Woodland Highland games

**Richrail** · 24th April 16, 10:40 PM

Here are a few pictures from the Woodland games. These were taken with my phone, we forgot to put the memory card back into our camera.

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meet up with Jamie

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My son Chris and my lovely bride Arboribabe

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Sunday at the games a great way to spend my birthday.

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My wife had some special nail wraps made for the games

**Tarheel** · 25th April 16, 07:18 AM

Your dear wife's nails got oohs and aahs from my wife and her daughter. You of course, look as smashing as ever and I guess got every visitor to your tent in the mood for fun.

**Liam** · 25th April 16, 07:48 AM

A happy birthday to you. I celebrated my 63rd last Friday!

**Wareyin** · 25th April 16, 08:28 AM

Happy birthday. You look well turned out, and the tartan nails are a great idea!

I've seen some photos from the Clan Buchanan Society of the Woodland Highland Games, as well. It looks like a nice, large, well attended event! The Buchanan tent, in particular, appeared much larger than any clan tents we had at last year's Stone Mountain Highland Games.

**Dale Seago** · 25th April 16, 04:43 PM

Good seeing you there on Saturday, Rich!

I don't have still pics to contribute, but I did get a number by The Wicked Tinkers on video. For those who have never heard an electric didgeridoo played along with pipes and drums, this will be novel. I think the group's description of its musical style as "Celtic Tribal Fusion" is pretty spot-on. My iPhone doesn't do the sound justice, alas -- when you're actually there the ground literally trembles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gCJe1gQPC8

**Panache** · 25th April 16, 05:01 PM

It was great seeing Richard and Holly. Sadly not much of the Nor Cal Rabble was present on Saturday and I managed to miss seeing Alan and Dale.

I spent pretty much all day in and around the dance stage but I can add a few other images to Richard's thread from the two Red Thistle Dancer shows (if he doesn't mind)

Samantha dancing Maid of Fife

Kevin and Dave doing the Broadsword dance

Me and friends dancing "All the Right Circles"

The "40 Something Reel"

(written in honor of the Red Thistle Dancers 40+ years of dancing Scottish)

It was a lovely day and I wish I could have stayed for Sunday just to hang out

Cheers

Jamie

**Liam** · 25th April 16, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

Good seeing you there on Saturday, Rich!

I don't have still pics to contribute, but I did get a number by The Wicked Tinkers on video. For those who have never heard an electric didgeridoo played along with pipes and drums, this will be novel. I think the group's description of its musical style as "Celtic Tribal Fusion" is pretty spot-on. My iPhone doesn't do the sound justice, alas -- when you're actually there the ground literally trembles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gCJe1gQPC8

Dale... Thanks for posting this. I was interested in hearing the electric didgeridoo, but as you said your iPhone doesn't do it justice. The pipes dominate (not a bad thing I suppose) but I have never heard an electric didgeridoo.
Cheers...Liam