Ford and the Vikings

It's the first week of Fall, weather in Southern California is starting to cool down (just a bit) at last, and we had a fantastic show in L.A.!

Thanks to everyone who came out to support us at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. It was a good night, and a lot of fun. We introduced our newest band member, Freddy Faith, on the drums. Want to meet Freddy and welcome him to the Highland Way family? Come on out to the Viking Festival this weekend in Vista, CA.

September 26th, from 11am to 8pm and September 27th, from 11am to 4pm

$7 one day ticket -- $11 two day pass -- 12 & under FREE!

We take the stage four times on Saturday and twice on Sunday. And for those in-between times, check out the fantastic Viking games, food, contests (fish flinging and axe throwing, anyone?), and other entertainment. Kids can even take in a free accordion lesson while you're there.

So come out to Norway Hall in Vista (click here for directions) this weekend. Enjoy the good weather, good food, good music, and learn a little something about the Vikings. See you there!

Cheers,
HW

Homecoming Scotland 2009 Video -- Reviews Are In!

Scroll down to see the latest Highland Way video, Homecoming Scotland 2009. Thanks to everyone who offered wonderful reviews. We cherish each one. Many of your comments are below.

Share the video with your friends, and be sure to leave a comment with the location from which you're watching. We want to see how far around the world the video goes!

Cheers,

HW

Thank you for that Brian, it made me cry, you have helped me decide to go hame next year for a visit...I havent been back since we emigrated here....its time, the video was beautiful thank you so much...Cheers Laddie,

Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed it. Hope to hear more from you and the band. Amy

I love the song Caledonia. Is that your band singing this version? Ive heard Dougie Mclean, and Frankie Miller's versions....like the video too, makes me want to go even more now....Bev

Very, very nice Brian. I never tire of pics of Scotland and your video was wonderful. The music was perfect and captured the soul of everything Scottish. I will be checking out your website as well. Thank you so much for sharing!!! Bev

nice job mate, just wish i had better speakers on my computer. i'll pass it on. good luck to ya.

Absolute brilliance! I teared up!! Seen many but this was beautiful!!Is that your band singing Thank you so very much. Cynthia

Thank you. Your video and music was beautiful!

Enjoyed watching the video Brian... did you take the pictures? So many scenes of places I want to see when I get there! Beautiful rendition of Caledonia!!! How in the world could you leave it all behind for CA????? That's beyond me!!! Thanks for sharing! Take care... Steff

WOW! That was well done! I loved it, even though it made my heart hurt, I miss it that much. Awesome photos; nicely done rendition of one of Dougie's finest. Thanks SO much for sharing! Elle

Thanks for the link...I have always enjoyed that tune by Dougie MacLean and y'all did it very proud. Jamie

Thanks for the showing me the Homecoming video..makes my heart ache! Your music is beautiful and was the perfect accompanyment for it. Hilarie

Thank you so much Brian for sharing this... I want to go to Scotland so much that looking at this video I had tears in my eyes...just incredible. I loved it very much.Danielle

Thanks for the video. It is awesome. Brought a wee tear to my eye. I am homesick. In a good way. Lynda

Brian I absolutely love it!! Thank you so much. I shed a tear & kept touching the screen esp at the thistles! Katy

Just watched video....wow absolutely brilliant and yes it cheered me up thanks for that will skip to work today lol just going to watch it again Eileen

ABSOLUTELY BLINDING !!!! Thank You So Much !! Ian

Enjoyed your version of "Caledonia". Hope to hear you in person some day. Mary

Thank you so much Brian for that wonderful clip. Now I need a box of tissues. Diana

beautiful stuff, man! I will forward on to friends. Mike

That’s very good, you are based in the U.S?? William

Thanks, Brian.. I posted it on my facebook page, and everybody loved it! Good job. Sherry

I just checked out your website. Very nice. Mechelle

Brian, that was magnificent! Thank you so much for sending that! The song just reaches in and wraps around the heart. It's beautiful. Makes me want to swim across the Atlantic. Elizabeth

That’s an amazing video mate, I could never leave this country, if I go a few weeks without seeing the hills and lochs I feel so down, hen a wee trip up north reminds me how lucky I am, Caledonia is the perfect song for thoughts like that, and you do a great version of it, well done :o)
Ian

The video and music is spectacular! I am surely going to forward it on to friends and family. Tiffanie

Love your song, passing it along to lots of friends, thanks so much for sharing! Lee

Nice vid, sums up Scotland nicely!! Lorna

It has been enjoyed by many! Thanks again for the music AND the pics. Sherry

Thank you so much for sharing the video with me, you did a great job all i can say it was beautiful, It really is very touching...Thank you, Marlene

A Note from Brian!

Brian Caldwell can't get home for the Homecoming, but he's done the next best thing: brought a wee slice of Scotland to the Scots that can't get to Scotland this year. Watch the video on YouTube:



Take a listen and view, and if you want, feel free to forward it to any of your Scottish friends around the States and the globe.

Let's see how far around the world this video goes.
If you're a Scot abroad, leave a note of the country you're viewing from!

- HW

Homecoming Scotland 2009

2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth (you all know who he is, yes?). In celebration of his accomplishments and his contributions to the world, Scotland is throwing a yearlong anniversary party! All Scots -- whether you're 100% or 1% -- are encouraged to fly home sometime during this year to walk once more among the lovely green hills of our homeland. For those who can't make it, we've put together a video just for you:

Homecoming Scotland 2009


If you're not a Scot, don't worry. This video is a fine tour for our friends as well! And maybe, just maybe, you'll find yourself a Scot at heart.

Enjoy,
HW

SD Games and Clan Gathering 2009

What a weekend! Music and laughs, chatting it up with all of our friends and supporters, jamming on stage with fellow musicians, it doesn't get much better than this! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us.



Hope you had as much fun as we did! Are you already enjoying your new Limited Edition Highland Way CD -- Crowd Favorites? Stop by our website to let us know what you think. Simply go to the Guest Book page and leave your comments. Check back here and on our MySpace & Facebook profiles to see more photos of this fun weekend!

Thanks for following us on Twitter. Who knew "tweeting" could be so much fun? We're now up to 39 followers and growing. Let's see how quickly we can get to 100. You can do it! Pass the word, and get your friends to join in the fun!

Cheers,
HW

Games this Weekend and a New, LIMITED EDITION CD

Come and see Highland Way performing at the San Diego Highland Games & Gathering in Vista and pick up a limited release new CD. To find out more about the CD go to the new updated Highland Way Website and follow the NEWS link. http://www.highlandway.us/. Feel free to leave us some comments on the new website. Look forward to seeing you all this weekend, and bring your cameras and video cameras. We’ll post the best videos and photos onto the new site.

Date: This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 27th and 28th June

Time: 9am – 6pm, both days

Admission: Adults 16 & over - $14.00 per day

Senior (over 60) & Military - $10.00

Youth (6-16) - $6

Location: Brengle Terrace Park,

1200 Vale Terrace Dr., Vista, CA, 92084-5249

Website: http://www.sdhighlandgames.org/

Scheduled Activities include - Massed Bagpipe Bands, Scottish Athletics, (including Caber Toss), Highland Dancing Competition,

Drum Major Competition, Bagpiping & Drumming , Competition, Sheepdog Trials, Scottish Country Dancing, Demonstration

Kids’ Athletics & Kid's Area, Child ID Program, Scottish Food, beer & Vendors, and of course Scottish Music and entertainment.

See you at the Games!

~ HW

Our Scotland

Visit our new profile on Our Scotland and follow us on Twitter to keep up with all the news and info.

Have you checked out the official band website yet? It's got a facelift -- including a Guest Book. Feel like dropping us a line? Go for it! We read everything.

Cheers,
HW

Clachan Boys

Brian and Paul tomorrow, 5/16/2009, 9:00 PM at Patrick’s Irish Pub, (858)486-0764
13314 Poway Rd, Poway, California 92064

Sunday Night Tunes with the Clachan Boys

Thanks for spending last evening with Heloise at Wynola. It was a great night, yes? What'd we tell ya? Hope you were able to grab up one of her new CDs, The Mountain Collection -- definitely a must-have for all Highland Way friends and fans.

Tomorrow night (and every Sunday night), we have Brian and Paul playing as the Clachan Boys at R O'Sullivan's in Escondido, CA from 5-8pm; 118 East Grand Ave. It's Family Night - bring the kids! R O'Sullivan's serves great food and has just about the friendliest wait staff around. And there's never a dull moment when the Boys are in the house!

Ask Brian about the band's latest release, Caledonia to California. He'll surely be glad to provide you with a copy... in exchange for some greenback, of course! Autographs on the CD are free of charge. :)

Cheers,
HW

Tonight's the Night

Drop by Wynola Pizza Express tonight at 6pm to see Heloise in a solo gig!

4355 Hwy 78, Julian, CA

This is a great little venue, with delicious pizza and pastas and a wonderful ambience (yes, we said ambience!).

You'll be glad you came.

Cheers,
HW

Heloise at Wynola Pizza Express This Friday

If you're in the neighborhood pop up to Wynola Pizza in Julian this Friday, May 1st and join Heloise for some music,bevy,great wood-fired pizza, and a laugh.

4355 Highway 78 (three miles west of Julian, California, USA)

A wonderfully cozy venue. Always a treat!

While you're there, ask Heloise about her new CD: The Mountain Collection. Just released, so you can be one of the first to get it!

New Dates and a New Venture!

The website calendar and the MySpace page have been updated through the end of the year. We'll be all over Southern California. Come out and see us!

Want to keep up with all our moves and grooves? Follow us on Twitter! Yes, that's right, we've made the jump into the world of tweets. And YOU can be one of our first followers.

Brian's MySpace has also been updated. Lots of fun opportunities to see Brian and Paul -- join us every week if you like. Always room at the bar for friends!

Cheers,
HW

Escondido Concert

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us in Escondido, California last Wednesday. We had a fantastic time at both shows and hope you did, too! Hey, we made the front page of the North County Times. How cool is that?

Be sure to come out to the Charles Nunn Performing Arts Center in Ramona, CA on March 21st for another fun evening! Details can be found here.

Cheers,
HW

Welcome to 2009!

The latter part of 2008 was exciting, with gigs in Arizona and Washington as well as our usual haunts here in California. We brought out a brand new CD: Caledonia to California, of which we're quite proud, and we celebrated a milestone of our first year of multi-state performances. How could it get any better, you ask...?

Check us out in 2009!! We're starting off the year with a BANG as we play on the Queen Mary in Long Beach on February 14-15 for the Scottish Festival, joining the likes of Alex Beaton, Men of Worth, Eric Reigler and Bad Haggis, and Sligo Rags on this historic ship for a weekend of true Scottish celebration!

Hit the links on the left of our page here to visit the band members' individual MySpace pages and websites. You'll be able to see what we're all up to these days; and while you're there, feel free to drop us a comment or message!

We want to say THANKS to our fans and friends for hanging out with us in 2008. Hope to see you all in 2009 as we continue to expand our performance base and visit new and exotic places! There's more fun on the way, so check back often. Or better yet, add us to your blogroll so you don't miss out on any of the action!

Cheers,
HW