February/March 2019
SCOTS NEWS magazine SCOTS LANGUAGE UNDER THREAT take our quiz
COMEDIAN DANNY BHOY at Brisbane Powerhouse
HONOURS OF SCOTLAND saved from Cromwell’s army
Volume 8 Number 5
DEATH IN GREYFRIAR’S KIRK accident or murder?
FRONT COVER PHOTO
FROM THE EDITOR
INTERNATIONAL Bagpipe Day will be celebrated on Sunday March 10 to help bring awareness to over 130 different types of bagpipes throughout the world. Initiated in 2012 by The Bagpipe Society in the UK, the event has been celebrated in some unique places. In South Africa, pipers gathered and played in an underground canyon. In Greece, they played on Athenian Hill. Bagpipe is a term that means a wind instrument that uses enclosed reeds to produce sound. Air feeds the reeds with a constant flow of air from a reservoir in the form of a bag. In each area that it is found, the bagpipe may change in sound and shape. It is an ancient instrument and is claimed to be represented on a Hittite slab dated to 1000BC. The gaida (as seen in the photo, right) is a bagpipe from the Balkans. Bagpipes have a long history and span the ages. It is an instrument that has weathered the test of time (and banishment) and deserves to be honoured on International Bagpipe Day. For more information visit wwwbagpipesociety.org.uk.
WELCOME to another year of Scots News Magazine as we celebrate our eighth year of publication. Our distribution list continues to grow and includes readers from around the world. Who knew that a small magazine, which was started for the Scottish community in Queensland, would be of such interest to people in other states and countries. I thank you all for your continued engagement. I would also ask you to support our advertisers on pages 3 and 11 whose dollars help me to buy and post our monthly prizes and our big Christmas give-away. Advertising starts from as little as $10 per issue, so if you would like to reach a wide community of people who are interested in all things Scottish, contact me and we’ll get you sorted. Some of our advertisers have been with us from the very beginning and I would like to show my appreciation by featuring each of them in coming issues. On a personal note, I am sporting more stitches in my face from my latest brush with skin cancer - I’ve been hospitalised three Januarys in a row and it’s getting boring. But seriously, do get any skin spots checked out - it could save your life. I hope you enjoy this issue. Cheers
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SCOTS NEWS magazine is an independent publication for Scots in Queensland. The magazine is published bi-monthly and distributed on the first of the month. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER: Carmel McMurdo Audsley.
COPYRIGHT: All stories appearing in the magazine are written by the editor unless otherwise stated and are subject to copyright laws. Stories may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the editor. COMPETITIONS: See page 8 for competition prizes and entry details. CONTACT: We welcome emails and would love to hear your news and views. Advertising enquiries are also welcome. EMAIL: scotsnews@iinet.net.au DEADLINE FOR APRIL/MAY ISSUE: March 10.
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Burns’ Supper in Toowoomba Barleyshakes in Brisbane Genealogist in Townsville Celtic Rockers in Cairns Comedian Danny Bhoy in Brisbane Scottish Language Quiz Honours saved from Cromwell Massacre at Glen Coe Give-away - Win one of 3 Books Death in Greyfriar’s Kirk Directory of Goods and Services Calendar of Events
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Congratulations to the winners in the CHRISTMAS GIVE-AWAY: Bev Holloway, Eric McMahon, Kate Stocks, Avery Dennison, Bill Connelly, Tia Summers, Ben Dale, Celia McLeod, Zoe Dunn, Heather Woods, Marion O’Loughlin, Audra Hutcheson,
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EVENTS
Brewed in Ireland, distilled in Australia
Burns Supper in Toowoomba TOOWOOMBA Caledonian Society and Pipe Band Inc will host their annual Burns Supper at Drayton Hall on Saturday February 2 from 6pm. Past Chieftain, Kym Flehr, will give the Address to the Haggis, and the president of the Society of St Andrew, Rod May, will deliver the Immortal Memory. Guests will be entertained by a display of Highland dancing and local male singers performing Scottish tunes. Ticket price of $45 includes a four-course dinner. There may be some spaces still available so contact RonimcTCS@gmail.com or phone Marg on 0429 700 217.
SUNSHINE Coast based Celtic band The Barleyshakes will perform at Brisbane City Hall in Adelaide Street on Tuesday February 26 from 12pm to 1pm, as part of the Lord Mayor’s City Hall Concerts program. The band was formed in Dublin in 1995 and moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2000. Their music is ‘Irish at its core with tasteful interpretations and modern influences’, and combines intense energy, beautiful harmony and driving dance rhythms in their live performances. The concert is free and no bookings are required.
Scottish Genealogist to visit Townsville SCOTTISH historian and genealogist of international renown, Graeme Mackenzie, will present a seminar on Highland genealogy in Townsville on Saturday March 16 at the Townsville RSLClub. Participants will have access to Mr Mackenzie’s extensive clan knowledge and research skills. The seminar will include an introduction to the Scottish Highlands, its history and clans and the culture and traditions of the Highland clans as well as the septs and surnames of the Scottish Highlands. Bookings are required by March 8. Tickets available from https://townsvilletickets.com.au/ event?id=8570 or contact Marie on 0413 45 542.
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EVENTS/NEWS
Haggis gin launched on Burns Day
RUTHERFORD’S in Kelso, the only micropub of its kind in Scotland, launched its latest creation on Burns Night. The Borders is now home to the world’s first haggis-flavoured gin. Co-owners of the bar, Simon and Debbie Rutherford said the fullstrength haggis gin is totally vegan, gluten-free, meat-free and utterly delicious when served with tonic and a citrus garnish. “We guarantee that no haggis, or any other animal was harmed in its making,” Ms Rutherford said. “We scoured lots of recipes for traditional haggis and narrowed it down to the key spices which give the unique flavour, then we set about experimenting until we came up with a unique, and very tasty, Scottish alternative to whisky.” The couple has been creating their own gins under the DeliQuescent brand since October 2017. They have also introduced Parma Violet and colourchanging rose gins which soon became popular with locals and tourists. The small bar opened in a former knitwear shop unit in 2015 and remains Scotland’s only micropub selling cask ales with between four and eight on offer at any one time. The Haggis gin is available from Rutherfords Micropub, online and selected off licenses. Visit deliquescent.co.uk.
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Celtic rockers and Irish crooner together on St Patrick’s Day
THE CELTS will be out in force at Pullman Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns on the St Patrick’s Day weekend of March 16 and 17. Celtic rockers Claymore and former Australian Idol contestant Damien Leith will perform two concerts at the casino’s annual Celtic Craic, together with The Kroovs. In the decade since appearing on the television talent program, Leith has become an accomplished singer-songwriter, author and playwright. Melbourne-based band Claymore have earned an international reputation for re-educating the traditional realm of Celtic music into the modern day. The multiinstrumentalists write original Celtic compositions and lend their style to some power rock classics, all with an Irish and Scottish twist. From the penetrating beats of the bohdrahn in the battle songs of the Jacobite rebellion to the hypnotising drone of the pipes in the evocative love ballads of Scotland and Ireland, the band’s music will please traditional and modern tastes. To book tickets, visit www.reefcasino.com.au.
Danny Bhoy in Brisbane
SCOTTISH comedian Danny Bhoy will appear at Brisbane Powerhouse from March 19 to 24 as part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival. His unique brand of observational storytelling continues to draw large audiences in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, as well as his home country of Scotland. Bhoy began his stand-up career in 1998 when he won The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award, the biggest national competition for new comics in the UK. Three years later he debuted his first solo show at the Edinburgh Festival and has gone on to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe. He has raised tens of thousands of pounds for local Edinburgh charities from some of his events. He jokes the the history degree he studied hasn’t gone to waste as he travels so much. “Edinburgh’s still my favourite city because everything I’ve ever done has always come from the Edinburgh Festival,” Bhoy said. “Every tour I’ve done has been because people have seen me here (in Edinburgh) and thought I could work in Canada or Australia or wherever. So I’ve got to take my hat off to Edinburgh.” His comedy has been described as ‘effortlessly funny’ and ‘the stand-up equivalent of Bill Bryson’. Tickets available from https:// premier.ticketek.com.au/shows.
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QUIZ
THE future of the Scots language is being put under threat by the proliferation of American English, according to Zimbabwean-British writer Alexander McCall Smith who is also Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. The best-selling author, whose books have been translated into more than 40 languages, fears that the enthusiastic adoption of US phrases means traditional words such as ‘sleekit’, ‘scunnered’ and ‘shoogly’ are in danger of being lost forever. Over the past few decades, as efforts to save endangered languages have become governmental policy in the Netherlands (Frisian), Slovakia (Rusyn) and New Zealand (Maori), among many others, Scotland is in an unusual situation. A language known as Scottish Gaelic has become the figurehead for minority languages in Scotland. The 2011 national census determined that fewer than 60,000 people speak it, making it a worthy target for preservation. The 2011 census also revealed that about 1.5 million of Scotland’s 5.3 million people declared they read, spoke or understood Scots. Some language experts believe that Scots isn’t endangered the way Scottish Gaelic is, but rather that it is growing in popularity. The Cumnock History Group in Ayrshire Scotland put together a quiz for their annual end of year event, and convenor Kay McMeekin has kindly allowed Scots News Magazine to reproduce
the quiz for our readers. “The first part of the quiz is Scots language and, in particular, Ayrshire Scots words which may prove a challenge to non-locals,” Ms McMeekin said. “Such lovely words deserve more use. The second part is more general, history and geography.”
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SCOTS LANGUAGE IN DANGER OF BEING LOST Test your knowledge on these Scottish words. You will find the answers on page 6. The second part of the quiz will be published in the next issue of Scots News Magazine. SCOTS LANGUAGE QUIZ Give a standard English equivalent for these Scots words your granny would use.
Round 1 - Adjectives 1. feart
6. shilpit
2. scunnert
7. sweir
3. dreich
8. snell
4. tapsalteerie
9. wersh
5. trauchled
10. sleekit
Round 2 - Verbs 1. keek
6. speir
2. greet
7. flyte
3. flit
8. dander/dauner
4. skite
9. blether
5. taigle
10. stravaig
Round 3 - Nouns 1. a skelf
6. a midden
2. a pinkie
7. a chuckie
3. a piece
8. yer thrapple
4. a swee
9. sourocks
5. a fankle
10. a souter
Round 4 - Birds Choose from thrush, starling, blackbird, sparrow, chaffinch, wood pigeon, curlew, wren, owl, lapwing
1. speug
6. peasie
2. cushie doo
7. cutty
3. mavis
8. stuckie
4. whaup
9. hoolet
5. shelfie
10. blackie
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ANNIVERSARY
Courageous minister’s wife saved the Honours of Scotland
March 31, 1652 - Scottish Regalia (crown, sceptre and sword) saved from invading army of Oliver Cromwell. THE Scottish Regalia (or Crown Jewels) comprises a crown, sword and sceptre and is also known as the Honours of Scotland. The three components of the Regalia were first used together at Mary Queen of Scots’ coronation as an infant at Stirling Castle in 1543. They were last used at the crowning of Charles II at Scone on January 1, 1651. The jewels, the most potent symbol of Scottish nationhood, were hidden in Dunottar Castle during Oliver Cromwell’s occupation of Scotland. When the castle was besieged by Cromwell’s army on March 31, 1652, the wife of a local minister smuggled the Honours out of Dunottar and buried them beneath the floor at Kinneff Church. Following the 1707 Treaty of Union, the crown jewels were kept
at Edinburgh Castle and essentially forgotten about for more than a century, until Sir Walter Scott put them on display in the castle in 1818, where they are still on display today. The oldest of the three items, the sceptre, was made in 1494 and presented to King James V by Pope Alexander VI. The sword, made by Italian Domenico da Suttri,
was presented to King James IV in 1507 by Pope Julius II. The crown was made from gold melted down from the previous crown, mixed with gold mined from the Upper Clydesdale area. Precious stones were added and the crown was first worn by King James V at the coronation of Mary of Guise, the mother of Mary Queen of Scots.
SCOTS LANGUAGE QUIZ ANSWERS
Round 1 - Adjectives 1. scared 2. fed up, bored 3. dreary 4. upside down 5. tired, harassed 6. scrawny, undernourished 7. reluctant 8. bitter 9. sour 10. cunning
Round 2 - Verbs 1. to look 2. to cry 3. to move house 4. to fly through the air; slap 5. to delay; to confuse 6. to ask 7. to scold 8. to stroll 9. to chat or gossip 10. to wander idly
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Round 3 - Nouns 1. a splinter 2. a little finger 3. a sandwich 4. moveable arm over a fire for hanging pots 5. a tangle 6. a refuse heap; a mess 7. a pebble 8. your throat 9. wood sorrel (leaves eaten on walks) 10. a cobbler
In the next issue of Scots News Magazine you’ll be quizzed on castles and historic places, Scottish towns and villages and rivers. Here’s a clue: Where would you find an Ayrshire coastal castle with a doocot?
Round 4 - Birds 1. sparrow 2. wood pigeon 3. thrush 4. curlew 5. chaffinch 6. lapwing 7. wren 8. starling 9. owl 10. blackbird
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CRUEL IS THE SNOW THAT SWEEPS GLEN COE
Scotland’s early history is full of treachery, battles and murders, but few violent encounters stir up as much passion as the murder under trust of innocent men, women and children in such a cruel and heartless way. The massacre of the MacDonalds at Glencoe in February, 1692 was perpetrated under the command of Captain Robert Campbell. Of the 200-strong clan, 38 men, women and children were slaughtered.
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(about 120 men, specifically chosen for the task) were sent to Glencoe under 60year-old commander Captain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, who had seen his land plundered by the Glengarry and Glencoe MacDonalds after the 1689 Battle of Dunkeld. Campbell and his men (who may not have been aware of the gravity of their mission at this point) were warmly greeted by McIan and his clan and fed and billeted for two weeks before Campbell received orders on February 12, 1692 following the arrival of Captain Thomas Drummond. At 5am on the morning of February 13, Campbell and his redcoats set about their murderous task ‘to put all to the sword under 70’ in the villages of Invercoe, Inverrigan and Achacon. Of the 200-strong clan, 38 men, women and children were slaughtered. Some
were sliced up with swords or shot in the back and others hunted through the glen. Clan chief McIan was killed by Lieutenant John Lindsay and Ensign John Lundie but his two sons and several others escaped. The villages were torched and an additional 40 MacDonalds perished from exposure on the snow-swept hills. As news spread to Edinburgh and London, King William was forced to have the matter investigated. A commission’s report dated June 25, 1695 declared the attack to be murder with the majority of the blame falling to Dalrymple, although he was never punished for his role in the massacre. Eventually the MacDonalds of Glencoe were allowed to return to their lands where they lived in poverty due to their loss of property in the attack. The memory of the massacre lives on.
Battle of Glencoe artwork by Peter Jackson
WHILE many Highlanders remained loyal to King James VII, in August 1691 King William III offered a pardon to all the Highland clans who had risen against him in earlier years, but only if they took an oath of allegiance before January 1, 1692. When £12,000 to be divided among the clans was dangled before them, many complied but Alastair McIan, twelfth chief of the MacDonalds of Glencoe, among others, sought the approval of the deposed King James VII before engaging in any allegiance to the English king. When approval finally arrived with little time to spare, McIan set off for Fort William on December 31, 1691 and presented himself to the governor Colonel John Hill. As a soldier, Hill said he was not permitted to accept the oath and referred McIan to Sir Colin Campbell, the sheriff of Argyle at Inveraray. Hill gave McIan a letter of protection explaining to Campbell that he had arrived before the deadline and sent him on his way. After three days riding in the snow McIan arrived at Inveraray where he was forced to wait three more days to see Campbell who reluctantly accepted McIan’s oath. McIan returned home believing he had complied with the king’s wishes. Campbell forwarded the oath and letter from Hill to his superiors in Edinburgh who decided not to accept McIan’s oath without a special warrant from the king. The paperwork was not sent on and a plot was hatched to eliminate the MacDonald’s of Glencoe. Secretary of State John Dalrymple had been waiting for just such an opportunity to make an example of anyone who stepped out of line and the fact that it was this group of ‘troublesome highlanders’ was considered a bonus. Dalrymple had the king’s blessing to take necessary measures against those who had not given the oath in time. On February 1, 1692 two companies of red-coated government soldiers of the Earl or Argyle’s Regiment of Foot
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ANNIVERSARIES IN SCOTTISH HISTORY February February 1, 1708 - Alexander Selkirk, a sailor from Lower Largo, Fife, rescued after four years on the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the coast of Chile; his story inspired Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe. February 2, 1782 - Birth of James Chalmers in Arbroath - he devised the adhesive postage stamp. February 4, 1649 - Charles II proclaimed king in Edinburgh but not in England. February 4, 1716 - Prince James Francis Stuart, the Old Pretender, left Scotland after a stay of only three weeks, effectively bringing the first Jacobite Uprising to an end. .
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February 5, 1846 - John Boyd Dunlop, who patented the first practical pneumatic tyre, born Ayrshire. February 7, 1313 - Robert the Bruce captured Dumfries. February 10, 1306 - Robert the Bruce murdered Red Comyn. February 10, 1794 - The 4th Duke of Gordon was authorised to raise the Gordon Highlanders. February 13, 1692 - Massacre of 38 of the Clan Macdonald by government order at Glencoe.
March March 10 - St Kessoc Day. St Kessoc was the patron saint of Scotland prior to the adoption of St Andrew
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March 10, 1916 - Birth of James Herriot (the pen name of James Alfred Wight), author of All Creatures Great and Small March 18, 1689 - Earl of Leven raises a Border regiment to hold Edinburgh against the Jacobites. It later becomes the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. March 22, 1421 - Scottish and French troops under the command of the Earl of Buchan defeated English forces at Baugé in Anjou, France. March 24, 1603 - Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland on the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the succession of King James VI of Scotland. March 28, 1318 - King Robert the Bruce captured Berwick on Tweed.
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March 31, 1652 - Scottish Regalia (crown, sceptre and sword) saved from invading army of Oliver Cromwell by James Granger, minister at Kinneff, Aberdeenshire, after they had been smuggled from Dunnottar Castle which was under siege.
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ANNIVERSARIES March 23, 1848 - First Scottish settlers arrived Dunedin, New Zealand.
Murder or self-defence in Greyfriar’s Kirk
IN SEARCH OF A NEW EDINBURGH PLANS to settle Scots in New Zealand began in 1842 when Scottish architect and politician George Rennie, concerned at English dominance over the first New Zealand Company settlements, hoped to establish a ‘new Edinburgh’ in the southern hemisphere. Divisions within the Church of Scotland transformed Rennie’s plan. Unhappy with patronage and state control, 400 clergy and about one-third of lay people quit the established church. Some of these dissenters, including Thomas Burns, William Cargill and John McGlashan looked to New Zealand as a home for a new Free Church. Once the New Zealand Company purchased a large Otago block from Ngai Tahu in 1844, the ‘new Edinburgh’ to be known as Dunedin (the Gaelic form of Edinburgh) could be established. The ship John Wickliffe (pictured above) and its 97 passengers sailed from Gravesend England on November 24 1847. Three days later, the Philip Laing left Greenock Scotland with a further 247 Scottish settlers on board. As a result, two-thirds of the original Otago settlers were Free Church Presbyterians.
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TREACHERY AND TREASON: The mural in Friar’s Vennel, Dumfries depicting the death of John Comyn at the hands of Robert the Bruce. ON February 10, 1306 Robert the Bruce invited his rival for the Scottish throne John Comyn the Red (Lord of Badenoch) to meet him at Greyfriar’s Kirk in Dumfries. Comyn had grabbed Bruce by the throat at a previous meeting and the two mistrusted one another. Some historians say that Comyn betrayed Bruce by revealing his plans to the English King Edward I to take the throne from the ineffectual John Balliol and install himself on the Scottish throne. Others believe that Bruce may have been trying to recruit Comyn to the Scottish cause. The men were alone in the church and had left their swords outside. A quarrel was heard and a fight broke out before the high
altar, resulting in Bruce stabbing Comyn with his dagger. Bruce stepped from the church and told his men that he believed he had killed Comyn. Bruce’s friend Roger de Kirkpatrick said ‘You doubt? Ise mac siccar’ (I make sure). It is not known what became of Comyn’s men who were presumably also waiting outside the church. Kirkpatrick’s men drove away the friars who gathered to attend to Comyn, then despatched him with their daggers - to make sure. A letter from the English court to the Pope said that Bruce rose against King Edward as a traitor and murdered Sir John Comyn because he would not assent to treason, but no one can be sure whose dagger was drawn first.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WHAT’S ON in FEBRUARYand MARCH
WHAT’S COMING UP
February 2 - Burns Night hosted by the Toowoomba Caledonian Society and Pipe Band Inc Phone Marg on 0429 700 217.
April 13 - Highland Gathering at Brisbane Boys College, Toowong
March 10 - International Bagpipe Day initiated by The Bagpipe Society in the UK. Visit www.bagpipesociety.org.uk
April 25 - Scots Who Have Served marching in Townsville ANZAC Parade.
March 16 - Highland Roots seminar in Townsville. Tickets available from https://townsvilletickets.com.au/event?id=8570 or phone Marie on 0413 456 542.
May 4 - Sunshine Coast Caledonian Pipes and Drums will host the 11th North Coast Regional Pipe Band Competition.
March 16 and 17 - Celtic Craic in Cairns featuring Claymore and Damien Leith. www.reefcasino.com.au. March 19 to 24 - Danny Bhoy at Brisbane Powerhouse. Tickets available from https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows.
Small Pipe learning and playing held at Milton on the first Tuesday of each month from 7pm. Contact Malcolm on 3820 2902 or Ken on 3279 4093. Gaelic classes are held each month in Brisbane. Visit www.facebook.com/BrisbaneGaelic for details.
May 16, 17, 19 - The Proclaimers in concert At Empire Theatre Toowoomba, Concert Hall Brisbane and The Events Centre Sunshine Coast. Visit http://the.proclaimers.co.uk May 25 - Toowoomba Caledonian society and Pipe Band Inc will host a Ceilidh at Drayton Hall. Phone 0429 700 217. June 9 - Ipswich Highland Gathering at North Ipswich Reserve. Enquiries to ipswichthistlepipeband@gmail.com. Date TBC. June 15 and 16 - Clydesdale Spectacular at Boonah. Visit www.boonahshowsociety.org.au. June 15 - Clansmen’s Ceilidh in Townsville 0413 456 542
INTERSTATE IN 2019 NEW SOUTH WALES
June 16 - Townsville Tartan Day 0413 456 542
February 15 to 17 - Scottish Gaelic Weekend at Callala Beach on NSW south coast. Formal Gaelic classes, traditional Scottish cooking, walks on the beach. No prior knowledge of Gaelic required. Enquiries to info@celticlearning.com.au
July - Tartan Day Celebrations in Brisbane
April 6 - Brigadoon - Bundanoon Highland Gathering. www.brigadoon.org.au
August 31 - Toowoomba Caledonian Society and Pipe Band Inc will host a Ceilidh at Drayton Hall. Phone 0429 700 217.
April 19 and 20 - 115th Maclean Highland Gathering at Maclean Showgrounds.
A ug ust 17 to 18 - Scots In The Bush at Boondooma Homestead. Enquiries to Judy Brandt 0427 364 026
November 30 - St Andrew’s Night hosted by Toowoomba Caledonian society and Pipe Band Inc. Phone 0429 700 217.
May 2 to 5 - Australian Celtic Festival at Glen Innes. The featured Celtic nation is Scotland.
SCOTTISH TUNES AND CONVERSATION ON THE RADIO Join Ron Tannock every Thursday night from 7pm to 9.30pm and every second Saturday from 9am to noon for the Sounds of Ireland (and Scotland), on Burnett River Radio 91.5FM broadcasting to Gayndah and Central Burnett region. Colin Nightingale hosts Acoustic Harvest every second Thursday night at 8pm on bayFM100.3. Enjoy ‘A wee bit o’ Scotland on Thursday’ on 4EBFM98.1 from 2.15pm to 4.30pm. Scottish Program on Global Digital Radio (4EB) each Sunday from 2pm to 3pm. Triple T 103.9 Townsville Community Radio’s Scottish Program each Sunday from 3pm to 5pm with Don MacDonald.
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