Highland Games

The choir once again enjoyed a brilliant Highland Games in Victoria, and was doubly fortunate in that we had perhaps one of the nicest Victoria Day long weekends in recent memory. Our formal Saturday choir performance brought in a sizable crowd and we had little outside competition from pipers this year. That afternoon we did a second performance that focused on 'waulking' songs, and were lucky enough to have a length of freshly woven tweed for the task from the local weaver's guild. Unfortunately, like last year, our exuberance and talent ensured that the tweed was 'fulled' within a couple of songs, so it was fall back on the short length of material to drag the crowd in. Overall it was a lot of fun and we had great audience participation. 

Our Sunday and Monday ceilidh style performances went very well with some outstanding solos, duets, and trios from our members. Crowds were thinner because of our early times, but they were still happy to join in on choruses.

In between, the choir tent was the social hub of the games where singing, whisky, and fine companionship were the highlights of the day. For those experiencing their first Highland Games with the choir, I think it was fair to say that a good time was had by all.

Now we begin our wrap up with the season including our AGM and final ceilidh night.