Winter Storm 09 -- Kansas City
I know it's early, but I wanted to let everyone know about this tremendous event in Kansas City, produced by the Midwest Highland Arts Fund (MHAF). This year's Winter Storm will be held January 16-18.
A sanctioned pipe and drum solo competition is held Friday and features musicians from all over the US, the UK and Canada. Spectators are welcome to purchase a spectator pass and sit in on the competitions. Competition adjudicators last year included world-class musicians like Fred Morrison, Alasdair Gillies, Haggis MacLeod, Jack Lee, Stuart Liddell and Big Johnny Rowe.
Workshops for players of all levels are held Saturday and Sunday morning. My son and I had been on the chanter for about three months when we went to Winter Storm 08 and we weren't in over our heads by any means.
The highlight of the entire event, however, is Saturday night's Winter Storm pipe and drum concert where adjudicators and workshop faculty play and, frankly, get the chance to show off a little. This concert features some of the best piping and drumming you will hear anywhere in the world. Winter Storm is then followed by Winter Steam, a ceilidh of monumental proportion sponsored by the good folks at Newcastle Brown Ale.
The MHAF website is www.mhaf.org, so take a look. Perhaps an XMTS summit for those of us in this part of the country is in order.
Last edited by Phogfan86; 19th October 08 at 07:58 PM.
Why, a child of five could understand this. Quick -- someone fetch me a child of five!
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