The Late Show with Craig Ferguson in Scotland!
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New York City welcomes Jane Penny of Scotland
New Tartan: New York Tartan Day Parade
Not to be confused with the New York City Tartan launched at the Tartan Day Parade in 2002 by Lochcarron and worn by Sir Sean Connery and Mayor Bloomberg, another tartan has been launched by the National Records of Scotland.
Represented within the new tartan is the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue, Manhattan) host to the annual Tartan Day Parade. The colours of three important flags are represented in the asymmetric design: the blue, white and orange of New York city’s own flag; the red, white and blue of the Star Spangled Banner; and the blue and white of the Scottish Saltire. The design and the first fabric woven were donated by the Scottish Tartans Authority in appreciation of the long-serving volunteers who make this annual event possible. The registration in the Scottish Register of Tartans was donated by the National Records of Scotland.
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band in New York
Don’t miss the six times World Championship winning Simon Fraser University Pipe Band perform at the Lincoln Center on May 4th 2012.
Edinburgh Ladd makes Quarter Finals of Amazon Novel Awards
Andrew Ladd from Edinburgh has made it to the quarter finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for 2012. Andrew, who presently resides in New York as a free lance writer, wrote the novel What Ends as part of his thesis at university. An extraordinary achievement for the young writer who has been shortlisted from 10,000 applicants. A griping story with impressive reviews, the story synopsis follows:
The Tartan Day Parade 2012
Thanks to all who took part in a wonderful Parade on Saturday, April 14 - in splendid weather! Our Grand Marshal, Scottish Government, pipers, drummers, societies, organizations, committee, volunteers, supporters, sponsors and thousands of spectators all played their part and contributed to a wonderful day out for all. And Scotland!
See many more pictures on our Facebook page already. Roll on 2013!
Don’t miss the New York Tartan Day Parade – today!
Parade Route: 45th street to 55th street, Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas).
Formation areas: 44th Street and 45th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
Form-up Time: 12:30pm
Parade Start: 2:00pm
Tartan Day Parade: Line of March – April 14, 2012
FIRST DIVISION: West 44th Street from 6th to 5th Avenues:
Section 1:
- NYPD Mounted Unit (Forms on 6th Avenue above 45th St.)
- USMA (West Point) Pipes and Drums 16
- Grand Marshal Banner
- 2012 Grand Marshal BRIAN COX (with family) unk
- Brian Winton w/NYC Tartan Day Banner
- VIPs: Clan Chief of Sinclair: Earl of Caithness unk
- Scottish Parliament/Scottish Government
- U.S. Politicians; Dodge Landesman
- Mt. Kisco Scottish Pipes and Drums 18
- St. Andrew’s Society – NYC 40
10th Anniversary – First New York Tartan Day Parade along Sixth Avenue
On this day April 6th, ten years ago, thousands of pipers and drummers from all over the World travelled to New York to take part in the first Tartan Day Parade along 6th Avenue. The event was organised by fellow Scots, Thomas Grotrian and Magnus Orr. The toast – “Future parades and absent friends”.
Mary’s Meals: Scottish based charity reaches out to USA
Mary’s Meals is a global movement that sets up school feeding projects in some of the world’s poorest communities, where hunger and poverty stop children from gaining an education.
Its idea is a simple one that works. The Scottish-based charity provides one daily meal in a place of education in order to attract chronically poor children into a classroom where they can gain an education that can, in the future, be their ladder out of poverty.
Mary’s Meals began by feeding 200 children in Malawi. Today, it feeds over 600,000 hungry children in 16 different countries across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and South America. Continue reading
Big Apple Clef Award Winner ‘Song of Return’ to perform in showcase with Phamie Gow
Song of Return, winner of the BIG APPLE TARTAN CLEF AWARD for the Best New Band from Scotland take a “bite out of the Big Apple” with their first performance in New York at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre.
Presented by the American-Scottish Foundation® in association with Creative Scotland and Nordoff-Robbins, Song of Return will be performing with Scotland’s Phamie Gow
Wednesday, April 11
Joe’s Pub – The Public Theatre
425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
Tickets $15. Book here: www.joespub.com
9:30pm Phamie Gow
10:20pm Song of Return
(note: dining and drinks)
A donation from ticket sales for this event will be donated to Nordoff Robbins Scotland for their ongoing work in music therapy. To find out more and donate, please click here.
VIP PRE-SHOW EVENT – BUTTER
Combination Tickets for a VIP Pre-Show Event at Butter Restaurant and Joe’s Pub are available. Meet the artists! Call the ASF office at 212-605 0338 x4.
