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The Angus Whitson Lady Fiona MacGregor Marieke McBean Dr Ken B Moody of having The Chieftain of the Braemar Scottish heavy events have always Pauline Donald Nick Drainey Gathering as Her Majesty the Queen, been one of the most watched events and for this very special Chieftain Her at highland games, but the heavy Offices of Publication Majesty ensures the highland games are events athletes had to be paid in Australasian Office: USA Office: P.O. Box 6202 PO Box 6880 Hudson, highly attended each year. International order to attract more attendees to Marrickville South, NSW, 2204 FL 34674 athletes will be among those taking part the event. This resulted in the games Tel:(02) 9559-6348 Tel:(866) 544-5157 in the heavy and track events. Today having to charge admission. 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Page 2 • Australasian Edition • April 2016 The Scottish Banner 23rd Paeroa Highland Games and Tattoo

Lest we Forget, entertained during the day and lead a World War I salute during the Tattoo. Other special guests included the four-legged kind: Highland Cattle from the Macca Fold of Tirau. The breed captured hearts at the 2015 Games, with one man so smitten that he bought a calf on the spot as a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife. Two giant screens again flanked the arena. hat do pipe bandsmen, Paeroa they doubled as the New Zealand Used in conjunction with roving cameras highland dancers, heavyweight Highland Heavyweight Championships. throughout the day, the screens gave people field athletes and teddy bears The prestigious contest is usually held at a close-up view of simultaneous action have in common? They all the Waipu Highland Games, which have Patrick Hellier being awarded the prestigious around the Domain, from mace flourishing flauntedW tartan at New Zealand’s 23rd been running since 1871. “But after it was honour of winner, 2016 New Zealand Highland to the axemen’s carnival and a chance to Annual Paeroa Highland Games and washed out by torrential rain this year, we Heavyweight Championship at the 23rd Paeroa enjoy highlights such as the clan street Tattoo. 13th February 2016 was a lucky were delighted to be able to host it,” said Highland Games and Tattoo, 13 February 2016. march. Games-goers were encouraged day for the celebration of Scottish heritage longtime organizing committee member to share their own pictures in the event’s with brilliant summer weather, a friendly Alistair Buchanan. Fashion in the field had to the stirring clans march and the pipe annual photographic competition. The crowd and ideal picnicking spots under a new twist for 2016. “Tartan in the Park” band competitions. The, unique to New four categories for 2016 were ‘Spirit of the the shady trees of the Paeroa Domain. entrants were also offered a piece of tartan, Zealand, evening Tattoo was a spectacular Games”, “Action”, “Expressions of Interest” The popular heavyweight field events are scissors, a stapler, and a teddy bear to dress. event with massed bands performing and “Evening Tattoo”. the original extreme sports with caber displays in front of the Paeroa Castle This competition has been judged tossing, Caledonian hammer throwing, Paeroa Castle – a memorable experience for all that and the 4 winning photos may be and a farmer’s walk with 160lb weight Pipes and drums were still the heartbeat night. star Dennis Marsh, viewed on the Games News page in each hand. And, for the first time at of the occasion, from strains of solo pipers following the release of his 2015 album www.paeroahighlandgames.co.nz.

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Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 3 The Scottish Banner Scot Pourri Wearing my kilt Celtic Saints Send us your inquiries on life’s little I really enjoyed the article in the You asked in your paper, which I buy every question marks. Ever wanted to know what happened to your old pal from home, how January Scottish Banner on Robert month about Gretna Green experiences to make your favourite Scottish meal, or Burns. His poems and songs are heard (Scottish Banner, February, 2016). I spent a wondered about a certain bit of Scottish worldwide. Having lunch in a cafe in week in Fort William and Gretna Green last history? Pose your questions on Scottish India several years ago, I was amazed to year and having Scottish heritage I wore related topics to our knowledgeable hear Auld Lang Syne, played on a sitar Highland dress for the first time. Having readership who just may be able to help. Our as background music! Last year whilst never worn it before, I had to get my nerve letters page is a very popular and active one travelling in Japan, I was shopping in an up to wear a kilt in public. The biggest and many readers have been assisted across IKEA type store in Kyoto, enjoying the surprise I got was the cat-calls and wolf the world by fellow passionate Scots. Please music of the 60’s as I browsed. That music whistles directed at me. I can’t understand In your March edition of the Scottish Banner keep letters under 200 words and we reserve suddenly ended and Auld Lang Syne why there are shops everywhere selling reference was made to the Celtic Saints the right to edit content and length. Letters, David and Patrick representing Wales and photos and any other items posted to the was played. One of the shop attendants Highland dress and yet you hardly see any Ireland. There is also St Piran of Cornwall, Scottish Banner cannot be returned. We came to tell me the store was closing, so I men wearing kilts. I am going to Scotland whose celebration day it 5th March. His prefer letters to be emailed to your nearest made my way to the stairs and saw near again this year as it’s my favourite country office or please visit our online Scotpourri the door, the six staff lined up hands in and my only complaint was the midges story is that a pagan band of Irishmen form at www.scottishbanner.com, prayer pose. As I walked down the stairs ,I which left my face looking like a plate of chained St Piran to a millstone and threw alternatively you may post or fax your letters sang Auld Lang Syne, and they all looked sago pudding. him off a cliff because they were jealous to us. Please ensure you include your full amazed and said “You Know this song?” Mr R Dixon of his influence over the people. The sea contact details, when emailing it is best to This Christmas just past, I was also Fremantle, bore him to the coast of Cornwall where include your post address for those without amazed to hear the tune Auld Lang Syne he landed at Perranporth. St Piran built a internet access. This page belongs to our Castles & “Durty” Wee Rascals adapted to a Christmas Carol! Wouldn’t chapel at the site of his landing, possibly readers so please feel free to take part! Thanks What a delight to read Jim Stoddart’s story the oldest place of Christian worship still to all our readers from around the world who Robert Burns be amazed at how far his about growing up without doctors (Clegs existing. The shifting sand have buried and have made this such a special page. fame has spread and in so many ways! Sue MacLeod and Skelves, Castles & “Durty” Wee Rascals, revealed the church but unfortunately the Australia Scottish Banner, February, 2016.). I grew ruins cannot be seen today as it has been up in Paisley during the war also, so I know buried again to preserve it. The Cornish flag Tartan Day in Canada Ed note: Thanks Sue for your letter and what you are talking about. One incident of a white cross on a black background is Canadians in Nova Scotia are set to so great a bit of Scotland joins you on celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tartan Day. your world travels. If any other readers happened when we were here, our son Jack known as St Piran’s Cross. Started officially in 1986 by approximately have experienced a bit of Scotland whilst was about seven and while watching TV he Thea Adams 30 Scots at a meeting of the Federation for travelling abroad please share it with us. was playing with a stick. When I called him Ed note: Thank you Thea for sharing this Scottish Clans & Culture it has now spread for dinner he jumped and the stick went with us as we hate to miss out any of our The Stewart Society world-wide. Jean MacKaracher-Watson down his throat, we took him to hospital amazing Celtic cousins! St. Andrews Bursars where they cauterized the throat and the the only person working on the promotion Brodie Castle committee one by one wrote to every doctor said he would need to operate the Member of each Provincial Legislative following week. However he was soon Assembly telling them about the concept. very ill and the lump in his throat looked Then researched in libraries getting names like a red tomato. I told my husband I of Scottish groups in each province and am making poultice, my son said it felt writing to them asking for them to push good and I made another. Well after four the idea in their individual province. It was poultice’s it burst and all the poison came a huge task and her husband Andrew now out. The doctor was amazed and asked me deceased helped her with the typing and who showed you this? I said my granny in mailing using an old underwood typewriter Scotland and he said that thanks to granny with a broken return clip. No computer in it is as clean as a whistle and has saved you $500.00! those days. Thanks is extended to all who The Stewart Society of , pushed to make this date happen in each We thoroughly enjoy your articles, keep Scotland, awards bursaries each year them coming and stay of good health. By province in Canada. The date was started I am a auld Brodie loon, the photo of to students at St. Andrews and other the way my husband was in the Royal Navy to have a date that was not one that was Brodie Castle in the February Scottish universities. Pictured with those enrolled and from . brought from the old country. One that was Banner(Ten Scottish sites to top 10,000 in 2016 are Council member Hon. Thank you for the memories. felt young people would appreciate. Donald steps) brought back many happy memories. Lord Stewart (seated second from left), Margaret Kinnaird MacLean suggested using the date of the I left Dyke School, late 1940’s on a Friday St. Andrews University Vice Principal Willoughby, Ohio Declaration of Arbroath as Jean was charged afternoon and come Monday morning I Professor Lorna Milne, and Society USA with finding a spring date and so the date started as an apprentice gardener at Brodie President Lachlan Stewart. Bursars was chosen. No date in Scottish history Ed note: Thanks for your letter Margaret Gardens which was a 3 year apprenticeship. include Amanda, Brooke, Catherine, Jane, could hold more profound meaning to Scots and glad you, like so many, enjoy Jim’s Leslie Forbes was head gardener, a very Jennifer and Jennifer, Karyn, Molly, Rachel, than April 6th when the Declaration was articles. Just shows you should always knowledgeable mannie, even if he was Samantha, Sophie, Ewan, Ludovic, Peter, listen to your granny! signed. Following it’s passing in Ontario Jean a Buckie supporter! During this period Thomas and Zachary Stewart, Sophie was delighted to see interest peaking in the Galbraith’s Stores Brodie was famous for its daffodils, till this United States. With their huge population of Stuart Menteth, and Grace MacDonald. day bulbs raised in Brodie are still selling I wonder if anyone remembers Scots the date soon began to be celebrated Dr. Donald A. Smith well today. When I started work, my first job Galbraith’s of Paisley? They had a chain and from there it spread worldwide. The Commissioner in the morning was to take veggies up to of supermarkets on the West Coast of Scots in Nova Scotia salute the rest of the The Stewart Society (of Edinburgh, Scotland). the cook in the castle, OK in summer, but in Scotland. Also they had their own in-house world with their 30th anniversary and winter picking Brussel sprouts covered in Find a lost friend bakery. Every morning a van would arrive encourage all to wear the tartan and get frost was not very fine! The Brodie of Brodie Looking for my lost friend Alison at the store I worked at in West Blackhall out to the many events planned to honour were great people to work for and very easy Irvine, married name Flynn. I think St. Greenock, and deliver freshly baked the Scottish settlers who came to our lands to talk to. Another great talking point was that she emigrated to Canada. She had goods. On a Friday the van would stay at and through faith in God, hard work and the Brodie football team, the pitch was 3 sons Brett, Mark and Guy and also West Blackhall St. store to deliver orders of determination made a new home in a far right beside Brodie railway station. Aye lots groceries door to door. I was lucky enough country. With the changing world it is time a daughter. She may be in Edmonton of laugh and fun, now just memories. to help with the deliveries and the driver for the Scots to gather from strength to (Canada) as two of her sisters are there I came to Australia as a £10 Pom and always had something for us to eat. Usually strength and support our culture. Nina and Marg. We were friends from landed in December 1959. I married a bridies or mutton pies. Christmas was Jean MacKaracher-Watson Edinburgh Ainslie Park High School. bonnie lass and had four th best, as everyone would have “something” Nova Scotia Alison would be 74 on the 17 April braw kids. So I and the Mrs have a lot to be for your Christmas. I would often go home Canada this year. Wonder if you can help? thankful for. with a few pounds, after sharing with the Carol Fraser Bob Duncan Ed note: Thank you Jean, both you and driver. Australia Barcaldine, Queensland Andrew have done an incredible thing for Robert Bradshaw the Scottish community! Email: [email protected] Australia

Page 4 • Australasian Edition • April 2016 The Scottish Banner Scotch surprise: Bendigo tartan Rumble’s into city University in 1975-78, said: “Our art gallery was proud to showcase the splendid works of 19th century Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh in one of the first major international exhibitions brought to Bendigo in 2006. We have a wonderful example of early adaptive reuse of gold rush-era buildings with the 1867 drill hall central to exhibition spaces in today’s modern gallery. The gallery was a very fitting location to honour Dr Cantlay’s visit to Bendigo as his country showcases its long contribution and influence in innovation, architecture and design around the world.” SDO director Chris Earl said crowd numbers on Saturday showed growing strength in Bendigo’s love affair with all things 2016 SDO chieftain Kathryn Mackenzie in Scottish. “Bendigo has presented a significant Scottish interior decorators Colin and Justin her designer-made outfit featuring the new major Scottish event at the same time the with TV show ’s . Bendigo Tartan and piper Craig McFadyen. Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been performing in . We have more he Bendigo tartan made a Radichevich. “It a great honour to be chosen connection between Scotland and Australia. than maintained crowd numbers despite spectacular appearance at Golden as chieftain and this will not be the last “It’s a tremendous day. Well done Bendigo a friendly rival sharing our date in 2016. City Pipe Band’s Scots Day Out time my outfit in the Bendigo tartan will be for bringing contemporary and traditional We are delighted and already planning for (SDO) in February.Reno Rumble’s worn,” she said. “The tartan is about Bendigo celebrations to this beautiful setting,” he said. the second weekend of February next year, ScottT Cam was joined by Scottish interior – its rich history and wonderful future – and Cr Fyffe hosted a luncheon at Bendigo Art building on the great engagement generated designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan I’ll be wearing it on many more occasions to Gallery for Dr Cantlay and representatives by our two events at the weekend.” of Scottish groups in Australia. Cr Fyffe, for a surprise appearance in the parade promote the vibrancy of our wonderful city.” For more information on Scots Day Out down View St complete with car decorated who studied his Bachelor of Arts Edinburgh please see: www.scotsdayout.com. in the city’s new official tartan. Thousands Bendigo’s love affair with all lined View St. to welcome VisitScotland things Scottish chairman Dr Mike Cantlay, SDO chieftain In Rosalind Park, the large crowd quickly Kathryn Mackenzie and Mayor Rod Fyffe snapped up initial stocks of products made escorted by kilted from Glen in the Bendigo tartan as bands and dancers Lachlann Estate College of Arms before the headed into competition and stalls selling arrival of pipe bands, dancers and clans. haggis, venison Scotch tablet, shortbread Ms Mackenzie wore a stunning and IRN-BRU were rushed off their feet. outfit in the Bendigo tartan designed Dr Cantlay praised the spirit of Scottish by Castlemaine’s Ulrike Barbara Von celebrations in Bendigo and the ongoing Victoria Scottish Pipes and Drums parade into Rosalind Park.

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Scotspeak is a selection of quotes which made headlines in Scotspeak Scotland last month on a variety of current Scottish affairs. “We were hugely excited, discovering anything at Ferguson Marine Engineering in Port fun things, they love to run around, they’re now but I really like the idea of a single card like this is exciting for us archaeologists , , will form the backbone very energetic. They’re eminently suitable to a I can use on any piece of public transport but when it’s clear evidence of a mediaeval of future growt, according to the firm. It country state or to a small house, as they love rather than having to have a separate one cemetery it’s very interesting. We think this site marks a significant change in fortunes to cuddle up. They’re great all round dogs.” for every means of public transport.” is the same burial ground or cemetery as the at the yard, which faced closure in 2014 . Registered Skye terrier breeder Jan Transport Scotland commercial director Bill site previously excavated at Robert Gordon’s, it The Clyde region has a long history of ship Shuttleworth said at the birth of five new Reeve as final testing begins on Scotland’s could very well be attached to the Blackfriars building and innovation. puppies. The Skye terriers are one of the most single-card public transport payment system. site. It’s hugely significant to find a medieval famous dogs in Scottish history, however have Transport Scotland has not given a date for the “Once this is bought it will probably be put cemetery like this, because you rarely find a dwindling ancestral line. Celebrated through public launch, but it could be rolled out this away and not come out again for a generation. them in Scotland. The post-excavation will the famously loyal Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye year. ScotRail aims to have 60% of journeys This one came out right at the beginning of the be hugely important to shine details on the terrier has been threatened with extinction for paid by smart cards by 2019. The cards will Second World War. It’s an artefact of its time. population of Aberdeen in the 13th and years. With just 43 terriers registered in the UK allow travellers to pre-load money to be used It’s an investment item and is only going to 14th centuries, DNA analysis could tell us if in 2015, breeders are concerned their dying on trains, buses, ferries, subway and trams increase in value. It was one of the first ever there were any foreigners in the city at this out would be a loss to Scotland’s history after across the country and adopt some of the issues of what became an iconic brand. I’m time, and the pathology of the people – what being part of the nation for 500 years. features of ’s hugely popular Oyster aware of a few selling over the past few years diseases they had, and all sorts of things.” Card. The cards will allow travellers to pre-load but this is our first one. One sold in 2014 for “Many of these languages are not valued and Martin Cook, of AOC Archaeology, said as money to be used on trains, buses, ferries, £4400 and one sold in December last year so they are not supported. People think they nearly 100 skeletons have been found in subway and trams across the country. a “medieval cemetery” below one of the for £3400 but it all depends on the condition are useless, so people don’t speak them to Granite City’s most iconic buildings. While they’re in. This one is in good condition and their children, for example. So many of these “The Barras is a legendary part of Glasgow’s painstakingly carrying out excavations for the there’s no doubt any collectors of the Oor languages will die, sooner rather than later, landscape. There has already been sizeable £30million renovation of Aberdeen Art Gallery, Wullie memorabilia will want to have this as because if a language is not learnt by children, investment in the area in recent years and archaeologists have discovered the assorted pride of place in their collection.” that language is dead. If we can find a way of the improvement is visible. However, the remains of at least 92 bodies dating back to Steven Dewar of Curr and Dewar Auctioneers persuading people that these languages are City Deal has given us a much greater scope said as a rare copy of the first Oor Wullie annual actually a resource, rather than a problem, or the 13th century. Due to the discovery, the to drive forward our plans for the Barras could fetch up to £4500 when it goes under the folklore or something that belongs to the past, redevelopment of the art gallery will be delayed and the surrounding area. We now have hammer in . The 1941 edition is one then we can help these languages to survive by six weeks to allow the archaeologists time to £27m earmarked to undertake a whole of several Oor Wullie and annuals a little bit longer and children can have the exhume and organise the bodies, as well as the range of works around the Barras and from between 1941 and 1957 being sold by the benefits of bilingualism.” dozens of other relics unearthed, which include the wider Calton area. Our plans involve auction house. The annual is a sought-after Professor Antonella Sorace, founder of the coins, scraps of clothing and ceramics. improving transport links, making the collector’s item and is in good condition and Bilingualism Matters Centre at the University general environment as welcoming and “Employing modern apprentices is helping to will go under the hammer by early April. of Edinburgh, is investigating the potential sustainable as possible and enhancing create a dynamic and experienced workforce benefits of studying minority languages connections with the local community. The to help Scotland’s industries thrive. This “I want to keep the breed going because it’s such as . Learning and Barras is a fantastic asset for Glasgow and announcement of 150 new apprentices at part of our history, it’s part of Scotland history. retaining a second language such as Gaelic we want to make the most of it for the local the Ferguson’s Shipyard on the Clyde is great Skye terriers were absolutely loved by royalty has great benefits for the brain, especially community and the city as a whole.” news not only for Ferguson Marine, and the years and years ago. Every royal family had for those in later life. If policymakers could Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City young people that will benefit, but also for a Skye terrier. Mary Queen of Scots had her be encouraged to retain languages such Council, said as The Barras market is to get a Scotland as a whole. Modern apprentices Skye terrier as Gaelic, Cornish or Welsh it could have a are key to delivering economic development underneath beneficial impact on health, she said. £27m funding boost in a bid to transform it into and essential in providing our young people her crinoline “must go” arts and events quarter. A report by with opportunities to develop skills and gain when she was “The has a clear vision Glasgow City Council has also revealed plans employment.” beheaded. That that it should be possible to travel anywhere for new venues and public spaces alongside the Fair work, skills and training secretary is the devotion around Scotland by public transport: by Barrowland Ballroom in the area in the east end announced a they have, they bus, by train, by ferry, by tram, by subway, of the city. Glasgow City Council also want to shipyard saved from closure two years ago won’t leave your using one form of smart ticketing. I don’t encourage more artists into the area in a bid to is taking on 150 apprentices. The new staff side. They love know how many cards I’ve got in my wallet transform it into a cultural quarter for the city.

Redcliffe Scottish Pipe Clues Across SCOTWORD 7) Time to roam in Scotland! (7). 8) Burns birthplace (7). Band, Queensland Here is a fun crossword for you to try with a few of the answers to be found in Scotland! If you are in doubt, you may need a wee peek at a Scots dictionary or 10) Fishing port south-west of Girvan (10). WANTED: a map. Or, if you are really stuck, the answers can be found on page 25! 11) Melodies (4). 12) Moveable Scots households! (8). Pipe Major 14) A soft, porous cake (6). Pipers 15) This Scot is his bond! (4,7). 19) Condensed antacid (6). Drummers 20) They take illegally (8). ‘ Growing pipe band 22) The female deer (4). with ambitions 23) This Scot created a bond! (3,7). 25) Fussy to a Scot (7). Further information 26) Catch the ferry here to Skye (7). contact Secretary via email: Clues Down Devin: [email protected] 1) For ancient dates! (7). 2) Scottish first course! (4). 3) Colourful pigment (6). Allan’s Ceilidh 4) Old high-ranking noble (8). Tune into WOW100.7fm 5) Waterway at Inverness (5, 5). 6) Top fastener (7). The Voice of the Penrith Valley 9) Site of 1745 victory (11). With Allan & Maggie 13) Town 3 miles north of Dumbarton (10). Every 2nd Sunday 10 am-12pm 16) 8 or 9 irons! (8). 17) The National Guard (7). Requests very welcome 18) Parents’ parent! (7). Phone: 02 9833 1444 21) At sea! (6). 24) Ben More is on this island (4).

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Manhood stones a test of strength at New £20m Design and Innovation the Bundanoon Highland Gathering Quarter for Dundee waterfront Chieftain of the Day The Bundanoon Highland Gathering is delighted to announce that Carol Budlong, the President of Scottish House has accepted the nomination as Chieftain of the Day for Brigadoon 2016. Carol has been involved with the Scottish community in Australia for many years and is looking forward to meeting as many people as possible at Bundanoon. This year A £20 million package will aim to attract world-class en- Carol will be stepping up to fill the trepreneurial talent to Dundee. Proposals for the “ground- role of the High Commissioner of the breaking” project have been unveiled by developer Our MacArthur Society in Australia. The Enterprise. The project is currently being drawn up by Gathering which is Australia’s largest HTA Design LLP and includes a new square opposite the Scottish festival will include Scottish Malmaison hotel that focusses on a new “Design and In- dancing, pipe bands, dog show, novation Quarter” for the city, inspired by the arrival of the entertainment, food, Clan village and V&A museum. The scheme will incorporate street facing children’s events and is a fantastic ‘design, make and sell’ units with co-living rental homes day out for the entire family in the stacked above. These will offer occupants high quality NSW Southern Highlands. city-centre living with shared facilities such as shared trength and tradition will be centimetres or half metre in a Bundanoon Highland Gathering will take dining areas, a cinema and gym as well as additional office on show at the Bundanoon diameter. The history of the stones place on Saturday, April 9. For details: space. Our Enterprise chief executive Matthew Bell said: Highland Gathering at goes back over one thousand years 02 4883 7471 or www.brigadoon.net.au. “We are a young, innovative development and regenera- Brigadoon. The Tartan Warriors to the highlands of Scotland when a tion company with a difference. We care about delivering willS put their reputations on the line at boy was considered to have reached projects with a social return and the highest levels of eco- the Bundanoon Highland Gathering at manhood when he could lift two nomic and environmental sustainability. Dundee’s vision Brigadoon as they lift the Bundanoon stone in weight from the bare ground for the waterfront is a perfect match for us and we are Stones of Manhood. The Warriors are onto the top of a stone dyke or fence thrilled to bring our investment, energy and drive to this celebrating 23 years at the Gathering as we know it. Most villages took ground-breaking project.” Dundee’s waterfront is about to and the weight of the stones - 100kg, part in this exercise and the stones transform with the £1bn Dundee waterfront regeneration 125kg, 140kg and l65kg will see some varied from village to village. In the which will dramatically change the city and help develop bulging muscles from the competitors late 1970’s the lifting of the stones was one of Scotland’s top creative and arts hubs. and bulging eyes from the spectators. brought back to life in Scotland with Modelled on the MacGlashen Stones the introduction of the MacGlashsen from Scotland the Bundanoon Stones Stones. The stones are laid out five of Manhood consist of a set of five metres apart lightest to heaviest with round stones ranging from 90 kg to 165 each competitor having to lift all five kg in weight. stones on top of a wooden barrel four SCOTS’ CORNER feet in height. The person who can With David Keith MacGlashsen Stones lift all five stones on top of the barrels On106.7 Phoenix FM Monday 2:30 to 4:30pm The stones vary in size from in the fastest time is declared the Carol Budlong. 43 centimetres to a massive 50 champion of the day. Traditional, Folk & Gaelic Music Scottish News Views & Blethers

have their own views on the battle, the Live Streaming - www.phoenixfm.org.au events that led up to it and those that flowed from it. Hundreds of years later Culloden is still a site that connects us intimately with our past. Below the surface, however, things are rarely as they first seem. For example, according to family history, the Great Pipes of Baleshare displayed at the opening of the exhibition were played at Culloden - but by a piper on the government, not the Jacobite side. Join the Jacobite Journey at Culloden Today Culloden was the last hand-to-hand Culloden Battlefield battle fought on British soil. Part of a wider European religious and political conflict, the short but bloody fight changed the course of history. Today Text and image courtesy of: The National Trust for Scotland Trust The National and image courtesy of: Text the causes and consequences of the tmospheric five-star Culloden 16 April 1746 Forty-Five are still hotly debated. Battlefield, scene of the final The course of British, European and Since the mid-nineteenth century defeat of Bonnie Prince world history was changed here at the battlefield has been a place of Charlie’s Jacobite army, invites Culloden on 16 April 1746. It was pilgrimage for people from Scotland groupsA to immerse themselves in the here that the Jacobite army fought and throughout the world. Some historic events of 1746 with an exciting to reclaim the throne of Britain from visitors are descendants of those who new selection of ‘Jacobite’ experiences. the Hanoverians for a Stuart king. The fought. Others are gripped by the Explore life as a Jacobite solider in British army was equally determined extraordinary story. With ongoing A Soldier’s Life workshop, handle to stop this happening. The ferocious archaeological research and fresh 18th -century replica weapons, shields European war had come to Scotland historical interpretations, the story of and tools, play period games and dress - dividing families and setting clan Culloden is far from over. in period costume (including tartan against clan. There are many different For further details plaid) for the ultimate Jacobite ‘selfie’. stories about Culloden. Visitors often see: www.nts.org.uk/Culloden

Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 7 The Scottish Banner By: Ron Dempsey What’s in a Name? Have a name that has you stumped? Scottish Banner readers can send in their name queries direct to Ron via the Scottish Banner by post or email: [email protected]. Ron will do his best to help you with your name query and may just add that extra piece to your genealogy puzzle.

MacNuyer, Risk, Rusk, Watt, Yuill are Within generations Gaelic forms of the associated with Clan Buchanan. All name evolved with MacKim, MaKimmie, major clans and families such as Fraser, MacShimidh and MacSimon. Macdonald and Armstrong all have some Although Simon based names are names associated with them. We have to common throughout Scotland, there must also note that some names are associated have been a Simon in almost every village with more than one clan or family this and from their progeny taken a surname because of how common the name is. as listed above. However, there is a famous Some names associated with clans are Simon in the Clan histories. That clan known as septs. The associated names being Fraser of Lovat whose progenitor were kept rather than adopting the clan was a Simon Fraser brother to Alexander name for a variety of reasons. One reason Fraser an associate of Robert the Bruce. By is simple protection, smaller clan would the fifteenth century this same Simon was Across North America many will be recognize a larger clan as an overlord for remembered by his descendants in that celebrating Tartan Day on April 6th. protections against other larger hostile subsequent Lord Lovats and Chiefs were clans and could be called upon to lend known as the “MacShimi” which again “Forrit the Tartan!” This is would be a good was aspiring to have dominion over its support on any forays of their host is Gaelic for Simon’s son. Suffice to say slogan for April 6th, Tartan Day (in North northern neighbour. It helped end the War clan. Secondly, the daughter of a chief that there is lots of connection with name America). Along with Robbie Burns Day of Independence along with the conclusive may have held some land and married Simpson in Scotland as the name was and St. Andrew’s day it is yet another day winning of the Battle of Bannockburn in someone outside her clan, she and her recorded as early as 1405. I would suggest to let the world that the Scots are alive and 1314 which stopped the aspirations of King children might have taken her husband’s Mr. Simpson pursue his family tree to see if well. Speaking of slogan, did you know Edward I and subsequently, his son Edward name. Thirdly over the generations, the it indeed was originally from Scotland. it is a Gaelic word from “sluagh ghairm” II from having suzerainty over Scotland. chief’s immediate family or younger meaning battle cry. Why April 6th? It is members might have been known by their MacCallum the day of the signing of the Declaration Associated names own name and passed it along to their Curt MacCallum of London, Ontario, of Arbroath. This document was drawn Do you wonder about the associated progeny rather than taken the clan name. Canada is interested in his family tree up in 1320 by Scottish nobles and sent to names with clans? As an example this Examples of the chief’s family keeping which made me think I have never or it’s the Vatican with a plea to the Pope for the group of names. Cousland, Donlevy, Dove, their immediate surname are MacIans for been a long time since I addressed this recognition of Scotland as a free nation. Dow, Gibb, Gibson, Gilbert, Gilbertson, MacDonald of Glencoe and Mac Cailien good Scots name . Clan MacCallum settled One of the arguments on the document Harper, Lenny, MacAldonich, MacAusland, Mor for Clan Campbell. in the Lorne district of Argylle shire in the showed Scotland had a history that MacCalmont, MacColman, MacCormack, 13th century. Mac Ghille Chaluim means precluded upstart young nations such MacCubbin, MacGreusich, MacInally, Mateer son of the servant or devotee of Columba, as England. The same England which MacKinlay, MacMaster, MacMurchie, Mr. Hugh Mateer of Adelaide, the most well-known of Christian wrote to ask about his surname. It is a new missionary’s in Scotland. Monks of the one for me and I was wondering if I could Celtic church had a different tonsure or Manning Valley Historical Society Inc find anything on it. However, experience shaved head than the those of the Roman Proudly presents the 12th can be a blessing in that I thought it may be church. In Gaelic the term Maol meant of Irish extraction. In my circle of childhood literally bald headed or tonsured one. So friends were a family of MacAteers and another form of the name evolved as Maol BONNIE WINGHAM I wondered if there was any correlation. Chaluim or Malcolm. So MacCallum and The name is from Ulster in the North east Malcolm bearers are from the same clan. SCOTTISH FESTIVAL section of Ireland in what is now known as However, it did become a personal name Northern Ireland. In Gaelic it means son of in that 4 kings of Scotland bore the name the wright or craftsman. The equivalent in One Neil Malcolm served in the French Scottish Gaelic in the surname MacIntyre. navy and is reputed to be the natural The geographic location of the surname of father of Marquis de Montcalm. Ironically MacAteer in Ulster lends itself to the local he led the French troops on the heights of dialect or accent. Their pronunciation of Quebec against British troops under Wolfe consonants can be quite softly spoken. when Quebec became a British colony Therefore, the “C” in MacAteer is softens the and part of Canada. If his paternity is true name to sound like Mateer. Similarly, name then he was fighting against many of his such as MacGerry and MacGee are offered a kinfolk, as much of the British military Megarry or Magee. serving at Quebec were made up of Scottish regiments. Simpson More than a few related houses bearing 22nd - 29th May, 2016 Mr. John A.E. Simpson of Australia who the name asserted themselves and Dugald WINGHAM , NSW is 84 years young wrote to the office of MacCallum, ninth of Poltalloch changed the Scottish Banner to ask about his his surname to Malcolm. Find more information at surname. While his immediate ancestry The chief of the name is still at all have English roots, he admits that Duntrune Castle. The present chief is www.manninghistorical.org when watches the Edinburgh Tattoo he Robin Malcolm of Poltalloch. feels that there must be some Scottish Clan Badge: A silver tower, with a window This year’s CLAN of HONOUR is blood in his veins. Simpson is one those and blue door. generic patronymic surnames that has a Clan Motto: In Pardua Tendit He has CLAN MACRAE wide expanse in the geography of Great attempted difficult things. Chieftain: Mr Allan McRae Britain. It means the son of Simon, a There is a clan tartan. personal name very much favoured by President, Clan MacRae Society of Australia the Normans as they came to England Lord Lieutenant for Dumfries We invite the public and all Clan MacRae and associated clan in 1066. It found its way to Scotland as Last but certainly not least, please join me members to join us in the celebrations in Wingham this year. succeeding generations of Normans in congratulating Fiona, Lady MacGregor came north. While retaining many of the For all EVENT information contact: Eric Richardson on 02 6553 5412 of MacGregor, fellow columnist of the English versions of the name it also took Scottish Banner on being appointed Her or the Museum’s website at www.manninghistorical.org similar sounding versions Gaelic. Names Majesty, the Queen’s representative as Lord that denote son Simon showed as Sim, Lieutenant for Dumfries. Syme, Simon, Simmie, Simpkins, Simson, Keep April tartan and keep those letters coming.

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Rural Mural artists seeking site Eye catching new exterior for large-scale artwork in Glasgow for Inverness Museum art specialists Recoat – who are now on the hunt for mural site in their home city.

High-quality mural making Council. The Highland Photo: Amy Whiten, Recoat manager, said: “The The Highland Council, working in response in has partnership with High Life Highland, been brilliant and we have some amazing have submitted a planning application sites for murals. We are hoping to find to encase the Inverness Museum and somewhere just as exciting for phase Art Gallery with bold, eye catching two – when Rural Mural goes urban. We aluminium cladding, which will improve are hoping to find something a couple of the environment in front of the castle, storeys high, so if you own somewhere in advance of the long term proposals that might be suitable please let us for the castle and surrounding areas. know. It’s going to be really interesting The cladding will be funded as part of taking a project which has started in the the approved £3million Inverness City countryside into a city like Glasgow – to Deal funding, and will enhance visibility see what themes emerge and how the of the existing building and will provide Ali Wyllie (front ) and Amy Whiten (back murals speak to each other.” greater awareness of the museum to right) create at Spring Fling Rural Mural. Amy and her partner Ali Wyllie, who are also the lead artists for SFRM, have a long visitors and tourist. The proposals form track record of high-quality mural making. part of the wider enhancement and Scottish street artists to create colourful artworks on a farm This includes In Common, which involved regeneration of the city centre and will building, animal refuge and village pub before heading to the city. collaborating with international artists complement plans to improve Castle to create five murals across Glasgow in Wynd and the neighbouring north tower team of artists, who are soon to involves creating a series of murals on celebration of the Commonwealth Games. of Inverness Castle, as well as the recently paint large murals in the Dumfries buildings at a farm, village pub and a It is hoped that people who like the urban completed River Ness flood alleviation and Galloway countryside, are centre for rescued animals. As the theme murals may want to visit Dumfries and and streetscape works. The cladding seeking a site in Glasgow to create of this year’s SFRM is “exchange” the Galloway for the Spring Fling weekend will be made from maintenance-free Aanother major work. Spring Fling Rural artists will then create a second wave of from 28 to 30 May to see their country light sandstone coloured anodised, Mural (SFRM) is a collaboration between urban murals in Glasgow, Newcastle and counterparts while exploring some of the perforated aluminium to complement street artists from UK and European cities Berlin. SFRM is organised by Dumfries and more than 90 artists’ and makers’ studios the neighbouring stone of the Town and artists based in one of Scotland’s most Galloway’s Upland arts agency as a part which take part in the event. House building. Given the light reflective sparsely populated regions. It is being of its annual Spring Fling visual art and For further details on Spring Fling please properties of the wrapping, it will change staged as part of the Year of Innovation, craft open studios weekend. Rural Mural is visit www.spring-fling.co.uk appearance throughout the day and night. Architecture and Design. The first phase project managed by Glasgow-based urban The Proclaimers Reader Giveaway conic Celtic soul brothers, The the following performances: Fri 15 Proclaimers, are on their way April Brisbane, QPAC Concert to Australia in April for a coast Hall; Sat 16 April Sydney Opera SCOTTISH to coast week-long tour of House; Sun 17 April Iconcerts in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne The ACCESSORIES SHOPPE Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart Palais Theatre; and Canberra. The Tues 19 April KILT HIRE strikingly individual and Hobart Wrest Point charismatic Scottish Tasmania and Wed 20 twins, Craig and Charlie April Canberra Theatre Reid, have carved Centre The Playhouse. To themselves a niche in the win simply email, post or fax netherworld where pop, us (see our contacts on page folk, new wave and punk 2 and sorry no telephone collide and their songs, entries) and tell us your delivered with passionate favourite Proclaimers honesty, political fire and song and why. Winners wit, incite euphoric sing- will be chosen at random • Sydney’s Finest Highland Regalia • Australia’s largest supplier of authentic alongs at their sensational and full tour details can Stockist. Tartan Scarves, Ties, Bow Ties, Caps, live shows. be found on our events • Kilts and Tartan skirts made to order. Sashes, Tammies and much more. The Scottish Banner is page. Good luck! • Stockists of Quality Giftware including • More than 600 different Scottish & Irish Jewellery, Pewter Flasks, Tankards, Tartans on display with over 5,000 pleased to be offering 2 tickets for Quaiches & Clan Badges. Tartan items in stock.

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Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 9 The Scottish Banner Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers - 20 years on and stronger than ever! Scottish derived fiddling From the outset (back in 1995) the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club has welcomed players of all ages and stages, nourished by both the wisdom of age and the enthusiasm of youth. With no audition process ever instituted, the Club has built the fiddle skills and communal repertoire of its members - currently numbering around 65 - relying on our own members with regular input from visiting The MSFC “cool young people” playing Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers and Shetland’s Hjaltibonhoga fiddle teachers, including some of the world’s tag on the ferry from Aberdeen to group at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Melbourne. finest exponents of Scottish derived fiddling. Lerwick. Chris Stone (Homecoming Over the years the Club has racked up many album producer) is at the far right. s is well known to readers of The another amazing opportunity provided by achievements. We have played to crowds in Scottish Banner, the resonance of the club, as we marched through the ranks of tents big and small at Port Fairy Folk Festival, Scottish music, Scottish culture and military and counter marched back through the National Folk Festival, Illawarra Festival, being overwhelmed by the warmth of the Scottish traditions is still very strong. the tartan and fur clad pipers to the stirring Brunswick Festival, the Camperdown Burns welcome our own music received. A session HighlandA Games and Burns Nights abound sounds of The 79th’s Farewell to Gibraltar. Festival, the National Celtic Festival and many at the legendary Lerwick Lounge was the in our increasingly diverse society. Witness Caleb Anderson (12) fiddle player, Club more. We have toured New Zealand (2005) icing on that cake. A lesson for all of us, too, the rapturous reception given recently member since 2014, Tattooist in 2016 said: “I Tasmania (2008) NSW (2010) and finally was a comment we received many times to the arrival of the Royal Edinburgh Military never thought when I joined the fiddle club Scotland (2015). We have produced 5 CDs following concerts, workshops and sessions Tattoo in Melbourne. Over 5 days and nights, that we would rise to such dizzy heights! I and accompanying tune books, and have in Inverness, Ullapool, Dufftown, Glasgow, 150,000 people watched as Etihad Stadium loved the sound of the massed pipes as they sold thousands of these around the world. We Edinburgh, Lerwick, Voe, Dunkeld and came alive with the sights and sounds of came marching onto Etihad. My mum came have run camps and workshops, and most Selkirk. “You’ve given us a new way to look at hundreds of marching pipers and drummers, with me to all the practices and performances importantly, given around 500 people to a our own music”. We learned in Scotland that highland dancers, Pacific Islands performers, – even from backstage it was an amazing chance to play this exciting and ever changing there are many authentic voices in Scottish rank upon rank of military bands and a clutch experience.” At the Melbourne Tattoo, 20 music, in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. traditional music, many stellar contributors of fiddlers from Shetland and Australia. The MSFC members and 20 from Shetland’s over its 300 year published history, and as reconstructed Edinburgh Castle may have “Hjaltibonhoga” were augmented by fiddlers Travelling to Scotland many great contributors breathing new life been a counterfeit, but the emotions in the from Queensland (Emma Nixon), South Travelling to Scotland in 2015 was a dream into the music right now in the 21st century. hearts of the performers and the audiences Australia (Linda Rankin and Jeri Foreman), come true, with a contingent of 45 people We were and are proud to be a part of that were very real, as the show ended each night West Australia (Margaret Schlink) and Central making a hilarious and truly Australian tradition, and bringing our own original with a cry of “Scotland, Scotland, Scotland Australia (Karen Jackson). All these players excursion to the “auld country”. Fiddler sound (including many tunes composed by the Brave!” Among the 1300 performers represented groups active in our burgeoning player Caleb Anderson and his entire family members) to the ferry terminal in Ullapool, were 20 from our lively community group, Scottish fiddle community, and did their joined the group on tour and all members to the village hall in Dufftown, to St Giles the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club (MSFC), members proud! The size and strength of our were subsidised by the Club, made possible Cathedral, to the Arts Centre in Dunkeld, parading more or less in time and more or community is such that we could have fielded by prudent savings of the Club’s earnings and to the Voe Hall in Shetland were among less in step, and pinching ourselves at yet another 200 fiddlers. (from gigs and CD sales) much busking and many spine tingling moments. sausage sizzling, a successful crowd funding Story compiled by Judy Turner, Club Founder and Steph Reed, MSFC Media & Publicity Manager. & Publicity MSFC Media Reed, and Steph Club Founder Turner, Judy compiled by Story campaign, and some generous support 20th anniversary from our sponsors Bill and Diane Sides, Finally, following a busy year of 20 whose love of Scottish music and country performances to celebrate our 20th dancing has fed and been fed by the Club anniversary last year, we are very excited to for more than a decade. launch our sixth album Homecoming at the Hawthorn Arts Centre on April 24, at 2pm. Produced by club alumnus and ANU Music graduate Chris Stone, and recorded by the legendary Hugh McDonald, Homecoming is the culmination of the Club’s first 20 years. Once again, it features many tunes written by our own members, and arranged by Club members led by the tireless Pria Schwall- Kearney. Of the players on this CD bassist Athalie Brooks, guitarist Neil Adam, fiddler Ray Phillips and founder Judy Turner have Club members assemble on the steps of featured on all 6 albums, and with Hugh St Giles’ Cathedral Edinburgh immediately McDonald make up the “in it from the following our concert there, September start” group. Once again we proudly feature 2015. Bill and Dianne Sides are centre front. members of many families – mothers and daughters, brothers and sisters, husbands Bill and Dianne Sides’ support has built and wives. A special treat is the song “Where the MSFC “Shetland Travelling Fiddlership” Cold Night is Falling Fast”, a collaboration which has seen a player from the group from both hemispheres, featuring the singing go to Shetland in 2010, 2012 and 2014, of Chris Stout (who composed the melody and leading Shetland fiddlers come to for us) and Neil Adam (who composed the Melbourne to work with and inspire our lyrics). Recorded in Melbourne and Dublin members – starting with Chris Stout in 2011 this song is emblematic of the collaborative and then Ross Couper in 2013. In 2015 we spirit that drives the Club forward. We hope all went over and in 2016 the wonderful to celebrate this milestone with many readers Catriona MacDonald will be out for the of the Scottish Banner on Sunday 24 April. first ever Stringmania camp – of which As well as 100 individual contributors more will be revealed in a future edition to our Pozible campaign, Melbourne of the Scottish Banner. The centrepiece of Scottish Fiddlers are proud to our first tour to Scotland was therefore a acknowledge the support of the City of four-day visit to Shetland, where we were Boroondara, Victorian Scottish Heritage hosted by the local group Hjaltibonhoga, Cultural Foundation and Bill and Diane and had a joyous reunion with Stout and Sides. For more information on the Couper, learning from them their tunes upcoming Homecoming CD release and specially composed for our group, hearing the Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers see: the local fiddlers at close quarters and www.melbournescottishfiddlers.com.

Page 10 • Australasian Edition • April 2016 The Scottish Banner Digital modelling of human skull from Culloden 16 April 1746 skull suggests it had not been exposed to Derek Alexander, Head of Archaeological the elements or buried for long before it Services for the National Trust for Scotland, made its way into someone’s anatomical said: “We cannot say whether the skull collection. The skull is well-known in fragment belongs to a Jacobite or one of the medical circles and is on display with other Government troops but the injury to the examples of skeletal remains that display top of the head could be interpreted in a evidence of battlefield trauma, although number of different ways. It could be from most of these are from later periods someone, head down, looking at the ground such as the Napoleonic Wars. In order to as they charge forward, or an individual understand the skull better and for the who has already been wounded and is on information to be used at the Culloden their hands and knees or indeed it could be battlefield centre, archaeologists have been someone hit while focussing on reloading working on a digital 3D model of the skull their musket. The skull is a unique example using photogrammetric techniques. Katey of human remains from Culloden and Boal, Learning Manager at the National graphically demonstrates the horrific Trust for Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield and wounds that would have been suffered by Visitor Centre said: “A skull is an incredibly both the Jacobite and Government armies personal thing, when you look at it in 3 as a result of close quarter musketry.” dimensions you can imagine the person Given the impact, the musket ball was it would have belonged to. This skull takes

Photo: National Trust for Scotland. Trust National Photo: probably fired from about forty-five metres the story of Culloden and reminds us that away. The skull came to the Museum as real people were involved, they fought, s the 270th anniversary of museum catalogue entry at the museum part of a large collection of over 3000 items suffered and died on the field. It is a huge the fateful simply stated the skull was found on that purchased from Sir Charles Bell in 1825. responsibility to tell their story, and the approaches, archaeologists from part of the field at Culloden where the There are no further details from Bell’s work the team has done is an important conservation charity the National Highlanders, wrapping their plaids about original records as to when he acquired part of that.” As part of a series of events TrustA for Scotland have joined with The their left arms, and stooping low made it, but it is established that artefacts were and commemorations to mark the 270th Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh their attack on the King’s troops. The top collected from the battlefield in the years anniversary of the battle, the results of the to apply the latest technology to one of its of the skull clearly shows evidence of an following the events of 16 April 1746. The photogrammetric modelling of the skull unfortunate victims. entry wound of a projectile just left of Statistical Account for Scotland published will be presented by Derek Alexander, along The top section of a skull of what is centre with a larger exit wound at the back around 1794 mentions that bullets and with further archaeological work at other thought to be someone who met their lower right.The 3D modelling technology fragments of armour that are picked up by National Trust for Scotland properties on demise on the battlefield has been on essentially overlays standard photographs people in the neighbourhood are anxiously the Jacobite uprisings, at the Culloden display at The Royal College of Surgeons which can be then be used to create 3-D sought after and preserved by the virtuosi Visitor Centre at 1.00pm on Tuesday 15 of Edinburgh’s Hall Museums in Nicolson images and models – these remove the as curiosities and valuable relics. April 2016. There will also be a talk about Street for many years. A digital 3D model need to transport the original, fragile battlefield pathology at Surgeons’ Hall of the skull has been created using human remains around for the purposes 270th anniversary of the battle Museums in Edinburgh in July which will overlapping digital photography. The of study and display. The good preservation condition of the include the Culloden skull.

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By: Lady Fiona Lady MacGregor’s Scotland MacGregor Lady MacGregor of MacGregor – otherwise known as British broadcaster Fiona Armstrong. Fiona is currently news reading for the BBC. But she also leaves the studio from time to time to report on matters Scottish. She lives in Scotland with her husband, the MacGregor clan chief. Sir Malcolm is Convenor of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, and Fiona is an active member of Clan Armstrong, so their lives are interwoven with all things tartan. The couple have moved from the borderlands to the lowlands, home is now a white tower house between Perth and Dundee, although filming and writing takes Fiona all over Scotland.

chief sends his best wishes, by the way. He blooming in simple Highland soil. Among H. Welch was a US Liberty Ship helping to Inverewe Garden & Estate. says I should tell you that he is doing his the delights are Himalayan blue poppies deliver supplies for Arctic Convoys. She sank best to stay away from livestock - and that and New Zealand olearia. There are Chinese in a storm off Wester Ross after foundering on reetings from Scotland, where he has just come back from a photographic rhododendrons and Tasmanian eucalyptus. a rock in a gale. The nearest road was several spring is in the air, and folk seem jaunt to the north-west of Scotland. He was It’s amazing that these foreign floras can miles from the disaster, yet teams of local men friskier. Complete strangers are based on the shores of Loch Ewe, at a small flourish in such a northern landscape. But on the mainland scaled cliffs to try to help even talking to each other in fishing village called Aultbea. It is not far they do, and it’s thanks to the temperate victims. Seventy-four American sailors died in public,G heaven forbid. I was minding my from Ullapool, and the scenery is mighty and currents of the Gulf Stream - and to Osgood the sinking, but twelve were saved by crofters own business on Edinburgh’s Waverley majestic. My husband has been tramping Mackenzie’s vision and valiant efforts. who walked in a snowstorm through peat bogs train station when an unknown man the hills to try to capture romantically rugged to help survivors on the beach. Like the plants approached. He must have seen me on TV landscape. Had I been there, I would have at Inverewe, it is a tale of Highland endurance. at some stage, working under my maiden have opted for a more relaxing stay - and This unexpected tropical Thankfully, nothing so dramatic name of Armstrong. “I’ve just seen a visited the famous Inverewe Gardens. This happened to me this month. But I did again livestock transport van,” he said, “and on unexpected tropical botanical attraction was botanical attraction was help to judge the 2016 marmalade awards. the side were the words: ‘we’re Armstrongs created in the Victorian age out of bare rock created in the Victorian The Scots claim to have invented the stuff, - and we still lift cattle!’ ” We both roared and scrubby trees. It was established by a and there is a Scottish section in the annual with laughter; because, funnily enough, man called Osgood Mackenzie. age out of bare rock and international marmalade awards, held just that was my ancestors’ chief occupation Osgood was a younger son of Sir Francis scrubby trees. It was across the border, in England. It is a ‘Stirring back in the day. Mind, the Armstrongs were Mackenzie of Gairloch. Expected to either of the Clans’, and this year the Mackenzies not alone in this Borderland wickedness: join the army, or the church, he decided established by a man called produced a dark and delicious ‘Castle Leod’ also expert reivers during the fifteenth and instead at the age of twenty to buy the bleak concoction, whilst the Frasers offered an sixteenth centuries were families like the and barren Inverewe estate and settle there. Osgood Mackenzie. orange, and whisky recipe. Clan Scott Scotts, Elliots, Maxwells, Johnstones… Everyone thought he was mad. The wild and came up with a marmalade that contained windswept place would be impossible to edible gold glitter, whilst sent Inverewe Gardens cultivate. But Osgood had a plan. He would SS William H. Welch one made from ruby grapefruits. Clans Nor were those dubious Highland use the warm waters of the Gulf Stream to The MacGregor is not much taken with plants Armstrong and Gregor were both notable for MacGregors averse to pinching the odd create a fifty-acre garden. He would bring and flowers, although he will garden if there’s an absence of orange jars. The chief and I will ‘coo’ - or two. In 1602, Clan Gregor were said soil in from Ireland, and plant thousands of a boy’s toy involved. A sit-on lawn mower, or try harder next year. In fact, when we’re not to have lifted 600 cattle, 800 sheep and 280 trees for shelter. After his death in 1922, his a state-of-the-art chain saw usually stokes rounding up cattle, we could be stirring…! horses from neighbours. They had already daughter continued his work. In 1952 she interest in matters green and earthy. But he Follow Fiona’s husband, Sir Malcolm been accused with Clan Rannald and Clan gave Inverewe Garden to the National Trust did come back from Loch Ewe with the story MacGregor of MacGregor, Convenor of the Chattan of stealing 2700 cattle and 100 for Scotland, and today some 200,000 visitors of an American vessel that was wrecked off ‘Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs’, on horses from rival families. The MacGregor come each year to marvel at exotic plants the coast during World War Two. SS William twitter.com/theclanchiefs Robert Burns Scottish Festival 2016 with many of them being covered by other the main objectives of The Robert Burns artists including Joan Baez, , World Federation Limited were to advance John Williamson and The Furies just to the education of the public about the name a few. “We are incredibly lucky to life, poetry and works of Robert Burns. have him headlining our Festival and look Dr Peter Hughes will be the fourth Burns forward to hearing his playlist throughout World Federation President to attend the weekend,” Cr Gstrein said. “With more Camperdown’s Scottish Festival. Previous artists to be released over the coming attending presidents include Jane Brown, months the planning for the festival is in Mike Duguid and Len Murray. full swing,” she said. For more information about the festival and other local Scottish events Burns President to attend Festival on offer check out the Facebook page Also attending will be President of Camperdown’s Robert Burns Festival, or the Burns World Federation, Dr Peter follow the festival on Twitter and website Hughes, who will travel from Scotland www.camperdownburnsfestival.com. to attend Camperdown’s Robert Burns Scottish Festival. Peter will be the festival’s international guest and his visit promises to be one of the many festival highlights. Festival Committee Member, Councillor Ruth Gstrein was pleased to announce Dr Hughes’ attendance for the upcoming Festival. “Dr Hughes is a keen sportsman, playing tennis, golf and curling. He is also ustralian folk singing legend Gstrein said. “He has also won quite a a keen musician and a very popular After Eric Bogle has been booked to few awards along the way including the Dinner Speaker at events all over the UK headline the 2016 Camperdown Order of Australia Medal for services to the with a particular interest in Scotland’s Robert Burns Scottish Festival set entertainment industry, and a Peace Medal National Bard, Robert Burns,” Cr Gstrein forA 20 - 22 May. Festival Chairperson, and from the U.N. for his efforts, through said. “He has also had a remarkably high Councillor, Ruth Gstrein was excited to music, to promote peace and racial profile industrial career in engineering be announcing Eric Bogle as the feature harmony,” she added. His best known and steel and was awarded an OBE for act of the Robert Burns Scottish Festival. song is The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, his services to the UK Steel Industry,” she “Eric has appeared at every major folk which confirmed its iconic status by said. The Burns World Federation was and country music festival in Australia appearing as a question in the Australian founded in 1855, and based in Kilmarkock and overseas including Port Fairy, Gympie version of Trivial Pursuit. Cr Gstrein said it is one of the oldest national literary Dr Peter Hughes. Muster, Toronto and Edinburgh,” Cr Bogle’s music covered a variety of topics associations in Scotland. Cr Gstrein said

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Australian Jim Stoddart who was born in a Glasgow Tenement and raised in a Glasgow Housing Scheme 1943-1965. Kings Castles and Jim will be taking readers on a trip down memory lane of a time and place that will never be the same again and hopes even “Durty” Wee Rascals if only a few people in the Scot’s Diaspora have a dormant folk memory awakened, then he shall be more than delighted.

an ape-man or at least the missing link. A Glasgow As luck would have it, it was a weekday and John’s night off. My aunt and cousin Apeman finished as usual long before closing up time and were safely back home in Langshot Born in a tenement in Gorbals Cross, Street. The projectionist and manager had Of a’ the teddy boys, he wis the boss, gone out the side door and Alec, the gaffer, He had a razor six feet wide, had disappeared into the night and was Killed a’ the folk and threw them in the Clyde. nowhere to be seen. Even my local allies were not around that night and my girlfriend, Jean, My aunt worked in the ticket office at the wasn’t there to meet me either. One or two Lorne Cinema and my cousin, June, was the couples from the cinema remained talking girl who sold the ice creams and drinks. They to each other, laughing and joking before had got me a job as an usher or ‘chucker oot’ they moved off. Apart from that I was on my as the locals would have said. I was now in own as ferret-face and the apeman walked uniform, chocolate brown with brass buttons, toward me. The ferret spoke up first “We’ll go gold piping and nice big epaulettes. The other roon the back close”, nodding his head in the staff consisted of the manager, an alcoholic direction of the tenements across the road, in who we rarely saw, the projectionist who we Cornwall Street. “Ye are kidding aren’t you?” never saw, and the head usher or gaffer, Alec, I responded as I looked toward the apeman, Fists flew hardly daring to believe my luck. Safely back who did all the locking up but who otherwise “who’s this with you?” “He’s ma cousin.” The “Oh aye and when was that ye wee xxxxx? I’ve in Pollok I got my things ready for school kept well out of the way. There was a young apeman had the build and face that only been there and I didnae see you anywhere. next day with my father’s old advice creeping woman usherette up in the balcony among Glasgow could produce. A face that only It’s no xxxxxx holiday camp, so don’t give us back into my head, ‘If you run, remember the nice people who had paid extra. We a mother could love and that a father had any of yer patter, pal, and don’t let me hear he might be back for you next day.’ I hadn’t never saw much of her either. John was the obviously regularly battered against a wall. you showin’ aff, ye wee liar.” The apeman actually run but I had walked away, even if in other usher and he and I were on together at The apeman grunted “Aye that’s right, so it is. gasped and at first looked genuinely shocked unusual circumstances. the weekends, on busy nights and we both A’ll be hawdin’ yer coats fur ye.” at this third party intrusion into his would- The next night I was rostered on, I worked some nights the rest of the time on be fight but just as he was gathering his looked for signs of blood on the pavement. our own in the stalls. We were the people who Unfounded confidence wits and composure he stumbled recklessly Perhaps washed away by a cleansing led people to their seats with our torches and “Hold on, I’ll no’ be goin’ into any back toward the intruder and into a punch. The Glasgow downpour but there was none to politely asked youths to take their feet off the court with you pair.” Looking at ferret-face fight was on and the spectators moved into be seen. There was no-one to ask about backs of the seats and tone things down when I continued, adamantly, “If you’re going a circle around the apeman and the ex-con. the outcome of the fight that night and I they were getting boisterous. to start a fight, it’ll have to be here out in I was quite suddenly forgotten and found could not even thank my saviour from the the open. I wouldn’t trust you two behind myself on the periphery of the crowd as fists Bar-L. I never saw the ferret or the apeman Ferret–faced youth the tenements. Do ye think I’m daft?” I flew and excitement grew. With my back to anywhere near the Lorne Cinema ever Most of the young people coming into asked with unfounded confidence. The the crowd and the noise, I quickly walked again, so I can only believe that justice was the pictures were good-humoured and ferret smirked and tried to re-assure me around the corner and towards my bus stop, done even if without my help. their larking around was usually limited to that his cousin would only play the part occasionally shouting out some humorous of an innocent bystander. I re-iterated my comments during the slow parts of a film. reluctance to go through a close to a dark I was able to build up friendly relations and secluded back court with them. I knew with some of these groups who came in for certain that even if I got the better of the regularly and they occasionally gave me ferret, the apeman was not going to stand by some moral support when more dangerous and politely hand me back my coat at the end and aggressive patrons were causing trouble. of the fight, together with his congratulations. So, when I asked a gang to tone down their I knew he would more likely give me a good behaviour, to take their feet off the backs of going over, but worse, both of them would the seats or I threatened that I would need have likely beaten me up in the blackness of to ask them to leave if they didn’t, I could the back court right from the beginning. They usually depend on these boys as allies. So if might even have been carrying a weapon for my warning was met with “get lost” or worse all I knew. I was now prepared for a fight with from the gloom of the darkened side rows it the ferret but I needed to keep it in the public would be countered with “Aye right, shut yer domain for my own safety. mooth, dae whit ‘torchie’ tells ye or we’ll be By then, the people who had been idly ower tae shut it fur ye.” John, the other usher, chatting on the steps to the cinema had was a very tough young man in his late tuned in to our raised voices and began twenties who could be relied on if things got to take an interest in what was going on. very ‘hairy’ with especially difficult patrons. Couples turning round the corner from the The local constabulary could also be relied fish and chip shop and the pub began to upon when they called in from time to time hesitate and listen, sensing an altercation to rest their weary feet, but they usually might be at hand. As I continued to bandy went up to the balcony where there were words with the ferret and the apeman a few problems anyway. Most evenings went young woman with her arm linked around perfectly well but it was not unusual to upset that of her partner stopped in front of some youths and for them to make some us. She either felt some sympathy for my kind of veiled threat to John or I on the way predicament or perhaps she recognised out. Mostly nothing came of it. One night, that I worked at the Lorne. “Leave the boy however, I came across a ferret–faced youth alone. You better break this up before the not much older than me who was obviously polis come,” came her wise words. Then looking for a fight and he said that he would the apeman made a big mistake. Too much be waiting for me at closing up time. I MacEwan’s export and Johnnie Walker made couldn’t even remember having had to deal him scoffingly shout, “Ah’m no scared o’ the with him that evening. I only took him half f’n’ polis. Ah’ve been tae Barlinnie. Where seriously, although I noted something in his are they then? Bring them on”, he laughingly demeanour that sounded a warning bell. I declared. Now if a policeman had turned the was half prepared when I saw him on the corner at that very moment I would have pavement. My eyes didn’t dwell on ferret been saved by the apeman’s need to brag, face, however, but on the person standing but an even stranger thing happened. Out beside him, an older youth who looked like came a voice from the bystanders.

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Glasgow, Perthshire, Fife, Edinburgh and become a draw for tourists keen to tread West Lothian. Ronald D. Moore – the in the footsteps of the stars while admiring executive producer famous for his work some of Scotland’s most stunning scenery. on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Historic locations have seen a surge in Outlander returns Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the man visitors asking about connections to responsible for bringing Outlander to the books and TV series and dedicated television. Moore said it was important to Outlander tour companies are springing shoot the show in Scotland, adding: “This up to meet the demand. country has a particular quality to it. There Filming has wrapped in a studio in is a particular quality to the light, the grass, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire on the eagerly even the trees. The landscape itself is a awaited second instalment of 13 episodes, character in the show.” based on the second of eight books in Author Gabaldon is also delighted ’s international best- Scotland is the filming location, “Ron selling Outlander series, entitled Dragonfly (Moore, the producer) said from the in Amber. Outlander is about Scotland, set beginning when he realised that we could in Scotland and experienced in Scotland. film in Scotland - which is what he and I Get involved in the show and then come both wanted - that it must be as much a find your own highland adventure. Vive les Fraser! character in the show as any of the actual The second series of Outlander premiers cast members, and it certainly is. It’s just on Sunday, April 10th at 8.30pm on The he smash hit series Outlander his cousin Jared, a local wine merchant, spectacular.” The filming locations have SoHo Channel. Images courtesy of Foxtel. returns for the second series on Jamie and Claire are thrown into the lavish screens this month. Adapted from world of French society where intrigue Diana Gabaldon’s international and parties are abundant, but political best-sellingT books, Outlander follows the gain proves far less fruitful. Altering the story of Claire Randall (played by Caitriona course of history presents challenges Balfe), a married combat nurse from 1945 that begin to weigh on the very fabric of who is mysteriously swept back in time their relationship. However armed with to 1743, where she is immediately thrown the knowledge of what lies ahead, Claire into an unknown world where her life is and Jamie must race to prevent a doomed threatened. When she is forced to marry Highland uprising and the extinction of (played by Sam Heughan), a Scottish life as they know it. chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that Filmed in Scotland tears Claire’s heart between two vastly It has already enjoyed huge success in different men in two irreconcilable lives. the US - winning Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/ In Outlander S2 Claire (Balfe) and Jamie TV Show at the 2015 People’s (Heughan) arrive in France, hell-bent Choice Awards. The series is based on the on infiltrating the Jacobite rebellion led novels by Diana Gabaldon, first published by Prince Charles Stuart, and stopping in 1991. The production is filmed across the battle of Culloden. With the help of Scotland (where else!) with locations in Scottish Diaspora Tapestry Exhibition Recipient of the Burnside Community Event of the Year 2016 hat a wonderful result that the said “We have gathered here today in this Scottish Diaspora Tapestry beautiful park in the heart of Burnside to Exhibition in Burnside, South celebrate Australia Day. In no country but Australia and its associated Australia can you meet under azure skies, eventsW was the recipient of the very in the dappled shade of gum trees amid a prestigious City of Burnside Community cacophony of bird sound. This location is Event of the Year Australia Day 2016 Award quintessentially and uniquely Australian.” which was awarded in the presence of not only representatives of our Scottish The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry with a community but also over 100 people selection of 305 embroidered panels that represent the universal signs of a Scottish of all nationalities who were part of the presence throughout the world is on Citizenship Awards from countries which display at Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Pidcock were participants of the Tapestry which St. in Sydney’s Camperdown until April added a nice touch to the event. Also in 3rd. The Tapestry will continue its tour His Excellency the Governor of John McNeil, Secretary, Scottish Associations of South Australia, Christina attendance were Councillors, members of visiting New Zealand for first time at Toitu South Australia, The Honourable Cockerill, Past Chief, Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia, Parliament, both Federal and Local, Council Otago Settlers Museum from April 9th- Hieu Van Le AO and Tartan Rosemary McKay, His Worship the Mayor of Burnside, David Parkin, Ann staff and members of the community. 30th in Dunedin. For further details see: Ambassador, Mr Alan Lewis. Wickham, Chieftain, Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia. His Worship the Mayor, David Parkin www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org. Did you know? 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Stunning and iconic as “the most important to be The two other high-profile built in Scotland for 300 years”. architects involved in this project For Edinburgh-headquartered were Glasgow-based McKeown RMJM, it’s the latest in a long line Scotland’s Alexander Architects and Richard of successes both at home and Murphy Architects. Having won abroad in design competitions, recognition at home for their including Homes for the Future refurbishment of Edinburgh’s 2, Scottish & Newcastle HQ, the Architectural Heroes Fruitmarket Gallery and Dundee Falkirk Wheel, and, Contemporary Arts, described on the international stage, St by the Sunday Times as “one Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum. of the most satisfying, sublime Today Scotland continues to and stylish public buildings in produce amazing buildings with years”, Richard Murphy Architects Glasgow’s stunning Riverside attracted further praise for Museum, The Kelpies in Falkirk their sensitive handling of the and the transformation in Dundee 17thcentury ‘A-listed’ Stirling taking place around the waterfront Tolbooth Arts Centre. They also and with the iconic V&A Museum won a commission from the which is due to open in 2018. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Interested in seeing Scotland’s (FCO) to design a new British High The spiral staircase to the viewing platform in the Mackintosh architecture for yourself? The Year Commission in Sri Lanka, a real of Innovation, Architecture and Tower at the Lighthouse, Scotland’s National Centre for Design and Design runs until 31 December Architecture, Glasgow. Photo: Paul Tomkins/VisitScotland. coup for Scottish architecture. Closer to home, another 2016 with a series of exciting Scottish architect is played an events and activity, the year will 2016 will shine a spotlight on Scotland’s achievements in innovation, architecture equally formative role in Scotland’s showcase Scotland’s position Text courtesy of Scotland.org Text as an “innovation nation”, its political foundations. Together and design through a wide-ranging, variety of new and existing activity. Scotland has outstanding built heritage, and with EMBT (Enric Miralles’ produced some great architectural heroes who have helped shape this great nation to its thriving, internationally Barcelona-based practice), RMJM acclaimed creative industries what it is, with more great minds planning the amazing Scotland of tomorrow. designed the sector. For further details see: building, described by the former www.visitscotland.org or join the any, like Adam, Craig, and design. Most famous for his Presiding Officer Sir David Steel conversation at #IAD2016. Playfair and Thomson Glasgow’s other Willow Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall have commanded architectural hero, Street, Glasgow School of Art and international respect Hill House, Mackintosh’s unique forM the best part of two centuries, Charles Rennie style based on the belief that a whilst for others, like Charles Rennie Mackintosh, left an revival of the Scottish Baronial style, Mackintosh, recognition especially equally remarkable adapted to modern society would at home came too late to make a meet contemporary needs went difference to their lives. Take Fife- legacy to the city in the largely unappreciated in Scotland born Robert Adam for instance fields of architecture during his own lifetime. With Robert arguably the most important British Adam, he shared an appreciation architect of the 18th century. Blessed and design. of the romantic and a compulsion with a classical training, experimental to design everything down to the bent and wealthy clients, he was the National Monument on smallest detail. In the Salon de Luxe, the first architect in Britain to Calton Hill, modelled on the for example, the Willow’s inner develop a style recognisably his own, Parthenon in Greece. sanctum, the waitresses even wore demonstrated in Airthrey Castle chokers and dresses designed by and the magnificently ‘medieval’ East is East and West is West . . . Mackintosh himself. Culzean Castle. If Adam was known And though never the twain shall by his individual masterpieces, one meet, they do both share the same Lighting the way ahead of his contemporaries, James Craig, creative flair. Whilst Craig and If Mackintosh had one foot in was famous for an entire ‘town’. In Playfair left their mark on the east the past, so too he had one in the 1766, at just 22 years of age, Craig of the country, two of Scotland’s future. His first public commission, won a competition to masterplan other free thinkers gave vent to their the Glasgow Herald building, was Edinburgh’s New Town. His winning architectural self-expression in the re-animated by local architects Page design featured two grand squares west. No prizes for guessing the & Park to produce one of Europe’s - St Andrew’s Square and Charlotte major influence on Alexander ‘Greek’ largest Architecture, Design centres. Square - with three parallel streets Thomson’s style, though he did Although its use has now changed, (Princes, George and Queen) running combine the classical with Eastern The Lighthouse was opened in between them. Appropriately elements from Egypt and India. 1999 with four floors of exhibition enough, it was Robert Adam who Co-founder of the Glasgow Institute space, a permanent Mackintosh designed Charlotte Square, birthplace of Architects, which still runs The Interpretation Centre, state-of- of Alexander Graham Bell, Lister Alexander Thomson Travelling the-art conference facilities, an and Earl Haig, and now home to big Studentship, his most celebrated education centre, panoramic finance and Bute House, the official works include Holmwood in viewing platform and associated residence of the First Minister of the Cathcart (reopened by the National retail, bar and restaurant units. Scottish Government. Trust for Scotland) and St Vincent Page & Park also designed the Whilst a native Edinburgher Street U.P. Church in Glasgow, multi-award-winning Museum of gave the capital its New Town, designated a World Heritage Site. Scottish Country Life at Kittochside, it was left to one of its adopted Glasgow’s other architectural near East Kilbride. Proof that sons to earn Edinburgh the title hero, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, less is indeed more, the Museum “Athens of the North”. London- left an equally remarkable legacy to impresses with matter-of-fact born William Playfair spent most the city in the fields of architecture form, structure and space without of his time in Edinburgh where resorting to flashiness or gimmickry. he established his reputation as a Within the urban jungle, Page & fine architect with such classical Park also designed part of Glasgow’s buildings as the National Gallery Graham Square Housing project of Scotland (built on the spoil heap which meant finding sustainable, created by the construction of energy-conscious, ecological the New Town); the elegant town The National Monument on solutions for low-cost housing on houses of Royal Terrace, Carlton Calton Hill. Photo: Kenny the site of an old meat market in the Lam/VisitScotland. Terrace and Regent Terrace and east end of Glasgow.

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By: Donald MacKenzie The Outlander effect-Scotland’s tourist boom This month the second series of Outlander hits televisions around the world and there has been a phenomenal worldwide interest. But what exactly is Outlander and what is the attraction? Donald MacKenzie explains and tells us why so many fans of the show now want to visit the amazing Scottish locations that make the backdrop of the hit television series.

Historic Culross is one of Scotland’s most picturesque towns. Linlithgow Palace and Loch.

Outlander (TV series) is a collaboration enjoy the sites used in the series and to learn castles, travel through villages, large towns, With the series comes the usual publicity between British and American television the history of the buildings to help combine and small picturesque fishing communities, materials and merchandise but did you know companies to produce a drama series the fact with fiction. This group consists the Kingdom of Fife has them all on show. that there is now an officialOutlander tartan? based on the historical time travel ofrepresentatives of tour companies, Marys It is the featured tartan in the Scottish Banner Outlander novels by Diana Gabaldon. Meanders and Clan MacKenzie Routes, Outlander tartan this month. There are actually 5 tartans The show premiered on August 9, 2014. It Outlander Filming Fife which is a social used in the series. The Outlander itself, has proven to be a phenomenal success media site, Cruise Forth which helps plan the weathered MacKenzie, the weathered with an international following and has for the many cruise passengers now arriving Fraser, Cocknammon and the Craigh na Dun been nominated for awards around the in the Forth Ports, Balgonie Castle which is tartans all feature. The young up and coming globe. It stars as Claire one of the filming locations, Fife Tourism Scottish designer, Siobhan Mackenzie, is Beauchamp Randall, a married World Partnership which is part of Fife Council becoming renowned in the fashion world War II nurse, who in 1945, finds herself and also VisitScotland, the national tourist for creating kilts combining Harris Tweed transported back through time to Scotland organisation. The aim is to promote the and tartan who, as well as creating outfits in 1743, where she encounters dashing area as an exciting and vibrant place to for Miss Scotland at the recent Miss World Highlander Jamie MacKenzie Fraser (Sam visit, to see the Outlander filming locations competition and the Scottish Cricket Team Heughan) and becomes involved in the but to also immerse yourself in Scottish at the 20/20 Cricket World Cup, has used the run up to the Jacobite uprisings of 1745, culure, Scottish history and to meet the local weathered MacKenzie in combination with which culminated in the Battle of Culloden people, who in a recent poll were voted to be Harris Tweed to design and supply a kilt for in 1746. Series 2 is due to air from April extremely friendly and helpful. the present Clan MacKenzie Chief, the Earl of 2016 and is being eagerly anticipated by The filming locations that are easily Cromartie and came to the attention of the the legions of devotees worldwide. The visited in and from Fife include Falkland Outlander designers. attraction of Outlander lies in the storyline, (Inverness in the series), Aberdour Castle The series has been a tremendous asset as outlined above, and in the filming (St Anne de Beaupre’s monastery), Dysart to the Scottish tourism industry and with locations, which are mainly set in Scotland, the new series about to air we hope the The Outlander tartan. portraying the diversity and beauty of the profile of Scotland will rise even further. land and buildings, and also delving into The attraction of Outlander Come and visit…Tha sibh fàilte an-seo.. part of a proud nation’s history. There are many excellent places to you are welcome here. lies in the storyline and in stay, ranging from bed and breakfast Fàilte gu Alba...Welcome to Scotland! The Kingdom of Fife the filming locations, which establishments, pubs with accommodation The local Outlander effect has seen a surge and a varied range of hotels. You can stay in a of pride and interest in the Kingdom of are mainly set in Scotland, town. You can stay in the countryside. Fife. Local tourism partners are uniting portraying the diversity You can stay at the seashore. All are available to find ways of offering the best all round in Fife and surrounding area. There are many experience of Scottish culture and many of and beauty of the land and award winning restaurants in which to eat us are looking forward to showcasing our buildings, and also delving into traditional Scottish food made from locally services this month to Outlander fans and sourced produce. Simple food. Gourmet food. followers at an Outlander Inspired Market in part of a proud nation’s history. World cuisine. We have them all. There is Balgonie Castle, itself an Outlander filming even the opportunity to attend an Outlander location, on the weekend of 23 and 24 April. inspired meal to enjoy the food that was being We want you to get the chance to enjoy our (the port of ), Culross (the village eaten in 18th Century Scotland in a period Aberdour Castle. landscape and our hospitality, indulge in our of Cranesmuir), Balgonie Castle (home of home in the heart of Fife. food and drink and maybe even try out a few the MacRannochs), Doune Castle (Castle words in the Gàidhlig! We can also help you Leoch, home of Clan MacKenzie), Bo’ness choose a few local products to take away as & Kinneil Railway (where Frank and Claire Follow in the footsteps of Claire and Jamie a lasting memory of your trip but most of all say goodbye), Hopetoun House (home If watching Outlander has inspired you to visit the locations used on we want to give you a personal experience of the Duke of Sandringham), Linlithgow the show check out these useful websites: with memories that will never fade and want Palace (Wentworth Prison), Midhope Balgonie Castle: www.balgoniecastle.co.uk to return to our beautiful land. Castle (Lallybroch), Blackness Castle Clan MacKenzie Routes: www.clanmackenzieroutes.com The first series was filmed in a variety (Fort William HQ of Black Jack), Preston Courses for Cooks: www.coursesforcooks.com of locations in Central Scotland, mainly Mill (Jamies scene at the Water Mill) and Cruise Forth: www.cruiseforth.com around the River Forth and in Fife, and are Glencorse Old Kirk (where Jamie and Fife Tourism Partnership: www.fifetourismpartnership.org readily accessible for visits and tours from Claire tie the knot). Marys Meanders: www.marysmeanders.co.uk the local towns and cities. Within Fife itself, As you travel from location to location, Outlander Filming Fife: https://m.facebook.com/outlanderfilmingfife there is a group who are actively promoting enjoy the scenery, from open farmland to Siobhan MacKenzie: www.siobhanmackenzie.com the Outlander filming locations as a seaside cliffs, from gentle hills to world famous VisitScotland: www.visitscotland.com destination for visitors to Scotland to both golf courses, pass by areas of open water and

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Outlander’s Jamie Fraser played by Sam Heughan. Photos courtesy of Foxtel.

This month millions of people in an American show that it is authentic as will be eagerly waiting for possible. Outlander has done so many things right they have filmed in Scotland, used the return of the hit TV show Scottish talent, Scots crafts people and the Outlander. The second series outcome has been a brilliant show which has again stars Scots actor Sam been great for Scotland as a whole. Heughan, who sat down with SC: Prior to auditioning for the role of the Scottish Banner’s Sean Jamie Fraser, were you familiar with the Cairney for a dram and a chat book Outlander and Diana Gabaldon’s about just what it is like to works? Has Diana directly helped you at all be an 18th century Scottish form and develop the character of Jamie? SH: Simple answer no, I wasn’t. I had just warrior and the show that come back from LA where I tested on quite travels time and thrills viewers a few shows and did not get anything and with Scotland’s history. was feeling a little despondent. I came back to the UK and was asked to audition SC: Sam thank you very much for for Outlander and I did some research and taking the time to speak to the Scottish saw it was this great series and Diana had Banner. Can we begin by asking could written all these books so I went and got you ever have imagined whilst studying a copy and read what I could before the I feel so lucky we are filming at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music audition. I immediately felt very close to and Drama in Glasgow that you would Jamie and that I understood this character. in Scotland and not only are all kind of implodes. Jamie one day be playing the lead role in an Diana has been terrific from day one, she becomes a different character than he was internationally successful television show has been very supportive. She and I talk a we bringing the landscape to in season one, there is still that humour, watched by millions and to play such a lot via email or social media and is available screen but also the culture, good will and nature but he has grown up strong Scottish character? to me to ask questions about Jamie, we now a lot and is now scarred physically and SH: This has been such a full circle for me. talk about general things also that happen the people, the language and mentally. I feel if season one was the young In my second year of drama school I was in our own lives. Diana watches all the love and honeymoon, season two is more cast as Romeo and I remember at that point unedited footage as we film and will talk the music alive. Scotland the adult marriage. It will definitely be thinking it was so amazing to be part of the about them with me. In a way she is kind is definitely the reason interesting to see where Jamie goes from play and even day dreaming that wouldn’t of guiding the show, she has given me and here if we film another season. it one day be great to be involved with an Caitriona (Balfe who plays Claire Randall) Outlander has done so well. international or American television show. some great advise and things to think about SC: Now the cast of Outlander has a great 15 years later it feels very rewarding that in terms of the portrayal of our characters. the characters are not themselves. Jamie chemistry however one cast member this has now happened for me and in a way is somewhat half the man he was because stands out in each episode, that cast in really grounds you to be reminded of SC: The second series of Outlander kicks he is still struggling with this trauma and member is Scotland. With such a beautiful, where you come from. Outlander has done off this month and no doubt Jamie has trying to not think about what happened dramatic and historic backdrop for filming something special and many people want evolved going into series two, which also to him. He throws himself into this mission this has caused a tourism boom known as to connect with it. It has done some great has the show being set in France. Can you to change the future and work his way into the Outlander effect. How proud are you things for Scotland as it has a ripple effect tell us what fans can expect with this series the Jacobite movement. But also Claire as a Scot that the show is bringing more on other industries and businesses. It has and was there anything new you learned is pregnant and is required to be a lady visitors to Scotland? And have you visited helped reaffirm our identity in Scotland and about the character of Jamie? of the court which brings with it social or learnt anything new about Scotland for me it is a great honour being part of the SH: Looking back at series two we have all responsibility and they are pulled apart and through your association with Outlander? show, I also feel very responsible being a Scot struggled in a way with the characters, as somewhat lose track of each other and it Continued on page 29:

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In Scotland Today

Google to Gaelic

Translations of Scottish Gaelic are now available from Google. Google Translate says it can now handle more than 100 languages after 13 new ones were introduced. Scots Gaelic, spoken by around 57,000 people, has been added along with the likes of Hawaiian, Samoan and Pashto. The service was launched in 2006 with translations initially between English and Arabic, Chinese and Russian Google says the 13 new additions will help another 120 million people communicate with the rest of the world online. Google said it now offers 103 languages covering 99% Photo: K Lam/VisitScotland. of the online population. The firm admits translation is imperfect but said that it will improve over time. Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan welcomed the development. Mr Allan, a fluent Gaelic speaker who is Falkirk Wheel to be refurbished also the Scottish Government minister responsible for Scotland’s languages, The Falkirk Wheel is to undergo a major Top Scottish tourist Ancient Lewis Chessman commented: “Gaelic is part of our renovation in a £1m programme to attractions named recreated in Lego bricks identity and culture and is used every upgrade and improve it. Linking the day in communities across Scotland and Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union I welcome Google’s move to make the Canal 115ft above it, the 13-year-old language more accessible to people around wheel will be refurbished inside and the world.The Scottish Government is out. The existing visitor centre, trip committed to supporting the teaching boats, conference rooms and activity of the language and inspiring the next hub will also be refurbished with new generation of Gaelic speakers. Our aim is branding, signs and interpretation Edinburgh Castle not only tops Edinburgh to increase the numbers learning, speaking boards celebrating the engineering but also is the top Scottish visitor attraction. and using the language and hope that the behind the iconic structure. It Google Gaelic translation tool can make an will remain open throughout the Seven Scottish tourist attractions recorded important contribution towards this.” works, which are due to finish this more than one million visitors last year, summer. The project is part of a according to new research. Edinburgh Castle Glencoe massacre link to turf house phased investment plan, with further drew most visitors, with 1,568,508 people A centuries-old turf house could be linked to improvements and new visitor passing through. The National Museum the massacre of Glencoe, archaeologists say. A experiences developed over the coming of Scotland in the capital was the top free team from the National Trust for Scotland have years. More than 600,000 people visited attraction, with 1,567,310 visitors. The carried out a survey of the ruined building, the Falkirk Wheel in 2015 making it others were Glasgow’s Riverside Museum just a few days after the 324th anniversary Scotland’s busiest tourist attraction and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, of the events of February 13 1692, when 38 outside of a city.A spokesman for the Scottish National Gallery and St Giles’ MacDonalds were killed on the orders of the Scottish Canals said it is hoped the Cathedral in Edinburgh, and Loch Lomond government. The turf house is thought to project will encourage even more Shores in Balloch. The study by Glasgow Photo: National Museum of Scotland. date from the 17th century. It was found at people to take a turn on the Falkirk Caledonian University’s Moffat Centre found Achtriochtan, near the loch, during a routine Wheel, with the profits generated by visits to the top 10 attractions increased by inspection of other archaeological sites in the attraction “being reinvested in 5% in 2015, despite a strong year in 2014 Artists have recreated one of the iconic the area. A Trust spokeswoman said the safeguarding the heritage of Scotland’s when Scotland hosted events such as the using 90,000 Lego remains are hard to see as all that survives is 250-year-old canals”. Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup. bricks. Warren Elsmore led the team a low earthen bank defining the building’s Steve Dunlop, chief executive of the The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, the building the 6ft sculpture (2 metres) outline. Derek Alexander, the Trust’s Head organisation, said: “This investment Famous Blacksmiths Shop in Gretna Green, at the National Museum of Scotland of Archaeology, said: “We were very excited will build on that success, refreshing the Helix park in Falkirk and the Falkirk Wheel in Edinburgh. They were helped by to discover these remains. Most of the the Wheel’s existing attractions, and were also in the top 10 free attractions. They members of the public as part of the archaeological sites in the glen are stone-built encouraging even more people to take all welcomed more than 600,000 people. Top museum’s Build It! Adventures with structures, likely to date to after the agricultural a turn on the world’s only rotating boat paid-for sites included Edinburgh Castle, Lego Bricks exhibition. The Beserker changes of the mid-18th or 19th century. Prior lift. The Falkirk Wheel is the jewel in the Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh Bus Tours, Stirling was one of 93 ivory figurines discovered to then, most buildings would have been crown of Scotland’s canal network and Castle, Glasgow Science Centre and Urquhart on a beach on the in 1831. built of turf, perhaps with one or two stones the income it generates plays a vital Castle in Drumnadrochit. The Royal Yacht They are thought to have been made in included in the base of the wall. It is impossible role in safeguarding the rich heritage Britannia and the Scotch Whisky Experience, Scandinavia, possibly Norway, between to provide a precise date for the Achtriochtan of the nation’s 250-year-old waterways. both in Edinburgh, the Scottish Seabird AD1150 and 1200 and were on their structure from their surface remains alone With the completion of this project, Centre in North Berwick and Culzean Castle way to be sold in Ireland when they but by carrying out a detailed drawing of and The Helix and The Kelpies nearby, and Country Park in Ayrshire completed the were buried. The 93 figures were found the site and undertaking a comprehensive the area will have even more to offer top 10 paid-for list. Prof John Lennon, director buried in a sand dune near Uig on the photographic record we will provide a basis for visitors. With the chance to take a turn of the Moffat Centre, said: “Scotland is clearly west coast of Lewis in the 1800s. Of the any future research.” The massacre of Glencoe on the incredible Wheel or stand in the punching above its weight in visitor attraction 93 Chessmen, 11 are at the National came in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising shadows of the largest horse sculptures performance. It is a testament to the range Museum of Scotland while the other 82 of 1689. After accepting hospitality from the on the planet, Falkirk and Grangemouth and appeal of Scotland’s paid and unpaid are in the British Museum in London. A Glencoe MacDonalds, soldiers of the Earl of is fast becoming a vibrant hub of offer that we continue to attract international number of the figurines are expected to Argyll’s Regiment of Foot murdered 38 of their sustainable tourism with the Forth and and domestic tourists as well as local visitors go on show at the Lews Castle museum in hosts and allowed 40 more to die of exposure Clyde Canal at its heart.” to our visitor attractions.” Stornoway later this year. after their homes were burned.

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1 - Hunt the Gowk - Scottish equivalent 12 - The SNP won their first electoral 22 - Sculptor and artist Sir Eduardo of April Fool’s Day (gowk is a cuckoo). victory. Dr Robert D. MacIntyre won Paolozzi died. Born in Leith, he was the Motherwell and Wishaw by-election a founder of the Independent Group, 1- The birth of Sir William, Mr Justice in a straight fight with Labour by a which is seen as a precursor to the ‘60s MacPherson of Cluny, the noted majority of 617 votes. MacIntyre later British pop art movement. 2005 Scottish jurist and the 27th Chief became Provost of Stirling. 1945 of Clan Macpherson. 1926 23 - King Alexander I died at Stirling 13 - The Stone of Destiny, which had Castle, succeeded by David I. 1124 been removed from underneath the 23 - Blackout restrictions lifted as World Coronation Chair by Scottish nationalists War II heads to a conclusion. 1945 on 25 December 1950, was returned to Westminster Abbey after being 24 - Mary, Queen of Scots, married found at Arbroath Abbey. 1951 French Dauphin, Francis Valois (he was aged 14) at Notre Dame in Paris. 1558 13 - Entertainer, actor and comedian Jimmy Logan died. 2001 24 - Novelist R M Ballantyne, who wrote 90 books, the best known of which was The 14 - University of Edinburgh founded. 1582 6 - Tartan Day is officially proclaimed in Coral Island, was born in Edinburgh. 1825 14 - Aberdeen Football Club the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, 25 - Malcolm III (Canmore) crowned. 1058 Manitoba and Alberta. 1992 was founded. 1903 25 - The Royal Navy’s last battleship, HMS 15 - Prof Joseph Black chemist, 6 - Tartan Day is officially proclaimed Vanguard, was accepted for trials by the researcher, teacher, first to identify in the Canadian province of navy. The ship was built at John Brown’s in carbon dioxide, died. 1799 2 - The College of New Aberdeen was Newfoundland & Labrador. 1995 . It was originally intended to founded. The college was founded by 6 - The U.S. Senate declared April 6 to 15 - Actor and comedian born be part of the Far Eastern Fleet fighting the the Earl Marischal of Scotland, George be National Tartan Day to recognize in Glasgow. He was best known for his double Japanese but was not completed until after the Keith of Inverugie, and became known the contributions made by Scottish- act with Jack Milroy as Francie and Josie and war, and so became the only British battleship as Marischal College. Marischal College Americans to the United States. 1998 as the Rev I M Jolly in Scotch and Wry. 1924 never to fire her guns in anger. 1946 was the second university in Aberdeen, 16 - Charles Edward Stewart defeated 26 - Philosopher David Hume born. 1711 following the foundation of King’s College 7 - Jim Clark, Duns farmer, twice at Battle of Culloden. 1746 in 1495 by Bishop William Elphinstone. World Motor Racing Champion, killed 27 - The Scottish army was routed in The two universities were united in 1860 in crash, Hockenheim. 1968 the Battle of Dunbar by Edward I, King of as the . 1593 7 - The was England. Hostilities started when the King of the Scots, John Balliol, renounced his 2 - Tartan Day is officially proclaimed founded. The SNP was created out of the allegiance to the English Crown. The battle in the Canadian province of merger of a number of parties; the National became known as the “Dunbar Drave”. 1296 Prince Edward Island. 1992 Party of Scotland, formed in 1928 from an amalgamation of a number of small parties 27 - James Bruce, the Scottish explorer, 3 - Murder of Duke of Rothesay, following the rejection of a Home Rule bill, died. Bruce became the first European heir of Robert III. 1401 and the , a breakaway section to discover Lake Tana, the source 3 - King James VI travelled to London of the Cathcart Conservative Association. of the Blue Nile, in 1770. 1794 to take up the English throne. James The party enjoyed its first success in 16 - Royal Yacht Britannia launched at 28 - Henry Dundas, powerful moved his court to Whitehall Palace in 1945, when Robert MacIntyre was elected John Brown’s shipyard, Clydebank. 1953 politician, known as “Uncrowned London, where they settled around the to represent Motherwell. 1934 17 - A British record attendance at a King of Scotland, born. 1742 palace in an area which became known 8 - Radical prisoners were taken from football match was set when 149,547 as “Scotland Yard”. On his way to London Paisley to Greenock jail under escort. The watched Scotland play England at 28 - Glasgow Garden Festival he knighted 300 people, and in the space citizens of Greenock fought their escort, Hampden Park, Glasgow. Until 1950, opened by Prince Charles and of four months in England had knighted the Port Glasgow Militia, until they reached this was a world record. 1937 the Princess of Wales. 1988 more people than Queen Elizabeth had the jail. Still coming under attack, the - Stephen Hendry, aged 21, becomes the in her entire reign. James returned to 17 - Alexander Mackenzie, the Scottish- 29 Militia opened fire on the stone-throwing youngest world snooker champion by beating Scotland only once, in 1617, and he liked born Canadian statesman, died. Mackenzie crowd. Eight were killed, including an eight Jimmy White 18-12 in the final. to boast that he now ruled his northern was the first Liberal Prime Minister of 1990 year old boy, and ten wounded, before the Canada, serving from 1873-78. 1892 kingdom with a stroke of his pen. 1603 militia retreated from Greenock. In the 29 - Lonnie Donegan, the Scottish singer, composer and guitarist, was born. 4 - Parliament held by King Robert II at Scone, evening, the angry Greenockians stormed 18 - Remains of David Livingstone Considered by some to be Britain’s first pop resolved that his son, the Earl of Carrick the jail and freed the prisoners. 1820 interred in Westminster Abbey. 1874 superstar, James Anthony Donegan burst should succeed his father as King (as Robert 9 - Second Treaty of Durham in which David 18 - Harbourne Stephen, the Scottish onto the scene in the mid-1950s with a III although he was baptised John). 1373 I is recognised as King of an independent World War II fighter pilot, was born. Stephen distinctive, lively sound called skiffle.1931 4 - King Robert III died and James I ascended Scotland by King Stephen of England. 1139 was a Battle of Britain fighter ace who - Royal Bank invents first overdraft, the throne (but was not crowned until 1424 went on to forge a career for himself as a 30 9 - Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, the leading Wm Hogg overdraws by £1,000 as he was a prisoner of the English). 1406 newspaper executive. On his way to a tally Scottish Jacobite rebel was beheaded of 23 registered kills (though it was almost (£66,000 at today’s money). 1728 4 - John Napier, inventor of logarithms, on Tower Green, London. Lovat has the certainly higher) he shot down five enemy died in Edinburgh. 1617 unwanted notoriety of being the last man aircraft in a single day in August 1940. 1914 to be publicly beheaded in Britain. 1747 5 - Birth at Lesmahagow of 19 - Robert II, grandson of Robert the composer Alexander Muir, creator 10 - King James V born. 1512 Bruce, died at Dundonald Castle. 1390 of Maple Leaf Forever. 1830 10 - Sandy Lyle becomes the first 19 - Jim Mollison, the pioneering 5 - Disaster at English/Scottish football match Scottish (and British) golfer to win the Scottish aviator, was born. Mollison held at Ibrox Stadium when part of the flooring US Masters tournament. 1988 many individual records for distance, collapsed, killing 20, injuring 200. 1902 11 - Scottish settlement in Darien, endurance, and speed flying, he became 6 - Declaration of Arbroath - “For we fight not Panama, abandoned. 1700 the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from East to West. 1905 for glory nor for riches nor for honour, but 11 - Scotland won the final Five Nations only and alone for freedom, which no good Rugby Championship. Scotland became 20 - The first public meeting of the man surrenders but with his life”, was drawn champions by default when Wales beat Scottish National Party was held. The up by the monks of Arbroath Abbey. The England 32-31 at Wembley. If England had meeting was held in the Central Hall, Declaration of Arbroath is widely regarded as won the last game of the championship Tollcross, Edinburgh. The Scottish 30 - An Comunn Gaidhealach was being the inspiration behind the American they would have been the champions. National Party was formed by the formally instituted as a vehicle for Declaration of Independence in 1776. 1320 Both teams had won the same number amalgamation of The National Party of the preservation and development 6 - Nova Scotia officially proclaims Tartan of games, but Scotland won the title on Scotland and The Scottish Party. 1934 of the Gaelic language. 1891 points scored. The last time they won the Day. Started originally as “Tartan Day 21 - John Muir, the Scottish-born American - David Livingstone, the renowned championship was in 1990. The following 30 in Nova Scotia’,” founder Jean Watson naturalist, was born in Dunbar. Muir was Scottish missionary and explorer, died. season, Five nations became Six when approached every provincial Legislative responsible for the creation of Yosemite Born in Blantyre, Livingstone was famed Italy joined the competition. 1999 Assembly in Canada, as well as other and Sequoia national parks in California. for his exploration of central and southern Scottish-cultural societies across Canada, 12 - Union flag adopted as the flag of The 550-acre Muir Woods National Africa. He was the first European to to help get such a date established. 1987 England, Wales and Scotland. 1606 Monument is named after him. 1838 see Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. 1873

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Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 23 The Scottish Banner Bumper cruise ship season Scotland the friendly nation predicted for Scotland experiences of thousands of visitors across the length and breadth of the country. The latest survey highlights the huge draw of Scotland’s jaw-dropping scenery, our vibrant culture and rich history, while also confirming the important role that everybody, from those in the industry to passers-by in the street, plays in ensuring all our visitors leave with fond memories, having enjoyed their stay to the utmost. This truly is the Spirit of Scotland and the fact that nine out of ten visitors surveyed would recommend our country as a holiday destination, highlights the The number of cruise passengers heading to Scotland substantial potential for yet further is set to top 500,000 for the first time this year, accord- growth, and provides further inspiration ing to an industry marketing body. Cruise Scotland’s Scots can even be friendly in the for everyone in the industry to keep forecast follows a record-breaking season in 2015 when frigid waters on New Year’s Day working together to ensure our tourism Scottish ports welcomed 460,546 visitors and 501 cruise at Looney Dook in Queensferry. offering is the very best that it can be.” Photo: Lloyd Smith/VisitScotland. ships. It expects more than 525,000 passengers on 644 Top ten words used to describe vessels this year. Among the ships planning to visit is a people met in Scotland: Friendly Disney Magic cruise, on its first round-Britain voyage ew research by VisitScotland visiting a VisitScotland Information – 50%, Helpful – 25%, Welcoming and is due to call at Greenock, Kirkwall and Invergor- has shown that the people Centre for guidance. While landscape – 12%, Nice – 6%, Warm – 5%, don. Cruise Scotland chairman Victor Sandison said: of Scotland play a more and scenery remains the number Interested – 3%, Kind – 3%, Open – “The continuing growth shows the increasing popular- integral role than ever one reason why people visit Scotland 3%, Happy – 2% & Fun – 2%. ity of Scotland as a destination in a highly-competitive Nbefore in the tourist experience. The (49%) and history and culture the Do you agree that Scotland is friendly global market. This year’s estimated passenger count Scotland Visitor Survey, the biggest second (32%), Scotland’s reputation nation? Tell us your experiences at info@ of over 525,000 will take us around halfway to the an- of its kind produced by the national for friendly people was cited by 15% scottishbanner.com or write to us at your nual target of 1.1 million by 2029 - a figure identified in tourism organisation, reveals that as a major draw. Climate, perhaps nearest office. The national tourism a study carried out in 2010 when there were just over 82% of visitors agree that local people surprisingly, also featured in the list organisation launched its first ever 268,000 cruise visitors. Breaking half-a-million pas- add to the holiday experience. The of top reasons why visitors choose global campaign and social movement sengers will be a great achievement for all involved in top five words used to describe Scotland, with 5 percent of travelling – the ‘Spirit of Scotland’ this year. to Scottish shores to enjoy the weather. marketing, port services and providing a great welcome, people met in Scotland by visitors The campaign is built on extensive from harbours and shops to visitor attractions.” were, ‘friendly’ (50%), ‘helpful’ (25%), The Spirit of Scotland research which shows that people think ‘welcoming’ (12%), ‘nice’ (6%) and Scotland has a unique spirit – whether ‘warm’ (5%). Visitors also said the Tourism Minister said: it’s the magic of the landscapes or people of Scotland were an important “Scotland’s people are its greatest asset, the warmth of the people. Everyone source of information for things to especially in an industry like tourism who has shared their #ScotSpirit see and do during their stay with where - as this survey shows - our will become part of a special social half (49%) talking to local people warm welcome, and friendly approach, movement. To find our more, visit for advice and a further third (34%) have helped to define and enrich the www.visitscotland.com/scotspirit. Archaeologists study Glencoe Massacre site carrying out a detailed drawing of the site and undertaking a comprehensive photographic record we will provide a basis for any future research.”

The finest ‘wild’ landscape in Scotland The conservation charity has owned the site, along with large areas across Glencoe and Dalness since the 1930s. The most famous Scottish glen is also one of its most dramatic, with forbidding mountains, thundering Photo: Sunrise at Glencoe. waterfalls and sparkling lochs. Photo: Kenny Lam/VisitScotland. Internationally famous for its amazing landscape, its natural and cultural heritage; the scenery rchaeologists from the area. The remains are quite difficult to of Glencoe has been fashioned National Trust for Scotland see as all that survives is a low, spread, by millions of years of geological has begun to carry out a earthen bank defining the roughly and geomorphologic processes is survey of the remains of rectangular outline of a building. The now regarded as some of the finest Aa turf house building that may have Trust’s Head of Archaeology Derek ‘wild’ landscape in Scotland. The links to the Massacre of Glencoe. Alexander said: “We were very excited drama is also reflected in Glencoe’s The archaeologists will examine the to discover these remains. Most of the history, both real and imagined – remnants of the building, which is archaeological sites in the glen are myths, massacre and movies are thought to date from the 17th century, stone-built structures, likely to date to all now part of the fabric of this the 324th anniversary took place this after the agricultural changes of the magical, mysterious place. Walkers year and the chilling events took place mid-18th or 19th century. Prior to then, and climbers are drawn from all on 13th February 1692, when thirty most buildings would have been built over the world to tackle its many eight MacDonalds were killed on the of turf, perhaps with one or two stones mountaineering routes, including orders of the government. The turf included in the base of the wall. It is eight Munros, while animal-lovers house was found at Achtriochtan, near impossible to provide a precise date come to catch a glimpse of Scottish the loch, during a routine inspection for the Achtriochtan structure from wildlife including red deer, golden of other archaeological sites in the their surface remains alone but by eagles and pine martens.

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Info: 02 4464 2274 or www.berryrotary.org.au all about making whisky fun and enjoyable. 1 - 3 Camperdown, NSW - Scottish Diaspora Tapestry 24 Melbourne, VIC - Celtic Piping Sessions 28 Inglewood, WA - Caledonian Info: www.worldwhiskyday.com Tales and images of Scotland’s Diaspora with a Piping music session 2pm - 5pm, upstairs at the Exford Society of WA Ceilidh Dance 27 Hillsborough, Auckland - Ceilidh Club selection of embroidered panels that represent the Hotel, 199 Russell St. Info: [email protected] At Bob Daniels Community Centre, 891 7:30-10:30 pm, monthly on the last Friday at St Beaufort St. Info: John 0427 990 754 or www. universal signs of a Scottish presence throughout 24 Hawthorn, VIC - Melbourne Scottish David’s in the Fields Church, 202 Hillsborough caledoniansocietyofwainc.com. the world. 305 panels at Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Fiddlers Homecoming CD Launch Rd. Info: [email protected] Pidcock St. Info: Heather Smallbone 02 9590 Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers are very excited to 28 Morley, WA - The Celtic Shindig 2016 28 Kilbirnie - Viking Ball 3618 or [email protected]. showcase and launch their sixth CD – Homecoming at Get your clan together for Perth’s most Hawthorn Arts Centre, 360 Burwood Rd. Info: 03 9278 Presented by Shetland Society of Wellington 2 Maitland, NSW - Hunter Valley Piping Solos anticipated Celtic event at YMCA Morley Sport 4770 or [email protected]. and Recreation Centre, hosted by Perth-Metro at the Indian Cultural Centre. Info: www. At Sun Street Studios, 246 High St. Open MSR, Pipe-Band. Tickets Available: www.trybooking. shetlandwellington.org.nz Open Piobaireachd, Under 21 March. Info: 28 - 2 Glen Innes, NSW - Australian Celtic Festival com or see www.perthmetropb.com.au. Alasdair [email protected]. A full weekend of , dance and fun at The Australian Standing Stones. Celebrating 29 Wingham, NSW - Scottish Australian Heritage 2 Bentley WA - 2016 WA State Pipe the Isle of Man includes the inaugural Australian Council Scottish Clan and Celtic Leaders’ Colloquium SCOTLAND Band Championships Celtic Dance Championships. Info: 02 6730 10:00am - Colloquium of Clan and Celtic Pipe bands from across WA compete at Edinburgh 2410 or www.australiancelticfestival.com association Leaders at Australia Hotel. Info: www. April 2016 Oval, Curtin University from noon. For info and manninghistorical.org or Susan Cooke, info@ 1 - 9 Cumnock, Strathclyde - Burnsiana the entry form see: www.wa.pipebands.asn.au. 30 Inglewood, WA - Caledonian Society of WA Ceilidh Dance scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au An exhibition that explores the world of Robert 3 Perth, WA - Combined Clans Picnic At Bob Daniels Community Centre, 891 Burns through the creative partnership of visual Clans unite at Kings Park, behind the Light Horse Beaufort St. Info: John 0427 990 754 or www. artist Calum Colvin and poet Rab Wilson at Baird Memorial, starting at 11am. More details from Shirley caledoniansocietyofwainc.com. Institute. Info: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk. Oliver on 9457 1945 or [email protected], or New Zealand Jack Rickie on 9330 1812 or [email protected]. 30 Glen Innes, NSW - The Australian April 2016 8 - 10 Orkney - Orkney Ceilidh Weekend Celtic Music Awards Ceilidh weekend attracting dancers old and 3 Ringwood, VIC - 40th Ringwood Highland Gathering Honouring those musicians who perform a Celtic 8 Auckland - Auckland Scottish new. Info: www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Returns to Jubilee Park with pipe bands, repertoire at Glen Innes Services Club. Info: (02) Fiddle Club Fiddle Club Night 9 Melrose, Roxburghshire - 126th Melrose Sevens Scottish dancers, stalls, dog display and Clan 6732 1355 or www.celticmusicawards.com 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM at St Luke’s Church, village. Info: Sue MacLeod (03) 9876 4140 130 Remuera Rd. Info: www.freewebs. Rugby event at The Greenyards, High or www.ringwoodhighlandgames.org May 2016 com/aucklandscottishfiddleclub St. Info: www.melrose7s.com 3 Rochedale, QLD - Piobaireachd 9 - 30 Dunedin - Scottish Diaspora Tapestry 10 - 15 Isle of Islay - Walk Islay 1 Rochedale, QLD - Piobaireachd Group Queensland Social Scotland’s global legacy as it has never been seen An annual walking event taking place across Islay, Jura Group Queensland Social At Rochedale High School, 10am. Info: 07 3397 4512. before, stitched by Diaspora communities in 34 and Colonsay for all abilities. Info: www.walkislay.co.uk. At Rochedale High School, 10am. Info: 07 3397 4512. 8 - 10 Warrnambool, VIC - 2016 South countries across the world. Touring New Zealand 15 - 17 Edinburgh - RSCDS Spring Fling 2016 1 Burnside, VIC - A Pleasant West Coast Piper Drummer Dancer for first time at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. A weekend of dancing for 12-35 year olds. In additon SWCPDD is three days of piping, drumming (Scottish) Sunday Afternoon Info: www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne is Holding a to classes, attend a dance on Friday night in Edinburgh and dancing, learning and fun with tuition 9 Napier - Napier Caledonian Society Ingleside Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at 2pm at the Burnside Academy Junior School and on Saturday night you will from experienced international and national 7:30 pm Baptist Church. Info: The Napier attend a ball at Edinburgh Corn Exchange. On Sunday instructors at Ardlie Street Campus, Emmanuel Retirement Village Community Centre, 16 Nicol Ave. Pipe Band www.napierpipeband.nz. there will be a Scottish Country Dance challenge, College. Info: www.wadpadi.org.au. The Afternoon consist of music, Scottish folk songs, Highland dancers, country dancers and the Highland 15 Auckland - - Scottish Celtic Music Group followed by a farewell lunch. Info: www.rscds.org 8 Maylands, WA - Western Australia Police Monthly on the third Friday at St Luke’s pipes. The Cost is $15 Per Person and includes 17 - 22 Aberdeen - Scottish International Pipe Band 50th Anniversary Ceilidh Church, 130 Remuera Rd. Info: John Afternoon Tea. Info: Ina Graham 03 8361 0308 Square Dance Festival Celebrate one of Australia’s finest pipe Hawthorn [email protected] 7 Exeter, SA - The Port Adelaide Caledonian Society A week of promoting square dancing and bands at The Rise for this 50th anniversary 29 Hillsborough, Auckland - Ceilidh Club ceilidh. Info: www.wapol.com.au Inc. Past Chiefs Night/Birthday Celebration fun for all. Info: www.squarefest.org.uk. 7.30pm start shared basket supper BYO drinks at 189 7:30-10:30 pm, monthly on the last Friday at St 27 - 8 Edinburgh - TradFest Edinburgh 9 Bundanoon, NSW - Ash Cup Semaphore Rd. Info: Lyn: [email protected]. David’s in the Fields Church, 202 Hillsborough Kitchen Piping Competition Rd. Info: [email protected] A vibrant multi-arts programme showcasing traditional 7 Coburg, VIC - 63rd Annual Highland Ball Solo/small ensemble competition for pipers and/ music, dance and storytelling at a feast of folk culture Presented by the Scottish Societies and Clans 30 Mt Albert, Auckland - Auckland or drummers- great prizes. No entry fees - judged in Scotland’s Capital. Info: www.tracscotland.org of Victoria at Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell St. Caledonian Tea Dance on an equally weighted basis on 1. Entertainment, With Highland pipe band, VSU & H&NDA At the Mt Albert Presbyterian Church Hall, 14 Mt Albert 27 - 15 Isle of Colonsay - Colonsay SpringFest 2016 2. Originality,3. Technical Ability.Competition Highland dancing, Scottish country dancing Rd. Dancing from 2pm to 6.00pm is a mix of Old Time, Come and enjoy three weeks of events and commences following the closing ceremony and more. Info: Bill Graham 03 8361 0308. Sequence and your favourite Virginia, Cumberland activities celebrating spring on the beautiful island on the Bundanoon Highland Gathering at the and Govendale reels. Home made Afternoon Tea is 8 Melbourne, VIC - Celtic Piping Sessions of Colonsay. Info: www.colonsayevents.co.uk. Bundanoon Club, Erith St. Info: www.nswppb. included with entry. Info: www.scottish.org.nz. com or [email protected]. Piping music session 2pm - 5pm, upstairs at the Exford 28 - 2 Speyside - Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Hotel, 199 Russell St. Info: [email protected] 400 inspired events - exclusive distillery tours, 9 Bundanoon, NSW - 39th Bundanoon May 2016 tutored tastings, talks, whisky auctions and fairs, Highland Gathering 14 Albury, NSW - The Scots School Albury Australia’s largest Scottish event with pipe bands, Highland Gathering & Tattoo 13 - 15 Mosgiel - 2016 Clan Mackenzie traditional ceilidhs, live music and more. Info: + Scottish dancers, heavy events, Clan village, stalls Celebrating The Scots School 150th Anniversary with Gathering and AGM (44) 7789 671 635 or www.spiritofspeyside.com Hosted by Clan MacKenzie Society of New Zealand and much more. Info: www.brigadoon.net.au pipe band displays, Scottish dancers, strong man 29 - 1 Oban - The Highlands & Islands at Mosgiel Memorial RSA , Church St. Events events, Clans and stalls at The Scots School, 393 Perry Music & Dance Festival 13 Perth, WA - The Proclaimers Live include a meet and greet on Friday night, full day St. Info: 02 6022 0084 or www.scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au 125 competition classes in ten disciplines Scottish hitmakers at Perth Concert Hall. Info: of activity and AGM on Saturday and a bus trip www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100. 14 Albury, NSW - National Clan Mackenzie Gathering including piping, accordion, fiddle, clarsach, Mackenzie’s from across Australia will be gathering to venues related to our early Scottish Settlers 13 Teralba, NSW - Hunter Valley Scots Social Night on Sunday. Info: www.clan-mackenzie.org.nz piano, recorder, singing, highland dancing and in Albury. Dinner seating can be booking at choreography. Info: www.obanfestival.org. 7:00pm at Teralba Hall, ANZAC trybooking.com (Clan Mackenzie Albury 2016 13 Auckland - Auckland Scottish Parade. Info: www.hvsc.org.au Gathering) or contact: Geraldine 03 9889 5304. Fiddle Club Fiddle Club Night 30 Edinburgh - Beltane Fire Festival Celebrating the beginning of the summer 15 Brisbane, QLD - The Proclaimers Live 20 - 22 Camperdown, VIC - Robert 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM at St Luke’s Church, season, this unique festival draws inspiration Scottish hitmakers at QPAC Concert Hall. Burns Scottish Festival 130 Remuera Rd. Info: www.freewebs. Info: www.qtix.com.au or 136 246. A weekend of events to celebrate Robert Burns, com/aucklandscottishfiddleclub from ancient Gaelic traditions and the age-old 16 Brunswick, VIC - Brunswick Scottish Society Social Scottish music and culture, including headliner 20 Auckland - Scottish Celtic Music Group Beltane festival, as Edinburgh’s populace gets At Victoria Street Hall. Info: Bill Graham (03) 8361 0308. Scottish Australian folk singing legend Eric Bogle. Info: Monthly on the third Friday at St Luke’s pagan and elemental dancing and dazzling fire displays become the evening’s entertainment. 16 Sydney, NSW - The Proclaimers Live 03 5593 7100 or www.camperdownburnsfestival.com Church, 130 Remuera Rd. Info: John Info: www.beltanefiresociety.wordpress.com Scottish hitmakers at Sydney Opera House. Info: 21 Nationwide - World Whisky Day Hawthorn [email protected] 02 9250 7777 or www.sydneyoperahouse.com. Try a dram and celebrate the water of life. 21 Christchurch - Clan Donald NZ AGM & Gala Dinner 30 Edinburgh - Ceilidh Dance A day of Clan Donald business and social events at 17 Rooty Hill, NSW - Friends of Karl Fundraiser Night Events are taking place all over the globe and Traditional Scottish entertainment with a Heartland Hotel Cotswold. Info: Patricia McKechnie Fund raiser for ex-pat Scot Karl Broadie who is all about making whisky fun and enjoyable. piper, folk dances and band at Lauriston 04 293 4290 or [email protected] fighting cancer. Come out and support Karl at Info: www.worldwhiskyday.com Hall. Info: www.lauristonhall.org.uk. Rooty Hill RSL with bagpipers, , 22 - 29 Wingham, NSW - The Bonnie Catherine Britt and . Info: Michael Wingham Scottish Festival Roberts [email protected]. A week long event from Sunday May 22nd Answers to Scotword on Page 6 17 Melbourne, VIC - The Proclaimers Live 2016 ending on May 29th 2016. The Gathering ACROSS -7 Gloamin; 8 Alloway; 10 Ballantrae; 11 Airs; 12 Caravans; 14 Muffin; will be held on Saturday 28th May at Central Scottish hitmakers at The Palais Theatre. Info: Park with pipe bands, dancers, stalls and 15 Sean Connery; 19 Bicarb; 20 Poachers; 22 Hind; 23 Ian Fleming; 25 Finicky; 26 Mallaig 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au. more. Info: www.manninghistorical.org 19 Hobart, TAS - The Proclaimers Live DOWN -1 Almanac; 2 Kail; 3 Sienna; 4 Alderman; 5 Moray Firth; 6 Hairpin; 9 Prestonpans; 23 Balmoral, QLD - Queensland Scottish hitmakers at Wrest Point Tasmania. Highland Pipers Society Social 13 Alexandria; 16 Niblicks; 17 Militia; 18 Grannie; 21 Afloat; 24 Mull. Info: www.tixtas.com.au or 1300 795 257. At Bulimba Bowls Club, Quinn St. Info: 07 3397 4512.

join the year of innovation, architecture and design in 2016. Celebrate Scotland’s awe-inspiring innovation, breathtaking architecture and bold designs through our year-long programme of events. To find out more go to Clo Mor festival the mackintosh festival Findhorn bay festival visitscotland.com/IAD2016 and join the conversation using #IAD2016. july - november 1 - 31 october 21 – 26 SEPTEMBER Visit the beautiful Isle of Lewis for Explore how Mackintosh, Glasgow’s A spectacular mix of theatre, a celebration of the achievements most famous architect, designer exhibitions, live music, and art in and innovations within the Harris and artist, would have created with the beautiful region of Moray in the Tweed industry. the technologies of today. Highlands.

Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 25 The Scottish Banner

In the Scottish Kitchen

Rumbledethumps Farthing biscuits Ingredients: 225g/8oz. plain flour, plus extra for dusting 225g/8oz. self-raising flour 1 tsp. table salt 1 tsp. caster sugar 85g/3oz. lightly salted butter, plus extra to serve 85g/3oz. lard Method: For the biscuits, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. Rub in butter and lard so that mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add just enough cold water Ingredients: to bring the mixture together to form 600g/1lb 5oz. large potatoes, peeled and a stiff dough (about 5-6 tablespoons). chopped into large chunks Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes. On a lightly 400g/14oz. swede (known as turnip in Scotland), floured work surface, roll out the dough to a thickness just less than a £1 or thick coin. peeled and chopped into large chunks Using a 9cm/3½in round cutter cut out 75g/2¾oz. unsalted butter biscuits from the dough. Prick the top of the 250g/9oz. savoy cabbage or kale, finely sliced biscuits all over to decorate, leaving a plain Shepherd’s pie salt and freshly ground black pepper 5mm/¼in border around the edge. Transfer 25g/1oz. cheddar cheese, grated to wire racks or baking mesh. Place the Scotch pies Ingredients: Method: racks/mesh on baking trays and bake for 14- 16 minutes, or until the biscuits are dry but Ingredients: 25g/1oz. dripping Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas not browned. Set aside to cool completely. 1 large onion, finely chopped 4. Cook the potatoes and swede in a For the filling: Serve the biscuits with chilled butter. 600g/1lb 5oz. mutton mince 2 tbsp. olive oil saucepan of salted boiling water until ¼ tsp ground mace 500g/1lb 2oz. minced lamb tender. Drain well and return to the pan. Tartan Trifle ¼ tsp nutmeg 1 tbsp. plain flour Heat 50g/2oz. butter in a pan and gently 5 tbsp. gravy or stock 2 bay leaves cook the cabbage for a few minutes, until Ingredients: salt and white pepper 2 sprigs fresh thyme the cabbage is tender but retains its colour. 200 g/7oz. shortbread biscuits 1 anchovy, finely chopped (optional) Add the cabbage to the pan with the 250 g/9oz. raspberries - thawed if frozen For the hot water crust pastry: 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes potatoes and swede. Add the remaining 4 tbsp. whisky liqueur 25g/1oz. custard powder ½ tsp salt 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 25g/1oz butter and mash together using a 25g/1oz. sugar 120g/4¼oz. lard 450ml/16fl oz. chicken, beef or lamb stock potato masher. Season, to taste, with salt 600ml/1 pint milk 360g/12½oz. plain flour salt and freshly ground black pepper and freshly ground black pepper. Place 300ml/1/2 pint double cream whipped 1 free-range egg yolk, beaten, for glaze the mashed vegetables into an ovenproof For the mash: cake decorating gel (red, blue and green or Method lidded dish and top with the cheese. Cover preferred colours) : 700g/1½lb potatoes, peeled and cut into Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and line with a lid and bake in the oven for about 30 halves or quarters a baking tray with baking parchment. Cut four minutes, then remove the lid and continue Method: 55ml/2fl oz. milk Roughly crush shortbread biscuits and strips of greaseproof paper, about 5cm/2in to cook for a further 15 minutes, or until 75g/3oz butter place half in the base of a glass serving deep and 25cm/10in long, to wrap around piping hot and golden-brown on top. 1 free-range egg yolk dish. Add raspberries with any juice and the pies. You’ll also need four pieces of cook’s 2 tablespoons liqueur, then remaining string to secure the paper. For the filling, mix Method: Cheese scones biscuits and liqueur. Blend custard all the ingredients together in a bowl and In a large saucepan, heat the dripping. powder and sugar with a little milk. Bring season generously with salt and white pepper. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. remaining milk to the boil and pour on Work the liquid into the meat, divide into four Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat custard mixture, stirring well Return to the portions and mould into balls. Refrigerate a little olive oil and fry the mince, pan, bring to the boil, stirring. Cook for 1 minute. Pour over raspberries. Leave until while you make the pastry. To make the pastry, stirring, until browned all over. While cold. Spread whipped cream over custard heat 160ml/5½fl oz. of water, salt and lard in the meat is frying, break up any lumps a saucepan until just boiling. Meanwhile, put and decorate with a fork. Just before with the back of the spoon. Stir the serving decorate with decorating gel. the flour in a mixing bowl. Pour the hot liquid onions and add the flour (this helps to onto the flour and mix together with a spoon. thicken the juices) and stir. Mix well Orange cranachan Once cool enough to handle, tip onto a floured and add the bay leaves, thyme and the surface and knead until you have a smooth anchovy and stir. Add the chopped Ingredients: dough. Working as quickly as you can, cut off tomatoes, stock (keep a little aside, for 4 blush or blood oranges a quarter of the pastry and set aside. Divide 50g/2 oz. pinhead oatmeal or rolled oats putting into the mince pan to de-glaze the remaining dough into four equally sized 150ml/5fl oz. pot whipping cream the pan) and Worcestershire sauce. Ingredients: balls. Roll out each ball to an 18cm/7in circle, 2 tbsp. whisky Add the cooked mince and then pour 225g/8oz. self-raising flour about 5mm/¼in thick. Roll out the remaining 150g/5oz. tub Greek yogurt the stock mixture into empty mince pinch of salt pastry and cut out four circular lids, 10cm/4in 2 tbsp clear honey pan, scraping off any bits of mince left 55g/2oz. butter in diameter. Place a ball of filling on each large in the pan. Pour the remaining stock 25g/1oz. mature cheddar cheese, grated Method: circle of pastry. Gather the pastry around the Slice the top and bottom off each orange into the pan containing the sauce 150ml/5fl oz. milk meat and bring up the sides to form the shape and sit them on a board. Using a sharp knife, of a pork pie. Keep stretching the pastry so it mixture. Bring the mixture to the boil, Method: cut down between the peel and flesh until comes above the meat by around 2cm/1¾in. adding a pinch of salt and pepper and Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Lightly all the peel and pith have been removed. Cut Dampen the edges of the pies with water and let it simmer for about 45 minutes, grease a baking sheet. Mix together the between each membrane to remove all the press the lids on top of the filling. Seal the stirring regularly. Preheat the oven to flour and salt and rub in the butter. Stir in segments. Roughly chop and set aside. Heat edges together using your fingers. Wrap a strip 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. For the mash, the cheese and then the milk to get a soft a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Dry-fry the oatmeal, stirring often, for 3-5 of greaseproof paper around each pie and boil the potatoes until tender (about 10 dough. Turn on to a floured work surface mins. It should start to smell , but don’t secure with string (to make sure the pie holds minutes). Drain, add the milk, butter and knead very lightly. Pat out to a round let it burn. Tip the oatmeal onto a plate to its shape when cooking). This is much easier and egg yolk, then mash until smooth. 2cm/¾in thick. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to cool. Whisk the cream and whisky together Season with salt and pepper. Pour the stamp out rounds and place on the baking if you have someone to help you. Put the pies to soft peaks. Carefully fold in the yogurt, meat into a 1.4 litre/2½ pint ovenproof on the baking tray and cut a steam hole in the sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the oatmeal and honey until just combined. centre of each. Brush with beaten egg yolk and dish and spread the mash on top, dough and stamp out more scones to use Spoon half the mixture into 4 serving glasses transfer to the fridge to rest for 30 minutes. smooth over and mark with a spatula. it all up. Brush the tops of the scones with and top with half the orange. Repeat layer Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden- Put the dish into the oven and cook a little milk. Bake for 12-15 minutes until with the remaining ingredients and serve brown. Serve hot. until the surface is golden-brown. well risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack. drizzled with extra honey, if you like.

Page 26 • Australasian Edition • April 2016 The Scottish Banner The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo thrill audiences in Melbourne and Wellington Photos courtesy of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Melbourne. Edinburgh Military Tattoo courtesy of The Royal Photos

Switzerland’s Top Secret Drum Corp.

the who will all combine to present a unique blend of music, performers from all ceremony, entertainment and theatre, 1,200.around the world set against the magnificent backdrop descended on both Melbourne and of a full size replica of the Edinburgh Wellington in February for The Royal Castle. Hundreds of thousands of people OzScot Highland dancers. Edinburgh Military Tattoo. This incredible took in the show in both Melbourne event lived up to its promise to be one of and Wellington, the Tattoo’s producer, the greatest spectacles ever seen in either Brigadier David Allfrey, said the show toe’ (‘Turn off the taps’). With its unique, city. The Tattoo included performers from sold more tickets for five performances stirring blend of military ceremony, music ten regiments in the UK plus bands from in Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium than and entertainment, The Royal Edinburgh Switzerland, Scotland, Norway, Tonga, Fiji any other act, while in New Zealand the Military Tattoo is phenomenally popular, and all across Australia and New Zealand. and 2010. At the heart of the Tattoo is the Tattoo has now it’s become Wellington’s attracting an annual television audience In its 65-year history, The Royal Edinburgh stirring sight and sound of the Massed most popular show ever. The word ‘tattoo’ of 100 million and the team behind this Military Tattoo had only ever left its Pipes and Drums drawn from Scottish comes from the closing-time cry in the incredible event can like the lone piper- Scottish homeland three times touring to regiments who joined massed military inns in the Low Countries during the stand proud-of the quality and success of New Zealand in 2000 and Sydney in 2005 bands from the Royal Navy, the Army and 17th and 18th centuries - ‘Doe den tap this incredible event. Scotland in search of a Ambassadog meet some famous faces along the way. Communications at VisitScotland said: They will be able to talk (or bark!) about “We are very excited to begin our search Scotland to the world on a dedicated for an Ambassadog for VisitScotland. ‘blog’ on www.visitscotland.com We are looking for an outgoing, sociable highlighting their ongoing adventures pooch who is able to capture the spirit and escapades and capturing the real of Scotland through their adventures spirit of the country. and share them to inspire the world to visit. Scotland is the perfect destination hey have a ‘nose’ for the best food The spirit of Scotland for going on holiday, whether with a dog and drink, a ‘tail’ for adventure Any dog living in Scotland is eligible or not. You can explore ancient forests and sometimes a happy bark to apply for the job and the chosen and shaded glens, take a walk along is the only review needed for pooch will be required to travel around an award-winning beach and discover Tbeaches and walking trails across the the country easily with his/her owner. fascinating history in castles. We can’t land. Now VisitScotland, working in The dog will receive a special prize for wait to meet our new furry advocate partnership with search and recruitment its owner - an exclusive, inspirational and we hope lots of fabulous dogs and agency Denholm Associates, is setting and unique dog-friendly holiday their owners apply.” out to fill the role of International Canine in Scotland in 2016.To apply, dogs The search for a Scottish Ambassadog Ambassador or Ambassadog, to set their should get their owners to go to www. runs until late April and is part of the ‘paw of approval’ on journeys across denholmassociates.com to complete national tourism organisation’s new Scotland. From the Highlands and the application process. They will be Spirit of Scotland campaign, launched Lowlands, to cities and towns and from asked to provide, in no more than in February 2016. The global campaign bothies to pubs, the four-legged friend 500 words, a reason why their dog is built on extensive research which will follow in his or her owner’s footsteps would make the best ‘Ambassadog’ of shows that people think Scotland has a unique spirit– whether it’s the magic to take in everything Scotland has to offer Scotland. This should include references of the landscapes or the warmth of the – all to be documented on social media. to the dog’s personality, where they have people. Everyone who has shared their The V.I.D. (or ‘very important dog’) may travelled to in Scotland and any special #ScotSpirit will become part of a special be called upon to attend star-studded talents they may have. Helen Campbell, social movement. To find our more, visit events and photocalls, launches and even Head of Global Brand and Marketing www.visitscotland.com/scotspirit

Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 27 The Scottish Banner The Scottish Banner speaks to Colin and Justin The world of home renovations has never been more popular with home improvement shows helping people reach their home makeover goals. Two Scots taking the world by storm, one room at time are interior decorators, authors and television presenters Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan. Colin and Justin took the time to speak to the Scottish Banner’s Sean Cairney about Scotland’s great architectural heritage, their exciting future and what drives them to create a magnificent makeover.

Impressionist and Art Nouveau designs have cared for but also need a use in modern life. really stood the test of time: his work looks as One of our favourite modern creations has clean and fresh today as it did back then. We to be The Kelpies by Andy Scott – there’s regularly visit the House For An Art Lover in an amazing time-lapse video of them Bellahouston Park – it’s totally inspirational, being built on Youtube. It’s a great film of so understated and gently decorated. an amazing installation and proof that Mackintosh makes us proud to be Glaswegian! Scotland continues to innovate and amaze.

SC: 2016 is Scotland’s Year of Innovation, SC: So many people put up with bad Architecture and Design. How exciting is design or simply do not know what to do to this for you that Scotland is celebrating make their homes better - what advice do these themes and does Scotland help you have for those wanting to improve their inspire you with the work you now do space if they don’t know where to start? around the world? C&J: Be ruthless and draw a line in the C&J: Scotland continues to reinvent and sand that says ‘change starts today’ – reposition itself, shaking off its industrial remove pieces you don’t like, things that past in favour of creative and technological are broken, items of which you have Scots dynamic duo Colin (left) and Justin (right). industries – you have to move with the duplicates and leave breathing space to times and Scotland certainly does that! showcase the things you really care about. SC: Colin and Justin thank you for taking British Empire: in its heyday it was a city This Year of Innovation, Architecture and And remembering our maxim should help: the time to speak to the Scottish Banner. that bred massive manufacturing and ship Design is a chance to showcase the modern ‘To fail to plan is to plan to fail’ - load up a Can we start by you telling us where in building, not to mention a thriving steel applications of traditional industries such mood board/tear sheet with inspirational Scotland you hail from and how much time works industry. And of course there was lots as Harris Tweed, a fantastic cloth fabricator pictures of homes and colour schemes you you still get to spend in Scotland today? of money and the traditional buildings in whose work we really admire. We’re both like and make a plan to realize your dream. C&J: Colin is from Glasgow and Justin’s the city are testament to this rich heritage. hugely inspired by Scotland’s past and by from Fort William in the Highlands. Home is There are so many hidden gems – the former the way in which it makes its mark on the SC: What excites you when beginning a a 5 floor townhouse in the Kelvingrove Park Sheriff Court that’s now an impressive bar present and indeed the future. new makeover project and what design district of Glasgow. Built in 1835, we still spend and casino (called The Corinthian) the trends do see for the future? loads of time there and kind of commute to former office of the ‘White Star Line’, now a SC: Scotland is full of some of the world’s C&J: We’re suckers for a ‘before and work in Canada and most recently Australia! restaurant complete with plaster freezes of best historical buildings yet, as a country, it after’ – and time and time again fall for Honestly, we spend as much time as we can the ships, and of course The Kelvingrove Art continues to push the envelope with new the transformation of dated home into in our beloved homeland – guess it’s fair to say Gallery where Dali’s ‘Christ Of Saint John of design such as Glasgow’s Riverside Museum, redesigned perfection. It’s just so satisfying that Glasgow is home… but we’re lucky that the Cross’ painting is a must see! Falkirk’s Kelpies and Dundee’s vision for the to create livable homes – they’re three we can call Toronto, Canada, our gorgeous new V&A. Do you think Scotland keeps a good dimensional artworks that change people’s home from home! SC: One of Glasgow’s many gifts to the balance of protecting its past treasures with lives. Yup, we love our work! Making more of world is Charles Rennie Mackintosh the celebrating new design for our modern world? light continues to be a huge trend – we don’t SC: Glasgow is a city to which you both Scottish architect, designer and artist. Do C&J: There’s such a rich and diverse want to be shut indoors: connection to the have a strong connection and, as a you take any inspiration from his work and heritage in the buildings of Scotland – outside is crucial. Most people, as we see it, destination, it’s architecturally stunning. how important do you feel Charles Rennie from stately homes to loft apartments and want an open concept living/dining/kitchen What is it about Glasgow buildings that Mackintosh remains today for Glasgow? grand old castles, our heritage is crucially space within which to entertain and share you find so special and what tips would C&J: Charles Rennie Mackintosh really important. As such, it’s good to see Scotland family time. Industrial style will continue you give visitors on the architectural gems did put ‘Glasgow style’ on the map, and as caring for its historic buildings and the to filter through though it’s going to be less they should witness whilst there? an architect, designer and artist, he was culture of modernizing but still retaining about exposed timber and pipework and C&J: Glasgow was the engine room of the the ultimate renaissance man. His Post- heritage. Notable buildings need to be more about using faux concrete and steel – it’s time for a modern, industrial revolution!

Come travel with New trains unveiled for Glasgow Subway SC: And finally, Colin and Justin, you for Transport chief executive both spend a great deal of time traveling, your cousins and Gordon Maclennan said: “This and have homes in Glasgow, London and the clan historian contract is a key part of our Toronto. What’s more you’re also now plan to modernise the subway also filming in Melbourne. What design to our ancestral for generations to come.We features do you find either in common lands in Scotland are all aware of the proud rail with or different to each city? And, after all An artist’s impression of history of the Subway as the that time on the road, what makes a good Clanspeople and friends are invited to join the new Glasgow trains. third oldest in the world and home unto which you can return? select groups of MacKenzies, MacMillans and our plans for modernisation C&J: What’s amazing about our incredible others for intimate personally guided tours. The first images of the new will ensure that the subway planet is that in spite of some of our trains to be introduced on the continues to be an essential differences, we’re all basically the same and

See the clan lands, learn the clan history, for Transport. Partnership Strathclyde Photo: Glasgow subway have been component in the transport want the same things – health, happiness meet the clan chief, and discover for revealed as part of a £200m network of the future.” The and life satisfaction. Our goal is to step in yourself the stunning beauty of Scotland. deal to overhaul the system. subway’s signalling equipment, when ‘bad homes happen to good people’ The trains will be the same size control systems and control and sort them out – that’s what Channel Tours so far scheduled for 2016 include as current rolling stock but centre will also be replaced to Nine’s Reno Rumble does and that’s why Clan MacMillan in June & October will run as four-car sets rather accommodate the new trains we’re so proud to be part of their amazing Clan MacKenzie in June/July & September. than the present three-car and improve reliability. This is Reno’ family. The Australian dream is to own

Additional tours for small groups of other setup. The authority said the the third upgrade for the Subway your own home and create a space of which Highland clans, such as Camerons, Chisholms, new trains would offer quieter in its lifetime and the first since you’re proud – that’s why renovation shows and smoother journeys and are as popular as Aussie Rules Football – and Frasers, Grants, MacDonalds, Macgillivrays, 1980, it is currently undergoing have dedicated facilities for a £288m modernisation plan why we feel so damned at home in Oz. Call Macintoshes, Macleans, Macphersons, Munros, wheelchair users for the first to upgrade or replace trains, us your visiting Scottish style uncles… Urquharts etc. can be arranged for 2016 or time. The trains, which can run signalling, platforms and Colin and Justin can be seen on Game future years - preceded, if required, driverless, will be introduced stations. The Glasgow subway of Homes in North American and Reno by ancestral research for potential tour guests. in a staged approach and is the third oldest underground Rumble in Australia and New Zealand.

For more details contact us at +1-865-765-1120 are due to be operational by system in the world and is 120 For more information on this dynamic or go to www.highlandrootsancestraltours.com 2020. Strathclyde Partnership years old this year. duo see: www.colinandjustin.tv, twitter/ colinjustin or instagram/colinandjustin.

Page 28 • Australasian Edition • April 2016 The Scottish Banner Grand design for Wallace and De Moray revealed illusion which sees two giant hollow The winning Brothers heads of Wallace and de Moray, made of in Arms design. corten weathering steel, appear and re- appear as visitors walk around them. He explained: “When viewed from the front, the faces are seen looking forward to Stirling Castle. Because of the sculpture’s unique ‘hollow’ construction, when viewed from behind, the faces seem to re-appear, and are seen looking back at the Wallace Monument. For me, this work is all about making connections between people and places. The partnership between Wallace and de Moray as equals is emphasised in all directions. I felt the Artist Malcolm Robertson in Stirling. need to steer away from conflict with this design, even though it is based around ne of the UK’s most experienced set up four years ago to increase awareness de Moray, who became known as The a battle. It’s about building bridges and public artists has been chosen of the historic battle, which took place at Guardians of Scotland, led outnumbered the common endeavour of the two to develop a major artwork at Stirling Bridge in 1297. A key aim of the Scottish forces to victory against the much men and the way they came together the site of the historic Battle Trust is to educate the public about the larger army of Edward I of England. GOST in order to get a job done. I also wanted ofO Stirling Bridge. This decision marks a significance of Wallace’s co-commander, chairperson, Councillor Fergus Wood to take advantage of the site’s midway watershed moment for The Guardians Andrew de Moray, who died not long believes Robertson’s proposed artwork relationship to the Wallace Monument of Scotland Trust in a unique on-going after the bloody battle of wounds suffered could be taken quickly to the nation’s and Stirling Castle by creating a figurative fundraising campaign to enhance the during the conflict. The site lies directly heart, in the same way the giant Kelpies artwork that not only sits in the present, site as a major visitor attraction in beside Old Stirling Bridge, built in the early in nearby Falkirk have been. He said: “The but looks back to the past and forward to Scotland. Malcolm Robertson, whose 16th century. This bridge replaced the old Trust aims to create an icon at Stirling the future at the same time.” statue of comic icon Oor Wullie was wooden bridge which gave the battle its Bridge which will bring together a glorious Mr Robertson, from Fife, has used the recently unveiled in Dundee, has been name. It currently has very little to mark past and an exciting future for public art idea of the optical illusion in a previous awarded the commission to design a the importance of the battle, described in Scotland. We are working in partnership sculptural work commemorating the work commemorating the historic battle’s by eminent Scottish historian, Sir Tom with various organisations and companies mining industry in Wales. Previous two heroes, William Wallace and Andrew Devine, as being ‘second in importance to gives this important site its rightful work in Scotland includes the new Oor de Moray. The proposed design, a four only to Bannockburn in the Wars of place. In the future, visitors will come Wullie statue outside the McManus metre high installation called Brothers Independence.’ here and experience a sense of the site Gallery in Dundee, the Jute Women In Arms, shows the two men shoulder- in Stirling and its significant place at the Tribute in Lochee High Street, Dundee to-shoulder, with their arms aloft raising Heart of Scotland’s story heart of Scotland’s story.” and a sculpture of a six metre high ships’ an eight metre high Scottish flag. The The Battle of Stirling Bridge ended in For his grand design at Stirling Bridge, hull called Endeavour which sits at the Guardians of Scotland Trust (GOST) was victory for the Scots after Wallace and Mr Robertson has proposed an optical entrance to Port Glasgow in Inverclyde.

Continued from page 17: We were shooting there once and it had just Scotland. We lived in what was the steadings Lanarkshire where Outlander is filmed. snowed and the sun was coming up it created or stables which were converted in living How important do you feel it is for Scotland such a beautiful scene I won’t forget-but then space. As a child you don’t think twice about, to develop this and for international film the sun came up and melted the snow and it we had great fields to play in and you just and television to create more in Scotland? all became mud- but that’s Scotland! went outdoors all the time. Lots of fishing SH: I don’t know the politics involved but do and playing in tree houses. The ruins of the know for many years they have been trying SC: Outlander has also been responsible castle were kind of spooky and we used to try to build a film studio in Scotland. Outlander for an increased interest in Gaelic. Did you and scare the tourists that came to visit. From has just done it without any support and know this and did you speak any Gaelic there I moved to Edinburgh and was amazed built this vast studio and workshops which prior to becoming Jamie Fraser? by all the bright lights of the city and thought has created jobs in Scotland, not just actors SH: I have seen this on social media with wow this is a whole new world. I know I am and crew but everyone from builders to people asking questions as to what we are very lucky to have grown up there and I think the local taxi firm. It is extremely important saying. We have a Gaelic consultant on the growing up there set me up later for my for Scotland and would be great to see show who has been very busy and he has passion for acting as I remember as child re- more studio space made and if we want to been going to America to speak give tours enacting Scottish greats like Robert the Bruce, encourage more production companies and talks at universities. I am so pleased William Wallace and Bonnie Prince Charlie. to come to Scotland, we need not only the by this and wish we could do more. For space but the local talent. With Outlander we the character of Jamie I really threw myself SC: You are involved with a great charity are seeing all kinds of people being trained into Gaelic because I felt that was what he called My Peak Challenge. In May this year up and getting into the film industry and that is, a Gaelic speaker and a Highlander, it is the 2016 event will take place, can you is wonderful. A lot of post-production goes the essence of him. Every time Jamie loses tell us more about the charity and how down to London and I wonder why that is, himself or wants to really express himself I try international Scots can get involved? when we should be doing it all in Scotland. SH: As I said I feel such a responsibility with and do it in Gaelic, even the way he breathes, SH: I came up with the idea last year to raise my association with this show. I feel so lucky that is Gaelic. I did not know any Gaelic prior money for Bloodwise which raises money SC: And finally Sam with Outlander being we are filming in Scotland and not only are to filming the show, but it is always there for blood cancer patients. It is all about such a success and great platform for you, we bringing the landscape to screen but also in Scotland. Gaelic has given me a further challenging yourself and choosing a goal do you see yourself ever transitioning the culture, the people, the language and the understanding of Scotland as landscape, so and trying to achieve it. We have set up an into film? It would be great to see another music alive. Scotland is definitely the reason many places in Scotland have a Gaelic name. online work out program and food plans and Scottish James Bond! Outlander has done so well. For me it has When you learn about why a place is called diet sheets which has been a huge success SH: James Bond, who said that? Probably been such a journey of self-discovery as I left what it is you connect more with the colours and created a great community. It does not my Mum! I would love to get into film and Scotland for some time to live in America and people of that place and it makes a place need though to be about exercise you can yes you are so right another Scot as Bond and London and to go back has made me so much more interesting and no longer just challenge yourself outside your comfort would be fantastic. I definitely have been realise why I am the person I am today a place with a strange name. zone like making something, write a book, having some interesting conversations but because of my time in Scotland. The most being vegetarian for a month or anything that currently Outlander ties me up with no time magical place we shot is Kinloch Rannoch SC: Sam you grew up in the Scottish challenges you. Last year I ran the Los Angeles off and I hope we can see a series three. where the stones are, which this valley next countryside on the grounds of an old castle. Marathon and this year I will be climbing SC: So do many people Sam! Loch Rannoch and is so special. There Can you tell us what a childhood like that was? Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa in my kilt! Outlander returns to Foxtel on Sunday, is a hill there called Schiehallion, which SH: I try not to romanticise just how idyllic April 10th at 8.30pm on The SoHo Channel. translated could mean the mountain of the it was, but it really was which I now only SC: The Scottish Government has recently For more information on My Peak Scots or could mean the fairy hill and there realise as I got older. It was Kenmure Castle backed a multi-million pound bid to create Challenge see: www.mypeakchallenge.co.uk is just something so special about this place. in Dumfries and Galloway in the south-west Scotland’s first permanent film studio in or follow at #MyPeakChallenge2016.

Australasian Edition • April 2016 • Page 29 The Scottish Banner Hitting the right note in Glasgow The Third International Bagpipe Conference he academic study of the bagpipe bagpipe in these islands. Following this, Dr is a relatively recent phenomenon, Simon McKerrell spoke on the economic but over the past thirty years or so, a value of piping, this in the broader thriving and productive worldwide context of intangible cultural heritage in Tgroup of scholars has emerged. The breadth Scotland in particular, and more broadly and depth of the scholarship which has in the United Kingdom. The next paper been and continues to be generated about was presented by Andy Clark, a doctoral the bagpipe in its many forms was evident student at Strathclyde University, who at the recent Third International Bagpipe examined the socio-economic aspects of Conference which took place at The the pipe band and pipe band competition National Piping Centre (NPC) in Glasgow in 20th century Scotland. The final paper over the weekend of 26th-28thFebruary of the day was a presentation entitled 2016. The Third International Bagpipe “Swamibapa Salute” from Hannah Conference was a joint venture between Marsden, an ethnographic study of a pipe the NPC and the International Bagpipe band formed by the Shree Muktajeevan Organisation, run by Dr Cassandre Balosso Pipe Band, associated with The Maninagar Bardin. This year’s conference attracted Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, some twenty speakers, and in excess of fifty sect of Hinduism, based at the Shree delegates, mainly from Europe, but also Swaminarayan Hindu Temple at Golders By: James Beaton - Librarian, The National Piping Centre The National Beaton - Librarian, James By: from the United States. Green in London. No bagpipe conference is Roddy MacLeod MBE. complete without music, so Saturday night Different versions of the instrument was given over to a traditional Scottish The conference began on Friday evening, Eastern Europe. From Western Europe ceilidh, as well as an open session, with fittingly, with a concert featuring different came a group focusing on Baroque bagpipes from many different traditions Photos courtesy of Cassandre Balosso Bardin. versions of the instrument. This concert music, Bourdon Collectief, featuring the being heard over the course of the evening. commemorated the life and work of the musette baroque, played by Pieterjan musette player Jean Christophe Maillard, Van Kerckhoven and Bart Van Troyen, as papers examining the bagpipe tradition Professor Roderick Cannon who died in 2015, and who had spoken at well as harpsichord, violin and cello. The in Italy and Portugal, the presenters Sunday morning opened with a study of the the 2014 Conference. Appropriately, given second half of the concert was opened by a being Nadia Gitto and Susana Moreno boha, a bagpipe from Gascony in France. the Scottish location, the first music heard Bulgarian group led by Cvetlin Andreev, who Fernández. Immediately after lunch, the The presenters were Jean Michel Espinasse was some sets from one of the outstanding provided a lively and entertaining session main theme was bagpipes of the British and Yan Cozian, who spoke about the history current players of the Great Highland on the Bulgarian bagpipe. Isles, as three speakers, Paul Roberts, of the instrument, and the challenges of Bagpipe, Roddy MacLeod MBE, Principal The academic element of the conference Ciarán MacMhurchaidh and Paul Landes, reconstructing and re-engaging with a of the National Piping Centre. The final act began on the morning of Saturday 27th presented in turn on regional bagpipes in broken tradition. The story and tradition of the concert also featured the Highland August, with sessions on the music and England, the bagpipe in the Irish press in of piobaireachd, the high art form of the Bagpipe, this time in the hands of Scott organology of the Ukrainian and Bulgarian the 18th century, and finally the revival of Highland bagpipe was described by Dr Jack Wood, a former student of the NPC and bagpipes from Viktor Levytskyi and Cvetlin the Border bagpipe in England in the last Taylor, the President of the Piobaireachd graduate of the BA Scottish Music course Andreev respectively, as well as a most quarter of the 20th century. Society, who illustrated his points musically at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. informative session on the Maltese zaqq on the bagpipe. Jack was followed by Dr Scott appeared accompanied by fiddle and from Karl Partridge, who had become aware The bagpipe in the British Isles Jean-Pierre van Hees, one of the doyens of guitar, and left the crowd shouting for more of this tradition in the 1960s, and had been The bagpipe in the British Isles continued bagpipe scholarship and a performer on the of his driving, lively music. In between the fortunate enough to record some of the as the theme for the final session of the monoxyle droned musette, about which he two Scottish bagpipes, there was a bagpipe last traditional players of this instrument. day, with Pete Stewart and Julian Goodacre gave an erudite and informative talk. The from Western Europe, and a bagpipe from The pre-lunch session was given over to presenting an interactive map of the final session of the morning focused on the Polish tradition, with Ewelina Grygier speaking on recordings of the Polish bagpipe from the phonographic collections of the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships 2016 Polish Academy of Science. This session was rounded off by Mariusz Raniszewski who showed a documentary film about the bagpipe tradition of Wielkopolska province in Poland. The last act of the conference paid New Zealand Pipe Band Champions Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band. a heartfelt tribute to a long time and Congratulations to all that took part Grade 4A productive scholar of the bagpipe, Professor in the 2016 New Zealand Pipe Band Scottish Society of New Zealand Pipe Band Roderick Cannon. Roderick was a bagpipe Championships which were held in Scots College enthusiast, and he had a prolific list of Fielding in March. Congratulations to all City of Tauranga publications in a wide range of publications, that took part, the results were as follows: Hamilton Caledonian Grade 1 The Scots School Albury Pipe Band relating to the tradition and music of the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band Canterbury Caledonian bagpipe. He was also a staunch supporter New Zealand Police Pipe Band Manawatu Scottish No3 of the National Piping Centre, and following Christchurch Metropolitan Manawatu Scottish his untimely death, it was appropriate that a Auckland & District Pipe Band Grade 4B short concert featuring three of the bagpipes City of Invercargill HPB #1 St Andrews College Grade 2 City of Invercargill HPB #3 about which he had written so much was St Andrew’s College Papakura Pipe Band held in the NPC auditorium. The music Northland Caledonian Pipe Band City of Sails Development Pipe Band was provided by Pete Stewart on the Border Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band Canterbury Caledonian Pipes, Jon Swayne on the English Border Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) South Canterbury Development Pipe South Canterbury Pipe Band Band pipes and Dr Jack Taylor on the Highland City of Rotorua Highland Pipe Band bagpipe. An emotional tribute to a great Grade 3 Celtic Pipe Band - Development Band Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band Marton & District bagpipe scholar, and indeed supporter City of Invercargill HPB #2 McAlpines North Canterbury of the conference. With that, the Third Manawatu Scottish #2 Highlanders Pipe Band Inc. International Bagpipe Conference came to City of Hastings Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums an end. There will be a fourth however, and Auckland Police Waitaki District Schools Pipe Band City of Wellington Kapiti Coast Pipes and Drums delegates will head for Mallorca in 2018 to Photo: Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band Facebook. hear more on the latest scholarship on the bagpipe, its music and its world.

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Poll opens on Great Scot Harris Tweed for best dressed horse eteran British racehorse Morestead modelled the three- piece suit, topped off by a matching flat cap, to celebrate theV start of the 2016 Cheltenham which took place in March. Festival bookmaker William Hill asked former Alexander McQueen apprentice Emma Sandham-King to create the unlikely outfit. Ms Sandham-King and her team of seamstresses and tailors spent four weeks making the suit, using more than 18 metres of tweed shipped from the Isle of Harris too create the head turning garment, 10 times as much fabric as a human suit. Ms Sandham-King said: “Some models can be real divas, but veteran racing horse Morestead was calm and a pleasure to work with. Tweed is undergoing a massive revival and Photo: Cheltenham Festival. this year’s Cheltenham Festival will see the most tweed worn since the 1960s. from the course site to Ireland. Sales of Creating the world’s first tweed suit Harris Tweed last year amounted to 1.7 The Burns Monument in Alloway. Photo: National Trust for Scotland. for a horse has been one of the biggest million metres to the laws outlined in challenges that I have faced in my career the 1993 Harris Tweed Act of Parliament. as a designer.” Morestead became the The textile is hand-woven at home by the cotland’s most famous poet, a first horse to follow the popular trend of islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra Jacobite heroine, a pioneering The conservation charity has wearing tweed at the annual horse racing using wool that has been dyed and spun outdoorsman, a cutting-edge festival in England, where it is estimated in the islands and has been enjoying a architect and a tragic Queen selected five historical ‘heroes’ that 200 miles of tweed on average is huge revival around the world in both areS all up for the title of ‘Great Scot’ worn at the festival, enough to stretch fashion and homewares. whose fascinating stories and through an online poll being carried out by the National Trust for Scotland. The incredible achievements have conservation charity has selected five historical ‘heroes’ whose fascinating had a profound impact on stories and incredible achievements have had a profound impact on Scotland’s history, architecture Scotland’s history, architecture and and landscape and is asking landscape and is asking the Scottish public to select their ‘Great Scot’. the Scottish public to select Each of the candidates has a connection with a National Trust for Scotland property their ‘Great Scot’. THE ULTIMATE IN TOURS OF SCOTLAND and has been championed by a member of the charity’s staff. They are: • Robert Burns – the nation’s bard has • Mary, Queen of Scots – Mary Stewart’s CLAN MACKENZIE ROUTES OFFER A SELECTION OF PRE-SET OR written some of Scotland’s best known life was brief and packed with drama and loved verse. His contribution to and ultimately, tragedy. History could INDIVIDUAL BESPOKE EXPERIENCES OF SCOTLAND Scottish culture cannot be overstated, have taken a very different turn, had her INCLUDING says David Hopes, Director of the Trust’s attempts to regain the Scottish throne award-winning Robert Burns Birthplace been successful. She spent many happy THE FACT AND FICTION OF OUTLANDER LOCATIONS . Museum in Alloway. He says: “Robert times at Falkland Palace in Fife and it is Burns’s words continue to electrify the said it was one of her favourite places. nation. He is Scotland’s soul.” Wendy Purvis, Property Manager at FOR FULL TOUR DETAILS AND BOOKINGS VISIT • Flora MacDonald – the Jacobite Falkland Palace said: “You feel that supporter credited with enabling Bonnie sense of awe that you are walking in www.clanmackenzieroutes.com Prince Charlie’s escape after the Battle of the footsteps of one of Scotland’s most CONTACT US AT [email protected] Culloden. She is described by Alexander famous historical figures.” Bennett who was the project manager The poll is part of a fundraising FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK for the revamped visitor centre at the campaign to secure the final £100,000 historic site as: “An icon and heroine needed to repair the Burns Monument in whose place in history is assured.” Alloway. The Victorian structure requires • Sir Hugh Munro – the man who first vital conservation work now. Funds mapped all of Scotland’s mountains have already come from the NTS USA over 3000 feet, of which the Trust owns Foundation, grants and individual donors. 46, is also in the running. Bob Brown Mark Bishop, Director of Customer of the Mountain Footpath Team said of and Cause for the Trust said: “We want Sir Hugh: “His intrepid spirit inspires to give everyone a way to find out everyone who looks after and enjoys more about these historical figures Scotland’s spectacular landscapes.” and to choose who they find the most • Charles Rennie Mackintosh – this inspirational. As the charity that plays an globally-renowned architect pushed important part in conserving the memory all the boundaries with his edgy of these Great Scots and the special places designs in the early 20th century. His that inspired them, we’re excited to start domestic masterpiece, the Hill House in this debate. However, we hope that the , is in the care of the charity. public will get involved, spread the word Jennifer Melville, Head of Collections, and argue the case for their favourites. We Archives and Library Services said: “His can’t wait to see who the public selects as astonishingly forward-thinking vision their Great Scot.” Who will you vote for? has given Scotland a rich architectural To vote visit: www.nts.org.uk/greatscots. and artistic heritage.” The poll is open until 29 April.

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