Author: Bill Caudill

Nashville Rocks Stone Mountain/ World Online Piping and Drumming Championship Entries Open

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A bright sunny day greeted crowds who turned out for the 49th Annual Stone Mountain Highland Games, in Stone Mountain, Georgia last Saturday, October 16.  This second major competition of the Southern USA fall season saw 16 bands in competition and a slightly reduced, yet still healthy, turnout of soloists.  A new layout of the Games site to reduce crowding due to COVID concerns was well received. By Bill Caudill…

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Scotland County Highland Games A Huge Success As Live Competition Returns In the American South

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Held in a region which was densely populated by Highland Scots beginning in the 18th century, the Scotland County Highland Games, in Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA, returned in great fashion after a two year hiatus.  A record crowd of almost 7,000 attendees witnessed a full day of events. It is a small Highland Games but this year quite significant as, if all our research proves to be accurate, which I…

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First Northern Hemisphere Games of 2021 Held ‘Live’ in Jacksonville, Florida

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The Northeast Florida Highland Games this past Saturday marked the first northern hemisphere ‘live’ outdoor event since lockdown began just a little over a year ago. As such, it may be that other Games organisers and competitors here, and perhaps worldwide, will be interested in how things went. The event in some ways might have historical value or importance in years to come, as I think our mindset has been…

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