October 21-22, 2006

Stone Mountain Highland Games
2006 National Competition
Atlanta, GA
Web site: www.smhg.org
Email: Nancy Addison

The National Scottish Harp Competition will be held at the Stone Mountain Highland Games near Atlanta, Georgia on October 21 and 22, 2006. The judges will be Sue Richards and Sharon Knowles.

The weekend will begin with a Friday evening welcome party for our out of town guests, to get acquainted and answer any last minute questions before the Games. The Solo Harp categories (Rank Beginner, Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Master) will be held on Saturday, beginning at 10 am. The Special Categories (Vocal, Spoken Word, Ensemble, Emerging and Re-emerging forms, Non-graded) will be held on Sunday.

Sue Richards and Sharon Knowles will present a workshop Sunday afternoon, after the end of the Special Categories competition. They bring an extensive depth of experience in both performing and recording, as well as teaching and adjudicating. Sue is a member of Ceoltoiri and Ensemble Galilei, and Sharon (originally from Scotland) is a member of the Scottish Traditional band Fynesound. Together they form the harp duo Hen.

Journeyman or Masters competitors who wish to compete for the Travel Scholarship must send their application, including the essay, to Kelly Stewart, the SHSA Competition Chair, by September 21. See /events/scholarship.html for more details.

Pre-registration is strongly recommended. The form will be on the SMHG website soon. All competitors must be members of the Scottish Harp Society of America. The order of competition is determined by order of checking in at the day of competition. The first to check in are the last to compete in their category. So check in early if you don't want to go first in your category! The Games officially opens at 9 am.

September 9, 2006

Ligonier Games
Idlewild Park
Ligonier, PA
Web site: http://www.ligoniergames.org
Deadline for pre-registration to assure entrance tickets is August 12th. In order to have plaques in the divisions there must be at least two contenders so pre-registration is important. Visit the website to obtain entrance forms. Sue Richards will be judging the harp competition, which is in the afternoon at 1:00 pm. There is also a workshop at 10:00 am and a Scottish Musician's jam session at 4:30 pm. Chairperson is Dreama Powell.

August 18-19, 2006

West Virginia Celtic Festival and Games
YMCA Sports Complex
Beckley, WV
Email: celticforce@skybest.com
Donovan Murray is the Music Production Director for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. He has been involved with numerous events and festivals over the last decade and has been hired to produce this year's festival at a fantastic venue with plenty of local, regional and state support.

June 24, 2006

Ohio Scottish Games
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Wellington, OH
Web site: http://www.ohioscottishgames.com
The harp competition judge and workshop leader in the afternoon will be Cynthia Shelhart of Indiana. Participants are encouraged to pre-register to avoid paying double at gate and the entry fee at the event. All participants should be aware that if they win the top trophies they are expected to be present at the end of the day to receive them at the closing ceremonies.

June 2-4, 2006

Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games
UTA Maverick Stadium
Arlington, TX
Web site: http://www.texasscottishfestival.com
SHSA will sponsor a harp competition with judge Therese Honey. Don't miss the North Texas Harp Ring harp tent!

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Houston Highland Games
Houston Farm & Ranch Club - Salt Grass Building
Bear Creek Park
1 Abercrombie St
Houston, TX

Send applications to:
Judy Cook
75 Lenox Hill Dr
The Woodlands, TX 77382
judywcook60@aol.com
SHSA will sponsor a Scottish Harp competition at these Games with judge Judith Peacock Cummings. Mrs. Cummings is an accomplished harpist and a fine singer of traditional Gaelic songs. Judith was born and raised in Scotland, beginning harp as a teenager and earning degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and from Trinity College of Music in London. She toured and recorded for 18 years with one of Scotland's leading traditional music ensembles, The Whistlebinkies. She now resides in Seattle with husband Dale and daughter Flora, and teaches harp and Gaelic.

May 12-14, 2006

The Glengarry Bhoys
Friday, May 12 at Poor David’s in Dallas, TX.
Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14 at the Houston Highland Games.
Web site: http://www.glengarrybhoys.com
Don't miss a great opportunity to hear this internationally acclaimed celt-roots-alt group. Join them also on their 2006 "Ceilidh Tour" of Scotland.

February 25, 2006

Northeast Florida Scottish Games & Festival
Clay County Fairgrounds
Web site: http://www.neflgames.com

February 18, 2006

Kate Chadbourne
House concert in Lexington, MA
Reservations required
Phone: 781.862.7837
Email: bhockett@music-for-robin.org
Kate Chadbourne sings traditional Irish songs in Irish and English, plays traditional and original compositions on the Celtic harp. She composes songs, writes and teaches about Celtic languages and literatures, improvises musical embellishment for storytellers as they spin their tales, invents stories for young and old, shapes sounds and sense into poems.

January 13, 2006

PIPELINE
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
630 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA
Phone: 781.862.7837
Email: bhockett@music-for-robin.org
Web site: http://music-for-robin.org
PIPELINE is a new duo with Dermot Hyde on uilleann pipes, whistles, vocals, and small pipes, and Tom Hake on bouzouki, guitar and harp. Their repertoire includes traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Galicia, and Brittany and original compositions in these styles.

October 2005 - Nationals!

Stone Mountain Highland Games
Atlanta, Georgia
Competition Coordinator: Nancy Addison
Judges: Alison Kinnaird and Therese Honey
nancyaddison@mindspring.com
Games URL: http://www.smhg.org/

September 10, 2005

Ligonier Highland Games
Idlewild Park in Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Competition Coordinator/Contact: Dreama Powell
Judge: Jo Morrison
Games URL: http://www.ligoniergames.org/

July 9, 2005

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Judge: Kelly Stewart
Coordinator: Rita Hamilton

June 25, 2005

Ohio Scottish Games
Competition Coordinator/Contact: Dreama Powell
Judge: Sharon Knowles
Please note that the Ohio Games have been moved to the Lorain County Fairgrounds. This info is at their site. The Ohio Scottish Arts School remains at Oberlin College. See their website for more information. The Ohio Scottish Arts School begins the day after the Games. Contact Dreama or Deby Doty for more information. Our prizes are a rotating silver platter for the Most Promising Beginner (names are engraved on the back) and Clan Lamont Harper of the Day Plaque (a keeper) we have medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places.

June 11, 2005

The Indiana Highland Games
Contact Jeanne Stump jstumpj@mchsi.com
Judge: Christine Fraser Ramsey
http://www.scottishsocietyftw.org/

June 5, 2005

The Jan Pennington Gray Scottish Harp Competition
The Glasgow (KY) Scottish Games workshop; both in the harp pavilion
Strathbarren Field Barren River Lake State Resort Park
Lucas, Kentucky
Competition at 10:00 am, workshop at 1:00 pm.
For more information on either event, contact Pat Talbert at 704-829-7431 or
Judge: Nancy Bick Clark
Games URL: http://www.glasgowhighlandgames.com

June 4, 2005

Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Judge: Cynthia Shelhart
Competition Coordinator: Jean Peacock

May 15, 2005

Houston Highland Games
Judge: Therese Honey
Registration begins at 11 AM
Coordinator: Mary Radspinner

April 17, 2005

Dogwood Glen Scottish Harp Competition, the Loch Norman Highland Games,
Huntersville, NC.
Judge: Jo Morrison.
Registration fees: Master & Journeyman: $10.00; other classes, $8.00.
Workshop at 11:00 am, competition at 1:00 pm.
Pat Talbert, coordinator: xkirk@carolina.rr.com