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Clover dale's Ceilidh -A Great Night of Celtic Fun
By JAMES L. McWILLIAMS
VANCOUVER - The Tartan Pride Highland Dance Team and The Joan Murray School of Highland Dance played host to a sellout crowd on May 10 at the Cloverdale Catholic Parish Hall when they staged their 17th annual Ceilidh or Celtic Night.
The night began with dance performances by members of the Joan Murray School very similar to a traditional dance school recital.
An hour later the show had developed into a near-professional show featuring the internationally known Tartan Pride Highland Dance Team performing their signature numbers with the Vancouver Police Pipe Band.
Then the stage was turned over to western Canada's best known Celtic stage band, Blackthorn, and the next three hours were a blend of professional music, dance, and games for an audience of all ages.
The Vancouver Police Pipe Band took time off from rehearsing for their upcoming trip to London where they will take part in the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to give Cloverdale a preview of some of the music they will be performing at the time-honoured ceremony, plus of course, traditional and even local pipe-music.
One of the biggest crowd responses of the night was reserved for Nelson Mandella's Welcome to the City Of Glasgow a unique African-style number danced by Tartan Pride to the
VPPB's unique piping and drumming display.
As always, Blackthorn had the audience dancing and singing to their blend of Celtic and Canadian music of all types. Here we mean Scottish, French, Hungarian, Quebecois, Nova Scotian, Irish, Newfie, and Prairie.
In between the array of dance and music numbers were games that had children of all ages from nine to 90 whooping it up. Saturday night was one jam-packed with fun and laughter, music and dance.
Said Joan Murray, hostess and originator of the event, "Every one of our Celtic nights has been a lot of fun, but I think they get better every year. This one was the best ever. Can you imagine what next year's will be like?"
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LASGOW -With 50 days to go, Glasgow is on track to deliver the "greatest Commonwealth Games in history," the sport secretary has said. Shona Robison MSP said it will be a "truly spectacular" event which has already had a positive economic impact.
Preparations for the Games, which run from July 23 until August 3, are on time and on budget, with evidence of its legacy programme already showing benefits across Scotland's communities, organisers said.
There has been significant investment in Glasgow, and the city's east end in particular, with new venues including the Emirates Arena, home to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the SSE Hydro,
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OVER 70 nations from across the world will send athletes to compete at the Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games from July 23 to August 3. Their common link is their historical association with the UK.
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However, the Games have not been immune from criticism. A sale of tickets in May was branded a fiasco after numerous complaints about long delays and issues with finalising transactions.
But Robison promised that the event would be "a catalyst for regeneration." She said, "As we celebrate 50 days to go until the start of the XX Common-
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1. Seoirse's Heart by Celtic Cross - Saoirse's Heart on Independent.
2. / Am Who I Am by Firkin -Finger in The Pie on Pump Jump Records.
3. Danns'A Luideagan Odhar by Julie Fowlis - Every Story
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4. Dansez (Dance Hey) by Bodh'aktan - Tant qu'il restera du rhum on Go - Musique.
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6. Whiskey and Weed by Barleyjuice - This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things on Independent.
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"This is the biggest sporting and cultural event Scotland has ever hosted and all organising partners have been working tirelessly over the past seven years to get us to this stage.
"The economic impact of the Games is already being felt as new sporting venues and homes have been built, jobs have been created, and more young people are working in modern apprenticeship schemes that will provide them with essential skills for their working lives.
"With only 50 days to go to the opening ceremony, I'm delighted to say that Scotland is ready to welcome the world for the greatest Games ever."
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