Calendar
As is true with any band, we perform at many places throughout the year. The following is a schedule of our upcoming performances. This list also contains some possible performances we're currently negotiating. These should not be considered as firm dates and will have the word "possible" in the "Time" column. Where possible, we've included some information on the some of the public events below the schedule on this page. Click the icon in the "Info" column to go directly to that text.
We're available for Ceilidhs, Dances, Weddings, Wakes, Festivals, and the occasional Titanic Sinking. To hire us, please contact John Ward at or e-mail him at
Come and see us at one of our upcoming performances this year. Most of the information you'll need (for example, ticket prices or directions) is available from the festival website. Where possible, we've provided links to those websites below. For more information, or to be politely reminded when a performace is upcomming, you can subscribe you our fan e-mail list. This list is maintained by Felicia Eberling. Simply send her an e-mail at feberling06@yahoo.com and include your name, and e-mail address and you'll recieve a little e-mail reminder whenever we have a public performance comming up.
| Info | Date | Time | Where | ||
| Greenbelt Arts Center, | |||||
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| Friday, April 23 2010 |
Start: 08:00 PM End: 10:00 PM |
P.O. Box 293, Greenbelt, MD 20768-0293 | ||
| Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland, | |||||
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| Saturday, April 24 2010 |
Start: 09:00 AM End: 05:00 PM |
Jefferson Patterson Park in Prince Frederick, MD | ||
| West Virginia Scottish Games Opening Ceilidh, | |||||
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| Friday, April 30 2010 |
Start: 07:30 PM End: 11:00 PM |
Rt 58, Annmore Rd, Bridgeport, WV | ||
| West Virginia Scottish Games, | |||||
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| Saturday, May 1 2010 |
Start: 10:00 AM End: 02:45 PM |
Bridgeport City Park, Bridgeport, WV | ||
More information on the places we're playing
Greenbelt Arts Center
The Greebelt Arts Center is a non-profit Arts Organization funded by the town of Greenbelt Maryland. Located in the Greenbelt Shopping Center next to the Post Office, the Greenbelt Arts Center has been showing plays and concerts for over twenty years.
Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland
April 28, 2007 marks the 29th year for the oldest Celtic celebration in Maryland. Chosen in 2000 by Congressman Steny Hoyer to represent Southern Maryland in the national "Local Legacy" project of the Library of Congress’ Bicentennial celebration, The Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Gathering highlights the heritage of the Scots, Irish, Welsh, Manx, Breton, Cornish and British.
West Virginia Scottish Games Opening Ceilidh
And so, plans are well under way for the Ninth Annual Scottish Festival & Celtic Gathering to be held the weekend of April 30-May 2, 2010. The Friday night CEILIDH will again be hald at Via Veneto – plenty of room, lots of food and entertainment and a special surprise – fun for all.
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West Virginia Scottish Games
All the events, exhibitors, and activities that you’ve come to expect plus our second exciting West Virginia Pipe Band Championship competition. And so, plans are well under way for the Ninth Annual Scottish Festival & Celtic Gathering to be held the weekend of April 30-May 2, 2010. The Friday night CEILIDH will again be hald at Via Veneto – plenty of room, lots of food and entertainment and a special surprise – fun for all. Saturday’s activities will include EUSPBA Sanctioned Solo Bagpipe and Drumming competitions, FUSTA Sanctioned Highland Dancing Competition…..and MASA sanctioned Heavy Athletic competition in addition to the EUSPBA Sanctioned Pipe Band contest. Then there’ll be Scottish Country Dancing….Handbells…..Heritage Musicians…..Living History Presentations….Highland Dancing….Puppets….Children’s Activities….Massed Bands….Scottish Vendors….Food… Genealogy, Society and Clan representatives…..Scottish Breed Dog Exhibit….Sheep and duck herding demonstrations….Music and Children’s Workshops….Spinning and Weaving Exhibit….. Shetland Sheep, ponies and Highland Cattle….and more. And there’ll be stage performances during the day by headline performers ALBANNACH, TULLAMORE, HIGHLAND REIGN, COLIN GRANT-ADAMS and THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHLAND DANCERS…..who will also appear in concert Saturday evening in the Bridgeport High School Auditorium. On Sunday, a special Scottish Heritage Church Service and Celebration takes place at First Presbyterian Church in Clarksburg caps off a weekend that is one of this area’s premier events (it has been named one of the Top Twenty Events in the Southeast US by the Southeast Tourism Association FOUR times and one of the 2009 Top 100 Events in the US by the American Bus Association)….well worth marking your calendar for!
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