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20th June 10, 05:31 PM
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The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Community Ceilidh, May 2010
While seeking out photos for the thread Canada's Highland Regiments I came across some photos of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Community Ceilidh (held in May of this year) in celebration of their 100 years as an active unit.
I hope you enjoy this wee peek at the celebration of a renowned regiment that has served it's community & country for so many years
Here's to another 100!
2010 marks the centenary of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Vancouver's Infantry Regiment, established in Vancouver, B.C. on November 24, 1910 by members of the local Scottish community. For the last 100 years, The Seaforth Highlanders have served as volunteers, supporting the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve, in every major Canadian Forces overseas mission, including the two World Wars, as both peacekeepers and war fighters.
Members of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada participate in Highland Games, at the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Community Ceilidh, 29 May 2010, at the Burrard Street Armoury in Vancouver, B.C. The Ceilidh celebrated the first centenary of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, and featured several Pipe and Drum band performances and Highland dancers.
The tug-of-war:
The caber toss:
The Delta Police Pipe and Drum Band:
The Massed Pipe and Drum Band Performance:
The Clarion Celtic Dancers:
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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20th June 10, 05:33 PM
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20th June 10, 06:11 PM
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Great pics! Thanks so much!
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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20th June 10, 06:17 PM
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You always come up with the interesting pictures... would have been neat to have popped down to see the festivites.
Laurie
The secret of happiness is freedom,
and the secret of freedom, courage
Thucydides
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20th June 10, 06:26 PM
#5
Thanks Laurie
As Rex (Thistledown) mentioned in my thread on 'Canada's Highland Regiments' there will be a 100th anniversary celebration at the Seaforth Armoury on November 27, 2010. So it's not too late
I hope that maybe I can make it up too!
Go to www.seaforth100.com for information.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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20th June 10, 10:55 PM
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I enjoyed the photos. There's the occasional face in the crowd I recognize.
EPITAPH: Decades from now, no one will know what my bank balance looked like, it won't matter to anyone what kind of car I drove, nor will anyone care what sort of house I lived in. But the world will be a different place, because I did something so mind bafflingly eccentric that my ruins have become a tourist attraction.
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20th June 10, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gryphon noir
I enjoyed the photos. There's the occasional face in the crowd I recognize.
Cool!
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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20th June 10, 11:52 PM
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Thank you for sharing this with us !
Best,
Robert
Robert Amyot-MacKinnon
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21st June 10, 04:08 AM
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Thanks for those pictures, Terry. There is a Victorian Drill Hall only a few blocks from where I work, but the regiment only has a pipe band – no kilts or any other tartan for its other members, and no Highland Games!
Now if I lived in Cape Town or Johannesburg, on the other hand, I might strike it lucky.
Regards,
Mike
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.
[Proverbs 14:27]
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21st June 10, 04:51 AM
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Nice photo's, thanks for posting.
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