HOLLYWOOD star Kevin Spacey has been chosen to give an annual keynote speech to TV executives – about how his latest hit show bypassed television channels. The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival enables TV and media execs to meet, talk and do business while hearing from the very best TV talent from both sides of the [...]
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When Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, died in 1922, the sound of his voice was lost to all but who knew him. Until now. Historians have identified a recording Bell made 128 years ago and released it to the public for the first time. The sound of the Scottish-born inventor who lived [...]
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An Angus-born musician has struck a chord with some of the biggest names in country music. Multi-talented musician Laura McGhee is getting set to walk the line with the Johnny Cash’s son, John Carter Cash, at a special show celebrating country legend Willie Nelson’s 80th birthday. Laura moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to follow her dream [...]
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Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, is creating up to 500 new jobs in the Scottish Highlands as part of a plan that will see Inverness become one of the multinational company’s prime global centres of excellence for advanced IT. The development is strongly supported by the Scottish [...]
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Look out for Scotland: Big Screen Plaza on 6th Avenue between 29th and 30th Street! Presenting Scotland on the Big Screen we are delighted to partner with Big Screen Plaza to help promote Scotland and Scottish events in New York. Alongside event listings and Scottish music videos, presentations from VisitScotland and the Scottish Government will be shown. [...]
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The Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY) and The Adam Smith Institute (ASI), one of the world’s leading think tanks, are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a joint reception in celebration of Tartan Week 2013. In addition to a scotch whisky tasting session courtesy of the fine folks at William Grant [...]
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ScotBarNY will be hosting its annual ScotBarNY Football Cup on Friday, April 5. Fanatics and rookies are all equally welcome, to play or to watch. Drinks, celebrations and commiserations will follow. Kick off: 8 p.m. at Bushwick Inlet Park at N 10th St & Kent Avenue, Williamsburg (a five minute walk from Bedford Avenue subway [...]
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Hot Scots and bold-faced names from Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Toronto, Los Angeles , Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York will again take over Manhattan as the centerpiece of Tartan Week 2013 on Monday night April 8th. Book your tickets for Monday night: www.FromScotlandWithLove.net From Scotland With Love international charity fashion event. It is now one of the [...]
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NYC TARTAN DAY PARADE – April 6, 2013 LINE OF MARCH The New York Tartan Day Parade is organised by the National Tartan Day New York Committee. Parade Marshal: Reilly J. Dundon FIRST DIVISION: West 44th Street from 6th to 5th Avenues: Section 1: NYPD Mounted Unit (Forms on 6th Avenue above 45th St.) USMA (West [...]
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First Minister Alex Salmond is to attend Scotland Week in New York for the first time in five years. The First Minister last attended Scotland Week in 2008 and is returning this year to promote Scotland on the world stage through business and tourism engagements, as well as fulfil invitations to undertake a number of [...]
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Tartanweek.com and the Tartan Week Alliance are delighted to announce a new media partnership with Celtic Live International. The magazine with a print and online readership of 800k per issue will help increase the profile of Tartan Week and further increase engagement levels. Commenting on the new partnership, Stephen Patrick Clare, Managing Editor of Celtic Life [...]
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The Scots are about to invade New York City once again as part of Scotland Week 2013 and the Tartan Day celebrations when the Caledonia Collective come together to perform at Webster Hall on April 6, 2013. The Caledonia Collective is presented by Creative Scotland and CPL, and supported by Scottish Government. Alternative hip-hop act Stanley Odd, [...]
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Winner of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize, “The Angels’ Share” is a comic fable about wasted talent and what happens when we are given a chance in life. It would be hard to see Robbie as a man worthy of redemption. He’s constantly watching out for a gang of thugs looking to settle [...]
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Buchanan Bespoke has been manufacturing bespoke, semi-bespoke and made-to-order footwear on the banks of the River Clyde since the late 1920′s, Our team of master shoemakers create luxury footwear using the finest leathers from Italy, materials sourced in the UK and quality leather soles, with every process in the manufacture taking place at our Scottish worshop. We [...]
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