13th Annual Taste of Scotland Festival

Welcome to the 13th Annual Taste of Scotland Festival. . . We hope to see you at this very special event! "Remember. . . FREE Admission and FREE Parking! Come back often for updates!

MAIN STAGE GAZEBO

9:00 ~ Opening of 13th Annual Taste of Scotland

9:30 ~ Dunham Harps

9:50 ~ Crowning of Little Miss Tartan

10:00 ~ Caledonia Swing

10:30 ~ Parade of Tartans

10:45 ~ Opening Ceremonies

11:00 ~ Juniper ~A traditional Celtic group from Florida

11:45 ~ John Mohr MacKintosh Pipes

12:00 ~ Taste of Scotland Ceilidh

1:00 ~ Knobby Knee Contest & Haggis Toss
Brasstown's own Rural Felicity and Stix in the Mud

2:00 ~ Nashville Favorites: "NOSEY FLYNN"

2:45 ~ John Mohr MacKintosh Pipes and Drum

3:00 ~ Contest winners announced

3:15 ~ Dunham Harps

3:45 ~ "Nosey Flynn" returns

4:30 ~ Ceilidh ending with Auld Lang Syne and Piper Jean Hayes

MC Host ~ Hal Chapman Festival Roving Pipers
Jean Hayes & David Landis


Town Hall

9:30 ~11:30~ 2:00~ 3:30~ Border Collie Demonstrations with Bill Coburn of Windy Knoll Farm

10:00 ~ Parade line-up in parking-lot
below Burrell Building

12:30 ~ 2:30~ Childrens Highland Games


Main Street Shops


1:00 ~ Franklin Consort - Art Association


1:00 ~ Nikwasi Dulcimer Players-Primrose Lane


1:30 ~ Nikwasi Dulcimer Players-Historical Museum


Other Happenings


12 ~ 2 Arts Council of Macon County Presents "ArtSaturday" for wee laddies and lassees by the main stage


HARP WORKSHOPS by DUNHAM HARPS

Friday ~ 2 PM  location is former Arts Quarter building next to Rathskeller  

Saturday 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon
Workshops last from half hour to hour






Entertainment Schedule
June 20, 2009










"Sponsors"
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Town of Franklin

Tourism Development Committee

Tourism Development Authority

Macon Co. Arts Council

Scottish Tartans Museum And Heritage Center

Friends of the Scottish Tartans

Oak Hill Country Inn

The Fun Factory

The Rathskeller Coffeehaus

Riverhouse Acres Campground

          Franklin Office Supply
    
 
   Indian Hills Spring Water
                

       
Winterhawk Graphics

        
Franklin Camera Club
 
           
Tom Tomlinson, Photographer
 
    
       
  J & B Disposal

Walmart Foundation

Bi-lo Supermarket
 

Chocolate Obsession

We would like to thank our sponsors and supporters:




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This project is supported by a Grassroots Arts Program grant from the Arts Council of Macon County and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the state and National Endowment for the Arts.


 




STEWART STREET STAGE



10:00 ~ Piper David Landis

11:00 ~ Nikwasi Dulcimer Players

12:00 ~ "Lunch Talks" Bring a bag lunch & enjoy a wee bit
County's Scottish history with
Barbara McRae

12:30 ~ Nashville Favorites: "NOSEY FLYNN"

1:00~ Caledonia Swing and
Elbridge Freeborn

3:30~ Robbie & Elbridge

2:00 ~ Dunham Harps

2:30 ~ Stix in the Mud

3:00 ~ Robbie Park, Elbridge Freeborn

3:30 ~ Calidonia Swing

MC Host ~ Elbridge Freeborn

4:30 ~ Sound and Set up - Robbie and Rosie Park


Scottish Tartans Museum Tours

FREE ADMISSION

9:30 ~ Heritage Tour

11:00 ~ Tartan Tour~Scottish

11:00 ~ David Landis -in front of Scottish Tartan Musuem

12:00 ~ Heritage Tour

1:00 ~ Heritage Tour

2:00 Family Tour

3:00 Heritage Tour

Main Street Florist Courtyard

11:30 ~ Brasstown's own Rural Felicity & Stix in the Mud Dancers


Sunday Activities
June 21st (11:00~4:00)


11:00 AM The Kirkin O' The Tartan hosted by
First Presbyterian Church


For The Whole Family

1:30 PM ScottishTartans Museum Activities Demonstrations, weaving, tours,& gift shop

Border Collie Demonstrations
(behind Town Hall)

2:00 PM
FREE ice cream
for everyone at The Scottish Tartan Museum


Other Happenings


Pictures taken Free at The Taste of Scotland Festival by Tom Tomlinson




Father's Day Photographs by Etheree Chancellor