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Poet's biography of Burns wins Saltire award
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | about 19 hours ago
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St Andrews academic Robert Crawford told a friend he was thinking of writing a biography about Robert Burns, back came the reply: "That'll be the world's least necessary book." Yesterday, however, his biography, The Bard, beat all others to be named this...
Tags: United Kingdom, Glasgow, Robert Burns, Scotland, Scottish diaspora, Scottish Government, Bard, Saltire Awards, Scottish literature, Homecoming Scotland, Human Interest, Entertainment Culture
St Andrew's Day events offer an explosive ending to Homecoming
Dumfries :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility About 200,000 people were said to have taken part in five days of St Andrew's Day events, ending with a blue-and-white firework display over Edinburgh Castle, watched by hundreds of people in Princes Street Gardens. The capital took centre stage during...
Tags: St Andrew, United Kingdom, Dumfries, Scottish Government, Homecoming Scotland, Scotland, Robert Burns, Auld Lang Syne, Mercat cross, Scottish clans, Names, Scottish diaspora, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, Alex Salmond, Districts of Scotland, Entertainment Culture, Edinburgh
Homecoming year reaches climax
Alloa :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility Among them, a series of concerts celebrating Scottish pop, free family events and a sing-along of Auld Lang Syne in 100 different languages. However, a Clan Gathering in Edinburgh had to be bailed out by the city council after it lost money...This weekend...
Tags: Scotland, United Kingdom, Alloa, Robert Burns, Homecoming Scotland, Scottish diaspora, Scottish Government, Kenny MacAskill, Auld Lang Syne, Scottish clans, Homecoming, Commonwealth Games
Home sweet Homecoming hailed
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility Scotland's Year of Homecoming have hailed the initiative as a huge success – despite admitting the number of overseas visitors had slumped this year. The number of foreign visitors is down 2.7 per cent so far while the number of visitors from the United...
Tags: United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Scottish diaspora, Scotland, VisitScotland, Scottish clans, Homecoming Scotland, Scottish Government, Western Europe, The Gathering, Northern Europe, Homecoming
Holyrood will be asked for second bailout of debt-ridden clan event
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago
Credibility Senior councillors have revealed the city is unlikely to be able to settle the £300,000 debts run up by the centrepiece event of the Year of Homecoming...Senior council sources say there is a danger The Gathering may be forced into administration, as...
Tags: Dema, Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance, scottish government, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Homecoming Scotland, The Gathering, Bailout, John Swinney, Politics, Scotland, Scottish clans, Scottish diaspora
Licensed to Kilt! Sean Connery Bequeaths His Bare-Leggedness to Ed Westwick
Laughlin :: NV :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Country singer Kellie Pickler is a bit of a skirt chaser. “I think it’s sexy,” the platinum blond 22-year-old former American Idol contestant told the Daily Transom. “I think it’s great...Pickler herself donned plaid during a “Dress to Kilt” fashion show,...
Tags: Homecoming Scotland, Kilt, Sean Connery, sir sean
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