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Video: Bermuda Highland Dancers & Bagpipers

The Bermuda Highland Dancers and Bagpipe Band were in the lineup of performers at the “Art Walk in the East” event on Sunday [Nov 3] held in St. George’s. There are about 20 pipers and drummers in the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band, supported by a highland dancer group. The band performs a heavy schedule of public and private events, including... Read more of this article

Videos: Highland Games Pipe Bands & Dancers

On Saturday [June 15] the second annual Highland Games was held at the Saltus School field in Pembroke, with with day featuring Highland Dancing, Tug-O-War competitions, a traditional Caber Toss, Pipe Bands and more. Despite the heavy rains that fell earlier in the day, crowds turned out and enjoyed the event, which got underway with a march from City... Read more of this article

Photo Set #2: Highland Games At Saltus Field

Saturday June 15th saw the Caledonian Society of Bermuda putting on the second annual Highland Games at the Saltus School field in Pembroke. After heavy rains drenched the Island early in the day, the skies cleared in the afternoon. Hundreds gathered around the grounds in the early afternoon, with more people arriving as the day progressed. The event... Read more of this article

Photo Set #1: Highland Games At Saltus Field

[Updated with photos] The Caledonian Society of Bermuda is holding its 2nd Annual Highland Games at the Saltus School Field this afternoon [June 15], which includes field events, Highland dancing competitions, bag piping demonstrations and more. Various tug o’ war competitions have already taken place, with Governor George Fergusson serving one of... Read more of this article

Photos: Highland Dancers At City Hall

This afternoon [June 14] saw members of various visiting Highland Dance groups show off their dancing skills in front of onlookers at City Hall in Hamilton. All of the visiting Highland Games performers were welcomed by Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge, and among the performers were the Schiehallion Dancers from Ontario as well as the MacKenzie Dancers... Read more of this article

This Week’s Pipe Band & Dance Performances

This week will be full of piping, dancing and celebration. This evening [June 10] the MacKenzie School of Dance will appear at the Beating the Retreat Ceremony in Dockyard, and the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band dancers will also perform. On Wednesday [June 12] the MacKenzie School of Dance will do a short performance at Harbour Nights to give everyone a... Read more of this article

Second Highland Games To Be Held On June 15

This summer, as the Commonwealth countries prepare for the 2014 Games in Glasgow Scotland, Bermuda will be hosting games of a different origin. On Saturday 15th June at Saltus Playing Field in Pembroke, there will be a competition to see who can toss a long heavy wooden pole as accurately as possible, to see who can complete a 5K obstacle course in... Read more of this article