All things Scottish are celebrated with groups of Scottish ancestry making their way up the parade route for the 25th anniversary of the Tartan Day Parade. This year the great honor of being selected as Grand Marshall was famed actor Dougray Scott. He enjoyed every minute of the 2 hour event...
Bagpipes are musical instruments which are most commonly associated with the British Isles, although they are played in other places as well. The distinctive brassy sound of a set of Great Highland Bagpipes can often be heard in Scottish heritage celebrations and parades. Playing the bagpipes well ...
Here you can see the hallmark on the silver ferrule of a set of Hendersons. The maker's mark "WNGN" off to the left is for William and George Neal. The first assay mark is the "Lion Passant" indicates British Sterling of .925 purity. (A Lion Rampant would indicate Scottish Sterling....
Bagpipes are sometimes played at formal events at Commonwealth universities, particularly in Canada. Because of Scottish influences on the sport ofcurling, bagpipes are also the official instrument of theWorld Curling Federationand are commonly played during a ceremonial procession of teams before major ...
Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year's Eve, and it is celebrated on New Year's Eve with a Grand Dinner. It can be very similar to Chinese New Year's in many ways: 1) Make lots of noise. Chinese like to burn firecrackers, bang drums and pots to scare the ...
The origin of the pipes in Scotland is uncertain. Some say it was a Roman import. Others believe that the instrument came from Ireland as the result of colonization. Another theory is that they were developed there independently. Historians can only speculate on the origins of the Scottish clan...
As I finished playing, the air just had this mystique to it. The silence from both the United and the Everton fans was incredible and played a big part in it being this unbelievably touching moment. There was this huge roar of applause from the crowd and that was it, my job was done...
He was well known as a uniquely Victorian character, being a Chinese Australian who adopted the dress and manners of an English gentleman, all while performing Scottish songs on his bagpipe. 他作爲獨特的維多利亞時代人物而聞名,既是華裔澳洲人,又有著英格蘭紳士的穿著和儀態,同時還能用蘇格蘭風笛演奏...
"I play a Kirk Lynch half set, as well as Northumbrian smallpipes, scottish smallpipes, Highland pipes and the Gaita Gallega." Sam Cobb Hurst, TX Tel: 817-595-1358 email:stc6729@mindspring.com Have a Neil O'Grady practice set and have been playing since May 2001. I played sax for ...