Frollig a' Braigh - Glendale Come Home Days

[weaverjay at ns.sympatico.ca]

For the last several years the Glendale celebration has consisted of a single "Pastoral Airs" concert on Sunday afternoon.  It's really great to see that they are coming back to the week-end format and we're looking forward to it.

Maybe it was before churches went to the Saturday evening mass format, but the first drive in mass we ever went to was at Glendale.  The Sunday afternoon concert, held in the outdoor arena east of the church, began with a full mass.  The elderly sometimes drove right onto the field, ringing the audience on the benches.  The priest went from car to car offering communion.  Then the concert would begin.  Those much faded t-shirts saying "Ceilidh in the Glen" date back to those days.  Since then we've been to a few more of those drive in masses but I'm not sure I've ever seen communion at the car door again.  Bravo, Glendale.  We wish you great success!!!
> 
> Excerpt from this week's Inverness Oran regarding the Cultural Mass  
> in Glendale this Saturday:
> 
> "There will be a Scottish cultural mass held in St. Mary of the  
> Angels Church. This will include Gaelic hymns and, as well, a violin  
> selection by Alex Francis MacKay of Kingsville, who is renowned for  
> his Gaelic style fiddling."
> 
> Hope that answers your inquiry.
> 
> -Doug
> 
> 
> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:01 PM, E MALCOLM wrote:
> 
> > What is a "cultural mass"?  I know what culture and mass mean but  
> > I've never heard them linked together.  I have an idea of what it  
> > entails but I'm curious.
> >
> > Emily Malcolm
> >
> > --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Doug Lamey <douglamey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Doug Lamey <douglamey at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Frollig a' Braigh - Glendale Come Home Days
> > To: "CB Music Music" <cbmusic at locals.ca>
> > Received: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 10:49 PM
> >
> >
> > Froilig a' Bhraigh - Glendale Come Home Days
> > July 11-12, 2009
> >
> > On Saturday July 11, make your way over to the Father John Angus  
> > Rankin Cultural Centre from 10:00am-3:00pm for Seis a' Bhraigh -  
> > local Gaelic Cultural Festival and Workshops. This will be followed  
> > by a cultural Mass at St. Mary's of the Angels at 7:00pm, and then  
> > an adult dance will be held at the St. Mary's of the Angels Parish  
> > Hall starting at 9:00pm featuring Shelly Campbell, Doug Lamey, and  
> > local singers.
> >
> > On Sunday July 12, the Glendale concert grounds will open up at  
> > 10:00am with a community picnic and numerous family-fun activities.  
> > From 12:30pm-2:30pm The Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre  
> > celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a ceilidh at the Centre.   
> > At 2:00pm The Annual Scottish Concert on the outdoor stage  
> > commences, featuring local musicians along with Celtic musicians  
> > from afar...
> >
> >
> > It'll be a great weekend in Glendale, so let's hope for sunny days!
> >
> > For further information and inquiries for musicians interested in  
> > performing, please contact Jeff MacDonald - somhairlemor at yahoo.ca
> >
> > The Glendale Concert Grounds are located at:
> > 4248 TransCanada Highway 105
> > Glendale, Nova Scotia
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