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SUMMARY:August 22\, 2025: Jesse Ofgang & The Diaspora with Bagad New York
DESCRIPTION:What do you get when you mix a bagpiper who is an ex member of the 16 time world champion Shotts & Dykehead pipe band\, a jazz fusion drummer who has toured with the likes of Jean-Luc Ponty\, Joe Beck and Liza Fisher\, a classically trained pianist/organist/choral director turned rock star who tours with Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and two graduates from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland? Jesse Ofgang and the Diaspora   \nCombining Scottish & Irish music with rock\, jazz\, funk and fusion to create a sound unlike anything you’ve ever heard.  \nBagad New York is a New-York based instrumental music ensemble presenting traditional Breton music in the format of a Bagad\, or Breton pipe-band. Pretty similar to the traditional pipe band (Scottish Bagpipe + snare drums) but with an extra section\, made of bombards (Breton oboe). It start developing in Brittany after the second world war\, and never stop its development. \nThe band consists of over a dozen musicians from across New York and New England as well as North Carolina\, Illinois\, Texas\, and Louisiana.
URL:https://scotsnewengland.org/event/jesse-ofgang-the-diaspora-with-bagad-new-york/
LOCATION:Scottish Dave’s Pub\, 24 E. Main St.\, Clinton\, CT\, Scottish Dave’s Pub\, 24 E. Main St.\,\, Clinton\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jesse Ofgang":MAILTO:Jesseofgang@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:August 23\, 2025: 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Scottish Games and Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Scottish Games And Festival \nAugust 23\,2025 \nHartford\, Vermont: 2025 will be a hallmark date for the Quechee Scottish Games and Festival at the Quechee Polo Grounds\, 45 Deweys Mills Road\, Hartford\, Vermont. \nOn this 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Scottish Games And Festival\, Scots ranconteur and singer Jeremy Bell will be the Master Of Ceremonies.  \nNoted Boston singer and guitarist  Eamon Sefton who will lead the new Quechee Games Ceilidh Band. Revels North Artistic Director Alex Cumming  will lead ceilidh dancing. Rebel Collective\, noted local Celtic band\, will be singing ballads. There will be live entertainment throughout the day. \nThe 50th  Annual Quechee Scottish Games And Festival  will feature massed Pipe and Drum bands. And Highland Dance and Solo Piping competitions. There will be Celtic vendors\, food vendors\, cultural displays including the Ottaquechee Water Protectors Association and Vermont Folklife. There will also be Scottish clan tents and genealogy displays. \nThe Quechee Scottish Games And Festival will feature Scottish Heavy Athletics including Caber Toss and Hammer Throw. There will be sheepdog demonstrations and there will be  children’s games and activities. Among these will be the Quechee Quest with a Scottish themed raffle. \nAdmission to the 50th Quechee Scottish Games And Festival will be free for children under 12\, and $25 general admission. The Quechee Scottish Games  And  Festival will run from 9 AM to 5 PM. \nThe Quechee Polo Grounds is near Quechee Gorge and is next to the Abenaki Gardens in the town of Hartford\, Vermont. Hartford is between White River Junction\, Vermont and Woodstock\, Vermont.
URL:https://scotsnewengland.org/event/august-23-2025-50th-anniversary-of-the-quechee-scottish-games-and-festival/
LOCATION:45 Deweys Mills Rd\, Hartford\, Vermont 05047\, Hartford\, VT
CATEGORIES:Games & Festivals
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