The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas County Betterment Association Proudly Present...
the 10th Annual Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games

Big Thank You!

The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas County Betterment Assoc. who are the sponsors of the SW MO Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games wish to thank everyone for helping make the 10th anniversary of the festival such a huge celebration and success. If you weren't able to attend, you missed a wonderful day of music, games competition, food, vendors and many other events that went on all day long. The noon day parade was the highlight of the festival. Due to the inclement weather on Friday night, the Calling of the Clans was cancelled, but it began the parade on Saturday. Many people enjoyed that event.

The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank everyone who volunteered their help to make this festival a great success.

Congratulations to the following athletes

Congratulations to the Athletes who won their competition at the 10th anniversary of the SW MO Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games

Mens:
1st Doug Kressly
2nd Jeremy Irvin
3rd Ian Elder

Womens:
1st Jera Kressly
2nd Amber Glasgow
3rd Shona Swearingin

Masters:
1st Dave Glasgow
2nd Mike Cantrell
3rd Dean Ross

New Performers

In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Celtic Festival, we are featuring new performers to entertain you. OUR FEATURED GROUP HEADING OFF THE ENTERTAINMENT LIST FOR 2012 IS: THE FARNUM FAMILY

The Farnum Family, from Galena, Missouri, consists of six children with dad & mom all performing American and European-originated folk music from the early 1800's thru mid-1900's and beyond. With influence gleaned from bluegrass, folk, gospel, Irish, old-time standards, and cowboy & western, their diverse blend of music is styled in an acoustic string-band fashion: instruments include the 5-string banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and upright bass, supported by piano & penny whistle, with occasional accents from the Bodhran, washboard and harmonica. Their homespun and entertaining presentations are suitable for all ages.

In the fall of 2009 and again in 2011 the Farnums were awarded a family scholarship to O’Flaherty’s Irish Music Retreat in Midlothian, Texas. They’ve performed to a “standing room only” crowd for a St. Patty’s Day event at Waxy O’Sheas’s Irish Pub & Restaurant on “The Landing” in Branson, Missouri, and received an excellent welcome at Trinity Hall Irish Pub in Dallas, Texas. We look forward to other sessions throughout the seasons. Having toured in over 15 states, the Farnum Family has shared music most of their lives. Entertainment experience includes performances for Branson tour bus groups, travelers on a genuine paddle-wheel vessel, tourists at Silver Dollar City and the Ozark Folk Center (in Arkansas), folks at community and county fairs, bluegrass festivals, churches, family camps & RV Parks, in historic theaters, American Heritage Music programs for assemblies, and many other events & venues. For the past few years the Farnum Family has been involved in presenting period music & dance instruction for annual SCV Sam Davis Youth Camps in Arkansas, South Carolina and Texas.

Highland Games

Come join us in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Highland Games on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 at the Buffalo Celtic Heritage Festival

Returning for his second year to the Buffalo Athlete Highland Games is Athletic Director, Joey Grieshaber of Webb City, MO. Joey is an avid athlete participating in many of the Games throughout MO and other states. He has also judged competition at the "Highlands at the Burg" Games in Warrensburg and the Games in Joplin, MO and many other events. Joey will be providing our Athletic Games his expertise and equipment for a successful Highland Games on Saturday, Sept. 8th.

The Games begin at 9:00 AM and there looks to be large group of athletes attending this year. The Athletic Classes will be: Men's Open; Men's Novice; Women's Open; Master's Open; 190's. There will be eight (8) events: Open Stone; Braemar Stone; Heavy & Light Weight for Distance; Light Hammer; Sheaf; Weight over Bar; and Caber.

For those of you interested in participating and wanting information, you may contact Joey Grieshaber at joeygrieshaber@yahoo.com or Jamie Channel at jmchannel@yahoo.com or the Festival Chairperson at gwolfgang2005@yahoo.com You can download a Highland Games application, fill it out and send it to the
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 258,
101 N. Maple St.
Buffalo, MO 65622

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