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Aprl 2011.Pub THE THISTLEDOWN Scottish Society of Tidewater, Inc. SPRING 2011 VOLUME 28, ISSUE NUMBER 2 SST Tartan Day Ceilidh 2011 “Paying the Piper,” Tom Crouch, with a wee taste. SST President John McGlynn recites “To a Haggis…” Amazing Grace... Now THAT’S a flaming haggis! Members of the Scottish Dance Theatre of Virginia gave a stunning performance. Continued on page 6 PAGE 2 THISTLEDOWN SPRING 2011 About the Scottish Society A Few Words from the President of Tidewater, Inc. Dear SST Members, It’s been a busy Spring for your new Board and SST since the annual membership meeting in T he Scottish Society of Tidewater exists to March. After being sworn in, your Board furiously promote the preservation and study of Scottish cul- set to work on the events of the new SST year: ture, including music, language, art, history, folk- The St. Patrick’s Day Ocean View Parade on lore, dance, literature, athletics, and all other things March 12 had a number of SST members partici- distinctively Scottish among interested persons in pating and our Nessie float lent a festive air to the the Hampton Roads, Virginia area and to cooperate event. Poor Nessie is showing her age and with a with like-minded persons, groups and organizations little cosmetic surgery she revived for what will be here and abroad. her last parade. But she will rise again, new and A meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each improved. Stacy Apelt has offered to build a new month at the Church of Ascension Community Cen- Nessie. Thanks Stacy. Nessie was the brain child of ter, 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, VA Larry McCauley and built originally by Stacy. 23462-4446. Social time begins at 7:00pm, and the March 27 was the 2nd annual ODU International meeting starts at 7:30pm. Anyone interested in Festival. This year we had our SST display table. Scottish culture and history is invited to attend. The event had thousands of attendees and it was a great opportunity to showcase our culture. Thanks to Terri Woodward for heading this up. P.O. Box 3733, Norfolk, VA 23514-3733 Next, a big item on our agenda was the SST Tartan Day Ceilidh. It was www.tidewaterscots.org held on April 9th at the Church of the Ascension and I’m happy to say it was a tremendous success - a sell out crowd! This was due to all the hard SST Executive Board work of many people. I’d especially like to thank Skip Hunter, who made President: this extra special by researching the history of SST and its founders, and John McGlynn [email protected] organizing their special recognition. In addition, Skip also made the great Vice President: tasting (flaming) haggis. A special thanks to Eleanor Unger, a founding Skip Hunter [email protected] member, for presenting her wonderful Scottish Highland Dancers. Thanks Secretary: also to Trish Young and her team who decorated the hall so beautifully. Marcey Hunter [email protected] Thanks to Lynnette Fitch Brash for leading the team dancing the new Kan- Treasurer: dahar Reel. The meal was great thanks to the Mike Bromley chefs team. Ruth Fraser [email protected] Thanks to the Scottish fiddlers (the youngest being only 5 years old!) and to Edward Brash for setting up the sound system as well as playing. And Board of Directors: thanks to Donna Looney and Marcey Hunter for pulling it all together. Stacy Apelt [email protected] Great job everyone! Our friends in the St. Andrew’s Society in Williamsburg organized a “What Donna Looney [email protected] it Means to be Scottish” event for Tartan Day, a week earlier, on April 3rd John Maxwell [email protected] in Williamsburg. Under the leadership of Anne Korff, this was a very suc- cessful event. SST participated in many ways, bringing the famous John George Phillips [email protected] Turner and fiddlers, the Glasgow Kiss band, and our SST display table. Bob Rider [email protected] Well done Ann. I hope we can do this again. At this time last year I talked about my goals to further our mission of em- Terri Woodward [email protected] bracing, enjoying and educating about Scottish culture. This I believe is our SST Committees primary charge and it still is. For the coming year, with your support, there Webmaster: are two areas I’d like us to focus on to support our mission: Scott MacGregor [email protected] First, I want to be responsive to you, the SST membership, and to do that we need you to be as active as possible in the Society. You have the ideas, Membership: Marcey Hunter [email protected] the love of things Scottish, and the inspiration to make the SST more re- sponsive to your needs. We need you to share your ideas and whenever Program: possible, get involved. Get on one of the standing committees, or form a The SST Board of Directors committee of your choice. Come out to the monthly meetings and let your- Sunshine: self be heard. June Lockwood [email protected] Secondly, we want an interesting and informative program calendar de- veloped for the coming year. We’ll be working on this, but I’d also really Newsletter Editor: like your input. Let any of the Board Members know what you’d like to see. Marcey Hunter [email protected] Slainte Mhath, John McGlynn PAGE 3 THISTLEDOWN SPRING 2011 Ceud Mile Failte! "One Hundred Thousand Welcomes" to New & Returning SST Members! David G. & Imelda Bisset Linda Jackson 2204 Brittany Court 2921 Venus St. Virginia Beach VA, 23464 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 757-481-3992 757-416-5203 [email protected] [email protected] Clans Grant / Frazier Michael C. McGhee Carolyn & Randy Bruce 8207 Simons Dr. 1664 Ashton Dr. Norfolk, VA 23505 Virginia Beach, VA 23464 757-583-0493 757-479-8897 [email protected] Chris & Kate Melhuish Clan Bruce 1312 Sussex Pl. Norfolk, VA 23508 Stefanie & David Dunn 757-423-0531 5313 Glenville Cir. [email protected] Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Clan Stewart 757-639-4733 [email protected] Holly Quaglia and Jacob Wells Clan Baxter 633 Bethune Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Catriona & Bradley Dunphy 757-641-4527 1460 Ashland Cir. [email protected] Norfolk, VA 23509 Clans Johnston / McAskill / MacDonald 757-693-0083 [email protected] Christopher Woodward Clan Robertson 3036 Edinburgh Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23452-7004 Marguerite U. Hicks 757-631-0788 116 Effie Ave. Clans MacDonald / MacLean Norfolk, VA 23502-5207 757-461-0502 Clans Fraser / Innes / Thompson PAGE 4 THISTLEDOWN SPRING 2011 2011 Ocean View St. Patrick’s Day Parade Tom Chenowith, left, and John Maxwell lead the way. Scott MacGregor and friend. Our “Nessie” float is hurting, and this may have been her last parade. Everyone loves the pipers! Newport News Police Pipe and drums. Here’s hoping Nessie rises again! Top O’ The Mornin to Larry McCauley, former SST president, who road with the Vietnam Veterans of America. Rob Lockwood, past SST president, road with the Shriners this year. PAGE 5 THISTLEDOWN SPRING 2011 Richard & Olive Baird- Memorial Scholarship he Baird Memorial Scholarship was founded in memory of Richard and Olive Baird, longtime mem- bers of the Society. Richard served as the president from 1984 to 1991. They were both very active inT the Clan Baird Society, and devoted much of their lives to the celebration of Scottish-American culture. Their legacy lives on through this scholarship, and we were honored to present the following awards at our Tartan Day Ceilidh on April 9th. harles Murla (left) 2011 recipient of the Baird Memorial Scholarship. Charles is an active member of the Scottish SocietyC of Tidewater and an exceptional Scottish fiddler. He has studied with 10-time Scottish Fiddling Champion Dr. John Turner. In fact, Charles has won several fiddle competitions, and deservedly so. Many of you may have seen Charles play at our Tartan Day Ceilidh on April 9. Charles will use his scholar- ship to help offset costs to attend the Jink and Diddle Fiddle camp in North Carolina. Congratulations, Charles! hannon Turner (right), 2011 recipient of the Baird Memorial Scholarship. Shannon, too, is a student of ScottishS Fiddling, and is a student of Dr. John Turner. She is also an accomplished Highland Dancer, and hopes to improve her fiddling skills to play for the Highland dancers in the Scottish Highland Dance Theater. Shannon was most impressive when she, too, played for our enjoyment at the Tartan Day Ceilidh. Shan- non hopes to attend the Jink and Diddle Fiddle Camp, and will use her scholarship for that purpose. Congratulations, Shannon! lise Miller (left, with Arthur Korff), 2011 recipient of the Baird Memorial Scholarship. Elise is a promising youngE piper, currently under the tutelage of Arthur Korff. She was able to visit Scotland in 2008 as part of the People to People Student Ambassador program. She is very connected to her Scottish ancestry, and has a keen interest in genealogy. She will use her scholarship to attend a week of bagpipe instruction at the North Ameri- can Academy of Piping in Drumming in North Carolina. Congratulations, Elise! PAGE 6 THISTLEDOWN SPRING 2011 Continued from Page 1 SST Tartan Day Contd Posthumous remembrance of Sam McKay, founding member and first president of the SST. Trish Young presents Nancy McKay with a special recognition on behalf of Joyce & Al Cowan. Sam McKay III, with his son Ty, aka “The Younger.” John McGlynn and his grandson Colin play, Mike McGhee, newly joined SST member, “Scotland the Brave.” and good friend Mary Anne Romska PAGE 7 THISTLEDOWN SPRING 2011 Our talented session musicians are always ready for a tune.
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