Events
These events were most enjoyable and many folks are planning to return next year to experience these again... do not be disappointed book in good time - even now dates for next summer are filling up!
(Thurso Gala Week - 7th to 15th Augut., 2010)
Limited availability left during the MOD - phone early to save disappointment.
21st August Bower Show in Bower Community Centre.
28th August Gardens open to public at Bighouse Lodge, Melvich.
2/30 to 5.30pm.
19th September Car Boot Sale, Bower Community Centre. 1.30pm
22nd October Brendan Shine Show, royal British legion, Thurso.
Wick Harbour Festival was a great success for more information and pictures please see
Caithness.org
Seacoast do superb sea trips from the harbour. These run in good weather and are highly recommended for an adventure outing. Leaflets at all homes.
The Pipe Band is still holding its regular evenings and marches and do let us know the dates you plan to visit and I will forward a list of some of the events that are on during your visit.
If you like Highland Pipe Music do please check out TARTAN PAINT.
This is a CD of a mixture of traditional and vamped up pipe tunes by THE HARVEY BROTHERS - ANDREW AND CRAIG. The CD is available direct from myself or from a number of local shops in Wick and Thurso. To order online you can visit
www.panrecords.co.uk
Tartan Paint - a little more information...
The Harvey Bros
We at Pan Records welcome Andrew and Craig Harvey "The Harvey Bros" to our label with this, their debut CD recording. We feel we have one of the best piping albums to hit the shelves in many years, both brothers are exceptionally talented pipers, the backing arrangements all done by Phil Anderson much recognised for his great arranging, we feel Phil has done a great job on this album.
The choice of material, the Harvey brothers own, and ranges from a traditional pipe band background (drums by Grant Lyall) to acoustic instrument backing to a more modern style of piping. Acoustic and electric instruments played by Phil Anderson, bodhran by Erik Laughton recorded at Storm Sound Studio, Kirkwall and Studio-D, Wick and produced by Phil Anderson.
Andrew and Craig Harvey, brothers from the village of Thrumster in Caithness, have been playing bagpipes since primary school, both members of the Caithness Junior pipe band. Andrew became pipe major at the age of 13 years old and with the junior pipe band played for Prince Charles at the Mey Games. They are both provisional mod winners, Craig 2 times winner of the Caithness music festival, took first in his heat at Wick pipe band competitions. Today, Andrew 20 and Craig 17 years old play regularly in their native Caithness, also members of the Thurso pipe band, have taken part in Pipefest in Edinburgh, competed at the European Championships, in Inverness and the Worlds in Glasgow as well as appearances in Holland, Ireland, Germany, played at the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland, solo piping. Craig, solo piper, piped Prince Charles off the field at the 2009 Mey Games.
NEW EVENTS TO BE ADDED FOR THE NEXT QUARTER PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH MY SITE LATER... or visit
www.caithness.org which gives all the local news and events for the county.
