Shinty in the United States 2006 Gary Innes, Captain of Fort William Shinty Club and Man of the Match for the 2005 Camanachd Cup visited to California to play Shinty and to teach at a workshop hosted by the Northern California Camanachd Club open to all US Shinty Clubs. Gary Innes will be returning in June 2007 to teach another workshop open to all clubs and individuals. This workshop will help developing clubs as well as beginning level players. The club played its first twelve a-side fixture in Scotland against Skye Camanachd on 6 September 2007, they were defeated 9-0. The spring of 2008 marked
John Barr (shinty) John Barr (shinty) John Barr (born 1982) is a Scottish international shinty player from Abriachan, Scotland. He presently plays for Glenurquhart Shinty Club. Barr attended Charleston Academy in Inverness. He was instrumental in the rise of Robert Gordon University as a force in University Shinty. He has represented Scotland at all levels of shinty, most recently in 2009. He is one of few shinty players to have his own chant, in tribute to his physically dominant style of play. The chant "John Barr ate my car" is a favourite at games where he is playing. Barr is a keen rugby