Franklin's own Scottish Heritage Festival -- JUNE 14, 2008

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Event Schedule

 

Friday, June 13

Kilt Kamp Seminars (click here to register)

Scottish Tartans Museum 

10:00 Kilt making, with Dr. Barbara Tewksbury
12:00 History of the Kilt, with Bob Martin
2:00 Contemporary Kilts, with Steve Ashton
4:00 Tartan Traditions, with Matthew Newsome
6:00 Shortbread Contest Submission Deadline 
6:30 CEILIDH at Courthouse Gazebo Stage 

Saturday, June 14

 Gazebo Stage ~  Downtown

9:00 Opening of 12th Annual Taste of Scotland
Inspirational Music from Iona
9:15 Franklin's own piper, Jean Hayes playing "Morning is Broken"
9:30

Scottish Ballads by local women's chorus, The Carolines.

Crowning of "Little Miss Tartan"

10:30 Parade of Tartans
10:45  Opening Ceremonies  
11:00  John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes and Drums 
11:00 Arts Council of Macon County presents "ArtSaturday" for wee laddies and lassies ~ "11:00-2:00"
11:30 Back by Popular Demand!  Kúla, Tröen & WindDance of Rosecreek Village
12:45 Knobby Knee Contest and Haggis Toss
1:15 Brasstown's Own Rural Felicity & Stix in the Mud Dancers
2:00 John Mohr MacKintosh Pipes and Drums
2:30 Nashville Favorites, Nosey Flynn
3:30     Contest winners announced, and then back by popular demand ...  Kúla, Tröen, WindDance of Rosecreek
4:55 Our piper, Jean Hayes, closes with "Auld Lang Syne"
Burrell Building Schedule
Sword Fighting throughout the day by SCA ~ Burrell Building
9:30 Border Collie Demonstrations with Bill Coburn of Windy Knoll Farm
10:00 Parade Line-up in parking lot below Burrell Building
11:30 Border Collie Demonstrations with Bill Coburn of Windy Knoll Farm  (Behind Burrell Building) 
12:30 Children's Highland Games
2:00 Border Collie Demonstration with Bill Coburn
2:30 Children's Highland Games 
3:30 Border Collie Demonstrations with Bill Coburn of Windy Knoll Farm  
SYMPOSIUMS - Scottish Tartans Museum  
12:30  Jean Hayes ~ "All About the Bag Pipes" 
1:45

 Marge Warren, Weaver ~ Honored Guest ~ "Tartan: A cloth of a Nation"

3:00   Romilly Squire with Mark Harden, Baron of Cowdenknowes "Scottish Heraldry"
  Main Street Florist Courtyard 
11:15 Brasstown's Own Rural Felicity & Stix in the Mud Dancers
12:00 Robbie and Elbridge 
1:00 Celtic Heritage ~ Dulcimer Music 
                Main Street Shops Schedule
 9:30 Heritage Tour- Scottish Tartans Museum 
11:00 Tartan Tour - Scottish Tartans Museum 
11:00 Nikwasi Dulcimer Players in front of Scottish Museum
12:00 Heritage Tour - Scottish Tartans Museum
1:00 Heritage Tour - Scottish Tartans Museum
1:00 Nikwasi Dulcimer Players  
 Primrose Lane
 Macon Co. Historical Museum
1:00  Franklin Consort -- Art Association
2:00 Children's Tour - Scottish Tartans Museum 
3:00 Heritage Tour - Scottish Tartans Museum 
          Stewart Street Stage
11:00 Nikwasi Dulcimer Players
12:00 "Lunch Talks"  Bring a bag lunch & enjoy a wee bit of Macon County's Scottish history with Franklins historical author Barbara McRae
1:00 Hailing from Nashville, TN, the toe-tapping Celtic band:Nosey Flynn 
2:15  Brasstown's Own Rural Felicity & Stix in the Mud Dancers
3:00  Robbie & Elbridge 
4:00 Hailing from Nashville, TN, the toe-tapping Celtic band:Nosey Flynn 
  Rankin Square  
11:30 Highland Wresting Demonstration conducted by James Green 
1:00 Highland Wrestling Match ~ ages 5-16 
3:00 Highland Wrestling Match ~ ages 5-16
       SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2008               
11:00 Kirkin' Of the Tartan - First Presbyterian Church 
1:30 "THE MONTGOMERY TOUR"
Carl McSween and James A. Bullman, Docents
Popular, annual bus tour to sites of the 18th century
battles between the Scottish Regiments, (Serving in the
English Army), and the Cherokee. 
Tickets - $5.00 Adults  Children under 10 free
Tickets on sale at the Scottish Tartans Museum 
until 5 pm on Saturday June 13, 2008
 

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 the National Endowment for the Arts. TDC, Main Street Program for Franklin and The Friends of the Scottish Tartans Museum are your hosts.

email tasteofscotland@verizon.net

Donations are very much appreciated: Mail to Taste of Scotland  431 High Brace Road

Franklin, NC 28734 

 

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