One festival, heavy on the Gaelic.Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard We denizens of the Long Gray World are happier than most to see Brother Sun return from his long voyage to Everywhere Else But Here. However, we're never quite sure how long he will stick around. Neither were the ancient Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
adj. lust·i·er, lust·i·est 1. Full of vigor or vitality; robust. 2. Powerful; strong: a lusty cry. 3. Lustful. 4. Merry; joyous. games and bonfires in the hills. And if you're not too busy mowing your lawn, pulling weeds or working on your tan, you can, too. The seventh annual Celtic Bealltuinn (pronounced bell-tune) Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday in the Howard Buford Recreation Area at the base of Mount Pisgah Mount Pisgah is the name of several mountains and places: Mountains
Presented by the An Ceangal Mara Foundation, a nonprofit cultural arts and education group, the festival will include live music, dance and storytelling, athletic events, cultural demonstrations and activities, merchants and artisans, purveyors of food and drink, live heritage animals and a firelighting ceremony at 8 p.m. Saturday. The foundation's explanation of "this traditional and carefully researched cultural season passage" captures the spirit of the entire festival: "Fire logs are laid out in the ages-old manner, torches are lit and the charm of the nine trees is spoken, resulting in two giant caldrons of fire. After the traditional blessing of the animals, this is your opportunity to emerge from between the Bealltuinn fires having been blessed by your community. Spirits are refreshed, tears are shed and the bright half of the year is welcomed." But the festival includes much more than solemn ceremonies. Music and dance Three brothers who call themselves Kirkmount will play "Scotch Snap" dancing music from Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (nō`və skō`shə) [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography at noon and at 9 p.m. Saturday and at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The Sugar Beets will play and sing traditional and contemporary music in Celtic, Appalachian and bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. styles between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday (two sets) and at 1 p.m. Saturday. Saturday's main stage schedule also includes Sharon Rogers Sharon Rogers (born 19 November 1942 in Seattle, Washington) is an American model who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1964 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. She also was on the cover of the November 1963 issue. and Chip Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. at 10 a.m., the Comerfood School of Irish Dance at 5 p.m. and Castlebrae (Julia Heydon, Michael Kevin Daly and Glen Waddell) at 6 p.m. On Sunday, Rogers and Cohen will lead off again at 10 a.m., with David Helfand at 3 p.m. and Glen Falkenberg at 4 p.m. An Iron Age gate will guard the entrance to the Celtic village, showing the development of shelters, clothes and trades from the Renaissance and beyond. Inside the gates: Storytellers The slate has Yvonne Young at 1 p.m. Saturday, Louisa Lindsay Sprouse at 2 p.m. Sunday, Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir at 5 p.m. Sunday. In English, Nic an Fhleisdeir is president of the An Ceangal Mara Foundation. In Gaelic, she's the organizations' seanchai, or lorekeeper, and its gannas, or ambassador. The stories she will share include "The Great Alfa & the Hero CuChulainn," "The Maiden of Loch Ness" and "Arthur & the Sovereignty of the Land." Athletics The Adventurous Bowmen, a traditional archery club, will display traditionally made bows and arrows and demonstrate their use all weekend. A Gaelic football game - described as a mix of soccer, rugby and basketball - is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday. Brawny brawn·y adj. 1. Strong and muscular. 2. Hardened; calloused. men will toss cabers (basically, small logs) and throw stones, while brainy brain·y adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal Intelligent; smart. brain  i·ly adv. individuals can
compete in chess, played on a reproduction of the famous medieval Isle
of Lewis set, discovered in the 1800s.
Workshops At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Welsh-born calligrapher cal·lig·ra·phy n. 1. a. The art of fine handwriting. b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group. 2. Handwriting. Joan Bray will give a slide-illustrated talk on Celtic illuminated manuscripts, including the Book of Kells Book of Kells: see Ceanannus Mór. Book of Kells Illuminated manuscript version of the four Gospels, c. late 8th–early 9th century. and the Book of Lindisfarne. She also will discuss the tools, materials and processes used to create them. Sugar Beets fiddler and Eugene Symphony violinist David Burham will conduct a workshop on differences in bowing technique and ornamentation ornamentation In music, the addition of notes for expressive and aesthetic purposes. For example, a long note may be ornamented by repetition or by alternation with a neighboring note (“trill”); a skip to a nonadjacent note can be filled in with the intervening between fiddling and violin playing at 1 p.m. Saturday. Ron Merrow of the Coast Guard's Eugene auxiliary will conduct a knot-tying workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, focusing on knots used by seafarers
The Gaelige Mor Irish Language Study Group and its founder, Mik Thompson, will present an historical and cultural overview and a primer on Irish pronunciation, including some memorable phrases and useful expressions, at 4 p.m. Saturday and at noon Sunday. Lane Community College instructor Roger Philips will discuss and show images of the Star Cluster Pleiades at 4 p.m. Sunday, touching on history and mythology as well as astronomy. Food and drink Food for sale will include "fry-ups," stews, chowder chowder, stew of fish or shellfish with potatoes, onions, and pork (usually salt pork), thickened with crumbled hard bread. The name chowder seems to have originated from the French word chaudière and grilled meats. Secret House Winery will operate a wine garden, and Sam Bond's Garage will run a beer and ale area. "We're trying to create a hybrid between highland games, the Oregon Country Fair The Oregon Country Fair (OCF) is a three-day fair that takes place yearly beginning on the Friday of the second weekend in July in Veneta, Oregon, approximately 15 miles west of Eugene, with an attendance of approximately 45,000 over the three day period, with attendance peaking and Renaissance Faires, from all the best of those things," Nic an Fhleisdeir says. "We are an educational foundation, so we do more educational and cultural activities than most - but not in a boring way." FESTIVAL PREVIEW Celtic Bealltuinn Festival When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday Where: Howard Buford Recreation Area, 34901 Frank Parrish Road How much: Two-day passes are $10 general, $6 for seniors, free for anyone 13 years of age or younger, available at Buy and Sell Music and Mrs. Thompson's Herbs, Gifts & Folklore CAPTION(S): Kirkmount is probably the biggest name among the festival's musical performers. The Nova Scotia-based trio will play its "Scotch Snap" dancing music three times this weekend. The Sugar Beets also plan to play three sets. |
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