Danny Potter1953 — 2003 |
Danny Potter: It has been said many times by many people, he was a big man with a big heart. Outgoing, friendly, funny, interesting, and wise; Danny was usually the first to set up camp at a gather, festival or games. Danny was also a magnet, drawing those of like ilk to him. The group of tents that gathered around Danny’s site was affectionately knows as “Fort Potter”. It didn’t matter the type of activity, pagan gather or highland games, Fort Potter always sprang up.
Danny actively and passionately embraced both sides of his heritage: Scottish and Native American, specifically Cherokee. He walked a dual but complementary path of druidic and Native American spirituality.
Danny was both founder and coordinator of the Jonesborough Celtic Festival. After six successful years, this was expanded from a one to a two day festival and moved to its current location at Sycamore Shoals in Elizabethton, Tennessee. This past September marked the third year for the Sycamore Shoals Celtic Festival.
He was a member of Clan Colquhoun, The Scottish American Military Society, 78th Frasier’s Highlanders, St. Andrews Society, Clanna-n-Alba, Kingdom of Raknar, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Celtic American Association of Northeast Tennessee, Bird Clan of the Free Cherokee of Eastern Alabama, and MENSA.
Danny was a priest to some, a tutor to others, and a friend to many.
Mike Lundy
"I feel we are on the verge of a major spiritual shift away from traditional Western Greco-Roman thought back to the true spirituality of the Celtic people, and it is up to us to learn as much as we can and grow in spirit as much as possible so we can be of help to those who will soon be seeking the Old Ways. The world is in dire need of the peace and harmony that comes from the Druidic Path. Perhaps we will someday see that peace and harmony reflected throughout our society as well as individually. This is my fondest hope for the future! AWEN!"