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Kevin Spacey set to be Keynote Speaker at Edinburgh TV Festival


Posted by Tartan Week on 14 May 2013 / 0 Comment



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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New Media Partner: Big Screen Plaza


Posted by Tartan Week on 05 Apr 2013 / 0 Comment



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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New Media Partnership – Celtic Life International


Posted by Tartan Week on 29 Mar 2013 / 0 Comment



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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Scotsman Article Stirs-Up Debate


Posted by Tartan Week on 05 Mar 2013 / 0 Comment



A recent article published by the Scotsman, has stirred-up debate, while it is business as usual for the growing number of major Tartan Week events.  From the article and comments there is an air of disappointment that the parade, with falling number of pipe bands, has rested too long on past glory, while other events [...]

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Brave: wins Oscar for best animated feature


Posted by Tartan Week on 25 Feb 2013 / 0 Comment



Brave has followed its success at the Baftas and Golden Globes by winning an Oscar for best animated feature film. Commenting on the film which is set in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, said: “To win the Oscar for best animated film is a massive achievement. It is absolutely fantastic to see Merida and [...]

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Edinburgh featured in ‘Cloud Atlas’ blockbuster


Posted by Tartan Week on 23 Feb 2013 / 0 Comment



Edinburgh’s Scott Monument, one of the city’s most striking attractions, features in the new Hollywood blockbuster Cloud Atlas. The movie adaptation of David Mitchell’s bestselling book, which stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Ben Whishaw and James D’Arcy, went on general release in the UK yesterday, and has already grossed more than $100 million [...]

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Bond Back in Scotland!


Posted by Tartan Week on 05 Oct 2012 / 0 Comment



James Bond, played by actor Daniel Craig, appears in Glencoe and Glen Etive in scenes for the next Bond film – Skyfall. The film will launch in the USA on the November 9th. The Glencoe film location featured in the film is managed by the National Trust of Scotland. Anna Preuss, National Trust for Scotland’s new [...]

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The Late Show with Craig Ferguson in Scotland!


Posted by Tartan Week on 30 Apr 2012 / 1 Comment



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Scotland Unfiltered – distilling music, malt & fashion


Posted by Tartan Week on 27 Mar 2012 / 2 Comments



Scotland Unfiltered is a special one-off fundraising event in association with 21st Century Kilts and Scots-based charity Developing World Health. Offering a unique take on Scotland’s diverse culture and heritage at one of New York’s most stylish venues, The Parlour Midtown, kilts and cocktail attire are requested for the opening champagne reception at 7.30pm followed by cocktails, [...]

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Award-Winning Scottish Actor Brian Cox to Serve as Grand Marshal for 14th Annual NYC Tartan Day Parade, April 14, 2012


Posted by NTDNYC on 18 Dec 2011 / 2 Comments



“Some people wanted a Grand Marshal who would represent great achievement in classic culture,” noted Lesley MacLennan Denninger, President of the Parade committee, “and others wanted someone well-known in pop culture.  With Brian Cox, we have both!” Brian Cox, one of Scotland’s most esteemed actors, will be the Grand Marshal for New York City’s 14th [...]

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US Links to Declaration of Arbroath


Posted by Tartan Week on 03 Dec 2011 / 1 Comment



A rare copy of the Declaration of Arbroath has been gifted to the US National Archives by the Culture and External Affairs Secretary. In recognition of the historical connections between the American Declaration of Independence and Scotland’s most treasured document, a limited edition print of the Declaration of Arbroath was today presented by Fiona Hyslop [...]

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Happy St Andrews Day!


Posted by Tartan Week on 30 Nov 2011 / 1 Comment



Statement by Secretary Clinton On the Occasion of Scotland’s St. Andrew’s Day  On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Scotland as you celebrate St. Andrew’s Day this November 30. In Caledonian Societies and Scottish clubs from New York to Chicago, across America [...]

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Cliff Robertson (1923 – 2011)


Posted by Tartan Week on 05 Nov 2011 / 0 Comment



Cliff Robertson – one of America’s foremost dramatic actors – was the only actor to have won the Academy Award (Oscar), the Emmy Award (Best Actor, TV) and the Theater World Award (Stage), as well as the advertising age Award (Best TV Commercial). He was a former Vice Chairman of the American-Scottish Foundation, Inc (founding [...]

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Thomas Grotrian (1973-2011)


Posted by Tartan Week on 05 Nov 2011 / 0 Comment



As Magnus Orr (www.pipefest.com) wrote in his obituary for Tom on his website, “Thomas Grotrian was instrumental in developing the World’s biggest massed pipe band in Edinburgh, 1995. It was his vision and determination that brought thousands of pipers and drummers together to march along Princes Street to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.” [...]

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