The Highland Games

The Highland Games
Author: Gareth Ainsworth
Publisher: Pendragon Consulting, LLC
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2020-12-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781735688565

Are you looking for more information about the Highland Games? Learn more about this Scottish heritage today!The Highland Games, when and how did they get their start and how did they develop into the modern day Games? How many events are there? How can I find a Scottish clan that is associated with the various tartans? Gareth Ainsworth answers these questions and many more in The Highland Games, a beginner's guide to history, kilts & throwing. Gareth is a multi-faceted man that loves to share his experiences in the Highland Games, the history, kilts and more, on his podcast The Kilted Patriot and now this book.Inside, you'll discover: The history of the Highland Games.An overview of the games, the basics, governing bodies for the Games, and the different classes.How to get started.Where should you buy a kilt, how you should buy one, and what you wear under a kilt.And more?This book will also include a 12-month game planning calendar as well as a 12-week training log to practice and prepare for the big day.Get your copy of The Highland Games, a beginner's guide to history, kilts & throwing now to learn more about this part of Scottish history.

The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish

The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish
Author: Clark McGinn
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2013-07-22
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1909912344

What makes the Ultimate Scot? Is it the ability to identify a tartan pattern from 50 yards? Maybe it's being able to recite the two forgotten verses of Auld Lang Syne? Or perhaps it's knowing your single malt from a double malt? The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish examines in hilarious detail the history, politics and traditions that make Scots great. Exploring the best of scottish culture, this book focuses on the celebrations that Scots have made their own, from Hogmanay to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mixing fact and practical hints (like the ideal recipe for boiled sheep's head) with witty banter, The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish is perfect for injecting Scotland's unique and beloved brand of merriment into life.

The Essential Guide to the Highland Games

The Essential Guide to the Highland Games
Author: Michael Brander
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 141
Release: 1992
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780862413026

Providing all the information that any reader could want on the origins of the Highland Games, their rules, their background and their flavor, including the first comprehensive directory of the Highland Games held around the world.

Disney Princess The Essential Guide, New Edition

Disney Princess The Essential Guide, New Edition
Author: Victoria Saxon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1465498753

Get to know the Disney Princesses as you relive special moments from your favorite films. DK's updated Disney Princess: The Essential Guide is the ultimate companion to Disney's much-loved Princess movies, now featuring Merida from Brave and the latest princess to be officially inaugurated: Moana. Enter the magical worlds of Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, and Moana and find out everything you ever wanted to know about the lives, loyal friends, and fiercest enemies of your favorite Disney Princesses. With stunning artwork, readers will be transported to enchanted royal kingdoms with this irresistible book.

Disaster at the Highland Games

Disaster at the Highland Games
Author: Riel Nason
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-04-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781778610158

Kate loves going to Highland dance class each week and is thrilled when her teacher suggests she compete at the Highland Games. A single misstep sets off a hilarious chain of events across the whole Highland Games in this over-the-top tale.

Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950

Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950
Author: William Donaldson
Publisher: Polygon
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2008
Genre: Bagpipe
ISBN: 9781904607762

Combining newspaper and manuscript evidence from the pipers themselves with a range of historical sources, the author harnesses the insights of the practical player to those of the historian and provides a fresh account of the players and their musical traditions, which have previously been the subject of much myth-making.

Master's Highland Games Training Manual

Master's Highland Games Training Manual
Author: Zachary Riley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781798101155

Master's Highland Games divisions have grown exponentially in the last few years. The sport is driven by participation and this group is the most active of any. Mr Kerry Overfelt has developed a training manual specifically directed at this population of Highland Game thrower's. Explore all aspects of training and throwing in this book, with funny stories and personal anecdotes interjected to keep the reader entertained.

The Scottish Highland Games

The Scottish Highland Games
Author: Francie Hall
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781570722370

An athletic feat told in Scottish lore; the best are chosen to serve for the chief, and pipers, singers, and dancers enter contests, too, to obtain the chief's patronage all their lives through.

The Scottish Highland Games in America

The Scottish Highland Games in America
Author: Emily Ann Donaldson
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1999-03-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781455611713

"This is a work of great value to all who seek knowledge of Scottish-American events, and who wish to understand what surely must be one of the most interesting, colorful, and evident ethnic occurrences in the U.S." -W. R. McLeod vice-chairman, Dunvegan Foundation Clan McLeod "The author's enthusiasm for the Scottish Highland Games, and indeed her expertise, are reflected in this long-awaited work. All who are interested in the story of this enduring and popular festival will be grateful to Ann Donaldson for her conscientious research. It is a fine tribute to those Americans of Scottish descent who have contributed to keep this unique aspect of their culture vibrantly alive in the New World." -Gerald Redmond author of The Sporting Scots of Nineteenth Century Canada Discover the Scottish Highland Games, celebrated in over thirty U.S. states every year. Participants compete in the caber toss, Highland dancing, piping and drumming, fiddling, and many more competitive and non-competitive events. The Scottish Highland Games in America recognizes the players and events that keep the modern Games alive and exciting. Readers will discover the history of the Games, rooted in Scotland and celebrated in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries where Scots have settled. A complete state-by-state listing of the Games and their events is also provided. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Emily Ann Donaldson is a devoted Games fan, a participant in Scottish country dancing, and a member of several Scottish associations.

Celtic Geographies

Celtic Geographies
Author: David Harvey
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780415223973

Questions traditional conceptualisations of Celticity that rely on a homogeneous interpretation of what it means to be a Celt in contemporary society.