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April 1, 2010
HUNTERSVILLE, NC: The 17th
Annual Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland
Games announce exciting expansions for 2010 including increased
grandstand seating, Flex Flying, pony rides and a Celtic Rock
Music Stage. Whatever you love about the Festival and Games
weekend will be there and more! Complete details, schedules and
advance tickets are available online at
www.ruralhillscottishfestivals.net.
Due to demand from all those who love the athletic competitions
and events on the field, the grandstand seating is increased for
2010 by 50%!
In the expanded "Kids Zone" located just inside
the entrance, special children’s activities will be open all
weekend including the addition of pony rides and Flex Flying.
Flex Flying is the latest is extreme fun consisting of
trampolines with a bungee system. The "Kids Zone" will also
include the popular Passport to Scotland, music, storytelling
and face painting, as well as smaller versions of the heavy
athletics competition. The children’s field competitions like
the Kilted Mile for Lads (Boys) & Lassies (Girls) divided into
age brackets: 12 & under, 13-15, 16-30, and 31 & over. There is
also the Kilted 1/4 Mile Run for 7-12 year olds and the Kilted
1/8 Mile Run for 6 and under.
The new Celtic Rock Music Stage will be located near the main
parking lot and entrance to the games. The stage will feature
Albannach from Scotland and the local favorite Sterling Bridge
throughout the day. Albannach is Scots-Gaelic for "Scottish" or
"Scotsman." The members of Albannach were all born and bred in
Scotland and say, “…we promise to leave you begging for more.”
In an Amazon.com review, M. Wolf posts, “This band will have the
blood rollicking through your veins! The drumming will wake up
something primitive you forgot you had. Their music will grab
you, enthrall you, excite you, lull you, haunt you...get in
touch with your wild side…” Regional favorite Stirling Bridge
blends classic bagpipe sounds with hard-driving Carolina rock
'n' roll. These four seasoned, professional musicians bring the
party with a good-time, foot-stompin' Celtic rock show.
As always, the food court will be offering a vast selection of
offerings including that from St. Andrew’s Square Scottish Food,
and shopping abounds with vendors including Bradley Imports,
Caberdancer, Caledonia Fine Arts, Caledonian Kitchen, Camus
International, Celtic Exchange, Everything Scottish, Fletcher
Pottery, Hi Ho Silver, Highland Bears, Highland Blades, Highland
Games Apparel, Highland Heritage, Hyde and Heddle, Infamous
Welsh Cookie Company, Lavender Lace, Near & Far Scottish, Pipe
Makers Union, Potomac Leather, R. E. Piland, Goldsmiths, Scotia
Metal Works, Scottish Banner, St. Kilda USA, The Compleat
Knight, The Heelan Hound, Unicorn Limited and Union Jack.
The 17th Annual
Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland Games are
set for April 17–18, 2010. With professional Scottish heavy
athletic competition, amateur heavy athletics, international as
well as regional music talents in Celtic rock, traditional and
contemporary Celtic music, piping and drumming, highland
dancing, Scottish country dancing, harp and fiddle competitions,
children’s activities, open hearth cooking demonstrations at our
1760’s homestead site and our famous historic encampment, the
weekend will be fun for the entire family. Proceeds support
the preservation of Rural Hill. Complete details, schedules and
advance tickets are available online at
www.ruralhillscottishfestivals.net.
Rural Hill extends a special thank you to its
community partners and supporters: Hauser Rentals, Bojangles,
McIntosh Law Firm, Town of Huntersville, Charlotte's Got A Lot,
Visit Lake Norman, EyeBenders, Redwood Creek, Arts and Science
Council, North Carolina Arts Council and Mecklenburg County Park
and Recreation.
Rural Hill is located at 4431
Neck Road (off Beatties Ford Road) in Huntersville, 28078. The
former homestead of Major John and Violet Davidson, the 265 acre
site is maintained and promoted by Rural Hill, Inc. (CVSS). Rural Hill features annual events such as the
Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland Games, the
Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze and the Rural Hill Sheep Dog
Trials. Education programs and tours are available throughout
the year. CVSS is a non-profit organization supported through
membership and donations, and with proceeds from its events
utilized for the preservation of historic Rural Hill and its
education efforts. For more information on events or for
financial support accepted securely online, please visit
www.ruralhill.net.
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