Summer 2011
Highlights:
2011 Games Guide
Denis Ryan
Celts in Cuba
Madison Violet
10 Hot Spots in Wales
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The Celtic-Caribbean Culture of Pinar Del Rio. Among the swaying palms of Cuba you can listen to the Celtic-inspired music of Asturias and watch young Cubans dance the dances of their Asturian ancestors.
Nothing is quite as lovely as the moves of the Highland dancers, their arms held high, their feet nimbly moving. While it looks like solo dancing, many young dancers will tell you it’s closer to an athletic sport. It takes the same amount of training, persistence and determination as any marathon runner.
Everything there is to know about judging piping competitions
Singer, songwriter, family man, volunteer and financier — Denis Ryan has been many things in his long career. But if there is one thing he has never forgotten, it’s his Irish roots.
Tugs-of-War are more common at Scottish Highland games than those held in North America. Even so, what may seem to be two groups of men, a rope between them, trying to pull the other team over an arbitrary line, is actually subject to very strict “Rules of War”.
