Taiaha Update - 1st March 2018 - Final

Taiaha is now complete and delivered.  Hopefully I can get some photos of the final product with the new owner.

Taiaha update 20th February 2018

The Taiaha is nearly done, I was able to use a spokeshave to get the shaft down by quite a bit.  Time is of the essence as the receiver of this will be leaving the Monday after the Nationals 11th of March.  That gives me 2 more Tuesday carving nights (one which I might not make), and maybe a Sunday or two.

Taiaha Update 13th February 2018

Time is nearly up, the head is mainly done, a little tidying to do and that's done, mainly working on the shaft now, will need to get that down to size next week, ready for staining.

Waipu Games Performance

This is the Open Bass competition at the Waipu Highland Games 2018, requires the base player to do a March, Strathspey, and Reel, with an accompanying Piper and Side drummer.  Third place performance

Taiaha Update 16th January 2018

Have been a bit slack getting these pictures up

Still taking the neck down to the correct size before shaping the rest of the head, this week I will be mainly shaping the shaft.

Taiaha Update 9th January

Both sides of the tongue are now complete, I will work on reducing the neck before smoothing out the top of the head and adding the eyes.

I have some feathers which look like they can be used, I also have someone who can tie in the feathers.

The Camerons Day Out at the Waipu Highland Games

Great day at Waipu, we visited the Cameron tent when we got to the grounds, and Dad decided to do the morning march through the town centre (@ 9:30) while Mum and I warmed up for the first drumming events.

Mums first event was at 9:30 which was the 2/4 march, there were only 2 competitors so the next event, 4/4 march was soon after.

I competed in the 2/4 march before Dads competition on the open bass.  The open required an MSR (March, Strathspey, and Reel), so we played 79th Farewell to Gibraltar, Dorrator Bridge, and the Sound of Sleet.

Mum won both her events and if she had competed in the 6/8 march event she would have won the most points overall for D grade.

Dad got 3rd in the open bass

Warming up for the massed bands for the opening ceremony.  Usual massed band tunes, Green Hills of Tyrol, When the Battles O'er, Scotland the Brave, the Barron Rocks of Aden, Flower of Scotland, and some strathspeys for the dancers, Orange and Blue and Tail Toddle.

Here are some video links;

Northern-advocate article

performance videos to come!!!