40th Annual National Capital Area Scottish Festival

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Food at 3:30pm Show at 5pm

Scottish food and Celtic crafts available from 3:30 p.m.

FEATURING:
1999 World Champion City of Washington Pipe Band,
MacMillan Pipe Band,
MacMillan - Birtles Memorial Pipe Band,
Rockville High School Pipe Band,
Highland and Scottish Country Dancing
AND
more!

Rockville High School
2100 Baltimore Road
Rockville, MD, 20851

All tickets are general admission and available at the door.
Adults: $10.00
Senior Citizens(65+) and Students(9+): $5.00
Children 8 and under are FREE

The Festival is an INDOOR event. It is held rain or shine!

For further information call 301 946-0211 or email <rhspb [A-T] yahoo [DOT] com>.

Piping and Drumming:

The world renowned City of Washington Pipe Band - The world renowned City of Washington Pipe Band - This is a performance you don't want to miss! In 2001 the band made the finals in the World Championships and took 12th overall! The City of Washington Pipe Band proudly carries forward with the musical traditions of all its roots. These include the rudimentary drum and bugle percussion style of John Bosworth; the fiddle and folk traditions learned from Bonnie Rideout; and the original compositions of Charlie Glendinning. And like the U.S. Air Force Pipe Band a half-century ago, the City of Washington Pipe Band brings all the power and glory of the modern pipe band to the Nation's Capital in performances ranging from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall to the Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The MacMillan Pipe Band - The MacMillan Pipe Band was organized as the “Alumni Pipe Band” to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Rockville High School Pipe Band during the 33rd Annual National Capital Area Scottish Festival in May of 2001. The band is a “home” for the alumni of the two schools (Rockville and Peary), and an organization for recent pipe band graduates to join. It is also another option for other area pipers and drummers who may wish to join. The MacMillan Pipe Band will continue to honor the memory of D.B. MacMillan while celebrating “Two Schools, One Tradition.”

The Rockville High School Pipe Band - the future of Scottish Piping and Drumming lives on in these youngesters! They are amazing! Come on out and cheer them on!

And more! We might have some special guests appearing…. Stay tuned!

Celtic Harp:

Maggie’s Music recording artist Sue Richards: The evocative power of the Celtic harp has no greater genius than Sue Richards who was called "one of America's brightest stars" by the folk magazine DIRTY LINEN. She has performed for President Bill Clinton at the White House, is a multi-Wammie winner, four-time National Scottish harp champion, teacher and adjudicator in harp competitions nationwide, and member of Ceoltoiri and Ensemble Galilei. Her second recording, Morning Aire, won the coveted Wammie Award for "Album of the Year.". From maggiesmusic.com

Small pipes:

Bob Mitchell is recognized as a successful solo competitor in the U.S., Canada, and Scotland. He is also an accomplished studio musician with over thirty years experience performing extensively throughout the Washington, D.C., Baltimore areas, and nationally, playing the Great Highland Bagpipes and the Scottish Small Pipes. Bob played and recorded for eight years with the Pan-Celtic folk band IONA. Currently Bob is enjoying playing with the Wammie award winning, contemporary folk rock band Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra. See more about him at: thereelpiper.com