A Photo from the Nor Cal Rabble at the Sacramento highland Games

[McElmurry]

A spectator, drum majors, and future drum majors.

[MacMillans son]

Thanks for posting the photos gents, another great event in Woodland!

I really appreciated the budding drum majors. For those of you not in attendance, one of the adult competitors provided a free 3 hour drum major camp on Saturday morning for youth 9-13 years old. The young participants then performed for the crowd after the Saturday professional drum major competition (being led by the DM that trained them). Their maces are wooden dowels with silver painted softballs attached to the end, which the participants got to keep following their performance. Given what we have heard about the diminishing attendance at the games in Scotland, I was proud to see traditions not only celebrated here but supported in future generations.

Bravo to the organizers, and army of volunteers, who make this great event possible!

PS. The gentleman in the second photo (next to the photo of the lady with the tattoo) is current US Highland Drum Major champion Jacey Anderson.

[Richrail]

Thanks for posting the photos gents, another great event in Woodland!

I really appreciated the budding drum majors. For those of you not in attendance, one of the adult competitors provided a free 3 hour drum major camp on Saturday morning for youth 9-13 years old. The young participants then performed for the crowd after the Saturday professional drum major competition (being led by the DM that trained them). Their maces are wooden dowels with silver painted softballs attached to the end, which the participants got to keep following their performance. Given what we have heard about the diminishing attendance at the games in Scotland, I was proud to see traditions not only celebrated here but supported in future generations.

Bravo to the organizers, and army of volunteers, who make this great event possible!

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[McElmurry]

Tug of war, a natural born manager, mass bands and caber tossers

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[Nile]

Great seeing pictures of you guys. Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures McElmurry; 'tug-of-war, et all, great coverage.

Nile

[MacMillans son]

Well I'm the pretty one lying down with the pith helmet and the rest of them are just my entourage...

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Cheers

Jamie

Ohhhhhhhh, I just thought someone had misplaced their lawn gnome!

[Panache]

Ohhhhhhhh, I just thought someone had misplaced their lawn gnome!

[grizzbass]

nice looking mob

[Grizzly]

It's nice to put some faces to names, I did recognise many faces, nice to see you we're having a great time. Brooke you need to give Jamie a harder time for lying down on the job. must be the weight of the pith helmet.

[tulloch]

Great photos. Point & shoot works well. Very well. That tattoo with lace will look interesting after a day in the sun.