So, now you know things you can do to be more prepared for the competition season – don’t you want to put that to use? There are a number of opportunities including the following Scottish Harp Society of America 2017 competitions:
April 29: Celtic Society of Southern Maryland Celtic Festival Harp Competition (St. Leonard, MD) http://www.cssm.org/events/festival/competitions/highland-harping/. Judge: Sue Richards, Coordinator: Jen Narkevicius (harp (at) cssm.org)
May 6: 1ST Annual Scottish & Welsh+ HARP DAY (SWHD) Harp Competition (Fredericksburg, VA) http://www.shsa.org/event/swhd. Judge: Sue Richards, Coordinator: Marilyn Newman (www.swHarpDay.org)
June 24: Ohio Scottish Games (Wellington, OH) http://www.ohioscottishgames.com/competitions, Judge: Therese Honey, Coordinator: Linda Phillips (lphillips50 (at)frontier.com)
July 8: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games (MacRae Meadows (Linville) NC) http://www.gmhg.org/homepage.shtml and http://www.gmhg.org/harp.htm. Judge: Jen Narkevicius, Coordinator: Moire Lattamore
July 14 – 16: Minnesota Scottish Harp Weekend (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) http://minnesotascottishharp.org/. Judge: Seumas Gagne, Coordinator: Emily Taege (
September 9: US NATIONAL SCOTTISH HARP CHAMPIONSHIP(TM) Edinboro Highland Games (Edinboro, PA) http://www.edinboro.edu/events/highland-games/. Judges TBA, Coordinator: Maia Chisholm. Title Sponsor: Clan Currie Society
September 23: Ligonier Highland Games (Ligonier, PA) http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org/scottish-harping.html. Judge: TBA, Coordinator: Melanie Sandrock
October 8: Scotland Connecticut Highland Games (Scotland, CT) http://scotlandgames.org/, information TBA
October 21 – 22: Stone Mountain Highland Games (Atlanta, GA) http://www.smhg.org/harping.php, Judge: TBA, Coordinators: (harping (at)smhg.org)
October 29: Central Virginia Celtic Festival (Richmond, VA) http://vacelticfestival.com/?page_id=237, Judge: TBA, Coordinator: Beth Dechent edechent (at) gmail.com
All of this information is correct as of posting to the best of my knowledge. If you are interested in participating in or attending these events, please check the websites and/or contact the coordinator for updated information.