Cortland Celtic Festival (New York State)

**Barb T** · 19th August 05, 07:31 AM

Hi guys!

There'll be a celtic festival next weekend (Aug 27) in Cortland, NY. Enter the Haggis and Gaelic Storm are playing, and there are a lot of other events. Our band is also doing a performance with pipes, drums, and dancers. [For those of you have been interested in the Antarctic and Arctic tartans, two of our dancers will be wearing their kilts on Saturday, if you want to see the tartans].

URL for the festival: www.cortlandcelticfestival.com, and the festival will be held at the Cortland County Fairgrounds on rte 281 in Cortland, starting at 10:00 am

Here are start times for the events held at various venues around the fairgrounds:

10:30: Laura Murphy
11:20 Opening remarks
12:00 Mohawk Valley Frasers (that's us, but I'm not entirely sure what we're doing at the opening)
12:00 Flyin' Column (in the Pub)
1:00 Mohawk Valley Frasers and Clough Highland Dancers (performance)
1:00 Drumcliffe Dancers
1:00-6:00 Clan tables
1:30 Heavy athletics
1:30 Children's games
1:30 Fiddlesticks and Liddlesticks
2:00 Fieldstone (in the Pub)
2:00 Sheep herding
2:30 Harrington Irish dancers
3:00 Children's Games
3:00 Drumcliffe Dancers
3:30 Sheep herding
4:00 Harrington Irish dancers
4:00 The Peelers (in the Pub)
4:30 Lynn Koch
5:30 Closing remarks
7:00 Gaelic Storm
9:00 Enter the Haggis

**Bob C** · 19th August 05, 07:46 AM

Thanks, Barb. My wife's best friend lives just outside of Cortland. I bet I could talk her into that trip.

**Barb T** · 23rd August 05, 06:06 AM

Hope to see you there!! Come find me with the Frasers.

Barb

**beerbecue** · 24th August 05, 06:30 AM

If I can get the moving done in time, I will be sure to be there - after all, it looks like Cortland is where I will be living!!!!

Off to work now.......

**Prester John** · 24th August 05, 06:36 AM

Hey Barb:

I can't make it to NY, but I'd love to see an image of those frosty tartans.

After my time in Alaska, I just have to see them!

**Barb T** · 24th August 05, 11:00 AM

I'll take some pics of the dancers this weekend and post them. My daughter dances in the Antarctica kilt, and her best friend dances in the Arctic.

If you're interested in seeing the tartans, go to

http://www.celtictartans.com/our_own_tartans.htm

What did you decide to do about the Clergy tartan?

Cheers!

Barb

**Barb T** · 24th August 05, 11:01 AM

Hi Troy

I hope I see you on Saturday!!

Barb

**beerbecue** · 26th August 05, 01:34 PM

Of course, another change of plans here on the housing front. We will be cleaning, packing, etc. Saturday, but we will come if there is enough time after we are finished.

now I have to go finish a syllabus and class notes for next week.....

later

**Bob C** · 26th August 05, 06:33 PM

Just got the official word from the wife - I'll be there. She's going to visit her friend and turn me loose at the festival.

**Bob C** · 29th August 05, 08:14 AM

Well, I went. I probably won't return. There were two clan tents and a few vendors, only one of which had anything worthwhile. I had a nice chat with Anne, who owns The Harp & Dragon shop.

Sorry, Barb, I missed the opening, and your band's performance. I saw a few of your bandmates around, but none looked like your picture, so I didn't appproach them. There was a young piper named Nick who did a very nice solo performance after the caber toss.

The athletics were enjoyable. I understand this was the first year they had them. That should improve with time.

I really enjoyed The Peelers. They put on a great show in the pub. I'm somewhat ashamed to say I did not stick around for Gaelic Storm and Enter the Haggis, despite having paid the admission.