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

SD Scottish Highland Games 2008

Ah.... Vista... a memorable weekend indeed... NEW CD... knickers on the stage??... Paul's fashion statement... the Wicked Tinkers... and of course... ready... all together now... we got whisky!!

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us this past weekend. We have the BEST friends and fans!!

Check out our newest release, Caledonia to California. A couple of tracks are featured on our page. Stop by the booth at an upcoming show to get your AUTOGRAPHED copy!

And if anyone's got any pictures to share, e-mail them to us at HighlandWayvideos@gmail.com . You'll have our undying gratitude, and they just may get posted in our blog.

Next stop... Flagstaff, AZ. See you there!

Cheers,
HW

USS 2008 Highland Games

We had a blast this past weekend! Big thanks to everyone who came out to support us, and to all of our new friends and fans as well! Photos coming soon. Anyone got any pictures or videos to share, send 'em our way!

We'll see you in Vista on June 27-29, 2008. Don't miss it... Lots of new stuff coming soon...

Cheers,
HW

See You This Weekend!

Highland Way is honored to have been invited for the 3rd year in a row, to be one of the featured groups among some of the world's finest Celtic performers at Southern California United Scottish Society's Highland Games. Sharing the 'Strathclyde Stage' with the Wicked Tinkers and Bad Haggis, this will be a fantastic event, complete with pipe bands, heavy athletics, great Scottish food, shopping, sheep dog trials, and of course incredible music.


Please visit www. Unitedscottishsociety. com and click on the Highland Games link on the top of the page

Date: Weekend of 24th, 25th May

Time: 9am - 5pm each day

Admission (at the gate): adults $18 (two-day pass $25); senior, military & students $16 (two-day pass $22); and kids (5-12) $3 (two-day pass $4).


Children 4 and under admitted free.


Location: Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa CA 92626

Aaahhhh.....

Well, it's been a crazy busy March with lots of FUN gigs. St. Patrick's Day is behind us now and we can take a little bit of a breather to relax and work on music before the Games season begins anew for us in May. Here are a few pictures from St. Patrick's Day, for your viewing pleasure. :)

Thank you to our guest musicians for the evening: David Lindquist on the accordion, Richard Tibbetts on the whistles & percussion, and George Nelms on the drums. A fantastic time was had by all. Thanks for joining us!

Next up is the USS Highland Games in Costa Mesa, CA on May 24-25. We'll see everyone there!

Cheers,
HW

Dahlonega Celtic Music Festival

A big thank you to Emily Stalvey for taking photos in Dahlonega, GA! These are from the children's workshop, The Dragon and the Fir Darrigs. We'll have photos from the concert up soon, so check back!

Thanks so very much to all the good people of Dahlonega for showing us a great time while we were out there. We hope to come back to see you next year!

~ HW

Peaches, Cacti, and Apples...

What do those three items have in common.................? Well now they have... HIGHLAND WAY!

2008 has just begun and already it's off to an exciting start. In addition to our beloved gigs in SoCal, we'll be playing at festivals and highland games in Georgia, Arizona, and Washington!

Our first stop is the beautiful, historic town of Dahlonega, Georgia on March 7-9 for their first-ever Celtic Music Festival. We'll play a concert on Saturday night at the Holly Theater (tickets are $30 per person... hurry before they're sold out!) and lead a couple of fun workshops at the festival during the day. Check out their website at Dahlonega Celtic Music Festival to see all the great events they have planned! You will not want to miss the Celtic workshops that are being offered throughout the weekend. Highland Way is leading two of them: Sounds of Scotland and The Dragon and the Fir Darrigs. Sounds of Scotland is a 45-minute concert that has the band sharing some pretty cool info on Scottish traditions and music. The Dragon and the Fir Darrigs is a 45-minute workshop featuring Heloise and Brian as they read aloud the Wee Celtic Tales story about Nessie, complete with musical accompaniment and a singalong!

Check back for details and announcements about Arizona and Washington, both of which are coming up in July!

~ HW