THE MAUI CELTIC CREW WERE AT THE WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - Hamish, Jason, Alison, Alice and Mike saw the Grade 1 Finals when the Irish took the World's in front of 55,000 people !! Hamish captured the ecstatic moment for the St. Lawrence O'Toole Pipe Band from Dublin, just after the announcement.
World Champions - St. Lawrence O'Toole Pipe Band
The runners up on the day were: 2nd place Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band from Northern Ireland, 3rd Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia from Scotland, 4th Simon Fraser University Pipe Band from Vancouver, Canada, 5th House Of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead from Scotland, and 6th Scottish Power. The results have been adjusted since the day, due to a compilers' error, with SFU changed to 3rd, and Boghall & Bathgate 4th (see Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association website for final results). Around 240 bands were at Glasgow Green for the World Pipe Band Championships, with 8000 pipers and drummers from 16 nations competing for awards in their class.
HAMISH IS OFF TO THE CELTIC LANDS OF GALICIA, ASTURIAS, BRITTANY, CORNWALL , SCOTLAND AND IRELAND - to contact him between now and Sept 21st, please email hamish@mauiceltic.com
Orders placed at our 'MAUI CELTIC ONLINE STORE' will now not be sent out until after Sept 21st, even if the item is in stock - sorry for any inconvenience. Off to get goodies for festivals next year, and more great music & interviews for the Maui Celtic Radio Show.
ORIGINAL CELTIC ART BY HAMISH BURGESS, RECENT WORKS...
'IRISH ROVERS UNICORN AND MANDOLIN' © Hamish Burgess 2010
Original Celtic art by Hamish Burgess, a commissioned piece by George Millar founder of the legendary Irish Rovers, as a new logo for the band, destined to be on logowear and a splash page for the upcoming new Irish Rovers website. The design is based on an older logo used by the band during their 40th anniversary, brought by Hamish into the Celtic art world. It contains a tribute to the band's landmark million selling single from 1967, 'The Unicorn', with a Celtic-style unicorn, who's mane and tail are entwined with a Mandolin, a trademark instrument of the group, featuring a Celtic knotwork border.
'UNICORN AND MANDOLIN' © Hamish Burgess 2010
The above design is the original 'Unicorn and Mandolin' logo commissioned by George Millar of the Irish Rovers, as a new logo for the band, destined to be on logowear soon to be available through the band's upcoming new website.
Hamish also did the cover of the landmark album for The Irish Rovers' 45th year of touring, "Gracehill Fair" released on Feb 10th. It contains fine traditional songs and tunes, and great new original songs. Watch this page or our Gallery page for details on where to get it, and the Irish Rovers upcoming new website.
Orders placed at our 'MAUI CELTIC ONLINE STORE' will now not be sent out until after Sept 3rd, even if the item is in stock - sorry for any inconvenience.
Our Online Store
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Events on Maui & Oahu
Keep an eye on the Celtic Events held on MAUI, OAHU and HAWAII. From Radio shows to live concerts, you'll find all the info you need, right here at mauiceltic.com
Maui Celtic's own Hamish Douglas Burgess was awarded 'Scot of the Year' for 2010 by the Caledonian Society of Hawaii on Saturday April 10th at the Hawaiian Scotish Festival, for services to the Scottish/Hawaiian community. "The Caledonian Society has presented this award each year since 1987 to an individual who is of Scottish descent or has embraced an interest in Scotland and Scottish culture, has supported the Scottish community in Hawai'i, and has made a contribution to the Hawaiian community in general. The Board members of the Caledonian Society believe that you meet these criteria and are a person who exemplifies the values upon which this award is based."
Hamish would like to humbly extend his gratitude to the Hawaiian Scots for this recognition - Mahalo.
Hamish Douglas Burgess (right) recieving 'Scot of the Year' award from Caledonian Society of Hawaii Chieftain Bruce McEwan (left) at the Hawaiian Scottish Festival
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Hamish and Jennifer of Maui Celtic returned in February 2010 from cruising in the tropics in January with the Irish Music Cruise to the Southern Caribbean (presented by Debbie Casey www.irishmusiccruises.com ). They joined a host of talented singers and musicians - Archie Fisher, the Makem & Spain Brothers, Gabriel Donohue, Ciaran Sheehan, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Hanneke Cassel, and Kevin Evans & Brian Doherty. The craic was indeed mighty ! Details and photos of the trip at at our Blog/News Archive page.
IN SUMMER 2009 HAMISH MADE AN EPIC TRIP TO SCOTLAND FOR THE 'THE GATHERING' IN EDINBURGH, THEN CORNWALL AND VANCOUVER, B.C.
Part of 'HOMECOMING SCOTLAND 2009', 'THE GATHERING' was a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Scotland's culture, a 2 day festival and Highland Games in Holyrood Park, bringing together around 40,000 people from all over the world, with music, athletics, and the biggest clan gathering in memory. As Scottish Ambassador for The Princess Ka’iulani Project, Hamish also took the story of Hawaii’s most beloved Hawaii/Scot back to her father’s homeland, where he was a featured guest on Liz Clark’s show “Travels with My Auntie Liz” on Celtic Music Radio Scotland, and broadcasting icon Archie Fisher’s “Travelling Folk” show on BBC Radio Scotland, both in Glasgow.
Hamish also attended the first ever Clan Convention, at the Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) building, where over 100 Scottish Clan Chiefs and clan dignitaries from around the world discussed the role of the Clans in the modern world.
While representing Scots of Hawaii, he reported on events and interviewed traditional musicians for his Celtic music radio show on Mana’o Radio 91.5fm, 8-10am Sundays (online at www.manaoradio.com).
For the full story with photographs, please visit our Blog/News Archive page.
HAWAII TARTAN PAGE
is online ! Hamish of Maui Celtic together with the Hawaii Tartan's designer Douglas Herring, have made the history and information about this beautiful tartan, or plaid, easily available to the public on our 'Hawaii Tartan' page.
New cool Hawaii Tartan Apparel is available !
Sashes, Mini-sashes, Shawls, Fly Plaids, Head Wraps, as well as the previously available made-to-measure Scottish wool Kilts. Give a gift of Hawaii Tartan to your friends and family - you can find these new items in our "Online Store" now !
Orders placed at our 'MAUI CELTIC ONLINE STORE' will now not be sent out until after Sept 3rd, even if the item is in stock - sorry for any inconvenience.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE NOW OFFER A GREAT KILT RENTAL PROGRAM.
Perfect for Scottish, Irish, Welsh or other Celtic Weddings, Robert Burns Night, Proms, or any black tie event. There are 6 Tartans (plaids) and styles of Kilt Outfits to choose from. Please visit our Kilt Rental page for more details.
For ongoing adventures of Hamish and Jennifer see the "Maui Celtic Blog" and for older happenings, please visit our News Archive page
A RED CELTIC DRAGON HAS BEEN SEEN LURKING AROUND MAUI.... PLEASE CONTACT MAUI CELTIC WITH SIGHTINGS OF THIS RARE AND ELUSIVE BEAST.
Ongoing - Maui's best kept secret - for the best real chips (French fries that is) this side of the Altantic head on down to Wow-Wee Maui's Kava Bar & Grill at 333 Dairy Rd # 101 Kahului. They have some great food and a killer Sushi Bar with reasonable prices, but of Celtic note - the chips are like my granny used to make ! Not to mention their Maui made chocolate bars. Tell them Hamish at Maui Celtic sent you......(808) 871-1414 www.wowweemaui.com
ONLINE SHOPPING
YOU CAN NOW ORDER COOL CELTIC GIFTS ON THE 'MAUI CELTIC ONLINE STORE'. We invite you to check it out by clicking the 'Storefront' button.
Orders placed at our 'MAUI CELTIC ONLINE STORE' will now not be sent out until after Sept 3rd, even if the item is in stock - sorry for any inconvenience.
MAUI CELTIC IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE NOW HAVE A NEW RANGE OF TEMPORARY CELTIC TATTOOS AVAILABLE IN OUR 'MAUI CELTIC ONLINE STORE'. TATTOO AND PACKACKING DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY HAMISH RIGHT HERE ON MAUI. So far we have two triscele designs and an armband. More to follow soon. Shipping is only a dollar each. Easy to put on with water - last up to a week. Fun and safe. Great for kids. Full instructions on the tattoo.
THIS SITE IS UPDATED WEEKLY
Most recent update:- September 2nd 2010
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'OLD, WISE, WARRIOR' by Hamish Burgess - full image on our GALLERY page
ANCIENT CULTURES
The ancient culture of the Celts , although geographically far from these Islands, did in fact have many similarities to the ancient Hawaiian culture.
Both cultures had their own mythology, legends of 'little people' and famous heros, and a belief that animate and inanimate things could posess spiritual power. They both revered the natural forces of their world, with gods and goddesses relevant to that. They both understood their place in their land, the natural way of things inherently entwined with their daily life, and so lived in harmony with nature.
Both cultures ended a seasonal war period every year when the Pleiades stars rose in the night sky, around the end of October. The Hawaiian war god Ku ended his reign, and a season of festivities called Makahiki, began under the god Lono. In the Celtic world, the war goddess The Morrigan ended her reign, and mated with The Good God Dagda, heralding the festival of Samhain.
Both cultures lived in tribes or clans, often in conflict to expand their territories, with an area of land traditionally associated with the clan. Each clan had their own chief or king, who ruled the land for the communual use of his people.
Neither culture had a system of writing, therefore had an oral tradition, stretching back many hundreds of years. The wise men, Druids in the Celtic world, and Kahunas in Hawaii, were keepers of knowledge, genaeology, history, and were healers and experts in certain fields. Both cultures were practised in the art of tattooing, and had a reputation as fierce warriors.
Both cultures at some time were taken over by outsiders, and a new religion, and were stopped from using their language, music, and traditional way of dress. Both later overcame that adversity with a revival of culture.
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'GUARDIAN OF THE GODDESS' by Hamish Douglas Burgess 2009
MORE ORIGINAL CELTIC ART BY HAMISH ON OUR GALLERY PAGE.
MAUI CELTIC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR WEBSITE RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM THE 'NEW WORLD CELTS' ORGANIZATION, a charitable organization dedicated to promoting Celtic History and supporting Celtic Culture in the New World. Their new chapter is a Hawai'i Branch based over on Oahu.