll be sitting on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean on that day.

**Randy** · 2nd May 06, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by David in Maryland

This is to announce the 2006 Frederick Celtic Festival in Frederick, MD. The date is the second Saturday of May, 13. Our special musical groups include Birnam Wood and Albannach. Yes, Albannach, members who were part of Clann an Drumma, is coming to our festival. The link to the Festival website: http://www.sasmm.com/celtic_festival.htm .

I was just mandated to work that Saturday. Would anyone like to work for me so I can play?

**Jerry** · 8th May 06, 06:41 AM

This is just to bump this up to the top again. It's now definite, My wife and I are going to be at this event. It appears that it will probably be the only chance I get to see Albannoch perform. Grandfather mountain is just too long a drive. I'm leaving Amelia County at about 6 AM on the 13th( about a 3 and a half hour drive) and will stay overnight in Frederick that night. My plan is to wear my Macneil casual kilt with the Xmarks tee shirt (weather permitting). I'm looking forward to maybe meeting some of you other Xmarkers there.

**GlassMan** · 8th May 06, 10:07 AM

It's a definite that I'll be going there on Saturday too! We're going try to be there by 12 and see how long we'll stay (depends on how tired I get). It'll be Nopadon, my grandmother and myself attending. I can't wait!

**jjoseph** · 13th May 06, 05:15 PM

Didn't see, er um, rather recognize, anyone there and my mate here had to work so I did the trek loner style. Got there at noon and stayed till after 5. Saw some great pipers, lots of clans represented with clan society booths, scary big guys hurled things, and some really fun bands rocked out. Kilts, kilts, everywhere. It was green, mostly overcast and a PERFECT day. Wish I'd run into an Xmarker, but as they say, "Next year in the promised land".

Btw, I here there's a fete coming in June: something on the Potomac?

**David in Maryland** · 13th May 06, 08:19 PM

You probably did run into me. I was one of those in the red staff shirts, but you could easily tell who I was. I was the one with all the drinking horns, with a really big drinking horn hanig around me neck.

**starbkjrus** · 14th May 06, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by jjoseph

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Btw, I here there's a fete coming in June: something on the Potomac?

We were not able to make Fredrick but indeed the Potomac Celtic Festival in Leesburg, VA is June 17 and 18. Their website is not updated with this year's schedule yet but I've sent an inquiry and will post when it's available.