Festival
September 18, 2007
Today we went over to Dunvegan to buy some groceries. One of the local shops - The Fruit and Nut Place - also sells tickets for the Duncelt Festival. We bought two tickets for the Finale on the evening of the 28th of September. The Duncelt Festival is organized by the Dunvegan Community Trust and has run through the summer months with a closing event on coming Friday. From the festival’s website:
“Alban Elued” (Light on the Water) will open with a dramatic fire and light show, set on the atmospheric waters of Loch Dunvegan. The spectacle will depict the local legend of the MacCrimmon pipers journeying to Faerie-world and returning with their famed and enchanting piobaireachd music. Come and witness ‘te POOKa’s breathtaking and extraordinary performance on the Loch. A mythical and magical parade will bear the light, festival characters and music back to the village where revellers can join in an open-air street ceilidh of unprecedented size. Renowned local bands, the Peatbog Faeries (“Scotlands leading exponant of Celtic Fusion”), Injuns and Skerryvore will then provide the foot-stomping soundtrack to the rest of what will be an unforgettable night! This is a rare opportunity to see the Peatbog Faeries and Injuns play in their home town of Dunvegan - don’t miss it!
Well, we’re both looking forward to that!
As a bonus, we received a package from a friend of Claire in Holland (Monique). Monique lives in Zaandam and the package contained all special Zaandam products: dropjes (a Dutch sweet), mayonaise, mustard and ketchup. Especially the dropjes were spot on. It’s been quite a while since we had those! Thanks very much Monique!
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