Photos From the North Hero Piper's Gathering 2003

 

Another year brings us together at the North Hero Piper's Gathering. The organizer's did a great job of glueing things together and making it an enjoyable year for all. Even the weather cooperated as the vista, looking east into Vermont across Lake Champlain, in the photo below would attest. If you see anything that needs correction or addition, please don't hesitate to contact me. I hope you enjoy these photos.

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Sessiuns

Sessiun under the "big top"

 

Sessiun at the Shore Acres, with Iain MacHarg (Scottish Smallpipes in A), Dan Houghton (Border Pipes in A) and Aron Garceau (Guitar). Note Iain and Aron's contrasting countenances in the last pic.

 

Vendors and Instruments

David Boisvert

Cushing Music

Julian Goodacre

Hamish Moore

Wee Pipes

Nigel Richard

Michael MacHarg "The Wee Piper"

David Quinn

Seth Gallagher

 

Musicians playing everywhere for fun, or to check things out

Anthony playing a David Quinn C set in "Lemonwood"

Famous Hammered Dulcimer player, Bill Spence. Ray "Hi-Z" Wall joins on whistle.

Seth Gallagher, Patrick Hutchinson and Lewis Blevins enjoy a few tunes

Chris Ormston and Iain MacHarg on my European Boxwood Scottish Smallpipes

Michael Dow and a friend playing low pitched cylindrical bore pipes.

Patrick Hutchinson on the David Quinn Lemonwood C set

 

The Kite Saga

Aron Garceau brought a kite that looked like a small biplane. The wind conspired against it.

 

Concerts

The opening, or "Piping in" of the Grand Concert.

Iain Lawther on Northumbrian Smallpipes

Graham does it Wyoming style

A bunch of piping gnomes

Debbie Quigley and Susan Ward at an imobile (but, by no means, a musical) disadvantage

Concert Pictures (from the Saturday night Concert and the Sunday night "Grand Concert")

Deborah Quigley

Barry Shears

Benedict Koehler and Hillary Farrington

Chris Ormston

Finn Moore

Finn and Graham

Graham

Ian MacHarg and Aron Garceau

Ian Lawther (holding the tent up with his long drone)

Jimi O'Brien Moran

And, always last-but-not-least, Jerry O'Sullivan

Workshops

Finn Moore's Workshop

George Lott's fascinating treadle lathe. He made pipes right before our eyes with NO electricity, folks!

Jerry O'Sullivan imparting tunes and techniques to the next generation

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