Seirm and Slighe nan Gaidheal's Outreach Team bring Gaelic music and culture to the Skagit Valley and Enumclaw Highland Games, as well as the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe.
Nan Pardew and Mary Fears prepare for the Gaelic Song presentation at Skagit

Gaelic Song Presentation at Skagit Games

(Mount Vernon, Washington, Jul 11th, 2009 photo: Penny McLeod DeGraff)

Sarah, Beth, Nan, and Carmen share a laugh with Sally in the harp tent before Seirm performs.

Seirm at the Skagit Games

(Mount Vernon, Washington, Jul 11th, 2009 photo: Penny McLeod DeGraff)

Carmen, Sarah, Nan, and Seumas are all set to perform at the Skagit Games.

Seirm Onstage at the Skagit Games!

(Mount Vernon, Washington, Jul 11th, 2009 photo: Penny McLeod DeGraff)

Penny McLeod DeGraff leads the Seirm singers in a waulking song.

Seirm Singers Perform at Enumclaw Games

(Enumclaw, Washington, Jul 25th, 2009 photo: Dale DeGraff)

Nan Pardew leads the Seirm singers in a waulking song at the Enumclaw Games.

A Thousand Curses on Love!

(Enumclaw, Washington, Jul 25th, 2009 photo: Dale DeGraff)

Seirm instrumentalists share some dance tunes at the Enumclaw Games.

Seirm Playing Some Dance Tunes

(Enumclaw, Washington, Jul 25th, 2009 photo: Dale DeGraff)

Nan Pardew and Eileen Warr-Marti play dance tunes on their harps at Enumclaw.

Seirm's Harp Section

(Enumclaw, Washington, Jul 25th, 2009 photo: Dale DeGraff)

Gaelic Education Officer Chas Talbot shares his enthusiasm for Gaelic with an attentive group at Enumclaw

Gaelic Lecture at Enumclaw

(Enumclaw, Washington, Jul 25th, 2009 photo: Dale DeGraff)

Seirm sets up the table and cloth in the fiber arts display area of the fair.

Waulking Demo at Evergreen State Fair

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Penny McLeod DeGraff)

Members of Seirm show fair-goers how to beat and pass the cloth

Let the Waulking Begin!

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Seirm singers and fair-goers in action

Seirm Singers Waulking the Cloth

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Circle of Seirm and friends clutch the cloth as they beat it and sing

Forward, Back, Pass, Rest...

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Kathy Swan gets a cold drink between sets.

Waulking is Hard Work!

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Seirm sings yet another waulking set

Sebastian Joins in the Fun

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Nanag spreads out the cloth in preparation for rolling it up during the clapping song

The Cloth is Ready for the Clapping Song!

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Singers clap and sing as the cloth is rolled up at the end of the demo.

Clapping and Wrapping the Cloth

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

Nina, Carmen, Penny, Nan, and Nancy sing the final chorus of the clapping song to end the waulking demo

It's a Wrap!

(Monroe, Washington, Aug 30th, 2009 photo: Shannon Ehrenberg)

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