Festival of the Tartans Returns to New Glasgow in August

The Pipes are Calling

by Jane Torrance ALMONTE: At 6:00 pm on Friday nights all summer long you can hear a piper (or two) play at the Cenotaph in Almonte, on Bridge Street beside the Almonte Old Town Hall. Under the able direction of Neil MacLeod who was a founding member and band manager of the Almonte Legion Pipe Band and is now the band manager of MacEoin Ramsay Pipe Band, piping friends have been invited to share their talents with the community and honour the ve…

Festival of the Tartans Returns to New Glasgow in August

The Festival of the Tartans in New Glasgow is returning this year after a hiatus. Opening ceremonies and entertainment for the festival are set for Friday, August 15 at the Glasgow Square. Saturday, August 16, will include a highland dancing competition, Gaelic workshops and a milling frolic, as well as a concert under the stars featuring Beolach. Things will wrap up on Sunday, August 17, with a closing church service at the Loch Broom Log Churc…