Schedule of Events

Friday, August 1, 2008

Scottish Fiddling: The Massed Fiddlers will be performing on the main stage in the pre-Tattoo warm-up.

Schedule still to come

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Fiddle Workshop: Fiddlers are invited to attend a fiddle workshop conducted by guest fiddler and pianist, Troy MacGillivray. The workshop will begin at 10 am and will be held in the air-conditioned dining room in the arena. Bring your fiddles and your music stands.

Schedule still to come

Tartan Ball

The Tartan Ball will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the Maxville and District Sports Complex. A  social hour will begin at 6:00pm, dinner will be served at 7:00pm followed by a dance at 9:00pm.

Entertainers:  The Brigadoons

Guest speaker: Alan Brydon of Scocha

Tickets: $45.00. Call Herb Holmes at 1-866-883-8855. For more ticket information please use our feedback form.

Scottish Fiddling 

The Massed fiddlers will be performing on the main stage at 5:45 p.m. on Friday night prior to the Tattoo.

In addition, Scottish fiddling will continue in the dining room on Saturday afternoon. The Glengarry Strathspey and Reel Society will open the program at 1:45 and from then until the massed fiddlers at closing, you will be able to tap your feet and clap your hands to the traditional Celtic music of Glengarry. Local and visiting fiddlers and pianists will entertain with jigs, reels, stratshpeys, etc. until 5:00. Come and enjoy!

Troy MacGillivray

Troy MacGillivray's musical prowess can be attributed to an especially rare combination of commitment and bloodline. By the age of six, Troy was already impressing audiences with his step dancing skills. By 13 he was teaching piano at the renowned Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in St. Anne's, Cape Breton. He has completed grade seven of the Toronto Conservatory of Music for classical piano, spent four years in a stringed orchestra, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music from St. Francis Xavier University and received an Applied Music Technology
Diploma for recording engineering.

Troy has a roots-centered approach to his fiddling and piano playing that has the power to inspire any audience. Troy's 4th CD, Live At The Music Room, is the 2008 ECMA Instrumental Recording of the Year—it’ss a live recording which took place January 2007 at The Music Room in Halifax, NS - one of the
finest acoustic spaces in Canada. This unique facility, which houses a New York-built Steinway grand piano, superbly showcases Troy’s musical talents in a live setting and features a wide variety of strathespeys and reels, jigs and polkas, a hornpipe and a piano air .. and even some fantastic stepdancing! His first three recordings - ELEVEN (2005), Boomerang (2003) and Musical Ties (2001) - also received Music Nova Scotia and East Coast Music Award nominations. His latest project, When Here Meets There, is a unique collaboration with Canadian & US National Fiddle Champion Shane Cook that clearly showcases why both fiddlers are at the top of their game!

Troy's bloodline is equally as impressive. The Lanark MacGillivrays and MacDonalds have been proprietors of the Gaelic tradition in Northeastern Nova Scotia for generations. Troy's grandfather, Hugh A. MacDonald, is a member of the Nova Scotia Country Hall of Fame – an honour bestowed for his contribution to the Gaelic culture of Nova Scotia. Troy’s immediate family have all displayed their musical talents by joining him on both the stage and in the studio. The award winning tradition continues as Troy has been the recipient of the "Auleen Theriault Young Tradition Award" from the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich, Ontario as well as the Danny Kyle Stage Award at the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland. So, whether playing piano or fiddle, or showcasing his step dancing capabilities, Troy MacGillivray certainly displays an intense commitment to the Celtic heritage he inherited from his Highland ancestors.

MacLeod Fiddlers

This talented group of young Glengarry musicians has been playing together for the past several years and has evolved from the MacLeod School of Fiddling, under the direction of Ian MacLeod.

Locally they have performed for concerts, dances, nursing homes and charities as well as taking an active role in the famous Glengarry Highland Games. They not only excel in their music, but they are all top students academically, love sports and they take an active role in their communities. Despite their young age, these fiddlers play with the maturity and strength of seasoned veterans. Two years ago, the boundaries of Glengarry opened up for them when 'East of the Hebrides Entertainment' invited them to perform at the Mid-Winter Scottish and Irish Festival in Philadelphia. They were an instant hit and were just invited back again for the fourth time.

A great highlight for the MacLeod Fiddlers came in 2004 when they traveled to Cape Breton and immersed themselves in the musical mores of the island, performing at the Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling at St. Ann's Gaelic College.

In December of 2005, the MacLeod Fiddlers launched their debut CD entitled "CEILIDH TIME". This recording exemplifies the unique style of fiddling that can be found in Glengarry. The tunes are all played with enthusiasm and youthful energy guaranteed to lift your spirits.

This very capable group can be seen in the Arena hall on Saturday afternoon.

Clans

Space is still available for clans that wish to attend this event. An application is available for download or can be completed online. Letters will be mailed to interested clans along with an application and a copy of the entertainment brochure. Prior to the Games, 2 admission tickets and a parking sticker will be mailed to clans who completed an application.

A clan parade will be held in front of the Grandstand, led by a pipe band at 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 2, 2008.  It is requested that clans participating in the parade dress in their tartan

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Meals

Dining room service is available on both days in the air conditioned hall in the Sports Complex. (Information subject to change).

Friday, August 1, 2008 - 3:00pm to 7:00pm

Hot buffet - Menu includes lasagna (vegetarian or meat), caesar salad, rolls, dessert, beverage.
Location: Sports Complex
Cost: $10.00 per adult, $5.00 per child 10 years and under

Saturday, August 2, 2008 - 11:00am to 6:00pm

Cold buffet - Build your own sub.  Menu includes sub buns, cold meats, salad and all the trimmings, pickles, dessert, beverage.
Location: Sports Complex
Cost: $10.00 per adult, $5.00 per child 10 years and under

For more information about the meal service, please use our feedback form.

Junior Heavyweight Events

Events include:

• Sheaf Toss
• Hammer Throw
• Caber Toss
• Discus Throw
• Shotput
• Tug of War

Age Groups: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008

Location: Behind the Sports Hall of Fame Building

Registration: 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Competition: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Demonstration in front of Grandstands: 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Highland attire is encouraged and parental supervision is requested.

For more information, please call Jim Vallance (613) 527-3201 or Janet MacCrimmon (613) 525-1184