All Posts Tagged With: "Kinnaird bagpipes"
Clans on Broadway - Building Canada
Building Canada
In the beginning, Canada was a vast piece of land that had barely been examined. Many of the first explorers were Scots like David Mackenzie or Simon Fraser, who both mapped out a large part of the country. A Welshman named Sir Thomas Button led the first expedition for the Northwest Passage in 1612, […]
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Clans on Broadway - Tree of Life
The tree of Life was a central part of Celtic spirituality. Trees are a source of food, oxygen, and shelter and can be used for warmth. Trees are an essential part of life.
Trees were not just inanimate objects, but living beings connected to us and believed to be ancestors of mankind. Sacred Trees had […]
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Kinnaird Bagpipes - Piping and Scottish Superstitions
Piping and Scottish Superstitions
There are superstitions all over the world about pretty much everything- don’t step on a crack, don’t let a black cat cross your path, pick up a penny for good luck. But, are there any superstitions about Bagpipes?
In Italy, bagpipe drones are traditionally tied with red ribbon to ward off […]
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Clans on Broadway - St Andrew
St. Andrew
To The End of the Earth
St. Andrew, one of the apostles, was a humble fishermen in Galilee. Andrew was sentenced to death for following Christ and preaching the gospel. Feeling unworthy to die as Christ had on a T-shaped cross, he asked to be crucified on an X-shaped cross called a saltire, now […]
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Scottish Sorcery - Clans Celts and Clover
Scottish Sorcery
When you think “witch”, what comes to mind? A wart faced old woman in a black dress with a broom? Actually, all it took was a birthmark or freckle, or singing and dancing outside, or simply someone’s accusation that could have you executed as a witch.
Although there have been stories of witchcraft since the […]
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What's in your sporran? - Kinnaird Bagpipes
April 2008
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What’s in your sporran?
“Sporan” is the Gaelic word for purse. Although not initially part of Highland Dress, they have become an integral part of the ensemble. With so many variations available today, it has made a huge transformation from the small purse of deerskin that used to hang at the waist. There […]
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Celtic Christmas Traditions - Clans on Broadway
Celtic Christmas Traditions
While many of us celebrate modern Christmas traditions of decorating Christmas trees and waiting for Santa, the Celts celebrated the Winter Solstice. The Druids felt that the sun stood still for 12 days from Christmas Eve to January 6th. A Yule log was burned for light on those days. Its charred remains […]
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Clans on Broadway - MacBeth’s Rehabilitation
MacBeth’s Rehabilitation
Macbeth was an 11th Century Scottish King. His reign was a lengthy 17 years but his achievements have been clouded by the pen of Shakespeare. The play’s portrayal of Macbeth as a murderer and tyrant lead to his long association with back luck.
Macbeth was born Mac Bethad mac Findlaich, meaning Son of […]
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Clans on Broadway - Ancient Irish Treasures
Ancient Irish Treasures
Three of Ireland’s greatest treasures are on display at the National Museum in Dublin. The Tara Brooch, Ardagh Chalice, and Cross of Cong are all ancient metalwork pieces created over a thousand years ago.
The Tara Brooch was created in 700 AD. It was found in 1850 by a peasant woman. She […]
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Gretna Green - Clans on Broadway
Gretna Green
In 1754, England past a law preventing marriage under the age of 21 without parental consent. In Scotland, the legal age for marriage was 16. Prior to 1929, it was even younger than that! And so, young lovers eloped traveling under the cover of darkness to Gretna Green. Gretna Green is ½ mile […]
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