Monthly Archives: April 2010

Update from Stephanie Sprinkle:  The gavel is down. Join us at Langley Middle School celebrating the Whidbey Island Highland Games on Saturday, August 14. The Fairgrounds personnel approved our Beer Garden just a step over that invisible property line. Great view of the field and front row seats to Scottish Athletics! A wonderful opportunity to peruse the shops in Langley and a magnificent view of the water just a short walk away. http://wihg.org –...

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After 12 years at Greenbank Farms on Whidbey Island, another event was scheduled the same weekend as the Whidbey Island Highland Games and they’re in a mad scramble to find a replacement venue.  Here’s a scan of the front page of the South Whidbey Record where the story appears.  If you have any connections or ideas about locations that might work on Whidbey Island, please contact Stephanie Sprinkle through the contact page, then ”Vendor/Clans Information contact”...

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Féis Shiàt-WHAT? I believe it means the Gathering in Seattle in Gaelic, but I know who to ask!  There’s an annual event held at Fort Warden in Port Townsend, WA, coming up this June 16-20 where you can learn a “focus area” Celtic art such as bagpiping in the morning, then “Try It” with other classes in the afternoon, such as Gaelic Language, Gaelic Song/singing, or Gaelic music with bagpipes, fiddle, or Cláirseach (harp)....

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I read this post on the JWT Reedmakers blog with much interest, it’ll help if you read it first:  And the Winner Is… James W. Troy and his son James T. Troy and daughter Jacquie Troy are and have a long history with the Vancouver Island Pipers’ Club. Jacquie stepped into club leadership in 2006 when the club was on the brink of extinction.  Her father, James W. was a founding member of the club and the...

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