Red McWilliams' Web Page and Schedule

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Red McWilliams- - -"America's Celt"
Revised/Updated - May 19, 2012 at 8:00 AM PST

And on Facebook at www.facebook.com/red.mcwilliams

1998 Kings Mountain Monument, S.C. 2007 Detroit Highland Games

2011 Applefest, Wellsburg, WV

Touted as"America's Celt" by
Inverness Highland Games, Inverness, Scotland
Celtic Festival Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Highlands and Islands Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Gulfport, MS, USA
Emerald Coast Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Ft. Walton Beach, FL,USA
Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games, Tucson, AZ, USA
League of Celtic Nations Festival, Amarillo, TX, USA
Ozark Area Celtic Gathering, Ozark, MO, USA
Kentucky Celtic Festival, Hopkinsville, KY, USA
and a whole lot more!

With The Music of Scotland, Ireland , Canada and the United States
The Celtic Highlands and Islands and My Lands !

Tour T-shirt created for the Northwest Tour and beyond.

and the accompanying new CD
(same cover as above) entitled
"Low Hanging Fruit"
by Jed Marum, Don Gabbert, Red McWilliams

Now available, T-shirt or CD, $15 each
or T-shirt/CD combination, $25 plus shipping.
Please state which you want, size (for T-shirt) and mailing address.
e-mail red@redmcwilliams.com

Above left: Ayako Ishizu (now Hoshi), treasurer, Celtic Festival Japan '98 with Red after performance at
The Warrior Celt, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan on Halloween, Oct. 31, '98.
Above right: Red (center) with Neil Day (right foreground), director, Celtic Festival Japan
with fans after performance at O'Carolan's Pub, Jiyugaoka, Tokyo, Japan

Above left: Hanging out with Tich Gwilym, great guitarist and instrumentalist from
Sian James Band (Cardiff, Wales) at the Celtic Festival Japan
after performances at Club Code, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, November 1998.
Gwilym & McWilliams ="Sons of William"
Above right: Very sad news. My friend and Celtic brother, Tich Gwilym, died
Sunday, June 19, 2005 in a tragic house fire. Stories from BBC News. Click here and here.
He was a great guitarist and my friend. I will miss him!

"The All -American Celt" Lewisville News, Lewisville, TX, USA
" America's Celt " Kentucky New Era , Hopkinsville, KY, USA

Above left: In performance at Sweet Home (Oregon) Celtic Festival and Highland Games, August, 2004,
where Red was honored as being chosen "Chieftain of the Games, 2004".
Above right: May, 2004 at "Th' Gatherin', Festival of Beltane" in WaKeeney and Cedar Bluff, KS

I welcome you to my world of Celtic Music. Take a moment to look through the pages that I have.
Grab a wee dram of some fine single malt Scotch, like Laphroaig, Oban or Tomatin,
and stop by my "Recordings" page and click on the sound bytes.
Above are some pictures from Celtic Festival Japan '98 and a couple here in the states.
Other pictures will be posted and changed from time to time.
So come back again because you're always welcome at my house!
But next time, bring a wee dram for me wi' you!

For other links and how to contact me, please go to the bottom of this front page.

As I am always on the go and this page is always changing, bookmark this page so that you can come back and see me.
And since you're here, stop by and sign my guestbook. I'd love to hear from you.

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Definition: Scottish-obviously, Irish-assuredly, Insane -probably,
**** **ENTERTAINING---DEFINITELY! ******
A Celt of high regard with a warped humor living on the "lunatic fringe"
(somewhere in the vicinity of Tacoma, WA, USA).

But it is not all craziness.
Red is also devoting time to the education of America's youth by doing as many school programs as possible,
teaching kids about their Scottish and Irish roots, the folk tales and legends, the battles, history and geography,
politics, the involvement of the Celts in America and disguising it as entertainment. Believe me, it works!
Schools of America click here to write for more information on school programs.

Click on any of the following to go there:

#1 Calendar Page (in case you'd want to leave town before I got there)

#2 Bio Page (Things you didn't really want to know about me)

#3 Recordings Page Well, what do you want to hear?
(Complete discography, w/ sound bytes and ordering info)

Below are more Celtic links, only a click away!

Venues (public houses, pubs, coffee houses, etc.)

KELLY'S IRISH PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1458 Riverside Dr., Bridgewater/Beaver, PA, USA
O'DALY'S IRISH PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL, USA
SEAN CUMMINGS IRISH RESTAURANT AND PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7523 N. May Ave., Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MULLARKEY'S IRISH PUB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4110 Erie St., Willoughby, OH, USA
GRANNY'S ATTIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 N. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah, OK, USA
CROAGH PATRICK'S PUB, THE REEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4857 Robinhood Dr., Willoughby, OH, USA
THE LONDONER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .don't let the name fool you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14930 Midway Rd., Addison, TX, USA
ENOCH'S IRISH PUB, publican Doyle 'Enoch' Jeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 Louisville Ave., Monroe, LA, USA
QUOFFER'S PUB, publicans Simon Farr and Jan Halliday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 N. Main St., Elgin, TX, USA
O'BRIEN'S IRISH PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 E. Central Ave., Temple, TX, USA
TRINITY HALL, publican Marius Donnelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5321 E. Mockingbird, #250, Dallas, TX, USA
GALWAY BAY IRISH PUB, publican Bill Gibbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880 Point Brown Ave. NE, Ocean Shores, WA, USA
B. D. RILEY'S , publican John Erwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 E. 6th St., Austin, TX, USA
The OPEN DOOR COFFEEHOUSE, directors Craig and Karen Van Winkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlington, TX, USA

Vendors

FIFE AND THISTLE
Catherine McWilliams - Master Kiltmaker
w/kilts, plaids, sashes, repairs, alterations, reweaves
along with Scottish acessories, sporrans, kilt hose, ghillies, brooches, jewelry, leather work,
in Puyallup, WA and across North America
The First and ONLY kiltmaker in North America accepted into the
Kiltmakers Association of Scotland
the label which assures you of quality craftsmanship in kilts.

WINDJAMMER PROMOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . advertising medium/promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
CHARLES LAMB - LAMB, ETC, . purveyor of fine haggis, Scottish oatmeal, more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg, OR
SIR ROBERT'S HIGHLAND HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Scottish Clothing, Sporrans, Kilts, Etc., Greensboro, NC
SCOTMALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . full of vendors and things Scottish and Irish, Lubbock, TX
KELTIC DEAD MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . sound strange?. . . . check for yourself . . . my friend, Patrick O. Young in Dallas, TX

Celtic Bands and Acts

THE IRISH ROGUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The best damned Irish pub band anywhere! Dallas, TX, USA
KERRIDWYNN Great Celtic and Ren singer, songwriter, guitarist AND my buddy . Tahlequah, OK, USA
HIGHLAND REIGN . . . . . . . . . . . Great rockin' and rolickin' Celtic music . . . . . . . . Indianapolis, IN, USA
DON GABBERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my buddy and a heck of a nice guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lubbock, TX, USA
JED MARUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . totally class act, great guitar, a real talent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, TX, USA
GRAVEL WALK . . . . . . . . . . . The premier Celtic group of southeast Teaxs . . . . Corpus Christi, TX, USA
DON SCOBIE . . . . . . . . . . . . Bagpiper for hire, lessons, fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoreline (Seattle), WA, USA
SOUTHERN OREGON SCOTTISH PIPE BAND . . . pipes and drums and FUN! . . Central Point, OR, USA
ROD CAMPBELL & RON WILSON . . . . . . . . Making Jeckyl want to Hyde, LOL. . San Antonio, TX, USA
KELTIC DEAD MUSIC. . . . . . . . . . hand crafted flutes and more . . . . . . Patrick O. Young, Dallas, TX, USA
THE DRAM BEAUTIES . . . . . . . . Sarah & Jackie & Muffee, Oh My! Good music, Good Times, Good Grief!
BEDLAM BARDS . . . . . . . Hawke and Cedric, rennies on some good meade! . . . Austin, TX and the world!

Festivals, Faires and Highland Games

BC RENFEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Langley, BC, CANADA
BELLINGHAM HIGHLAND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . First weekend in June . . . . . . . . . . . Ferndale, WA, USA
BITTERROOT SCOTTISH IRISH FESTIVAL . . . . . Last weekend in August . . . . . . HAMILTON, MT, USA
CELTICFEST MISSISSIPPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mid September. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson, MS, USA
CELTIC FESTIVAL JAPAN '98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I WAS THERE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tokyo, JAPAN
SCOTTISH - IRISH FAIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd weekend in March . . Midland, TX, USA
DOUGLAS COUNTY CELTIC HIGHLAND GAMES . . . . . 3rd weekend in August . . . . .Winston, OR, USA
FT. ARMSTRONG FOLK FESTIVAL . Early Colonial . . . First weekend in August . . Kittanning, PA, USA
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd weekend in November. . . . . Gulfport, MS, USA
HIGH DESERT CELTIC FESTIVAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd weekend in August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bend, OR, USA
GREAT LAKES MEDIEVAL FAIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Creek, OH, USA
INVERNESS HIGHLAND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mid July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inverness, Scotland, UK
MOBILE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL . . . . . . 3rd weekend in November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile, AL, USA
NORTH TEXAS IRISH FESTIVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st full weekend in March . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, TX, USA
OKLAHOMA RENAISSANCE FAIRE . . . . . . . . . The Castle at Muskogee . . . . . . . . . . . Muskogee, OK, USA
PENN'S COLONY . French and Indian War Period, last two weekends in September . Saxonburg, PA, USA
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY OF DETROIT HIGHLAND GAMES . 1st weekend in August . Detroit, MI, USA
SAN ANTONIO HIGHLAND GAMES ASSOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Antonio, TX, USA
TACOMA HIGHLAND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last Saturday in June . . . . . . . Tacoma (Graham), WA, USA
TH' GATHERIN' - ANCIENT FESTIVAL OF BELTANE . . . . 1st weekend in May . . . Cedar Bluff, KS, USA
TUCSON CELTIC FESTIVAL & HIGLAND GAMES . . . 1st weekend in November . . . . . .Tucson, AZ, USA
WASHINGTON RENAISSANCE FANTASY FAIRE . . . . First 3 weekends in August . . Buckley, WA, USA
WHIDBEY ISLAND HIGHLAND GAMES. . . . . . . 2nd weekend in August . . . . . . Whidbey Island, WA, USA

Clans, Societies, Etc.

THE CALEDONIAN AND ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, WA, USA
NATIONAL TARTAN DAY SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle/Tacoma, WA, USA
WASHINGTON STATE SCOTTISH HERITAGE SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . The State of Washington, USA
OREGON SCOTTISH SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albany, OR, USA
CLAN DONALD - NORTH PACIFIC REGION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle-Tacoma, WA, USA
SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF MOBILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile, AL, USA
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gulfport, MS, USA
BLUE BONNET SCOTTISH SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scots in and around Ft. Worth, TX, USA
IRISH and CELTIC RING JAPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See the Celtic interest in Japan
SOUTHWEST CELTIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, TX, USA
AUSTIN CELTIC ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin, TX, USA
Tom and Donna Adams, CLAN CAMERON . . . . . Good friends and Clan . . . . College Station, TX, USA
CELTIC HERITAGE ASSOCIATION of OKLAHOMA, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tulsa, OK, USA

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