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Featured Programs Include the International Clan Gathering and the Ninth Annual Pipes of Christmas Concert Barely catching their breath from their impressive roster of Tartan Week programs on Ellis Island and the NY Tartan Day parade, the Clan Currie Society today announced the balance of their schedule for Scottish games and festivals for 2007. Society members and friends are cordially invited to meet up with fellow Clansfolk at the following events:
“We think of Bonnie Brae as our clan’s home games in the United States,” said Robert Currie, President of the Clan Currie Society. Currie was part of the original planning committee for the first Bonnie Brae Games and served as Director of Piping and Drumming until 1992. In recognition of his efforts in establishing the games, Currie was named Honorary Chieftain for the 1993 gathering.
The Clan Currie Society announced today that they will host a clan information tent at the Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville, Ontario. The games are scheduled for August 4 and 5, 2006 with competitions and entertainment filling both days. Literally hundreds of thousands of people have found themselves drawn once a year to the Glengarry Games to witness an outstanding display of music, dance, sports, pageantry and tradition “Clan Currie is thrilled to be returning to these prestigious Games” said Robert Currie, President of the Clan Currie Society. "Since 1948, the Glengarry Games have played host to nearly a million visitors. This incredible figure makes Glengarry one of the largest highland games in the world.” For 2007, the clan tent will again be hosted by Society members Jeffrey and Megan Crooke of Cornwall, Ontario. “The entire Society owes a debt of gratitude to Jeffrey and Megan for returning to host the Clan tent. We encourage all of our worldwide members to participate in their local games and festivals,” said Currie. The Town of Maxville is located one hour east of Ottawa, Ontario and one hour west of Montreal, Quebec. For complete information on the Glengarry Games, visit their website at www.glengarryhighlandgames.com.
August 18, 2007 – Bute Highland Games and 2007 International Clan Currie Society Gathering – Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland Save the Date - the 2007 Clan Currie Reunion will take place on the Isle of Bute in Scotland August 16-19. The centerpiece of the gathering will be the 60th Anniversary Bute Highland Games. The Society has selected Glasgow-based tour operator, Nigel Cole to coordinate the trip on behalf of Society members and friends. According to Society president, Robert Currie, “The 2007 clan gathering promises to be even more impressive than our last international reunion in 2001.” For 2001, the clan met at the Blairgowrie Scottish Games in Perthshire, Scotland. While the international gatherings normally occur every five years, Clan Currie opted to wait an additional year so as to share in the fun and excitement of Bute’s 60th Anniversary games. The beautiful Isle of Bute is home to many significant MacMhuirich/Currie farms and estates, including Balliecurrie farm and the lands formerly known as Balilone and Achmor – two sixteenth century estates overlooking Loch Fad.
While programs are still being finalized, the following is a draft agenda for the weekend:
Nigel is a member of the Clan Currie Society and has strong knowledge of the Clan obtained through assisting with extensive research of a Currie family history entailing visits to many sites and people around the West Coast and islands. Nigel’s passions are history, heritage and ancestry and he organizes tours for groups based around these themes. Nigel can also assist with activities throughout Scotland, including sightseeing, golf and trout fishing. Nigel is experienced with many of the locales and destinations that are historically significant to clan history. He is also an excellent contact for booking seats at the popular Edinburgh Military Tattoo. He has set up a page on his website exclusively for the Clan Currie Gathering, see: http://www.catswhiskerstours.co.uk/dyn.asp For additional information on the Bute Highland Games visit their website at www.butehighlandgames.org.uk or contact the Rothesay Tourism Office at +01700 502151.
The Clan Currie Society makes their fifth appearance at the annual Clanjamfry Scottish Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. Clan Currie was the Honored Clan for the 2005 gathering. The festival will be held on the grounds of the Evergreen Presbyterian Church in the Vollentine-Evergreen historic district neighborhood in midtown Memphis.
For further information and tickets, visit the Clanjamfry website at www.clanjamfrymemphis.org.
December 15-16, 2007 – The Pipes of Christmas The Pipes of Christmas, the Clan Currie Society’s popular Celtic Christmas concert returns for its ninth annual season this December with performances in New York and New Jersey. Two performances are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 at Central Presbyterian Church in Summit, NJ at 2 and 8 PM. A special New York City performance, to benefit the Society’s scholarship program will be held at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 3 PM. Post-concert receptions for members of the “Friends of the Pipes of Christmas” are also being planned for the select performances. The program will feature the music of Christmas accompanied by a selection of readings taken from the Celtic literature of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, as well as Scripture. Featured performers include Metropolitan Opera star Mark Delavan, the Scottish Country Dance trio Local Hero, the Solid Brass ensemble, Scottish harpist Jennifer Port, and the Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Pipe Band of Redlands, CA. Ticket sales are expected to commence in September. Keep visiting the Society’s website for additional information updates.
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