Northwest Regional Scottish Harp Competition 2009

The competition consists of three preliminary competitions at three Highland Games, culminating in a final competition for the regional championship.

Competition Categories:

Beginning Harp, Intermediate Harp, Advanced Harp, Harp and Voice (self-accompanied or two people).

Competition Schedule:

Ferndale WA - Bellingham Scottish Highland Games (see www.bhga.org)
Saturday June 6 - Harp Circle 1:00 pm (open to all)
Sunday June 7 - Northwest Regional Scottish Harp Competition 1:00 pm
(followed by a Harp Circle open to all).

Mt. Vernon WA - Skagit Valley Highland Games (see www.celticarts.org)
Saturday July 11 - Harp Circle 1:00 pm (open to all)
Sunday July 12 - Northwest Regional Scottish Harp Competition 1:00 pm
(followed by a Harp Circle open to all).

Enumclaw WA - Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games (see www.sshga.org)
Saturday July 25 - Northwest Regional Scottish Harp Competition 1:00 pm
(followed by a Harp Circle open to all).
Sunday July 26 - Northwest Regional Scottish Harp Competition Finals 1:00 pm
(followed by a winners' Harp Circle, and then a Circle open to all).

Competition Pieces:

Beginning Harp: Oran Mór Mhic Leòid (arrangement provided below).
Intermediate Harp:  One own-choice piece of Highland or Celtic origin (additional points possible for self-arrangement).
Advanced Harp:   Nancy Clough's March (arrangement provided below), and one own-choice piece of Highland or Celtic origin.
Harp and Voice:  O Luaidh (melody, words, suggested chords provided below; pronunciation Quicktime file below).

For scores and recordings of competition pieces see "Musical Scores" below; for more information about registering for the competitions, send an e-mail to Eileen at marloti@aol.com.

Information

Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction to Gaelic Orthography

Musical Scores

Just for Fun!
This is in PDF (printable) and mp3 (playable) formats.
Click on icons next to the names to view or play.

The Harp Tent Fight Song (Scotland the Brave)  

Competition Pieces:
These are in PDF (printable) , mp3 (playable)
and  Q MOV (QuickTime playable) formats.
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Beginning Harp: Oran Mór Mhic Leòid  
Advanced Harp: Nancy Clough's March
Harp and Voice: O Luaidh    

Pronunciation of lyrics for O Luaidh
Refrain Q
Verse 1 Q

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Photos from Previous Competitions