My grandparents were born in Scotland. As a girl, I loved to see my grandmother’s beautiful teacups and lace. I remember my grandfather putting on his dress kilt only a few times but I know they were proud of their heritage. Each year the Highland Games come to the Pacific Northwest and we have gone a few times. But it wasn’t until our trip to Scotland a few years ago that I found myself looking forward to this weekend. I love the kilts, the bagpipes, the massing of the pipe bands and the gathering of the clans. But I have also grown to love the Celtic rock groups that play each year. This year we saw Tempest, a very lively band with a wonderful sound. I even bought a CD. I wonder a bit what my grandfather would have to say about this development.
a slice of Celtic rock
August 3, 2010 by Juliann
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Scotland is on my list and Tuvia is willing to do an Ireland/Scotland trip. I am inspired. Good to read your posts again
Bonnie
I’ll have to check out their music. I enjoy listening to Celtic music, but quite frankly, don’t have any on my iPod… yet.
I think, as we get older, we gravitate to our roots. Ireland calls me!
Atlantic Canada has deep Celtic roots that really show in the music. I love listening to it, especially live!
Oh, what a great reflection of the past and how it connects to the future!!
I always love learning about family heritage. Some of my classmates were just really excited because it was time for the big Basque festival here.
When we went to Canada this summer, we landed in the area of Cape Breton that has tons of fiddle music–more along the lines of the Scottish style than the Irish style. We loved it!
I’ll have to look into the Tempest band–always looking for something new to put on the music list.
Something else we have in common, my maiden name is McGown. Have you been to the Scottish games in Ferndale?