Well, what a great time! We have been going to the regular Renaissance Faire, held in the fall, for the last few years. We go and enjoy the fun of dressing up and living a fantasy for the day.
Usually, we attend the Faire as pirates –
This year marks our first ever Celtic Fling. There is a completely different feeling around the Shire on this weekend, but it is still enjoyable. I kind of miss being asked directions for things (our normal pirate attire is really good), since we get mistaken for Faire workers, but we were able to see a lot of the music and dance shows without interruptions. The Fling has many different bands, playing a variety of different music genres.
Oddly enough, my wife and I enjoyed the more traditional music over the contemporary punk/rock/fusion styles. We started our day off with Irish Blessing, followed by the Gothard Sisters. We were spoiled by the expertise shown in the dance and music of these two groups.
The rest of the day’s shows almost paled in comparison. A huge bright spot of the day was the Pipe Off competition between the Washington Memorial Pipe band (VERY good) and the Loch Rannoch Pipe and Drum band.
Intermingled between Barleyjuice, the Rovers, Albannach and the different dance schools, we enjoyed scotch eggs and other Celtic foods. I also enjoyed a few choice brews from the Faire’s Swashbuckler Brewery! Along with it all, Faire guests were able to join in the fun with a couple of friendly competition events in the Highland Games and the Haggis eating contest.
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