Capital District Highland Games near Albany, NY

**Barb T** · 29th August 07, 05:29 AM

Anyone going to the Capital District Games this weekend (Labor Day weekend)? Altamont Fair Grounds south of Schenectady.

http://www.scotgames.com/

It's a great games. If any of you are going, I'd love to meet you - I'll be with the Mohawk Valley Frasers Grade 4 (Modern MacGillivray tartan - red tartan, black vests, white shirts).

Cheers!

Barb

**Wompet** · 29th August 07, 01:22 PM

I'm one of those odd federal employees who works weekends and holidays, so I won't be there, but the band I'm learning from - the Buffalo Caledonian Pipes and Drums - are supposed to be there.

**Barb T** · 29th August 07, 02:42 PM

I think we'll be competing against them in Gr 4.

B

**JRB** · 29th August 07, 03:25 PM

My wife and I are definitely going to attend on Saturday. We may go on Sunday too if we have enough fun on Saturday. When will you be competing? I don't want to miss it.

**JRB** · 29th August 07, 03:27 PM

By the way, tickets at the gate are $18.00 for Saturday $12.00 for Sunday but you can purchase tickets before the games for $12.00 Saturday, $8.00 Sunday at Price Chopper supermarkets. That's a decent savings.

**Barb T** · 30th August 07, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by JRB

When will you be competing? I don't want to miss it.

Yup - Grade 4 band competition, Mohawk Valley Frasers. I think our draw is fairly early in the afternoon (Saturday) - we've been given an exemption from playing in the first massed bands so that we have time to warm up and tune before we compete.

Hope to meet you!

Barb

**JRB** · 30th August 07, 02:41 PM

It would be great to meet you, Barb. I'm really looking forward to hearing the Mohawk Valley Frasers play. I thought I saw them last weekend at the Cortland Scottish festival but I arrived in the afternoon and the band playing seemed really small. I'll be wearing my rose modern hunting kilt.

**Barb T** · 31st August 07, 05:32 AM

All three of our competition sections will be playing - be sure you at least hear our Grade 3. They are _really_ good. They challenged up at the Hunter Mountain Pipe Band Championship a couple weeks ago and won the Grade 2 competition.

Hope to see you!

Barb