Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005

Subject: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: JedMarum
Date: 30 May 05 - 09:08 PM

The Texas Scottish Festival happens next weekend; June 3, 4 and 5, 2005 in Arlington Texas. There will be 60,000 or so folks at this event again this year - over the two and a half days - and the music is grand celebration! I've played this festival for the last 4 or 5 years and it is always a great time. If you're near enough to come on out; PLEASE COME ON OUT!

Alex Beaton, Alisdair Fraser, Ed Miller, Brian McNeill, Brother and lots of fine local folks will be there (take a look for more).

There is more of the on-stage, mixing and make it up as you go sort a playing at this festival then most that I play - and that is a rare treat.

I hope to see a few Mudcatters this weekend .... and please say hello if you make it. My schedule is here.

The festival is held a lovely colleg campus, has lots of room for a full Scottish Games, dog/sheep demos, great vendors and kiddies area.

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 May 05 - 02:41 PM

That would be at my campus--in between ferrying my kids to Dallas for the ACON convention, maybe I'll make it over!

Thanks for the reminder. Here's a map to the intersection of Mitchell Street and Davis Street on the west side of campus. Enter the parkng lot on Mitchell street about a half-block west of this intersection. And as is usually the case with these maps, just make the field larger if you need a larger section of Arlington shown in order to find your way to campus.

SRS

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: JedMarum
Date: 31 May 05 - 02:43 PM

I hope you do make it out, SRS.

It's normally hot as hell, but who knows ... we've had our rain for the month, this weekend!

Thanks for the map.

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 May 05 - 03:09 PM

We may luck out and be a little cooler this year. Yesterday was perfect--cross your fingers for a few more of those days!

SRS

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: JedMarum
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 06:44 PM

refresh once - just in case

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: Big Mick
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 09:34 PM

Wish I could be there. Knock 'em dead, little bro.

Mick

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: JedMarum
Date: 02 Jun 05 - 09:45 AM

Mick - I know you've listened to the Brian McNeill produced album, Scots Women ... I've been researching some of those songs, and will begin working on a collection of Scottish Folk songs over the next year. I will be playing a few with Brian this weekend.

My friend, Ed Miller also has considerable expertise in the subject, and I'll play a few with Ed this weekend, too. So I intend to be a student this weekend, as much as a performer!

Regarding my own sets, I've written a couple of immigrant sort-of stories for this festival - a Stonewall Jackson song - a John Brown parody - and a personal family story. I also have a few new (to me) old Scottish Folk songs added to my set lists. In all cases, tieing the Celtic roots to each story.

I have my own tent stage again this year. We are lucky enough to get more shade then the others, and even a bit of breeze (if there is one) since we're at the top of the hill.

It should be a grand weekend. Hop on a plane, you can still make it!!

Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005
From: JedMarum
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 12:07 PM

refresh once more - just in case

I'm about to head out for the weekend's events. It looks like it'll be hot, hot and hot again. Texas in June; what a surprise!!

Are SRS and me the only North Texas Mudcatters?

I hope not - please stop by the Glenuig Stage and say hello, if you make it. My full schudule follows:


Fri Jun 3 - 6:30 PM for Opening Events at the rock stage
Sat Jun 4 - 12:00 PM at Glenuig Stage
Sat Jun 4 - 3:30 PM at Glenuig Stage
Sat Jun 4 - 6:30 PM at Glenuig Stage
Sun Jun 5 - 12:00 PM at Glenuig Stage
Sun Jun 5 - 3:00 PM at Glenuig Stage
Sun Jun 5 - 6:30 PM For Closing Events at the rock stage