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FRIDAY, APRIL 127:30 p.m. The Celtic Concert Brown Chapel

SATURDAY, APRIL 137-9 a.m. Breakfast Edwards Commons8 a.m. FESTIVAL OPENSAll day Musical performances Coca-Cola Tent8 a.m. Solo piping competition begins West Lawn of Nichols Building8 a.m. Book sale Mabee-Simpson Library9 a.m. Sheepdog demonstrations begin Crescent Lawn9 a.m. Community Quintathlon Couch Garden9 a.m. Highland dancing demonstrations Derby Center Lawn10 a.m. Children’s games and inflatables begin The Knoll10 a.m. British car show Nichols Hill10:30 a.m. Sign up for dog show Welcome Tent11 a.m. Drum Salute Competition West Lawn of Nichols Building11 a.m. Highland dancing demonstrations Derby Center Lawn11 a.m. Dog show Back of Brown ChapelNoon West Magnet School Dance Team Couch Garden1 p.m. Opening ceremonies: Parade of Bands & Clans Couch Garden2 p.m. SW Pipe Band Championships Couch Garden2 p.m. Highland dancing demonstrations Derby Center Lawn4 p.m. Highland dancing demonstrations Derby Center Lawn4:30 p.m. Awards ceremony Couch Garden5 p.m. Festival closes6 p.m. Ceilidh cocktail hour Edwards Commons7 p.m. Feast & Ceilidh Edwards Commons

SUNDAY, APRIL 148 a.m. FESTIVAL OPENSAll day Musical performances Coca-Cola Tent8:30 a.m. Iona Tea & Scones fellowship Coca-Cola Tent9 a.m. Iona Worship Service Coca-Cola Tent10 a.m. Sheepdog demonstrations Crescent Lawn10 a.m. Children’s games and inflatables begin The Knoll10 a.m. Highland dancing demonstrations Derby Center Lawn11 a.m. Lyon College Pipe Band demonstration Front of Brown ChapelNoon Bonniest Knees Contest Begley Fountain2 p.m. Festival closes

Next year’s Arkansas Scottish Festival will be April 11 -13

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Listening to a piping contestis a bit like watching a marathon– to get the most out of it, youneed to be able to follow what’sgoing on. Some information mayhelp you get more satisfaction outof your time at the piping area.

Most piping contests inNorth America are organizedinto a professional (open) classand a series of amateur classes.

Pipers begin in grade V, thepractice chanter, and progressfrom grade to grade as they mas-ter the instrument and win atthe lower levels of competition.Beginning pipers starting out inamateur grade V will play a sim-ple march on the practice chanter. Grade IV competi-tion is for the player who can play on a full set of pipesand has mastered a four-part march.

The level beyond grade IV is grade III. Thesepipers have been playing longer and are comfortableperforming. They have five different events: 2/4march, piobaireachd, 6/8 march, jig, and strathspeyand reel.

The strathspey and the reel are good foot-stomp-ing tunes. Originally, these were dance tunes, but inthe 1830s a more intricate and technically demandingcombination was developed for competition. Listenfor crisp little “chirps” and “ripples” of sound; theseembellishments add body to pipe music. A good piperwill produce grace notes and doublings that sparkle.

As a player wins, he or she progresses from GradeIII to Grade II and on to Grade I.

The open pipers will compete in 2/4 march,strathspey/reel, 6/8 march, hornpipe and jig as well aspiobaireachd. In each event, each contestant mustsubmit a list of tunes from which the judge makes achoice.

These players are so good that a small mistake inthe competition can mean the difference betweenwinning first prize or no prize at all.

Piobaireachd is a basic theme (the ground) withvariations on it. The ground is usually played slowly,and based on the pentatonic scale. The variations onthe ground start comparatively simply, but get more

complex and more difficult to play as they progress.Having wound its way through these increasing

complexities, the piobaireachd ends by going back tothe original slow ground. The whole cycle may takeanywhere from 10 to 40 minutes. All of this music willbe played with no written score used during the com-petition; a real test of memory for the player.

A piobaireachd would usually be composed for aparticular occasion. And that occasion would be reliv-ed each time the tune was played. Piobaireachd is basi-cally a theme-and-variation type of music which flowsbut does not have a steady beat per se, but a definiterhythm.

Approximately 300 piobaireachds have survivedfrom centuries past. Most of the tunes have quite col-orful stories and traditions surrounding them.

A first-time listener might listen for two things:first the embellishments growing from single gracenotes to entire series of very fast embellishments thathave a rippling effect (lemluath, taorluath, crunluath,and sometimes the spectacular crunluath a mach);second, the essence of the melody line, usually carriedthrough each variation in exactly the same way,repeating the piobaireachd’s theme.

In all solo events, judges look for proper executionof the various movements and embellishments andthe musical interpretation and expression of the tuneby the player. They are also very critical of the overallquality of sound produced.

A Guide to the Piping Competition

PatronsDukes/DuchessesMr. Don C. Bedell, Sikeston, MOJimmy and Liz Bell, Batesville, ARMrs. John D. Blyth, Batesville, ARGhost Cheatham Family, Little Rock, ARDr. Carolyn Holloway Georgetown, TXDr. and Mrs. Donald Weatherman, Batesville, AR

KnightsBarbara and Davis Duty, Fort Smith, ARRichard and Ruth Forsythe, Fayetteville, ARLois R. Ferguson, Lake Charles, LABeverly Johnson, Hot Springs, ARMs. Claudia Marsh, Evening Shade, ARThe Reverend Betty Grace McCollum and Dr. James

T. McCollum, Emerson, ARCharles Robertson and Betty Massey Barnett,

Batesville, AR

ChiefsRobert Mabry and Darlene Ferguson Mabry, El

Dorado, ARDr. Michele and Mr. Kirk Warden, Batesville, AR

LairdsMary Baxley and Joe Greeson, Sheridan, ARBoris and Pam Dover, Batesville, ARBelva Elliot, Russellville, ARTony and Stacy Gunderman, Batesville, ARMr. and Mrs. David Heringer, Batesville, ARMr. and Mrs. Tibor Mazar, Blytheville, ARDr. Dee and Mr. James McGarrity, Cherokee Village, ARJeanie Stewart Moore and Frances Moore-Kyle,

Conway, ARUACCB, BatesvilleMr. and Mrs. Charles Whiteside III, Little Rock, AR

PipersDr. and Mrs. J. D. Allen, Batesville, AR David Chagnon and Evelyn Chagnon, North Little

Rock, ARJean and Roger Chisholm, Little Rock, ARMr. Robert Coe, Jonesboro, ARKate and Sam Cooke, Batesville, ARMr. and Mrs. George Crain Sr., Witter, ARJoshua and Donette Ellard, Round Rock, TXMr. and Mrs. Brandon Gay and Ruth Gay, Batesville, AR

Ralph and Jeannie Graham, McKinney, TXMary S. Hamilton, Maryville, TNKaren and Paul Holifield, Batesville, AR Gloria McLeod, Houston, TXDiane and Ray LaCroix, Batesville, AR Susan Mills, Rolla, MoCarolyn Palmer Pierce, North Little Rock, ARTim and Linda Richards, Maryville, TNWilliam and Norma Rollinger - Clan MacMillan,

Yellville, AREd and Marabeth Russell, Winnsboro, TXPatricia and John Sayre, M.D., Nashville, ARDr. Dan C. and Mrs. Sidney C. West, Atlanta, GAWhite River Diagnostic Clinic, P.L.C., Batesville, AR

Clan SocietiesClan BellClan Campbell Society N.A.Clan DavidsonClan Donald, U.S.A.Clan Donnachaidh Clan Fergus(s)onClan Gregor Clan HendersonClan LindseyClan MacFarlane WorldwideClan MacGillivray SocietyClan Mackay U.S.A.Clan MacLeod Society U.S.A.Clan MacMillanClan MacTavishClan OgilvieClan Scott SocietyClan StewartClan Wallace Worldwide

SponsorsAnderson BagpipesBatesville GuardGhost Cheatham FamilyCoca-Cola RefreshmentsIndependence County Economic Development, Inc.John 3:16 MinistriesKFFB RadioMerchants and Planters BankNabholz Construction WRD Entertainment

LYON COLLEGE thanks the many people whohave made this year’s festival possible:


What began as a simple performance fora chapel service has turned into a full-fledged band for five Lyon College musi-cians. Their only problem was coming upwith a name for the group. Two weeks, anonline band name generator and severalquestionable results later, the students final-ly had their name — The Fox BlossomVenture.

The band has established itself as a forceto be reckoned with around campus and inthe Batesville community.

The Fox Blossom Venture has performedat various venues in the region over the pastseveral months, and they plan on doing evenmore gigs in the future.

“The first time we played together was atchapel, and they asked us to come back,”lead vocalist and cello player Emily Byrne

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said. “And after we played the third time, and we kepton getting compliments and invitations to return, wedecided we wanted to do this more seriously as aband.”

Along with Byrne, other members of the bandinclude Aaron Farris, who serves as a vocalist andbanjo player; Aaron Walton, who plays the fiddle, anddoes some background vocals; Jacob Lackey on theguitar and percussion; JD Spahr, who plays theupright bass, harmonica and guitar; and ShyleneScott, who is also considered a part of the band, sinceshe serves as the “manager, photographer and every-thing else-er,” according to the other band members.

The band describes its music as “AlternativeBluegrass/Indie Folk.” In the past they have coveredsongs made popular by other artists; but as of late,they have been recording some of their own originalmusic.

“We’ve spent hours and hours, once even until

after midnight, in Bevens recording,” Spahr said. Byrne explained their writing process.“We started with four to five lyric sets that I had

written with Aaron Farris and JD,” she said. “But then everyone brought in little bits to add and

we sewed them all together,” Spahr added.The band says they now have between 12 and 15

songs written, with the bulk of them already set tomusic and ready to be performed. Some of them arealready recorded.

“We have some of our music on Myspace(www.myspace.com/thefoxblossomventure ) — yes itstill exists,” Farris said jokingly.

In addition to the band’s Myspace page, which hassome of their recorded music posted, you can “like”them on Facebook, where you can stay up-to-date ontheir upcoming gigs and see videos of live perfor-mances.

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Connie’s Concessions, Mallard, IAThe Diggy Dawg Bone Co., Sulphur Rock, AR Gaelic Force, Diana, TXHeritage Festivals, Searcy, ARHighland Kilts, Merrill, WIHillbilly Kettle Corn, Mabelvale, ARHouse of Douglas Bakery, Cosby, TNMark Rorie, Batesville Printing, Batesville, ARSilver City, Tyler, TXSinclair Leather & Crafts, Marshall, ARSugar’s Concessions Inc., Hot Springs, ARTalotam Hollow, Eighty Eight, KYTasty Treats, Paragould, ARThe Scotland Yard, Ltd., Shelbyville, KYThe Scottish Armoury, Benton, AR Tradewinds, Cedar Park, TXVine Ripe Walking Sticks, Batesville, ARWells Foods, Malvern, AR

Clubs and OrganizationsArkansas Scottish Cultural SocietyBatesville Area Chamber of CommerceBritish Cars of Little RockCompass Church

Humane Society of Independence CountyMain Street Batesville

Lyon College Student VendorsAlpha Xi DeltaAmerican Chemical SocietyAnthropology ClubAPPLEArt Student LeagueBaptist Collegiate MinistryBlack Student AssociationChi OmicronCollege RepublicansGay Straight AllianceHarlequin ClubKappa SigmaMath ClubMortar BoardNontraditional Student AssociationPhi MuTau Kappa EpsilonWesley FellowshipZeta Beta Tau

2013 Festival Vendors

The Mabee-Simpson Library Book Sale willbe held April 13 and 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;and Sunday, April 15, after Iona Service untilmidnight. Coffee will be sold Saturday morningfor 50 cents a cup. Proceeds benefit the library.Contact 870-307-7206 for more information.

Hardback$3 each2 for $5

4 for $10Paperback, Children,Educational, DVD, CD$2 each3 for $57 for $10

Magazine or Pamphlet 25 cents each or 5 for $1.


Book sale at library to be held during Festival


The pipe band competitions offer a change fromthe intensity of the solo contests. These competi-tions are judged by three people – two piping judgesand a drumming judge. The two piping judges arelooking for overall sound. Are the pipes set up prop-erly? Is the sound strong or weak? Are the chantersin tune and blending well with each other, or arethey out of pitch an in conflict? They also look for“unison playing.” All pipers should be playing togeth-er and sound as one piper.

If harmony is used, the sound must be pleasing

and balanced. Are the breaks clean, and do they addto the beauty of the competition set being played? Abreak is a change from one tune to another and/orone tempo and time signature to another. The judgesalso look for a good clean start, called the “attack,”and a clean, precise finish. The drumming judge islistening for many of the same things. Are the drumswell-pitched and together? Is the section executingthe music correctly? They listen for drum rolls, bal-ance, quality of sound, the flow and variety of thedrum score.

The Pipe Band Competition

The 34th Arkansas Scottish Festival will havesomething new this year. The festival will be April 12-14 on the Lyon College campus in Batesville.Admission to the festival is free.

The first Community Quintathlon will be heldSaturday, April 13, at 9 a.m. in Couch Garden. Prizestotaling $1,000 will be awarded with $500 for firstplace, $250 for second, $150 for third and $100 forfourth. The first-place winner also will receive a tro-phy.

The competition will be between three-personmixed teams (two men, one woman or two women,one man). Area businesses, organizations and schoolsare invited to participate.

The five events will be:• Flying disk toss for accuracy• Three-person race• Scavenger hunt• Best Highland fling• Best “Brave” costume (characters from the

movie, “Brave”)

3-person teams competein Community Quintathlon

The popular Children’s Games often feature ascaled-down version of the famous caber toss.

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Welcome to the 2013Arkansas Scottish Festival


Colin Grant-Adams will be the lead entertainer at thisyear’s Arkansas Scottish Festival.

Colin, born and raised near Winchester, England, in apredominantly Scottish community, was exposed to theculture and heritage that would shape his career. Colin’sfather, originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, and a giftedmusician himself, was an early influence on his musicalcareer.

His musical performance is a tribute to Scotland insong and stories from the battle songs of a distant land, thehaunting beauty of her misty covered glens, to the exploitsof the people. This phenomenal Scots entertainer, with hisexuberant vocals, intricate guitar and irresistible humorholds his audiences spellbound. Colin has performed on thestages of Carnegie Hall to concert venues and festivalsaround the world with time honored classics “Scotland TheBrave” and “These Are My Mountains” to his own originalcontemporary works, “Scottish American” and “Soldier ofWar, Soldier of Peace.”

In 1996, the Glasgow Highland Games of Kentuckyawarded Colin an Artist in Residence Fellowship in Celticmusic, enabling him to study, compose and record musicabout the early-century Scots who arrived in Americabringing with them a wealth of culture. It was through theresidency that Colin came to relocate to the United Statesand the Glasgow, Kentucky, area.

Colin Grant-Adams returns to perform at festival


Highland dance is one of the oldest forms ofdance, tracing its roots back to Scotland in the 11thcentury. This form of dance was done in times of joyand of war, often over swords and shields.

Highland dancing derived from solo step dancingbut is unique in the way that the dancer dances onthe balls of the feet and is required to integrate upperbody, arm and hand movements. It is a highly tech-nical, athletic form of dance that combines tradition-al Scottish steps with the grace of ballet.

Historically Highland dancing was once an ath-letic event danced only by men. Although there wasgreat controversy when the women first began tocompete in Highland Dancing, these events are nowdone by both men and women.

The traditional Highland dances on which a“championship” is based require an athlete’s strengthcombined with a dancer’s grace, stamina, and coordi-nation. Scottish dances such as the Highland Flingand the Ghillie Callum (the sword dance) are in factso vigorous that one must be in top physical shape.

Long hours of practice are required for a dancer tobecome proficient enough to dance the intricate fig-ures lightly and gracefully as they should be danced.

Highland dancing


Pipe Major James M.

“Jimmy” Bell is the director of

the Scottish Heritage Program at

Lyon College, beginning his

duties in August 2003.

One of the most skilled bag-

pipers in the country, he also

directs the college’s pipe band

and teaches bagpiping.

He has many years’ experi-

ence as a piping instructor and

pipe major in New Jersey and

Florida. Bell is a sitting judge for

the Eastern and Southern pipe

band associations and the

Amalgamated North American

Pipe Band Association and has

served as a judge at the Arkansas

Scottish Festival at Lyon many

times.

Pipe Major Jimmy Bell is director of the Arkansas Scottish Festival for his 10th year.

Bell directs festival for tenth year


This year’s Arkansas Scottish Festival will feature its firstDog Show. The show will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday and willbe located at the back of Brown Chapel.

Sign-up for the dog show will be at the Welcome Tent,and the entry fee will be $1 for each event entered. Sign upby 10:30 a.m. to enter the competition.

The Doggie Parade begins at 11 a.m. at which time the“Cutest” contestant will be selected. Other events will be“Best Dressed,” “Best Tail Wagger,” abd “Sit and Stay” (likemusical chairs, when music stops dogs should follow com-mand to sit; the last one sitting each round is eliminated).

Awards and prizes will be presented at noon.

Dog show Saturdaybehind Brown Chapel

Main Street Batesville is holding an Antiques Fest indowntown Batesville Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14.Several antique stores will be open. Also, Fellowship BibleChurch is having a chili cook-off Sunday afternoon. Freechili and other goodies will be available at the church, locat-ed in the historic Landers Theatre.

Antiques Fair, chili cook-off on Main Street

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Scottish drumming is the most modern addition to thesound of the pipe band. Beginning around the turn of the centu-ry, as a natural extension of military piping, drums were added toregimental pipers to provide a solid percussion for marching.

The simple, basic rhythms of that time began to becomemore complex and syncopated in the 1950s.

In the pipe band, the drummer’s role is to enhance thesound of the pipes. Since the pipes produce a steady flow ofsound which cannot be varied in volume, the drums are neededto add dynamics to the piping, varying the volume with crescen-dos and decrescendos and providing a clear rhythm.

The drum itself is not a standard snare drum. Its fiber-linedhead gives it a sharper pitch. Instead of the single snare on thebottom of the drum, the Scottish snare drum has snares on bot-tom and top, giving the drummer more precise control of itssound.

Drummers compete in levels or grades, with the beginnerentering at Grade IV, playing rudiments on the drum pad. Betterplayers will compete in Grades III, II and I as their skillsimprove. The “Open” Grade is for the professional, and the levelof play is quite high.

During competition, either one or two pipers play for thecompeting drummer, but the piping is not judged. The drum-ming judge looks for tone, rhythm and expression, proper execu-tion and the quality of sound produced by the player.

A Guide to ScottishDrumming Competition


The Rev. Dr. Ralph M. Graham will preach at theIona Worship Service at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 14 in theCoca-Cola Tent.

Other participants in the service will be Rev. NancyMcSpadden, campus chaplain, and students involved incampus ministry. The Lyon College Pipe Band also willperform.

Prior to the service, scones, tea and coffee will be served,beginning at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Rev. Graham, an ordained minister of the PresbyterianChurch USA is of Scots and Irish parentage. His mother wasborn in Dumbarton, Scotland, and his paternal great-greatgrandparents emigrated from County Down, Northern Irelandin 1820. Rev. Graham has served churches in Cairndow,Argyll, and Glasgow, Scotland; Pennsylvania, Arkansas, andTexas. He is currently Parish Associate of Trinity PresbyterianChurch of McKinney, Texas.

Ralph is married to Jeannie Riedel Graham. They havebeen married for 52 years and are the parents of three marrieddaughters, and have five grandchildren.

Dr. Graham holds a Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow,Scotland; as well as the M. Div. from Pittsburgh TheologicalSeminary, and an M.B.A. from Trinity University, San

Antonio. His undergraduate degree is from MuskingumCollege, Ohio.

Rev. Graham is the founder of the Arkansas ScottishFestival, and the Lyon College Scottish Heritage Program. Hechaired the festival for its first eight years, and emceed theceilidh for the first 15. Ralph served Lyon College as VicePresident for Marketing Services. The college presented himwith its Distinguished Scottish American Award in 1989.

Ralph was associated with Trinity University in SanAntonio both as a faculty member and an administrator. Hehas been an Instructor at Schreiner College, Kerrville, and aVisiting Lecturer on the Scottish Reformation at AustinPresbyterian Theological Seminary.

The Iona Worship Service was named for a specialservice held by the religious community on the island ofIona to celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Scotland.In 563 A.D., St. Columba sailed from Ireland and land-ed on Iona, a small Inner Herbidean island.

There he founded a monastery and began theScottish conversion. In the sixth century, Iona was anoasis of Christianity in a largely hostile world. From themonastery, St. Columba was able to send monks out tothe various clans and tribes of Scotland.

Iona Worship Service Sunday


Sheepherdingdemonstrations

For animal lovers, watching trained border colliesshow their stuff during the Arkansas Scottish Festival’ssheepherding demonstrations is a special treat.

Most spectators agree that it is fascinating to watchsuch a small dog, responding to the most precise and eco-nomical of commands from his distant master, bring all hisintelligence, skill, speed, and “eye” tobear upon the very delicate and diffi-cult job of moving his charges fromone appointed place to another. Ofthe more than 50 different breeds ofworking dogs in the world today, theborder collie is held the highestregard.

The border collie, one of themost intelligent breeds of dog inexistence, controls the sheep not bybarking, but with what border collietrainers call his “eye” – the power tocontrol the sheep by staring intentlyat them.

The dog fixes a gaze upon a sheep as he quietly anddeterminedly approaches; the sheep becomes transfixedand obediently head in the desired directions. Even themost stubborn sheep eventually loses its nerve under thisunflinching maneuver.

The dog’s relatively small size (border collies onlygrow to an average of about 30-40 pounds) does not marthe confidence with which he goes about his work.

The border collies were introduced to the ArkansasScottish Festival for the first time in 1989, and were aninstant sensation.


Scottish Heritage at LYON COLLEGE

Through its outreach programs, Lyon’s Scottish HeritageProgram has become an important resource in stimulatinginterest in and understanding of Scottish traditions in thestate of Arkansas and the surrounding region. Lyon’sArkansas Scottish Festival has, for more than three decades,provided a thrilling glimpse of traditional Scotland for visitorsfrom all over North America. Lyon’s highly ranked Pipe Bandand world-class Highland dancers have competed and won atHighland games nationwide. And regular outreach classes inpiping and Highland dancing in areas where these skills havenever been taught before have given the Scottish arts a newinfusion of energy in the south central region of the UnitedStates. These and many more elements make Lyon College’sScottish Heritage Program unique among American colleges:

Outreach To encourage the preservation of our Scottish heritage in

Arkansas, Lyon College staff and students offer regular cours-es at no cost in bagpiping, drumming, and Highland dancingto interested students and adults in a growing number ofArkansas communities. To learn more about Lyon’s ScottishHeritage Outreach Program, contact the Director of theScottish Heritage Program, Lyon College, PO Box 2317,

Batesville, AR 72503, call 870-307-7473 or via e-mail [email protected]

Pipes and DrumsThrough winning performances at Highland games

across the country, the Lyon College Pipe Band has earned itsreputation as one of the finest pipe bands in the South. Thiscompetitive group has also been highly successful in individ-ual competitions against many of the top solo competitors inthe nation.

The talented pipers and drummers who make up theLyon College Pipe Band, many of whom are assisted byScottish Arts Scholarships, receive extensive individual andgroup instruction in the traditional style, and plenty of oppor-tunities to improve and test their skills both as soloists and asmembers of a first-rate pipe band.

Although the privilege of performing and competingwith the band is reserved for musicians who have achievedthe necessary level of competence, students don’t have to beaccomplished pipers or drummers to join the group.Instruction is available at all levels, from novice to open-class,and it is not unusual for a talented, hard-working beginnereventually to earn a spot in the band. The group travelsextensively each year to perform and compete. Recent desti-nations of Lyon pipers and dancers have included (amongmany others) Houston, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Atlanta,Georgia; Alexandria, Virginia; Montreal, Quebec; Maxville,Ontario; and Glasgow, Scotland.

Celtic Studies program to be created The Lyon College Board of Trustees voted in

February to create a Celtic Studies minor with emphasison bagpiping and drumming in response to manyinquiries from prospective students about Celtic studies.The curriculum will be composed of current ScottishArts courses and others from music, history, and English.

Music/Scottish Arts Major and MinorThe new program is in addition to the existing

Music/Scottish Arts Major and Minor, which aredesigned specifically for students who wish to major orminor in music while putting an emphasis upon theGreat Highland Bagpipe. Combining a good foundationin music theory with a special focus upon the traditionsof Scottish music, including extensive instruction inCeol Mor (also known as Piobaireachd) the classicalmusic of the pipes, the minor offers a well-rounded pro-gram of study for the serious piper who wishes to under-stand both the cultural and musical contexts surroundingthis special instrument.

Scholarships Lyon offers one of the strongest scholarship pro-

grams in the Scottish arts available anywhere in thenation for talented pipers, drummers, and Highlanddancers who are also academically qualified to bene-

fit from a Lyon education, permitting students whoare serious about the Scottish arts to gain assistancein attending one of the South’s finest liberal arts col-leges, while continuing to develop their special skills.To maintain a Scottish Arts Scholarship, recipientsmust uphold their responsibilities as members of theLyon College Scottish Heritage Program and remainin good standing academically. For more informationabout Lyon’s Scottish Arts Scholarships, contact theOffice of Admission, Lyon College, PO Box 2317,Batesville, AR 72503, call 800-423-2542 or [email protected].


The single most popular event at the ArkansasScottish Festival is the opening ceremony at 1 p.m.on Saturday in Couch Garden.

All the bands and individual pipers and drum-mers team up for a march of massed bands, joined bythe Parade of Clans, in which representatives of allthe attending Scottish clans and societies show theirbanners. It’s a thrilling exhibition of Scottish musicand regalia.

Opening ceremonyat 1 p.m. Saturday

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Welcometo the 34th ArkansasScottish Festival

Dr. Donald Weatherman, president of LyonCollege, welcomes you to the annual festival,which celebrates our Scottish roots.

Lyon’s Scottish Arts program has expanded inrecent years to include a major in music with anemphasis on bagpiping in addition to the existingMusic/Scottish Arts minor.

The Lyon College Board of Trustees voted inFebruary to create a Celtic Studies minor with empha-sis on bagpiping and drumming in response to manyinquiries from prospective students about Celtic stud-ies. The curriculum will be composed of currentScottish Arts courses and others from music, history,and English.

You can support the Scottish Heritage Program orLyon by clicking the Give to Lyon link onwww.lyon.edu.

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