It’s a moveable feast of music and entertainment at the 128th British Columbia Highland Games.
Tiller’s Folly will headline ScotFestBC’s Big Tent stage with shows on both Friday and Saturday. Other Big Tent entertainment include Collage Trad, Bob Collins, The Wee Drams and Mariachi Los Dorado and from Scotland, Findlay MacDonald and Ali Hutton. All hosted by the inimitable Rod MacBeth.
The Cultural Workshop will also hold a fiddling workshop with Annika Wilson (Twin Embers) and Dr. James Acken and son will explore cultural history through song and tracking the changing memory of the Highlands of Scotland through music and culture. The Vancouver Open Highland Dance Championship takes place on the Highland Dancing Stage in The Meadow. Wander the grounds to discover some of the sights and sounds of Scottish & Celtic culture in BC. See below for more details about our performers.
Tiller’s Folly
Tiller’s Folly have been uniting the past with the present as modern-day storytellers of lore, singing the West’s pioneer history to life. From the outset, Tiller’s Folly aspired to create acoustic music that is thoughtful, progressive, yet timeless in nature. Music that is representative of their Pacific Coastal home. They set out to preserve a measure of the West’s colonial heritage in stories & songs.
Collage Trad
Take some of the hottest, award-winning, contemporary fiddlers from Western Canada, mixed with complex arrangements and a thrilling rhythmic underlay and you’ve got… Collage Trad.
Delta Police Pipe Band
The Delta Police Pipe Band delivers thrilling bagpipe and drum performances that captivate audiences across Canada and beyond.
