Memphis Scottish Society

Comprising a diverse group of first responders, military veterans, young people, and parents, our band offers a lively and engaging atmosphere for musicians. We provide the highest standard of piping and drumming instruction available in the Mid-South, with free weekly classes for both department staff and community volunteers of all ages. Additionally, we offer private lessons.

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The Memphis Pipe Band is a traditional bagpipe and drum band dedicated to the preservation and growth of the Celtic Arts in the Mid-South. We are a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization founded in November of 2020 with over 40 years of experience among our members. The band is currently made up of 20 local and traveling members from across the Mid-South including pipers, snare, tenor and bass drummers. As the band continues to grow musically we are also looking to grow in membership. We offer free weekly lessons on the Great Highland Bagpipes, Snare Drum, Tenor Drum and Bass Drum and rehearse every Monday at the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Training Academy (993 Dovecrest Rd., Memphis, TN); student time runs from 6:00-6:45pm with full band running from 6:00-9:00pm. If you are interested in learning and joining a high level performance and competition group we would love to hear from you!

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The Phoenix Pipe Band regularly pipes for military and civic events in the Mid-South.

We are the official pipe band of the Hernando Veteran’s Day Parade, the Mid-South Military History & Civil War Show, and Fire Prevention Week Parade in Greenfield, TN. We are also proud to honor our fallen heroes as part of local Memorial Day services.

An active part of the Memphis Scottish Society, the Phoenix Pipe Band performs for the annual MSSI Christmas Party, and Memphis Scottish Society’s Burns Nicht Gala each year.

The band meets every Sunday at 3:00pm for practice at:

St. Luke Lutheran Church
2000 N Germantown Pkwy
Cordova, TN 38016

We also meet via Zoom on Tuesday evenings @ 7:00pm to work on perfecting tunes.

If you are interested in learning the pipes or drums, the Phoenix Pipe Band offers training in these. Our repertoire is largely Scottish, Irish and American tunes.

Contact:
Douglas Dauson, Pipe Major
ddauson@gmail.com

Batesville, AR
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For over a quarter of a century the Arkansas Scottish Festival has been one of the premier gatherings in the south for honoring Scottish heritage and traditions. Featuring pipers — drummers —- and bands, Highland dancing, heavy athletics, Celtic music, clan and family histories, sheepdog demonstrations, vendors of Gaelic goods and services, the Arkansas Scottish Festival offers something for everyone. Mark your calendar for every October, bring your friends and family, and join us in the fun. If you aren't Scottish when you get here, you will be when you leave.

Click HERE for the latest information, and registration forms.

Celtic Fest 2012
November 3-4, 2012
City Park
Parkers Crossroads, TN
(exit 108 north I-40)
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The Celtic Society of West Tennessee is a Non-Profit Organization with a goal to enlighten interests and to share the knowledge of Celtic heritage and it's historical culture through meetings, social gatherings, and charitable events.



10 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days
Admission - $6 per person per day
OR
$5 with a non-perishable food donation (RIFA)
Children under 5 FREE

Proceeds benefit The Chyanne Scott Fund and RIFA

Live Music Featuring
Tuatha Dea

entertainment, bagpipes, quality vendors & demonstrators, sheepherding (Sunday), food and more!

For more information or booth space rental:
bsbates@netease.net or 731.845.5521

Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, MS
1112 N. Shore Parkway, Brandon, MS 39047
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CelticFest Mississippi 2024, will be the Celtic Heritage Society’s 33rd annual weekend festival.

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering O' Scottish Clans

Linville, NC
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The 54th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games will be held July 9-12, 2009 at MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, NC.

OUR MUTUAL VISION: We will constantly strive to be the premier Scottish Highland games and gathering of Clans, Guests, Families, Sponsors, Patrons and Visitors. We will work diligently to be the model games of integrity and excellence for all.

OUR MISSION: To carry on and promote the annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans, to foster and restore interest in traditional dancing, piping, drumming, athletic achievement, music and Gaelic culture, and to establish scholarship funds to assist students from Avery County High School to study at American colleges and universities.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• We will continually strive to improve our Scottish games and relationship to those involved, the safety of our events and good fiscal stewardship.
• We will pursue excellence in all we do and remain focused on those we serve and to more fully meet the cultural and educational expectations of all who attend and are involved in our event.
• We will work as a team for our ultimate mission and to achieve mutual and agreed upon goals through trust and respect in our team approach.
• We will continue our tradition of excellence through activities that demonstrate that we care for the environment around us and for the people who attend our events.
• We will maintain a strong and frugal financial policy in order to better serve and to help achieve our cultural and educational goals.
• We will never compromise our integrity. Our decisions and actions will show all that we have the highest ethical and moral standards.

Gulfport, MS
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Always the second weekend in November, Highlands and Islands takes over the Harrison County Fairgrounds in beautiful Gulfport, MS.

Two full days of Scottish culture, food, music and athletics.

• Sanctioned Highland Athletic competitions on both days and award-winning Bagpipe Bands from several states
• Two stages of Celtic music and dance featuring:
• The Highland Reign (from Indiana)
• The Jollies
• Blarney Coast
• Celtic Crossroads
• The Crescent and Clover Celtic Band
• Emerald Accent
• New Orleans Celtic Harp Ensemble
• Red McWilliams
• MacCrossan School of Irish Dance and Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance
• Watch breath-taking jousting competitions.
• Try your hand at axe throwing.
• Savor authentic Scottish foods.
• Visit various Clan Tents to learn about your heritage.
• Buy handmade goods from our select artisans and Scottish-themed vendors.
• Experience Scottish culture through storytelling, sheep-herding demonstrations, petting highland cows, and even a unicorn.

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Where families come together every year to learn, appreciate, preserve and celebrate Scottish and Celtic traditions for charitable, educational, social, and athletic purposes.

Celebrating Scottish Culture and Heritage in Green Country
Tulsa, OK
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The Oklahoma Scottish Festival would like to say a big thank you for supporting us once again, during rain, torrential downpours and lots of mud you came out.

We hope you were not too disappointed and understand why we had to close early on Saturday evening, the decision was not made lightly and was made for safety reasons.

We all had a great time, and will do it all again next year, bigger and better!

We look forward to seeing you all back for our 45th Anniversary year — 2024!

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Scotland in the Smokies is calling you!!! Celebrating its 42nd year, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games is Tennessee’s oldest festival of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Presenting folk, roots, rock & pop music, highland athletics, pipes & drums, highland and Irish dance. Whisky tastings, vendors and a great selection of beer and food from the Scottish, Irish and British homelands. Enjoy a weekend of family fun in the beautiful foothills of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Since 1972, the picturesque grounds of the Stone Mountain Park meadow, a short drive northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, have resounded with the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles and harps during the third weekend in October.

Each year, thousands of Scots (even those that wish to be ‘Scot for the Day’) from around the world will don their family tartans and gather to greet old friends and make new ones too.

One of the premier Scottish festivals in the US, Stone Mountain Highland Games will feature colorful pipe bands, Scottish Athletics, Piping and Drumming competitions, Highland dancers competing before judges of worldwide renown, Country Dancing, Scottish Harping and Fiddling. Scottish foods and drink, clan tents and vendors selling lovely goods imported from the British Isles, and Celtic performers are also a part of this traditional gathering.