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30 May 05 - 09:08 PM (#1496416) Subject: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: JedMarum 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. |
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31 May 05 - 02:41 PM (#1496748) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: Stilly River Sage 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 |
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31 May 05 - 02:43 PM (#1496751) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: JedMarum 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. |
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31 May 05 - 03:09 PM (#1496780) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: Stilly River Sage 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 |
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01 Jun 05 - 06:44 PM (#1497682) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: JedMarum refresh once - just in case |
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01 Jun 05 - 09:34 PM (#1497781) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: Big Mick Wish I could be there. Knock 'em dead, little bro. Mick |
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02 Jun 05 - 09:45 AM (#1498165) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: JedMarum 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!! |
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03 Jun 05 - 12:07 PM (#1499253) Subject: RE: Texas Scottish Festival, June 3-5 2005 From: JedMarum 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 |