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| Robert Currie presents the Harpist of the Day Award to Laura Wahba at the 2006 Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival. |
The Clan Currie Society will again sponsor the Scottish Harp competition at the 2007 Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival in Richmond, Virginia. The games will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 27-28, 2007. The Clan Currie Society has sponsored the Harpist of the Day trophy since 2004 as a means to help preserve and promote the traditional instrument of the MacMhuirich bards. The Celtic Harp competition will take place on Saturday, October 27.
You don’t have to have Celtic heritage in your family tree to attend the Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival. Although the Society will not be hosting a clan tent this year, the 2007 event will still have much to see and do. This year’s events will feature Celtic entertainment on two stages, with continuous live performances from open to close. On the main field, traditional highland athletic events will be held, including the caber toss and sheaf toss and Richmond’s own “pumpkin chunkin” battle between the clans.
For information, call (804) 569-3200 or visit: www.richmondceltic.com.
About Highland Games and Festivals
The origins of Highland Games in Scotland can be traced back many hundreds of years. King Malcolm is thought to have begun the Royal Association with Highland Games at Braemar during the 11th Century. Clan Chieftains used the Games to recruit staff – winners of races made excellent couriers while winners of strength events made fine bodyguards and soldiers.
Events were developed to test for strength, stamina, accuracy and agility using the elements and materials of their day-to-day life. The caber toss, stone putt, hammer throw, weight lift, sheaf toss, archery, wrestling, foot races up steep hills and Highland Dancing all combined to tax the endurance and strength of the competitors. While many of the events have become more sophisticated and refined over the centuries, they retain the essence and flavor of the ancient days.
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