We are in need of need volunteers for the festival to be held in
Stillwater, Oklahoma June 20-22, 2008.
It does not need to be an all day thing, we are looking for people who
can donate time to work in two hour shifts.
We need someone who can direct the flow of people and answer
questions. We need people in organization booths and at the
sessions. There is a need for people at the ticket booth- one person
(this someone does not have to be an adult) to stamp cool Celtic
designs on hands and someone to take money. We also need people
to help outside with the dog trials. The local Humane Society and OSU
will be setting up with terrier and border collie adoptions and are
willing to help with the hands on part of the dog trials. It is going to
take a lot of people to make this festival successful...please let us
know if you can lend a hand.
Contact Carol at celticgraham@sbcglobal.net
We are gearing up for our next round of fund raisers to benefit the
2008 Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival. We plan on having
more Celtic music concerts in Stillwater, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Upcoming details will be posted as soon as they arrive. Drop us a
note if you want to help at fund raisers, have any ideas for any other
fund raiser or anything else. Lots of expenses go into a
festival--paying the bands is only a small part of it. Help this festival
that will promote Celtic Culture in Oklahoma!
Greetings from the United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma!!!
United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma www.uscoscots.org is the umbrella
for the return of The Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival in
2008. The Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Fest returns INDOORS
in June at the Payne County Expo in Stillwater. Three great days June
20, 21, and 22 starting with music sessions and whiskey tasting on
Friday at the Best Western and two full relaxing days at the Expo
INDOORS in air conditioned comfort. Open Celtic music sessions
continue all three days!! Scottish Clans and organizations will have
tables and chairs set up and waiting for them on request. In addition
to the fantastic music, dance,history, workshops & sheep dog trials;
our Scottish athletes will be in head to head competition with OKC vs
Tulsa!! AND for the first time the Expo will play host in the indoor
arena to the exciting new CELTIC BREEDS OF SHOW !!!! All this and
the Scottish Games in Tulsa in the fall!! What a grand Oklahoma
Festival year ahead!!!
Join OCHA and USCO as they present a promotional event for the
Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival. We will be at Full Circle
Books in Oklahoma City on June 6, 2008 and the following performers
will give us a taste of what's to come at the Festival.
6:00 Dustin Cooper
6:30 On the Doss
7:00 Suspicious Contra Band
7:30 Jean Hill's Dancers
8:00 The Merry Sisters
8:30 Boru's Ghost
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Festival 2008
We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual Oklahoma Celtic Music and
Heritage Festival! Our first festival was such a success that we can't help
but want to do it again. Payne County will once again play host to this
event. The Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival is brought to you
by the Oklahoma Celtic Heritage Association. This project will be held at
the Payne County Expo in Stillwater,OK in June of 2008.
The Festival will showcase the music, dance, arts, crafts and heritage of
Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other Celtic countries whose descendants
settled in Payne County and the rest of Oklahoma. The skirl of the pipes,
and call of the fiddles will fill the air as demonstrations and workshops
take place during the two days of celebration. Click here for more info.
Heritage Festival! Our first festival was such a success that we can't help
but want to do it again. Payne County will once again play host to this
event. The Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival is brought to you
by the Oklahoma Celtic Heritage Association. This project will be held at
the Payne County Expo in Stillwater,OK in June of 2008.
The Festival will showcase the music, dance, arts, crafts and heritage of
Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other Celtic countries whose descendants
settled in Payne County and the rest of Oklahoma. The skirl of the pipes,
and call of the fiddles will fill the air as demonstrations and workshops
take place during the two days of celebration. Click here for more info.
Monthly Sessions
Monthly Meetings
The Oklahoma Celtic Heritage Association meets monthly to discuss
organizational business, promotional ideas, upcoming projects and
fund raising efforts. These meetings are open to the public and you
are invited to attend. Join us as we build our organization.
Updated information about future meeting dates can be found here or
you could choose to have notices and updates sent directly to your
mail box by joining our Yahoo! email group by CLICKING HERE and
signing up.
organizational business, promotional ideas, upcoming projects and
fund raising efforts. These meetings are open to the public and you
are invited to attend. Join us as we build our organization.
Updated information about future meeting dates can be found here or
you could choose to have notices and updates sent directly to your
mail box by joining our Yahoo! email group by CLICKING HERE and
signing up.
Events
The Oklahoma Celtic Heritage Association has established a twice
monthly Irish and Scottish music session held in Stillwater's Best
Western Atrium on the corner of Perkins Road and McElroy. The
sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Friday each month. The
sessions start at 7pm and go until 10pm.
It is an open session and free to the public. We welcome guests from
all over Oklahoma as well as from the Stillwater area. It is a smoke
free, family friendly area. Join us as we promote Celtic music and the
indoor Celtic Music and Heritage Festival to be held in Stillwater at
the Payne County Expo for the 2007 Centennial. This session has
attracted some of the finest musicians and dancers in Oklahoma to
share their talents. To read an press article about one of these
sessions CLICK HERE.
monthly Irish and Scottish music session held in Stillwater's Best
Western Atrium on the corner of Perkins Road and McElroy. The
sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Friday each month. The
sessions start at 7pm and go until 10pm.
It is an open session and free to the public. We welcome guests from
all over Oklahoma as well as from the Stillwater area. It is a smoke
free, family friendly area. Join us as we promote Celtic music and the
indoor Celtic Music and Heritage Festival to be held in Stillwater at
the Payne County Expo for the 2007 Centennial. This session has
attracted some of the finest musicians and dancers in Oklahoma to
share their talents. To read an press article about one of these
sessions CLICK HERE.
Page credits:
1st photo: Oklahoma Centennial Event Logo
2nd photo: Nicholas B. Vincent, Albert Vincent, Hiram J. Vincent and John Brown Vincent at the wedding of John Brown Vincent to Kittie Ballard, ca.
April 8, 1901. Photo used by permission of Richard Vincent.
3rd photo: Art Graham, ca.????. Photo used by permission of Roger Graham
4th photo: Kittie Ballard & John Brown Vincent and musicians, Dewey County, OK 1901, Photo used by permission of Richard Vincent.
5th photo: Andrew Jackson "Jack"Polson, Dustin, OK ca.1925, Photo used by permission of Russell Pierce
Song: Scotch Cap Performed by Dustin Cooper and used with permission.
1st photo: Oklahoma Centennial Event Logo
2nd photo: Nicholas B. Vincent, Albert Vincent, Hiram J. Vincent and John Brown Vincent at the wedding of John Brown Vincent to Kittie Ballard, ca.
April 8, 1901. Photo used by permission of Richard Vincent.
3rd photo: Art Graham, ca.????. Photo used by permission of Roger Graham
4th photo: Kittie Ballard & John Brown Vincent and musicians, Dewey County, OK 1901, Photo used by permission of Richard Vincent.
5th photo: Andrew Jackson "Jack"Polson, Dustin, OK ca.1925, Photo used by permission of Russell Pierce
Song: Scotch Cap Performed by Dustin Cooper and used with permission.
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