Saturday•••June 21, 2014•••8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Port of Benton Wine and Food Park•••Prosser, Washington

Celtic music from the traditional sounds of the lowland pipes, guitar, fiddle, dulcimer, and bodhran, through the stirring sounds of the pipes and drums, Scottish Fest has it all. See below for this year's performers!
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Sons of Malarkey have a foot in Irish Trad and a foot in Celtic Rock and are the perfect mix of the two. Founded in 2009, their smooth vocals and fantastic music capture listeners from the first note.

The band is from Portland, Oregon. We welcome them to their first Scottish Fest appearance.

Band members
Josh Curll: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo
David Battrick: Drums, Bodhran
Tatijanna Bourke: Vocals, Violin
Dan Edgar: Vocals, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Accordion, Piano
Phil Weber : Vocals, Bass Guitar

Visit this link for more info on the band.

SOM performs at 1:00-1:45 PM and 4:45-5:30 PM.
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For the past nine years, Whispering Roses has delighted audiences at festivals and concerts throughout the northwest with their unique blend of Celtic, sacred and folk music. Mellow and sweet one moment, and breaking into lively dance tunes the next, Whispering Roses creates a rich tapestry of Celtic sounds.

The four Bisceglia sisters form the core of the band, and are joined by their brother Noah on guitar.

Band members
Sarah – piano, vocals
Janna – harp, bodhran, vocals
Krista – sopranino, soprano, alto and tenor recorders, autoharp, pennywhistles, vocals
Kathrina – violin, mandolin, vocals
Noah – guitar

The band is from Oregon City, Oregon. We welcome them to their first Scottish Fest appearance.

Visit this link for more info on the band.

Whispering Roses performs at 10:45 AM and 3:30 PM.
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The Shadle Park High School Pipe Band & Highland Dancers (SPHSPB) is unique because of its status as one of the only high school pipe bands in WA. The students actively enhance school pride as well as represent a distinct cultural background.

SPHSPB performs at charities and benefits, at schools (K-12), fairs, and cultural awareness days. The band also plays for weddings, funerals and celebrations, and regularly participates in both the St. Paddy’s Day and Lilac City Torchlight parades. SPHSPB has begun competing in the summers, placing at several of the Highland Games it has entered in. The Highland dancers compete all over the Pacific coast, from BC to OR, as well as ID, MT, and AB.

The band is from Spokane, Washington. We welcome them back this year.

Visit the band's website for more information.

SPHSPB performs during the Opening Ceremonies and at 1:45-2:15 PM, 3:00-3:30 PM, and 4:15-4:45 PM.
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The Three Rivers Dulcimer Society from Tri-Cities, WA returns this year for more traditional Scottish and Celtic music played on Appalachian dulcimers (also called mountain dulcimers) and other traditional instruments.

Visit the TRDS website.

TRDS performs at 9:45-10:15 AM on Main Stage and in the afternoon on Dance Stage.
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Joining us for the first time is the Highland Pipe Band from greater metropolitan Tieton, Washington and surrounding areas. The band's repertoire of traditional Scottish pipe band music (and even some modern tunes as well) is a welcome attraction at this year's fest.

The band is lead by Pipe Major Darin Reckord and Drum Major Dayna Wilkinson.

HPB performs during the Opening Ceremonies.
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From west of Tri-Cities, WA and east of Prosser, Skweez The Weezle returns for a 14th Festival (they've been with us since the beginning). They bring their own brand of Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Wales, Canada, and the USA.

Skweez The Weezle founding member David Lanigan plays Scottish lowland pipes, tenor mandola, and whistles. Troy Hanford plays guitar and sings lead vocals. Percussionist Mike Day plays bodhràn, djembe, and the shaky egg (a crowd favorite). Glenn Mortenson plays Irish bouzouki, mandolin, and fiddle.

Visit the Skweez The Weezle website for more band info.

STW performs at 11:45 AM-12:30 PM and 2:15-3:00 PM.
Email the Entertainment Chair for more information on 2014 performers.

Saturday•••June 21, 2014•••8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Port of Benton Wine and Food Park•••Prosser, Washington