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Livermore Games May 2006 : HIGHLANDER WARRIORS and LIVING HISTORY
Presented The Chief's award by Chief Lawrence Oliphant
On behalf of the Livermore Games. |
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April 2006
Music Video "The Lie" Nikki
McKibbin
Very special thank you to Richard
Brown “Highlander Warrior” ! Your original voiceover
for the intro to ”The Lie” (Clan and
Family) was the inspiration for my debut music video “The Lie”.
The way your voice spills over into
the bagpipes sends chills ...thanks
** A Special Tribute to: Dimebag &
Mayhem |
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"1st Annual Highlands Poker Run "
Saturday June 17th, 2006
Noble Creed Motorcycle Club
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NOTE: We as a group are very safety conscious and take great care in all
situations, when safety is concerned. We do not on a regular basis, involve children in sword play.
Richard L. Brown
In The News:
 Boy did we get a ribbing for this one.
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The Campbell Times
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Highlander
Warriors bring a touch of Renaissance to Silicon Valley
By Julie Davis Berry
Executive Editor
Long ago in a land far away men wore long
hair and kilts and dueled to the death with swords to prove whose clan was the
better, the stronger…and women, well they just looked really good in their long
flowing dresses and tended to the wounded men or celebrated with the triumphant
warriors.
But wait, you don’t have to travel back in
time to experience this scene you simply have to attend a performance by the
Highlander Warriors. The HW perform ‘sword theater’, a precisely choreographed
re-enactment of the sword duels of Scottish Warriors from days of old. They
perform at Renaissance Fairs, The Campbell Highland Games, and are a popular
attraction at middle schools in the Bay Area or anywhere there is a desire for a
‘grand Scottish battle.’
Highlander Warrior Founder Richard Brown,
has always had a passion for his Scottish heritage and after attending several
Renaissance Fairs became frustrated that they “had so little live steel
fighting. We wanted to show them how it could be done. Once we started we
realized that there was a market out there for this,” he said. “We love it when
people say that they felt like they were transported to another time while
watching our performance.”
Sword fighting is not without danger
though. Last year Brown almost lost an ear in a sword
fight. “We get lots of cuts and bruises and need the occasional stitches,” he
said with a manly shrug.
The group was a huge hit at Rolling Hills
Middle School’s Renaissance Day recently. “Their show was awesome!” said seventh
grader Cynthia Anderson and several of her friends. Chase Cowen said that the
warrior’s performance was his favorite part of the day. Perla Gonzalez
especially enjoyed meeting the warriors in person after the show. “They were
teaching me how to hold the swords and how to fence. When you see them out there
fighting you think they are really mean but when you talk to them in person they
are really nice.”
The warriors come from many different
backgrounds but all of them have been sword fighting for years. These days Brown
works hard at making the shows a success, but at one time was a Shipping and
receiving coordinator for Sun Micro Systems ; Jeff Campbell works in
construction and his wife Jen is a wedding coordinator specializing in Scottish
weddings; Phread Cichowski is a computer engineer; Michael Garret is a minister
and performs wedding ceremonies, and is also a bartender at The Kingshead Pub in
Campbell where the group got their beginnings. Also a special thanks to
Pipers: Cat Griffin and Jay Tuttle, for the grand tunes they played for
the enjoyment of all. They belong to the Los Gatos (Montesereno Police Pipes And
Drums Band)
“Sam and Barbara Summerscales over at
Kingshead gave us our first paid show and they are like family to us,” said
Brown.”We meet there on Thursday nights because its Celtic night and we wear our
kilts and hang out with all of our friends. It’s a great community of people and
we have a lot of fun.”
The Highlander Warriors are available for
fairs, festivals, corporate events and school performances and can be reached at
(510) 797-7895 or visit their website for pictures and more information at www.diarmid.com |
Richard Brown (alias
Diarmid Campbell) is the founder of the Highlander Warriors. The warrior clearly
loves what he does and says, “It is really important to never let the child in
you die.”
The Highlander
Warriors who performed for an appreciative crowd at Rolling Hills Middle
School were (l. to r.) Mike Garrett (alias Wardrop Campbell), Jeff
Flanders (alias Argyle McCool), Jeff Campbell (alias Angus Campbell), Jen
Campbell, Richard Brown (alias Diarmid Campbell), Erica Viola ( alias
Caitlin Urquhart) Jen Frey (alias Jen Rockwell), Eric Frey (Aaron
Rockwell), and Phread Cichowski (alias Duncan Campbell.)
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Richard Brown and Jeff Campbell duel at The Campbell Highland Games
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Scenes from Downtown Campbell St. Patrick's Day Festival
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Merit Award from The International Portrait Contest, Photographic
Society Of America 2003
Photograph taken by
Claudia Peterson
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Burns Supper Schedule Saturday 25th January 2003
The King’s Head
7.00PM
Introduction Richard Brown
7.05PM Grace before dinner
Ian Meikle
7.10PM Address to the
Haggis Ian Meikle
-----------------------------Dinner------------------------------------
Music by Hamewith
7.55PM Grace after dinner
Ian Meikle
8.00PM Chairman’s
Remarks Richard Brown
8.05PM Dance exhibition Terney
award winning dancer
8.15PM Immortal Memory Ian
Meikle
8.30PM
Song Peter Daldry
8.40PM
Recitation Mark Peebles
8.50PM Toast To the Lassies
Richard Brown
9.05PM
Song Peter
Daldry
9.15PM Reply to the Laddies
Chris Eppard
THE KING'S HEAD INN
Thanks to all for making
this a great success.
And a special Thanks to
Sam and Barbara |
TSPN TV AMADOR LIVE Jackson Ca.On 3/3/03 Highlander Warriors Kingdom Of The Gael
Jeff Campbell, Tim Javellos, Richard Brown, Phread Cicowski, and
Mike Garret
Had a great time showcasing This group of
swordsmen, and am looking forward to working
with them on up-coming shows and projects!
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Poems, Prose, and Short Stories Submitted by Friends
The Misunderstanding of Man's Beliefs
There has never been anything in the short span of mans existence
on earth quite as all engulfing as, what he calls his beliefs. For his
beliefs he has built great civilizations and for his beliefs he has destroyed them, through the ages
and many sages he has wrought blissful happiness. He has also committed atrocities and
unspeakable crimes and with these thoughts in mind he has changed the path of time.
Man's beliefs seem to be contradictory, for he says to sow the good seed, he says love your
neighbor then because of his beliefs he destroys them. Because of this double edged
sword he says one thing, and because of this or that belief he does another, never
really concerned with the well being of his brother. Now he stands on the edge of eternity,
he sees clearly what he has done, and still continues to believe he is the only
one. If he had truly believed in his beliefs, he would have nourished this world as a plant by
the sun. If he had believed his beliefs the whole human race would have won.
Richard Brown ( Alias Diarmid Campbell )
Visit Richard's Site at www.diarmid.com
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There are many Photos of us in this Great book on Swordmanship. I
would recommend this book to anyone interested in Scottish sword or any sword for that matter!
Many thanks to Mark Rector and Brian R. Price
Highland SwordmanshipTechniques of the Scottish
Swordmasters
Photagraph far left Richard Brown and Mitchell McLelland
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Tartan
Day
Fremont,
CA
April 7,
2001
Tri-Valley Herald |
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Interview by TSPN Local TV Sue Slivick
Amador County at the Volcano Christmas Walk
Volcano,
CA
December
2000 |
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Medieval
Night
The
Kings Head Pub
Campbell,
CA
February
17, 2001
The Metro |
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Pleasanton
Highland Games
Pleasanton,
CA
September
2000
Tri-Cities Scottish Association of California
Newsletter |
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Pleasanton
Highland Games
Pleasanton,
CA
September
2000
The Valley |
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Campbell
Scottish Games
Campbell,
CA
June
2000
The Campbell Reporter |
Richard Brown and Mitchell McLelland
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Pleasanton Games 2002 From The Valley Citizen
Wolf's Den, your gateway to Metaphysics, Spirituality, and
the ways of the Old Religion.
http://wolf.mind.net
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