Arizona Highland Celtic Festival - 7/21-22, Flagstaff

**Riverkilt** · 8th July 07, 10:46 PM

Maybe you could take the airport shuttle to Flag and back...or the bus...or even fly if you're wealthy.

Still planning on being there and hopefully my daughter and the grandkids will be there too.

Ron

**Mr. MacDougall** · 9th July 07, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Maybe you could take the airport shuttle to Flag and back...or the bus...or even fly if you're wealthy.

If you took alternative transportation to get to Flag, I'd get you to the site, and back to transportation point.

**Scratchy's Lass** · 9th July 07, 01:13 AM

But OH, were that I COULD fly up there in my favorite airplane!!

**Livingston** · 9th July 07, 05:54 AM

I see that Oceans Apart will be playing there. Be sure to stop by and listen to them. They were at Long's Peak last year and are great.

**Riverkilt** · 9th July 07, 10:28 AM

Just looked up their website www.oceansapartmusic.com and was treated to a lovely pic of an Isle of Skye tartan kilt....

But I can't figure which guy is John and which is Steve.

Ron

**Ialtog** · 11th July 07, 01:14 PM

Hey all. I'm a member of NACHS, the group that puts this festival on. This will be our tenth, so we're all pretty excited. I am going to be jumping all over the place as this year I am in charge of the NACHS tent, the "Plants and Geology of the Celtic Regions" tent, and all the workshops. I'll be doing the workshops on salt which will be taking place two times on Saturday (11 and 4). We've got a really good line up of workshops, and I'm really excited about the quality of the volunteers I have in the plant and geology tent, so be sure to stop by. If you are going to be bringing young ones, be sure they don't miss the special pirate shows in the Kid's Area. I'll be wearing my Ulster box-pleated kilt and I'll have a goofy "volunteer lanyard". I look forward to meeting some of you all, either at the festival or at the downtown parties we'll be having Friday and Saturday night.

Todd ("Ialtog") in Flagstaff

**Yaish** · 11th July 07, 02:11 PM

Unfortunately I will NOT be attending these games, though I had hoped to.

I am having a minor surgery the week before (fixing a deviated septum) and the doctors advise I should avoid any strenuous activity for three weeks. I will be at the Pleasanton games instead.

**Retro Red** · 11th July 07, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Scratchy's Lass

Nice ride, SL!

That's the kind of Mustang I'd like a ride in, too! (& I ain't talkin' no Ford, here...)

I'm am so looking forward to getting out of this oven called Phoenix & immersing myself in Celtic culture in the cool pines of Flagstaff!

I'm coming up Friday evening, got my 2 nights reservation at the Travelodge on East Butler & I'm looking forward to everything from the Whisky tasting on Friday night to the full 2 days of the Festival to the Ceilidh on Saturday night - I want it all, man!

Ialtog, you & the rest of the NACHS put on one great festival!

That's why this is my 4th consecutive year to attend. I've attended all the Highland Games that are put on in Arizona throughout the year & I think the Flagstaff Festival is the best of all of them - of course, the setting adds a lot, but the way the festival is laid out, the entertainment, the workshops, just the whole package is great! Good on ya, lads & lasses!!!
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**Ialtog** · 11th July 07, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Retro Red

Ialtog, you & the rest of the NACHS put on one great festival!

That's why this is my 4th consecutive year to attend. I've attended all the Highland Games that are put on in Arizona throughout the year & I think the Flagstaff Festival is the best of all of them - of course, the setting adds a lot, but the way the festival is laid out, the entertainment, the workshops, just the whole package is great! Good on ya, lads & lasses!!!
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Thank you, Retro Red. I really had no idea how hard it was to put on a festival before I started volunteering. My hat is off to ALL of you out there working on your own local festivals. We are really lucky to have some first rate officers in NACHS and just a ton of fantastic volunteers. It makes me awfully proud to live in a community with such an active number of citizens.

**Riverkilt** · 17th July 07, 09:44 AM

Okay, finally got my personal obligations sorted out and made reservations down in Flag for Saturday night. Hope to get an early start and be there at a reasonable time. Laying over Sat night and headed home Sunday.

My lady is coming in from Hopi too, she has a "hair appointment" sometime Saturday I think.

Anyway, hopefully I'll do a better job of finding you rabble this year. Maybe I should go topless and you could just look for an olde pregnant looking guy with a sea turtle tat on his back. Might send the children running in terror though and I'd hate to keep the little ones from their heritage.

Ron